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Re: Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This

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Post by rovr138 »

supermw wrote: post #11

These things never work out well. Picking out options for an app the same way you'd pick options for an automobile implies the work is fairly well siloed and commoditized. So it should be cheap and fast, but then the price and timeline at the end is not what you expect, so you take your newly created list of requirements and go elsewhere. People going through these things want instant gratification. It also implies t…

Regarding the quote by email, that’s also one way to quickly loose people.

They give out a number and if you click the it’s too expensive option, then they tell you that it could be cut by up to 70% if you contact them. Not bad but maybe it could somehow be added to the page. Ideally with a big on info on why.

Right now it feels to me like they’re just quoting you high and then swapping that out for the real price they want to charge you. Usually when stuff like that happens, it’s still inflated.

That’s the feeling I got when I saw that.

Re: Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This

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Post by Sendotsh »

morpheuskafka wrote: post #8

Looks very similar to http://howmuchtomakeanapp.com/ and appears to exist primary to upsell the user at the end to the paid service.

This is spam. There's literally nothing original or unique about this site, no accompanying details on how they made it or anything you'd usually expect on HN. The site itself is a cookie-cutter clone of dozens like it, and exists solely to upsell people to a paid service.

It's happening lots lately too. Look at the Gmail spam-tool that got to the top of the front page earlier, or any number of posts lately that are just people gaming HN's front page to get free clicks to their service.

Re: Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This

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Post by kfrzcode »

puranjay wrote: post #9

Aren't the estimates a bit on the higher side? Moreso in terms of time than costs. A barebones mobile app shouldn't take 6-9 months to develop.

Oh yeah - that's why their 70% discounted hybrid MVP solution is advertised at the end of the calculator... they're trying to sell their services by showing extreme stats imo.

Re: Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This

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Post by patd »

puranjay wrote: post #9

Aren't the estimates a bit on the higher side? Moreso in terms of time than costs. A barebones mobile app shouldn't take 6-9 months to develop.

I entered data matching a barebones web app I’m currently building on nights and weekends and it also said 6-9 months and $48k.

I’m wondering if the minimum isn’t just 6-9 months.

Re: Show HN: We Got Sick of Giving Out 'Ballpark Estimates' So We Built This

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Post by heath3n »

kfrzcode wrote: post #25

This is a clear sales pitch - inflate cost estimates, obscure any source datasets and then pitch a 70% cheaper solution? Lipstick meets pig.

Seriously...$21k and 6-9 months for an Android-only Tinder with no login, no profiles, no ratings, no external APIs or payment methods, no branding, and barebones design? At that point you may as well just download the CardStackView sample off GitHub.
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