--- title: "Design Cost Calculator: App, Dashboard and Web App" description: "What will designing your mobile app, SaaS dashboard, web app or internal tool cost in 2026? Answer four questions for a realistic range and what moves it." url: https://airform.design/design-cost-calculator --- # What will your design cost? Answer four questions for a realistic range, based on what startups pay in 2026. Companies we’ve worked with: Netflix, OpenCode, Disney, NIL Club, Tavus, Variant, ScreenX, 2048, Scaleup AI, Boston Dynamics, Higherlevels, Tonic, Blorm, Horizon3 and Well. A market range from our cost guides, not a quote. The honest number for your product comes from a short call. Want a different kind of launch video? Try the [launch video cost calculator](https://airform.design/launch-video-cost-calculator). ## The ranges behind the calculator Before extras, which add about 15% to 30% each. A 30 to 60 second launch video adds $6,500 to $11,000. Pick one to see it in the calculator. Mobile app: Under 10 screens, $5,000 to $20,000, 2 to 4 weeks. 10 to 30 screens, $20,000 to $60,000, 4 to 8 weeks. Over 30 screens, $60,000 to $120,000, 8 to 16 weeks. SaaS dashboard: Under 10 screens, $8,000 to $15,000, 2 to 4 weeks. 10 to 30 screens, $15,000 to $40,000, 4 to 8 weeks. Over 30 screens, $40,000 to $100,000, 8 to 16 weeks. Web app: Under 10 screens, $8,000 to $20,000, 2 to 4 weeks. 10 to 30 screens, $15,000 to $60,000, 4 to 10 weeks. Over 30 screens, $60,000 to $120,000, 10 to 16 weeks. Internal tool: Under 10 screens, $8,000 to $15,000, 2 to 4 weeks. 10 to 30 screens, $15,000 to $30,000, 4 to 6 weeks. Over 30 screens, $30,000 to $60,000, 6 to 12 weeks. ## Questions founders ask **How accurate is this calculator?** It gives the range most startups pay for work like yours, from the same figures as our cost guides. Your own number depends on things only a conversation shows, like what’s already built and how soon you need it. **Does it include building the product?** No. These are design costs only: research, the user experience, the screens and the files your developers build from. Development is a separate budget. **Why is the range so wide?** Because the answers multiply each other. More screens, more kinds of users and more extras each add work, and two products of the same size can need very different amounts of thinking. **Is this what Airform charges?** No, it’s a market range, not our quote. We give you our own number after a short call, once we know what you need. **How can I lower the cost?** Start with fewer screens and one platform, build with the component library your developers already use, and leave a full design system for later. Spend the design time on the few flows people use most. Still have a question? Ask me directly. [Book a call](https://cal.com/mikedesign/) [Email](mailto:mike@airform.design?subject=I%E2%80%99m%20interested%20in%20your%20services)