In general, people use social media apps and social networking apps interchangeably. However, social media is more likely to be used for broadcasting any content, while social networking is all about connecting people. TikTok and YouTube are examples of social media apps, whereas LinkedIn and Facebook are social networking apps.
People can do networking and content sharing across both social media and social networking apps, which is why the terms are used interchangeably. On this page, we have used social media development uniformly, but we do offer development services for social media and social networking apps.
The overall cost of social media app development might vary depending on your customization requirements. However, on average, the cost varies from $10,000 to $500,000 or even more.
Yes, we do offer post-launch support and maintenance services after developing and deploying your app.
Our social media app developers will be implementing strong authentication, secure coding, data encryption, and periodic updates to ensure your app’s data and user privacy are secured.
Yes, we make use of a scalable social media app development architecture, ensuring your platform can be expanded efficiently to align with your business growth.
Some of the core and advanced features that can be included in a custom app are:
- Content sharing
- News feeds
- Live streaming
- Analytics
- User profiles
- User-generated content moderation
- Push Notifications
- Search feature
- Privacy settings, etc.
It takes around 6 months to a year to develop a highly functional social media application. The overall timeline might also differ depending on your custom requirements and project expectations.
Yes, our social media app developers can integrate third-party APIs into your application, giving your platform access to unique features and functionalities.
Yes, we do offer cross-platform social networking app development services, in which we will be developing your app for both iOS and Android platforms.
Yes, it is indeed a profitable investment idea to develop a social media app for your business. It is because you will be able to tap the global markets with a very unique value proposition. The social media market is undoubtedly huge and growing, which will give you the chance to plan various monetization strategies in the long run.
Consider 15-20% of the overall development cost as the ongoing maintenance expense for your social media app on an annual basis. The ongoing maintenance costs cover expenses for updates, security patches, server maintenance, bug fixes, and other such attributes.
If you want a Facebook-like social media app for your brand, you can expect to spend around $30,000 to $250,000 or more. Connect with our team at Simpalm for a clear idea of the overall cost of development.