mHealth app cost calculator
A consumer mHealth app with tracking, reminders and a content library typically costs $50,000–$95,000 to launch. Add wearable sync, secure messaging with a care team and a CMS and you are looking at $100,000–$200,000, with advanced builds reaching $360,000. Configure your scope below.
- 6 separately priced features
- Compliance costed as line items
- Itemised, not a single guess
- ±15–20% confidence range
At a glance
Baselines before features, compliance and multipliers.
- MVP$50K
- Standard$100K
- Advanced$200K
A typical configuration lands near $168,000 over 12–18 weeks.
Configure your mhealth app
Work through the steps below — scope, features, compliance and integrations — and you get an itemised estimate with a range, a midpoint and a delivery window.
What each scope tier includes
Every calculator starts from one of three baselines. This is what separates them.
| Scope | Baseline | Typical shape |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | $50K | Narrowest useful release — one workflow, one user type, launched fast. |
| Standard | $100K | The common case: multiple roles, reporting, and the integrations most buyers expect. |
| Advanced | $200K | Multi-site or enterprise scope, deeper interoperability and heavier non-functional requirements. |
Baselines are before feature adders, compliance programmes, integrations and the platform, design and team-location multipliers. The headline range for this calculator is $50K–$240K. See how the numbers are built.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an mHealth app cost to develop?
A single-platform MVP with tracking and reminders costs $50,000–$95,000. A cross-platform app with wearable sync, messaging and a content CMS costs $100,000–$200,000. Advanced consumer apps with personalisation and a coaching layer reach $200,000–$360,000.
Does an mHealth app need to be HIPAA compliant?
Only if you handle PHI on behalf of a covered entity or business associate. A pure consumer wellness tracker usually does not, which saves the $18,000 HIPAA program adder. The moment a clinician sees the data or you sign a BAA, budget $18,000 for the safeguards program and $10,000–$25,000 more for audit logging and access controls.
What does wearable integration add?
Apple HealthKit and Android Health Connect sync costs about $14,000 for read-only vitals and activity. Adding direct device SDKs — Fitbit, Garmin, Withings, Oura — costs $6,000–$12,000 per vendor, and a BLE pairing flow for medical-grade devices runs $20,000–$30,000.
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Need a number you can put in a board deck?
A fixed-scope quote comes out of a 4-week Discovery sprint, which starts at $45,000 and ends with an architecture, a backlog and a firm price.