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Want to Develop a Car Rental App? Know the Costs and Other Details

Heena Banga

What will car rental look like in the next 10 years? Ever wondered?

In fact, we never envisaged that we could book a cab from our phone and it will take us wherever we want to go. Ride sharing apps like Uber and Lyft have completely changed the face of personal transportation, coalescing the business idea with the trendiest mobile technology. They have come so far in today’s on-demand economy that no city in this world is left without providing an Uber service.

While ride sharing apps are developing what may be the largest point-to-point transportation of this kind, the concept of car rental is not far-flung. Companies like Avis, Hertz, Zipcar, car2Go, Get around have captured the public imagination as much as Uber, Lyft and Airbnb. Startups and small business groups have discovered a new wave of productivity, human interaction and convenience in the transport industry with more technology-driven processes.

The idea behind car rentals is exemplary as it has hit the bull’s eye in terms of the target audience especially millennials who own the largest number of smartphones in the world and are used to doing everything on-the-go. The on-demand transportation model is gaining momentum with the introduction of a new project in car sharing, car-hailing, peer-to-peer rentals each day. Though no one owns the market yet, the rental industry is making a bigger mark in the user’s mind as they can drive to where they need to be without relying on public transport or shelling out a ton of cash for a taxi or avoiding the risk of taking their own luxury car.

Avis business model has given rise to a large number of on-demand platforms for different verticals. Since car rental apps are a too constructive and popular service, many of the entrepreneurs or organizations have thought about it but only a few have taken the pain to contrive the idea into a real-time working product. Why so?

The answer is clear. Most of them are apprehensive about the investment cost for getting an app built from a reputed app development company. Certainly, a smart business owner will never give their project in the hands of any freelance developer or any mediocre application development company. A reliable, top-level, dedicated mobile app development company and a dedicated mobile app developer can only make the difference.

We clearly understand that it takes more effort to make the investment in mobility as a small independent company. That’s what we are here to talk about today. To help you gain insight into the real cost of developing a car rental app, and how this cost varies with the changing requirements.

While everyone is looking to try their hand on Uber-like app market, you can move on a different path towards creating a car rental app.

Average cost of developing a car rental app

Before starting, app owners, startups and enterprises must get an idea of how the development works and how the cost is calculated. By and large, the development phases of each category of apps are aligned to the same processes. It’s just the number of hours that change with the category. Here are the development phases and the estimated hours for developing a car rental app:

There are several variables associated with the cost of mobile app development. Getting to the correct estimate and ending up to the same figure is a challenge for most mobile app development companies.

The first difference in the cost arises when you choose a native app or a hybrid app. On an overage, a native (independently for iOS and Android) car rental app costs you around $15k- 20K. Whereas for hybrid car rental app development, the average cost ranges between $12k-$15k.

How Much Building an Uber App Costs?

Once you decide it between native and hybrid, the focus area shifts to the core features that you desire to see in your app. Some of the key elements in the car rental app are:

Generally, the companies charge you based on estimated hours at each phase of development. They have an average hourly cost which is calculated on the basis of total number of hours required to produce the final app product. The above features is an additional expense.

Supporting your app with in-app payments and purchases adds on to customer engagement and also to total car rental app development budget. So, to increase your business revenues and stand out against the competitors, a little deviation from the planned budget can be profitable.

What’s important now is to pick the right development team: Here are a few tips:

While some mobile application development companies trick you by offering minimum costs, others demand extremely high prices. Don’t be a ninny; apply your brain and do a thorough research of their portfolio, client reviews, cost and time estimates and technologies they are adept at.

Remember, both very low costs and too high charges can be dangerous. But yes, at the same time, if they are genuine and offer you effective prices, they can be trusted. Similarly, high price not always lead to treachery. They may be competitive and of course, it depends on the complexity of the app, the features you want to add.

At the end, what matters is to deliver a winning value proposition for startups and enterprises through a car rental app.

We, at Konstant Infosolutions, are passionate about car rental app projects and have earned appreciation from the clients in engaging their customers, growing traffic and revenues for them and ensuring top quality, in the transport industry. We believe in keeping everything transparent- be it costs, timelines and the development approach.

Our team will be able to complete your project within 3-4 months. The average costs will be the same as mentioned above; however, the final price may vary depending upon the functionality you choose.

Get in touch with us if you wish to create an amazing car rental app project. We promise to deliver the best.