For Canberra teams · iOS + Android · Oct 2026
App developers in Canberra compared, plus a fixed app price from A$6,900
Send a screen list and we return one fixed AUD price for an iPhone and Android app: A$6,900 to A$43,000 ex GST, built in 4–12 weeks and published from your organisation's own Apple and Google accounts.
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- iOS + Android from A$6,900, fixed
- Ex GST: we're not GST-registered
- Milestone builds on your own phone
- Code and store accounts in your name
- 7 Canberra price pages checked
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- 200+ projects since 2017
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Overview
Codingclave is a founder-led team in Lucknow, India, with no Canberra office, so you judge progress by test builds on your own phone. For comparison, the only fixed packages on a Canberra-ranking app page are Dr App's, A$3,300 to A$27,500 including GST, and Bark puts an ACT first version at $20,000–$50,000. Every source sits in the table below.
By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 7 October 2026
Quick answer
How much do app developers in Canberra charge?
By the hour, Bark says ACT mobile developers generally charge $110–$195, and most Canberra firms on Clutch that show a band sit at $100–$199, with several under $25 or at $25–$49. By the project, Dr App's three packages come to A$3,000, A$10,000 and A$25,000 before GST; Sunrise Technologies quotes $10,000–$50,000+ without a GST basis; and Bark puts an MVP at $20,000–$50,000, a mid-range app at $50,000–$150,000 and security-classified platforms above $250,000. Codingclave fixes one figure between A$6,900 and A$43,000, delivered in 4–12 weeks, excluding GST.
- Cheapest printed package: A$3,300 inc GST, five screens (Dr App)
- Typical ACT first version: $20,000–$50,000 (Bark)
- Clutch's Canberra hourly bands: under $25 to $150–$199
- Printed build times: about 1 month to 3–6 months
- Ours: A$6,900–A$43,000 ex GST, 4–12 weeks, fixed before the build
Local snapshot
Canberra at a glance
- Public administration and safety jobs
- 70,400 in Feb 2026, 25.8% of ACT employment
- Source: jobsandskills
.gov .au
Areas we work with
- Braddon
- Fyshwick
- Mitchell
- Dickson
- Belconnen
- Woden
- McKellar
- Queanbeyan
- Red Hill
- Franklin
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What app developers in Canberra publish: price, GST basis and build time
If you searched app development cost in Canberra, this is what the ranking pages print, copied on 6 October 2026, plus Bark's ACT cost page. Only Dr App says its prices include GST, so only its packages are converted. Subz Designs' page refused the connection on 6 and 7 October and Airtasker's Canberra listing returned a bot check on 6 October, so neither has a row.
| Provider | What they publish | GST basis | Ex-GST equivalent | Build time stated | Post-launch rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr App Silver | A$3,300: up to 5 screens, cross-platform, login and email messaging | Includes GST | A$3,000 | About 1 month | $80 an hour for changes (GST basis not printed) |
| Dr App Gold | A$11,000: job-management app with bookings, invoices and Xero | Includes GST | A$10,000 | About 3 months | Same $80 rate |
| Dr App Platinum | A$27,500: native apps, including Apple Watch apps | Includes GST | A$25,000 | "More than 3-5 months" | Same $80 rate |
| Sunrise Technologies | $10,000–$50,000+, by complexity | Not stated | Can't be derived | 8–14 weeks (standard business app) | None; promotes a free-maintenance offer |
| Bark, ACT | MVP $20K–$50K; mid-range $50K–$150K; large or classified $250K+; $110–$195 an hour | Not stated | Can't be derived | Not stated (cost block undated) | None |
| Clutch, Canberra | Minimums $1,000+ to $25,000+; hourly bands under $25 to $150–$199 | Not stated | Can't be derived | Not listed | Not listed (by suburb) |
| 7 Pillars | No figure ("individual charges") | n/a | n/a | 3–6 months on average | None |
| canberraappdevelopers.com.au | No figure ("affordable rates") | n/a | n/a | None | None |
| AppDeveloper.net.au | No figure: "planning categories, not fixed-price products" | n/a | n/a | None | None |
| Codingclave (remote, Lucknow) | A$6,900–A$43,000 fixed, iOS + Android from one codebase | Excludes GST: overseas supplier, not GST-registered; GST-registered buyers ask an accountant about the reverse charge | A$6,900–A$43,000 | 4–12 weeks | Support A$80–A$240 a month; change pricing agreed before you sign |
Divide by 1.1 only where a page says GST is included; otherwise ask whether 10% goes on top. Clutch shows a plain $ with no currency named, so treat its figures as unconverted, not AUD.
Costs none of these tables print: The Apple Developer Program is US$99 a year, charged in local currency when you enrol, and a Google Play developer account is a one-off US$25. Both sit in your name, so you pay them directly; check the figure each shows on the day you sign up.
Holding a Canberra app quote already? WhatsApp it to Ashish with its screen list and get our fixed AUD figure for the same screens.
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Three Canberra briefs placed inside A$6,900–A$43,000, and why our floor sits above A$3,300
We quote one band, not packages, on a single Flutter or React Native codebase that produces both store apps, so later changes are made once. Native earns its higher price only when an app leans hard on device hardware, augmented reality or wearables. The briefs below are examples, not client projects.
Toward the floor: an ICON-backed first version for a startup
Sign-in, one core flow (a booking, a log entry, a request), push reminders and a small admin panel. One type of user, no payments, and the shorter end of 4–12 weeks. This is the version a matched ICON budget is most often stretched to cover.
Middle of the band: an inspection app for a government supplier’s crews
Field staff open the day's jobs and fill checklists with photos out of signal; the app syncs when back in range, and the office assigns work from an admin panel. It holds the supplier's own records, never agency or classified data (see government work).
Toward the top: bookings for a multi-clinic allied health group
A physio or allied health group with rooms in Belconnen and Woden wants one app that books either site: practitioner calendars, reminders, staff roles, payments through a gateway agreed at scoping, and patient details handled under ACT privacy rules (our health-records feature list covers those).
What a five-screen package lists, and what our floor adds
Dr App's Silver lists up to five screens, login, email messaging and a WordPress link in one cross-platform app; it doesn't mention an admin panel, push notifications or store submission. Our floor adds a back end with an admin panel, testing on iPhone and Android before store submission, and submission to both stores under your accounts. If five screens are enough, Silver may suit you better, and we'll say so.
What to send for an accurate quote
Your screens (a sketch is fine), user types, the systems the app must talk to (Xero, a booking platform, a payment gateway), a launch date, and whether your organisation already has Apple and Google developer accounts.
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Release week on Canberra time: TestFlight at breakfast, App Review overnight
Our day is 10am–7pm India time, Monday to Saturday: 3:30pm–12:30am in Canberra until 4 April 2027, then 2:30–11:30pm (hours in full). In release week, Apple's reviewers and our team both work while Canberra sleeps, so work finished in our evening can be on your phone when your day starts.
Submitting for App Review in the Canberra evening
Apple says its App Review team reviews at least half of submissions in under 24 hours and 90% in under 48. We submit the release candidate after your sign-off call, so a decision often arrives overnight or the next day, not a week later.
When Apple rejects a build while you’re asleep
A rejection notice lands in App Store Connect with the guideline it cites. We read it when our day starts, fix or answer it, and resubmit the same Canberra evening. For a critical bug in a live app, Apple accepts expedited review requests that include the steps to reproduce it.
Starting the rollout on a Canberra morning
Set the approved version to release manually and you press the button yourself, at 8am Canberra time if you like. For updates, Apple's phased release reaches users with automatic updates over seven days (1% on day one, 100% by day seven) and can be paused for up to 30 days in total, so a problem can be caught before most users have it.
The honest limit
A message sent at 10am waits until 3:30pm Canberra time (2:30pm from April). If a live app needs fixing mid-morning, hire someone in your own time zone.
Have a project in mind?
Send a few lines on WhatsApp or get a fixed AUD quote.
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Six app-specific checks for any Canberra app developer
Region Canberra's list (April 2025: four firms with positive feedback and at least 4 out of 5 Google stars) and Clutch (more than 20 firms, most with no review or one) are fair places to shortlist. For ABN, review-count and team-location checks, see our Canberra software checklist. The six below are the ones only an app brings up.
1. Store accounts in your organisation’s name
Enrol your organisation in the Apple Developer Program (Apple asks organisations for a D-U-N-S Number, so request one early) and open Google Play Console as an organisation. The developer is added as a team member. Moving an app out of a developer's personal account needs their cooperation.
2. Who holds the signing keys and push credentials
Ask where the Android app signing key lives (with Play App Signing, inside your Google account) and who created the Apple push-notification key. Both should sit in accounts you control, or a future developer can't ship an update.
3. Test access from the first milestone
You should be installing builds through TestFlight and Play internal testing from the first milestone, not seeing screenshots until launch week.
4. Repository access and an IP assignment clause
The contract should assign code, designs and assets to your organisation and say when the repository is handed over; without that clause, paying may not make you the owner.
5. A post-launch change rate in writing
Dr App's $80 an hour is the only change rate printed on a Canberra-ranking page. Get any developer's rate in writing before the build starts; store and OS updates keep coming.
6. Fixed or hourly
Fixed pricing on an agreed screen list makes overruns the developer's cost; hourly billing makes them yours.
Our answers, in order: accounts in your organisation's name with us added as a team member; keys created inside those accounts; installable builds from the first milestone; IP assigned and the repository handed over; no published change rate, so post-launch pricing is agreed in writing before you sign; one fixed price for the agreed screens.
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Choosing a mobile app development company in Canberra: freelancer, studio, interstate agency or offshore team
Each route publishes a different kind of price signal, and each suits a different kind of brief.
| Route | Price signal (sourced) | Works when | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freelancer via Airtasker or Upwork | Per-task quotes (Airtasker's Canberra listing returned a bot check on 6 Oct) | You need a fix, an add-on or a clickable prototype | Who supports the back end after launch; whose name is on the store account |
| Canberra studio | Clutch bands mostly $100–$199 an hour; Bark $110–$195 | You need face-to-face workshops or cleared staff | Minimums up to $25,000+ on Clutch; hours billed against an open scope |
| Agency in another city with a Canberra page | Varies; ask which office staffs the job | You want a national firm's bench | Who you actually meet, and where the work is done |
| Offshore team: Codingclave, Lucknow | A$6,900–A$43,000 fixed, 4–12 weeks | Scope is defined and the budget leads the MVP | 1.5 h of live overlap during daylight saving, 2.5 h after; not for cleared work (below) |
Need someone in Canberra itself? Only for in-room workshops or cleared staff. A freelancer suits a fix better than a first version with a back end. Staff or client portal? See Canberra custom software. Selling products, not bookings? A Canberra online shop may beat an app. National costs by feature: app development cost in Australia.
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Apps for government agencies and their suppliers: what applies, and when we’re the wrong pick
Can we build apps for government agencies or their suppliers? For a supplier's commercial app holding no classified data, usually yes; for cleared, PROTECTED or onshore-only work, no. Settle these while the scope is still on paper.
Digital Service Standard 2.0: WCAG 2.2 AA on a phone
The DTA's Digital Service Standard 2.0 requires agencies to implement WCAG 2.2 level AA; public-facing services that existed before 1 July 2024 had to meet version 2.0 from 1 July 2025 or seek an exemption. In an app that means VoiceOver and TalkBack labels on every control, layouts that survive enlarged text, touch targets big enough to hit and checked contrast, all in the acceptance criteria.
Hosting certification for the app’s back end
The DTA's Hosting Certification Framework has two levels: Certified Assured, and the higher Certified Strategic, which lets government set ownership and control conditions. Ask the agency or head contractor, in writing, which level applies to your back end. With us, the provider and region for that back end are agreed in the contract, not assumed; see which cloud regions sit where.
Where a cleared Australian firm is the right hire
Security-cleared staff, PROTECTED data or onshore-only handling rule us out, since we have no staff or entity in Australia; this checklist explains the levels. Bark notes classified platforms can pass $250,000 depending on compliance requirements such as IRAP or the ASD Essential Eight.
Where an offshore team fits
Supplier apps with no government or classified data: an inspection app, a staff roster, a booking tool, a prototype for internal review. Check your head contract for offshore-access limits first.
Supplying a Canberra agency? Send Ashish the data classification on WhatsApp before a scope is written, and he'll say whether an offshore team can take the job.
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Funding a first version: the ACT ICON grant arithmetic for Canberra startups
Can a Canberra startup use the ACT ICON grant? Innovation Connect (ICON) is ACT Government matched funding for Canberra-based startups and entrepreneurs developing an innovative product or service: for every dollar you invest between A$10,000 and A$30,000 the government adds the same, and time you put in can count as your side. It is delivered with the Canberra Innovation Network (CBRIN); see the ACT Government's grants page.
How the sums meet an app budget (our arithmetic):
- Full match: A$30,000 of yours plus A$30,000 matched is A$60,000. A top-of-band A$43,000 build leaves A$17,000 for Apple and Google developer fees, support at A$80–A$240 a month and launch marketing.
- Smallest match: A$10,000 plus A$10,000 is A$20,000, enough for a first version in the lower half of our band.
- If your side is time: the cash may be close to the matched amount alone, so scope the first version to that.
Before you plan around ICON, confirm with CBRIN whether invoices from an overseas supplier count as eligible spend, and check current round dates. No grant is guaranteed.
For context only: the ACTivate Capital Fund, set up by the ACT Government with Epicorp, has A$10 million from the ACT Government and started investing from 2025. To trim a first version to what a grant covers, read how to build an MVP.
Budgeting an ICON-backed app? Ask Ashish for an ICON-funded MVP scope priced to fit the matched budget.
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What Canberra’s largest employing industries might ask app developers to build
Jobs and Skills Australia's ACT Industry Profile (ABS Labour Force data, released April 2026) counts about 273,100 people employed in the ACT in February 2026, with five industries holding about 70% of those jobs. The app column is our suggestion, not JSA data.
| Industry | Employed (Feb 2026) | Share of ACT jobs | Change over year | App it might commission | Where to read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public administration and safety | 70,400 | 25.8% | Down 12.0% | Inspection and field-staff apps for contractors and suppliers, not agency systems | Government work |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 38,000 | 13.9% | Up 8.0% | Timesheet and client-portal apps for consultancies | Canberra custom software |
| Health care and social assistance | 37,700 | 13.8% | Up 12.6% | Booking and reminder apps for clinics and care teams | Clinics; NDIS providers |
| Education and training | In the top five | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Student and enrolment apps for training providers | MVP guide |
| Construction | In the top five | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Site and job apps with an offline mode | Tradies |
Shares are our arithmetic on the 273,100 total. We could not re-confirm the education and construction figures against the profile on 7 October 2026, so they are left blank rather than guessed. Of the three confirmed rows, health care and social assistance grew fastest (up 12.6%).
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Clutch’s app-developer list for Canberra, by suburb and hourly band (October 2026)
This is Clutch's app-developer category, not its software list. It shows more than 20 firms for Canberra, with ratings refreshed on 6 October 2026; the 20 our check recorded are grouped below by the suburb each gives. Figures keep Clutch's plain $.
| Area | Firms listed (names) | Minimums shown | Hourly bands shown | Reviews (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddon | BA Tech Lab; Stripy Sock | $25,000+; $5,000+ | $100–$149 for both | 6; none shown |
| Fyshwick | 372 Digital; Osky Interactive | $5,000+; not shown | $100–$149; not shown | None shown |
| Mitchell and Dickson | Web99 (Mitchell); Technowand (Dickson) | $5,000+ for both | $25–$49; $100–$149 | 1; none shown |
| Franklin, McKellar, MacGregor, Red Hill | Beyond Himalaya Tech; TechIQ Labs; CodersCrown; Flevio | $1,000+ to $5,000+ | Under $25 to $150–$199 | 0–1 |
| Queanbeyan (NSW side) | techBean; Throttle Media | $5,000+; not shown | $25–$49; not shown | None shown |
| No suburb given | Elegant Media; Blitzm Systems; Aurita; WebTec; Subz Designs; NexGen; The Web Smiths; Pursuit Technology | $1,000+ to $10,000+ (Pursuit Technology shows none) | $25–$49 to $150–$199 (Pursuit Technology shows none) | 0–28 (Elegant Media 28) |
Hourly bands inside "Canberra" listings run from under $25 to $199. A low band tells you nothing on its own about where a team works, which is why the software checklist starts with where the code gets written. A minimum is the smallest job a firm accepts, not a quote for yours.
Comparing other cities? App developer prices for Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast.
Pricing in AUD
What a Canberra app costs with Codingclave
Three bands cover most app briefs. Need a website instead? See website prices in Canberra.
Mobile app
A$6,900 – A$43,000
Excl. GSTMobile app (iOS + Android, Flutter or React Native) · Typical timeline: 4–12 weeks
iOS and Android from one Flutter or React Native codebase, an admin panel, and store submission under your organisation's accounts.
Get a quote for this planHosting, backups, monitoring and support
A$80 – A$240a month
Excl. GSTHosting, backups, monitoring and support · Ongoing, cancel any time
Hosting, backups, monitoring and support once the app is live; what each level covers is agreed with you in writing first.
Get a quote for this planCustom software, portal or SaaS
A$9,800 – A$98,000
Excl. GSTCustom software, portal or SaaS · Typical timeline: 6–16 weeks
When the "app" is really a web portal for staff or clients; see the Canberra custom software page.
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What moves a quote from A$6,900 towards A$43,000: more screens and user roles, payments, offline sync, links to systems such as Xero, and how much the admin panel must do. Settled per project: the payment split and methods, any bug-fix period after launch, the point at which code passes to you, and the hosting region are confirmed in writing for your business before you sign.
Prices are in Australian dollars and do not include GST: Codingclave is an overseas (India-based) supplier and is not registered for Australian GST. If your business is GST-registered, check with your accountant whether the reverse-charge rules apply to imported services.
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Source code and repository handed over, with the IP assigned in the contract. Support afterwards is optional at A$80–A$240 a month.
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- Sunrise Technologies – App developers Canberra (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Bark – Mobile software development in the Australian Capital Territory (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Clutch – Top app developers in Canberra (ratings updated 6 Oct 2026)
- Region Canberra – The best mobile app developers in Canberra (updated 17 Apr 2025)
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