Sunshine Coast, QLD · checked 6 Oct 2026
App Developers on the Sunshine Coast, QLD: Who Charges What (2026)
Codingclave, a founder-led studio in Lucknow, India, builds your iPhone and Android app from one Flutter or React Native codebase for one fixed AUD price, from A$6,900 for a first version, in 4–12 weeks.
From A$1,950excl. GSTSee pricing →
- Fixed AUD price, quoted ex GST
- One build for iPhone and Android
- Apple and Google accounts in your name
- Live calls 2:30–5pm AEST, Mon–Sat
- Test builds on your phone each milestone
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
Founder-led delivery
Overview
The Apple and Google accounts are registered to your business from day one, and you deal with founder Ashish Sharma directly, with live calls from 2:30pm to 5pm AEST. Below are the prices seven developers between Noosa and Caloundra publish, from Dr App's 2022 Silver package at $3,000 ex GST to Devwiz's $25,000–$100,000.
By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 6 October 2026
Quick answer
How much does it cost to have an app built on the Sunshine Coast?
The lowest figure a Coast developer prints is Dr App's Silver package: $3,300 inc GST ($3,000 before GST) for up to five screens, on a page last changed in June 2022. Its Gold job-management package is $11,000 inc GST, Identity Software lists one project at $10,000–$25,000, and Devwiz says most of its app work falls between $25,000 and $100,000. ISH Technologies, App Consultants and Team400 name a number only after a conversation. Add Apple's US$99 a year and Google Play's US$25 one-off fee. Our bands: entry from A$6,900, mid about A$15,000–A$25,000, top about A$25,000–A$43,000.
- Lowest printed: $3,300 inc GST (Dr App, 2022 page)
- Bespoke builds: $10,000 (Identity) to $100,000 (Devwiz)
- Store fees: Apple US$99 a year, Google US$25 once
- Ours: A$6,900–A$43,000 ex GST, 4–12 weeks
Local snapshot
Sunshine Coast at a glance
Areas we work with
- Maroochydore
- Mooloolaba
- Sippy Downs
- Kunda Park
- Caloundra West
- Buderim
- Birtinya
- Noosa
- Maleny
- Palmwoods
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Published app prices on the Sunshine Coast, side by side
We read each firm's page on 6 October 2026. Where a competitor states GST we add the pre-GST figure, so rows compare fairly; our own figures exclude GST (see the note under our prices).
| Developer | Where they are | Published price | What it covers | Timeline | Page date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr App | Sippy Downs; says it won a 2023 Sunshine Coast Business Awards category | Silver $3,300, Gold $11,000, Platinum $27,500 inc GST ($3,000 / $10,000 / $25,000 ex); changes $80 an hour | 5 screens with login; job management with Xero; native plus Apple Watch | 1 month / 3 months / 3–5+ months | Modified 30 Jun 2022 |
| Dr App case study | Sippy Downs | $9,000 (GST not stated) | Pest-control job-management app | 3 months | Same page |
| Devwiz | Maroochydore founder; Sydney office | 'Most app projects' $25,000–$100,000 | Simple local MVP at the low end | Not published | Undated |
| Identity Software | Mooloolaba (The Wharf) | One project at $10,000–$25,000; else a phone ballpark | Custom software | Not published | Undated |
| ISH Technologies | Brisbane; visits the Coast | None on its Coast page; national guide from A$25K | Quote after discovery | Not published | Undated |
| App Consultants | 'Based on the Sunshine Coast' | None (fixed-price quote) | Native and enterprise apps | Not published | Feb 2023 |
| Team400 | No address given | None | React Native, offline-first | Not published | Undated |
| Absolute Software | Maroochydore (directory) | Not compared: page would not load | – | – | – |
| Codingclave | Lucknow, India (remote; no Australian entity) | A$6,900–A$43,000 ex GST, one fixed figure (see GST note) | iPhone and Android from one Flutter or React Native codebase | 4–12 weeks | Updated 6 Oct 2026 |
Where Dr App beats us on price. If Silver still sells for $3,000 before GST, it undercuts our A$6,900 entry for a five-screen app with login, and Gold's $10,000 job-management package beats our A$25,000–A$43,000 for an offline crew app. Those are 2022 figures, so ask Dr App for a current price and compare line by line.
Holding a quote already? Send it on WhatsApp with the feature list, and we'll price the same scope in AUD.
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When a Coast developer is the better pick, and when we are
Identity Software's FAQ asks why anyone would hire offshore. Three cases below point to a Coast or Brisbane firm; one points to us, and you can check us first: ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews), 200+ projects since 2017, Top Rated on Upwork, founder-led delivery.
Choose us: a clear version one, under A$43,000
You know what the first release must do, want iPhone and Android from one build, and are happy with written feedback plus an afternoon video call. Devwiz puts most app projects at $25,000 or more; ours start at A$6,900, and a crew or clinic app usually lands between A$15,000 and A$43,000. Store accounts and the repository are yours from week one. See our reviews and past work.
Choose a Coast firm: whiteboard workshops
If the idea is still a sketch and you think best at a whiteboard, pick someone you can visit: Dr App at Sippy Downs, Identity Software in Mooloolaba, or Devwiz, whose founder James Killick is in Maroochydore. We can't meet in person.
Choose a native specialist: Apple Watch or AR
We write in Flutter and React Native, which reach the camera, GPS, Bluetooth and push messages through plugins. A watch companion or augmented reality suits a native specialist; Dr App's Platinum tier lists Apple Watch at $25,000 before GST.
Choose ISH: government or on-site integration
When an app must talk to a government system, a freight yard or factory machinery, people who turn up matter. ISH visits from Brisbane and lists a Queensland Government IoT project and McPhee Freight among its case studies.
Still weighing it up? Tell us on WhatsApp what the app needs to do and we'll say which of these four fits, even when it's Dr App or ISH.
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Which Coast businesses are big enough for an app to pay back
4,693 businesses in the Sunshine Coast Council area employ five or more people, 12.0% of the 39,239 the ABS counted at 30 June 2025. That is where a custom app tends to pay back, because there are people to coordinate: crews in vans, rostered shifts, a shared practitioner diary. A sole operator rarely recovers the build.
| Industry | Businesses with 5+ staff | App job that usually pays back | Our page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 781 | Crew job sheets, quotes, site photos | Tradies |
| Accommodation and food services | 599 | Guest or ordering app | Accommodation · Cafés and restaurants |
| Retail trade | 500 | Loyalty or click-and-collect, often better as a store than an app | E-commerce |
| Health care and social assistance | 500 | Bookings, exercise programs, reminders | Clinics · NDIS providers |
| Professional, scientific and technical | 417 | Client portal with document upload and status updates | Custom software |
| Manufacturing | 356 | Stock and job tracking | Custom software |
| Rental, hiring and real estate | 220 | Property inspection app | Real estate agencies |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 124 | Offline farm records | Offline mode costs |
Noosa Shire adds 890 more businesses with five or more staff, 174 of them in accommodation and food services (out of 408 there). On the Coast, health care and social assistance businesses rose 5.4% in a year, from 3,458 to 3,645. The ABS refreshes these council-level counts each December.
Run a crew of five or more? Tell us how jobs reach them today and we'll say whether an app would pay back.
Have a project in mind?
Send a few lines on WhatsApp or get a fixed AUD quote.
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Five app scopes we’d price for Coast businesses
Scopes we would quote, not client projects. A$6,900 buys a first version: a handful of screens, sign-in, one core task such as a booking request, push messages, a simple admin screen and submission to both stores, without payments or chat. Payments, extra user roles, offline sync or a dashboard add cost; see what each part of our range covers.
Job sheets and quotes for a builder’s crews
A Kunda Park or Caloundra West builder's crews open the day's jobs on a phone, photograph work where signal drops out, take the client's sign-off on screen, and it syncs once coverage returns. Caloundra West – Baringa had the largest population increase of any area outside the capital cities in 2024–25, about 2,000 residents (ABS). A Xero or MYOB link is set-up work scoped before you sign. Offline sync plus two roles: about A$25,000–A$43,000. See trade businesses.
Bookings and home exercises for a physio clinic
A Birtinya or Buderim physio lets patients book, move appointments, get reminders and follow a home program with short videos. Health information brings in the Privacy Act at any turnover (see below). Expect about A$15,000–A$25,000; a full practice system is clinic software, at A$6,900–A$51,000.
A guest app for Noosa stays or Mooloolaba charters
A Noosa short-stay operator or a Mooloolaba charter business sends guests their itinerary, check-in steps or boarding time, plus a push alert when weather changes the plan. Without payments this can start at A$6,900. For rooms and housekeeping, see our hotel management software; channel-manager or Australian payment connections are custom work we scope first.
Offline farm records for hinterland growers
Growers around Maleny, Palmwoods and the Glass House Mountains often work out of range. Staff log spraying, picking or stock movements in the paddock; the app stores it on the phone and uploads later, with a web dashboard for the office. Dependable sync puts this at about A$25,000–A$43,000.
Members and classes for a gym or surf school
A Coolum gym or Mooloolaba surf school lets members book a class, buy a pass, sign a waiver and get a reminder, with card payments through a gateway named in your quote: about A$15,000–A$25,000. Booking in three taps on a wet phone is a UI/UX design job as much as code.
Got a rough feature list? Send it to us on WhatsApp and we'll say which band it falls in.
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Before you commission an app: three cheaper routes to check
A Noosa café asking for an app usually needs online ordering customers reach from Google, not a download. Build an app when it must work offline, use the camera, send push alerts or sit in the stores; otherwise check these first.
A website or online store
If customers mainly need to find you, a site costs a fraction of an app: see our Sunshine Coast page for web design prices, or an online store for retailers.
An installable web app (PWA)
A site that opens from a home-screen icon, with no store approval or fees. iPhones restrict some features, so check your must-haves.
A WhatsApp or AI chatbot
For answering questions and taking bookings: A$1,950–A$23,500 in 2–6 weeks. See AI and automation.
Feature hours, store commission and a three-year cost model are on our national app page; for app marketing see SEO and Google Ads.
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What three Coast app scopes cost in year one
Three costs apply whatever you build: Apple's Developer Program at US$99 a year (shown in Australian dollars at enrolment), Google Play's US$25 once, and optional hosting and support at A$80–A$240 a month (A$960–A$2,880 a year).
| Cost line | Builder's crew app | Clinic booking app | Noosa guest app |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build | About A$25,000–A$43,000 (offline sync, two roles) | About A$15,000–A$25,000 (bookings, reminders, video) | From A$6,900 (no payments) |
| Usage extras, quoted with the build | Map and address lookups | SMS appointment reminders | Push alerts, usually free; SMS or email if used |
| Year-one total | A$25,000–A$43,000 + US$124 store fees + A$0–A$2,880 support + map usage | A$15,000–A$25,000 + US$124 store fees + A$0–A$2,880 support + SMS | From A$6,900 + US$124 store fees + A$0–A$2,880 support + any SMS |
Apple waives its fee for eligible nonprofits, accredited educational institutions and government entities; store commission on paid apps is on our national app page. Your quote names the region where the app's data is hosted, so a clinic or NDIS provider can check it against APP 8 before signing.
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From TestFlight to App Store review: how a Coast app build runs week to week
Queensland skips daylight saving, so our 2:30pm–11:30pm AEST working day (Monday to Saturday) lines up the same way all year; the Sunshine Coast WordPress page sets out the hours in full.
Afternoon design review
Planning and design sign-off happen on a video call around 3pm your time, with the prototype open on your own phone.
Test builds the next morning
Feedback sent mid-afternoon is worked on through your evening; milestone builds go out through TestFlight or Google Play internal testing and are often ready to install the next morning.
Apple’s review at launch
Neither Apple nor Google times its review around your launch date. Allow several days before any promotion, and be ready to resubmit if a reviewer asks for a change.
Book a 3pm AEST video call on WhatsApp and tell us the day that suits you.
Have a project in mind?
Send a few lines on WhatsApp or get a fixed AUD quote.
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Due diligence on any Sunshine Coast app developer, us included
'Do your due diligence' is the top reply in one of the Facebook threads Google shows for this search. In practice, for any firm, us included:
Search their apps and date their prices
Find something they built on the App Store or Google Play and install it; for ours, ask for examples and see our past work. Check a price page's modified date too: of the Coast pages we read, one dates from 2022 and another from 2023.
Ask who writes and reviews the code
Own staff, a subcontractor or an offshore team? Have the contract name the people; ours is founder-led delivery from Lucknow. Offshore work has a reputation for buggy code, so ask for code review before each milestone and repository access from week one.
Put the accounts and the IP in your name
The Apple Developer account, Google Play Console, domain and repository should belong to your business, with the developer added as a user, and the contract should assign the code, designs and IP to you. Ask what happens to unfinished work if the job ends early.
Pay against builds on your phone
Tie each payment to a build you have installed through TestFlight or Google Play internal testing, not a progress report. Our quote lists each milestone, the build you'll install to check it, and the payment due against it.
Check the ABN
Search ABN Lookup for any Australian firm. Codingclave has no ABN: you contract with Codingclave Development LLP in India, founded by Ashish Sharma in 2017.
Ask what happens after launch
New iOS and Android releases can break a screen, and fixes go back through store review. Our hosting and support is A$80–A$240 a month, and your quote sets out any bug-fix period. If you need someone on call at 10am, a Coast firm suits you better.
More on offshore safeguards and APP 8 is on the national app page.
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R&D Tax Incentive and privacy rules Coast founders and clinics ask about
For founders at the Innovation Centre in Sippy Downs or USC spin-outs counting on the R&D Tax Incentive. General information only, not tax or legal advice.
The refundable offset
Companies with aggregated turnover under $20 million can receive their company tax rate plus an 18.5% premium as a refundable offset (business.gov.au overview). Whether your app is eligible R&D is your adviser's call.
Building overseas needs an overseas finding
Overseas R&D only counts with a positive overseas finding, applied for before the end of the income year. It must be linked to Australian core R&D, impossible to do solely in Australia for one of the allowable reasons business.gov.au lists (financial reasons are insufficient), and cost less than the related Australian R&D. See your adviser before picking any offshore developer, us included.
Internal admin software is excluded
Software built mainly for your own internal administration is excluded, so a job-sheet app used only inside your business may not qualify.
Privacy for clinics and NDIS providers
Most firms under the OAIC's $3 million turnover threshold are outside the Privacy Act, but health service providers are covered at any turnover: any clinic that holds health information, and any NDIS provider delivering a health service. Read our page on APP 8 and overseas disclosure first.
Planning a claim? Send us your scope and we'll send a fixed quote your R&D adviser can review. If the app isn't R&D, the tax points above fall away, though the privacy rules may still apply.
Pricing in AUD
Our app prices for Sunshine Coast projects
You get one fixed AUD figure from these ranges. A first version starts at A$6,900, a mid-size app with payments runs about A$15,000–A$25,000, and offline or multi-role apps about A$25,000–A$43,000. Send your feature list and we'll tell you which band you're in.
Mobile app
A$6,900 – A$43,000
Excl. GSTMobile app (iOS + Android, Flutter or React Native) · Typical timeline: 4–12 weeks
Both platforms from one Flutter or React Native codebase: design, back end and submission to the App Store and Google Play, in 4–12 weeks.
Get a quote for this plan
Hosting, backups, monitoring and support
Hosting, backups, monitoring and support, including fixes when an iOS or Android update breaks a screen. Your quote names the hosting region and exactly which update fixes are included.
AI chatbot (website or WhatsApp)
A WhatsApp or website assistant for bookings and common questions, when an app is more than you need.
Custom software, portal or SaaS
Portals, marketplaces or multi-role systems that outgrow the app range.
- Fixed price in AUD
- Free scoping call
- No obligation
Not included: Apple and Google developer fees (you pay them directly), SMS and map usage, and third-party licences. Each one is listed in your quote.
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.
Fixed AUD quote
What are you building on the Coast?
Tell us what the app must do and who will use it; a rough list is fine. After a 3pm AEST call, you get a written price split into milestones you test on your own phone.
Ashish Sharma
Founder, Codingclave
Ashish or the team will reply on WhatsApp or email within one business day.
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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WhatsApp AshishSend your feature list
Use WhatsApp or the form below; a rough list or a sketch on paper is enough.
A 3pm AEST video call
We go through the list together and cut it down to version one.
A fixed AUD quote in writing
Scope, milestones, payment schedule and hosting region are confirmed in writing for your business before you sign.
Accounts in your business's name
Apple Developer, Google Play Console and the repository are registered to you, with us added as users.
Clickable design, then phone builds
Approve a clickable design, then test each milestone on your own phone through TestFlight or Google Play internal testing.
Launch and handover
Store submission, then the source code and IP pass to you, as set out in your contract. Support afterwards is optional, at A$80–A$240 a month.
FAQ
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Is there an app developer on the Sunshine Coast I can meet in person?
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Do I own the app, the code and the App Store accounts if a Coast developer builds it?
How much is a Sunshine Coast app with 100,000 users worth?
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Tell us what the app must do and who will use it; a rough list is fine. After a 3pm AEST call, you get a written price split into milestones you test on your own phone.
- WhatsApp us or fill in the form
- Free scoping call
- Fixed AUD quote, no obligation
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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Ashish founded Codingclave in Lucknow, India, in 2017 and still leads delivery on every project.
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