Ecommerce apps for what Shopify can’t do.
Custom ordering, subscriptions and marketplaces where an off-the-shelf store gets in the way: your own checkout flow, delivery logic, vendor management and admin. Built at a fixed price by the team behind TasteIQ.
- First version
- $6k – $12k fixed
- Mobile app
- $12k – $30k
- Timeline
- From 21 days
- You own
- 100% of the code
Who it’s built for.
- Subscription and meal-plan businesses with custom delivery rules
- Marketplaces connecting many sellers with buyers
- Restaurants and food brands that want ordering without aggregator fees
- Brands that have outgrown their store theme and plugins
When you need a custom ecommerce app
If you sell standard products with standard shipping, use Shopify or a similar platform. It is cheaper and faster, and we will tell you so.
Custom makes sense when the business model is the product: subscriptions with skips and swaps, delivery slots and zones, many vendors with their own payouts, or ordering that has to connect to a kitchen or warehouse. That is where we have built before, including a food subscription marketplace and restaurant ordering inside TasteIQ.
What’s included
In scope
- Catalogue, cart and checkout
- Payments, refunds and invoices
- Subscriptions, plans, skips and swaps
- Delivery slots, zones and order tracking
- Vendor or kitchen dashboards
- Admin, reports and customer support tools
Available as add-ons
- Migrating large product catalogues, quoted separately
- Warehouse management systems
- Paid ads and marketing
How it runs, week by week.
Scope and price
A 25-minute call, then a fixed scope and price in writing within 24 hours.
Foundations
Data model agreed. Sign-up, roles and the app shell live on a private staging link.
Core features
Your three core flows work end to end, plus the AI feature with a test set behind it.
Launch
Tests, security pass, production deploy, documentation and a 30-minute walkthrough.
Ecommerce app development cost
Prices in US dollars.
| Factor | Effect on price |
|---|---|
| Buyers and sellers, or customers and kitchens | Adds $1,000 – $2,000 |
| Subscriptions and plans | Adds $500 – $2,000 |
| Each integration beyond two | Adds $500 – $1,500 each |
| Finished designs in Figma | Lowers the price |
Paid in milestones: 50% to start, 40% when you can use it on staging, 10% at launch (40/40/20 on larger projects). Prices are set for each market, not converted at the day’s exchange rate.
Your options, side by side.
| Shopify and plugins | Marketplace software | Large agency | v1build | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom ordering and delivery rules | Limited by plugins | Limited by the product | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly fees | Plan plus apps | Licence per seller or order | Retainer | None unless you want support |
| Time to launch | Days | Weeks | 3–6 months | From 21 days |
| Who owns the code | The platform | The vendor | You, after final payment | You, from day one |
Questions, answered.
How much does an ecommerce app cost?
A web ordering app or marketplace first version, and a full iOS and Android app, each have a fixed price shown above in your currency.
Should I use Shopify instead?
If your products and delivery are standard, yes. Custom pays off when subscriptions, delivery logic or multiple sellers don’t fit a store platform.
Which payment providers do you support?
Stripe, Razorpay, Checkout.com and others, depending on your market.
Can you build a multi-vendor marketplace?
Yes, with seller sign-up, listings, orders and payouts.
Can it connect to our existing systems?
Yes. Accounting, inventory, delivery and CRM integrations are common, priced per integration.
Your v1 could be live next month.
Tell us what you are building. Get a fixed scope and price in writing within 24 hours.
Prefer email? hello@v1build.com