Mobile Apps

Now off to companies to get some quotes.

I take it that you mean by minimum viable product is that it won't have all the data that is behind the behemoth that is pokemon go or others.

Sometimes I get folk that want a minimum viable product but want such to be full scale. A discussion follows about what minimums they really wanted (and yes, it's often that really wanted the final product!)

I am not an expect in coding so I am not sure, but the app i have it mind would not have as many characters as pokemon go has so i don't think will have need the same level of data.

Where would you recommend I find a repute developer? Also what is the market price for a repute developer?

A good friend finds companies for development of systems, apps and more. His fees run in the mid 5 figures (USD or CDN) for him to deliver such a project. So that will get you a starting point on how much capital to raise for your project.

Back to the minimums. Remember you are not the coder but apparently the person with an idea and as such have to raise capital for your app to be created. Did you create your pitch? That is, did you have sketches and maybe a demo video on what this might look like? Remember folk, we design before we code.

As to the characters, for the minimum I'd go for two to start. There's a lot of design work and pitching to be made before we expand to include what all that is in Pokemon Go. Go is a multi-million dollar project so I would be guessing you think such a system could be done for a few thousand.

The market price is not something set in stone. It changes with what you want. This is why you make the best specification you can and then ask for quotes.

Be sure to get your NDA (by now you know what this is!) signed before you send in the specs.

No it's fine, your answer has really helped me. My question was like asking "how long is a piece of string" so your answer has told me what I need to do next and has given me a ballpark figure.