Telehealth app cost calculator
Pick the telehealth features and platforms and get a cost and timeline range, with what each feature adds.
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Result
Estimated cost $49,700 – $121,900 (USD), 9–21 weeks with a team of 4. Platform: iOS + Android (one cross-platform codebase). Design: Custom design. Features: Sign-up, login, password reset; User profiles and settings; Video visits on a video SDK (waiting room, reconnects); Provider availability and visit scheduling; Symptom and history intake before the visit; Visit notes and care plans for clinicians; Visit payments, insurance details and receipts; In-app chat / messaging; Email and push notifications; Admin panel; Audit log.
- Timeline
- 9–21 weeks
- Total hours
- 1,081–2,647
- Engineering hours
- 745–1,826
- Team
- 4 people
| Role | Hours | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 745–1,826 | $37,300 – $91,300 |
| Product design | 112–274 | $5,000 – $12,300 |
| QA / testing | 149–365 | $4,500 – $11,000 |
| Project management | 75–183 | $3,000 – $7,300 |
| Feature | Hours | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-up, login, password reset | 37–75 | $2,500 – $5,000 |
| User profiles and settings | 25–50 | $1,700 – $3,300 |
| Video visits on a video SDK (waiting room, reconnects) | 124–311 | $8,300 – $20,700 |
| Provider availability and visit scheduling | 93–217 | $6,200 – $14,500 |
| Symptom and history intake before the visit | 62–155 | $4,100 – $10,400 |
| Visit notes and care plans for clinicians | 93–248 | $6,200 – $16,600 |
| Visit payments, insurance details and receipts | 93–217 | $6,200 – $14,500 |
| In-app chat / messaging | 93–248 | $6,200 – $16,600 |
| Email and push notifications | 37–87 | $2,500 – $5,800 |
| Admin panel | 62–155 | $4,100 – $10,400 |
| Audit log | 25–62 | $1,700 – $4,100 |
What cutting a feature would save
Each row re-runs the estimate without that feature, including its share of design, QA and project management. Biggest saving first.
| Drop this feature | Saves | Weeks saved |
|---|---|---|
| Video visits on a video SDK (waiting room, reconnects) | $8,300 – $20,700 | 1–3 |
| Visit notes and care plans for clinicians | $6,200 – $16,600 | 1–3 |
| In-app chat / messaging | $6,200 – $16,600 | 1–3 |
| Provider availability and visit scheduling | $6,200 – $14,500 | 1–2 |
| Visit payments, insurance details and receipts | $6,200 – $14,500 | 1–2 |
| Symptom and history intake before the visit | $4,100 – $10,400 | 1–2 |
Assumptions
Every number the result depends on, and where it comes from. Change any value and the result updates.
| Assumption | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering rate | USD/hour | OceanLab's rates are $30–50/hr depending on role and seniority. Other teams' rates vary several-fold by country and seniority; replace them with the rates you are quoted.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
| Product design rate | USD/hour | OceanLab's rates are $30–50/hr depending on role and seniority. Other teams' rates vary several-fold by country and seniority; replace them with the rates you are quoted.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
| QA / testing rate | USD/hour | OceanLab's rates are $30–50/hr depending on role and seniority. Other teams' rates vary several-fold by country and seniority; replace them with the rates you are quoted.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
| Project management rate | USD/hour | OceanLab's rates are $30–50/hr depending on role and seniority. Other teams' rates vary several-fold by country and seniority; replace them with the rates you are quoted.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
| Product design hours | 15 % | OceanLab assumption. Hours for this role as a share of engineering hours. Planning assumption.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
| QA / testing hours | 20 % | OceanLab assumption. Hours for this role as a share of engineering hours. Planning assumption.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
| Project management hours | 10 % | OceanLab assumption. Hours for this role as a share of engineering hours. Planning assumption.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
| Contingency | % | OceanLab assumption. Buffer for unknowns found during the build. Planning assumption.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
| Productive hours per person per week | hours | OceanLab assumption. 40 paid hours minus meetings and review. Planning assumption.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
| Platform multiplier: iOS + Android (one cross-platform codebase) | 1.35 × | OceanLab assumption. One codebase, but two app stores, device testing and native modules. Planning assumption.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
| Design multiplier: Custom design | 1 × | OceanLab assumption. Baseline.Reviewed 2026-10-25 |
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How this is calculated
The estimate starts from a telehealth preset: sign-in, video visits on a video SDK, provider scheduling, intake, visit notes, payments, chat, notifications and an audit log, on iOS and Android. Each feature has a low and a high hour estimate for development, multiplied by the platform and design level, plus a contingency.
Design, QA and project management are added as shares of development hours, and each role's hours are multiplied by its hourly rate.
Weeks come from total hours divided by team size and productive hours per person per week.
The hour ranges are OceanLab planning assumptions, not market benchmarks. Edit any of them in the assumptions panel.
Questions about this tool
Is the video service included?
The build hours cover integrating a video SDK. The SDK's own usage fees are a running cost; add them in the software maintenance cost calculator.
Where do the feature hours come from?
They are OceanLab planning assumptions for a typical version of each feature, not survey data. Each one is shown and editable, so you can replace it with a number from your own team or quote.
Which hourly rates does it use?
Default rates are OceanLab's own: $50 an hour for engineering, $45 for design, $40 for project management and $30 for QA. Change any of them to the rates you have been quoted.
Is anything I enter sent anywhere?
No. The tool runs in your browser and there is no sign-up. Nothing leaves the page unless you choose to email your result to OceanLab.
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