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App cloning can be defined as taking a popular app in a particular industry as a reference and trying to develop an app that offers a similar kind of user experience. As in this case we are talking of developing a clone app of Instacart that is a popular app among the grocery delivery segment.
It is important to remember that cloning doesn’t justify developing an app exactly in a similar pattern but developing a new app that has major features of the reference app or an app structure similar to the Instacart app. App cloning has been in recent trends as it is difficult for one new app or organization owning that app to spread across the major locations in a short duration of time.
So an entrepreneur takes inspiration from a new concept and launches a similar app in his own local market. This is one of the main reasons behind the popularity of the clone app.
As discussed above, app cloning of Instacart app requires the integration of the popular features in Instacart and the addition of some new features to improve the overall user experience. The addition of new features gives your app a new look and feel and makes your app stand apart from the competitors as well as the app cloned.
The factors that play an important role in deriving the cost to develop an app like Isntacart are
· Exact feature to be cloned
· New features to be added to stand apart
· The complexity behind developing each feature
· Technology to be used for a good app performance
· In-house or outsourcing development team
The above-mentioned factors affect the development cost. So the approximate cost to develop an app like Instacart could be in the range of $12K - $55K.
