The honest range, by scope
There's no single number, because 'a PWA' can mean a single-screen internal tool or a multi-role product with payments and accounts. What we can give you are honest brackets. A tightly scoped tool or MVP is usually a matter of a few weeks. A standard business app with several screens, user logins, and an admin area is commonly one to two months. A larger platform with integrations, complex roles, and heavy design work runs longer.
The fastest way to know your number is a short scoping call. Once the features are pinned down, we give you a phased timeline instead of a vague guess — and we'd rather under-promise than miss a launch date you're counting on.
- Focused internal tool or MVP: a few weeks
- Standard multi-screen app with accounts: roughly one to two months
- Larger platform with integrations and roles: several months
- Timelines firm up after scoping, not before
- We phase delivery so you see working pieces early, not all at the end
What actually stretches or shortens a timeline
The biggest drivers are the number of distinct screens and user roles, whether you need offline support, how many outside systems it connects to, and how much custom design versus a clean standard UI you want. Payments, real-time features, and strict accessibility or compliance work each add real, plannable time.
On the other side, a few things speed us up: clear content and data ready to go, prompt feedback at review points, and a willingness to launch a solid first version and iterate rather than waiting for everything at once.
- Adds time: many roles, offline sync, real-time data, payments, integrations
- Adds time: bespoke design and animation versus a clean standard UI
- Adds time: WCAG/ADA or regulatory requirements done properly
- Saves time: content, assets, and API access ready at kickoff
- Saves time: a single decision-maker and fast review turnarounds
- Saves time: shipping a strong MVP first, then iterating
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Frequently asked questions
Can you build a PWA faster than a native app?
Usually yes, because one PWA codebase covers iOS, Android, and desktop instead of separate native builds, and there's no app-store review delay before you can launch. That single-codebase efficiency is one of the main reasons teams choose a PWA.
Why won't you just quote a fixed number of weeks now?
Because an honest timeline depends on scope we haven't defined yet, and a made-up date helps no one. A 30-minute scoping conversation lets us give you a real phased schedule you can plan around.
Will we see progress before it's finished?
Yes. We work in phases and share working builds at review points so you can react early. That keeps the project on track and means the final version has no surprises.