Mobile app development company in Mumbai
STYLABS builds iOS and Android apps from its Santacruz East office in Mumbai. Shipped apps, published INR prices, timelines, and when to hire someone else.
STYLABS is a mobile app development company with an office in Santacruz East, Mumbai, and a second in Business Bay, Dubai. One senior team designs and builds iOS and Android apps, in Flutter or native code, together with the back end and admin panel behind them. Apps it has shipped include the Hireavilla guest and owners apps, the iOS and Android apps for The Mainstreet Marketplace, Outlet House, and Matcha Pass, a receipt photo booth app for cafes built natively for iPad and Android tablets. A build takes three to twelve weeks depending on complexity, and the client owns the code.
The company was founded in 2015 by Himanshu Sarda and Ajay Prabhu and trades as Stylabs Technologies Private Limited.
This page covers the apps the Mumbai studio builds, what has shipped, what Indian agencies publish as app prices, timelines, and when to hire someone else. For everything else the studio does in India, see the Mumbai page.
Apps we build
- Marketplace apps. Buyers and sellers in one product, with listings, payouts and an admin panel to run it.
- Shopping apps. Catalogue, cart and checkout with UPI, cards and cash on delivery through an Indian payment gateway. See e-commerce development.
- Booking and guest apps. Live availability and prices from the same system as the website.
- Owner and partner apps. A private app where the people a business reports to follow payouts, calendars and reports.
- In-store tablet and kiosk apps. Apps that run on an iPad or Android tablet on the counter, as Matcha Pass does in cafes.
- MVPs for founders. The smallest app that tests the idea with paying users. See MVP development and the venture studio track.
Every app comes with the API and database, an admin panel for your team, analytics, crash reporting, and the App Store and Google Play submissions. Design sits with the same team (product design), so the screen you approve is the screen that ships.
Apps we have shipped
The Mainstreet Marketplace
The Mainstreet Marketplace (MNST) is a buy-and-sell marketplace for sneakers, streetwear and collectibles in India. STYLABS built it in 2022, in three months, as a venture partner. The storefront runs on the web and as native iOS and Android apps. Independent sellers list alongside MNST's own stock, every pair is authenticated, and an admin panel and ERP handle listings, orders and fulfilment, with Razorpay for payments and Prozo for shipping. It has taken 8,000 orders and has more than 5,000 pairs in active listings.
Hireavilla guest app and owners app
Hireavilla is a villa marketplace of about 150 properties across Goa, Alibaug, Mangalore, Bali and Dubai. STYLABS built the marketplace, its ERP, a guest app and an owners app. Owners follow their monthly payouts, calendars and reports, and can reserve a stay in their own property. The same owners app pattern runs for Makarska Exklusiv in Croatia and Manzil in Dubai.
Outlet House
Outlet House is a UAE shopping app built on Flutter, so one codebase serves iOS and Android. It takes payment through Tabby, Tamara and cash on delivery, runs in Arabic and English, and has been downloaded more than 10,000 times.
Matcha Pass
Matcha Pass is a receipt photo booth app for cafes. STYLABS built it natively for iPad and Android tablets, and it is live in at least five stores.
Flutter or native
Flutter builds iOS and Android from one codebase, which suits most shopping, booking, loyalty and marketplace apps. Native Swift and Kotlin suit apps that lean on device hardware, heavy graphics or the newest platform features. Outlet House is Flutter; Matcha Pass and the Mainstreet apps are native. We recommend one after the scoping call.
Behind the app sit Node, Python and PostgreSQL on AWS. When one team builds the website, the back end and the app, a change to a field is made once. Every app above shares its back end with the website it belongs to.
What an app costs in Mumbai
| Publisher | What it prices | Published range |
|---|---|---|
| EngineerBabu, Mumbai cost guide (10 September 2026) | Basic app | ₹6 lakh to ₹12 lakh, 6 to 9 weeks |
| Mid-complexity app | ₹15 lakh to ₹40 lakh, 12 to 20 weeks | |
| Complex platform | ₹45 lakh to ₹1.2 crore and up, 24 to 40 weeks | |
| Mumbai full-service agency, per hour | ₹1,500 to ₹3,000 | |
| Unico Connect, Kurla West, Mumbai (updated 17 October 2026) | App MVP | ₹15 lakh to ₹50 lakh |
| Growth-stage app | ₹50 lakh to ₹1.5 crore | |
| Codingclave, Mumbai cost page (2026) | Mobile app, iOS and Android | ₹1,25,000 to ₹6,50,000 |
Sources are listed at the end of the page. EngineerBabu is based in Indore and Codingclave in Lucknow; both publish Mumbai figures. The lowest and highest published prices for "an app" differ by a factor of ten or more, which reflects team size and weeks more than skill. Ask every agency whether its quote includes 18% GST.
What STYLABS charges. Every project is a fixed proposal after a scoping call. A STYLABS app build runs from ₹8 lakh to ₹30 lakh. It is not the lowest quote you will receive in Mumbai.
More published figures, with hourly rates by city, are in app development cost in India.
Costs after launch. The Apple Developer Program costs 99 US dollars a year, and Apple says enrolment in India is only available through the Apple Developer app. Google Play charges a one-time 25 US dollar registration fee. EngineerBabu puts annual maintenance at 15% to 20% of the original build cost. STYLABS supports apps on a monthly retainer, priced on request.
How long it takes
A STYLABS app build takes three to twelve weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on complexity, with a demo every week. The Mainstreet Marketplace was built in three months. Store review and payment gateway onboarding are the two things outside the build that most often move a launch date, so we submit a first build early.
When to hire someone else
- Your budget is under ₹8 lakh. Codingclave publishes app prices from ₹1,25,000. A freelancer or a small shop will build a basic app for far less than STYLABS.
- You are building a game, or the app depends on specialised hardware. Nothing in the shipped work covers either.
- Your project is regulated fintech or healthcare. Nothing in the published work covers those sectors. Ask, and the team will say whether it has done it.
- You want developers seated in your office on a timesheet. STYLABS works as a studio team on a scoped engagement.
If none of those describes you, start a project or write to hello@stylabs.com.
FAQ
How much does mobile app development cost in Mumbai? Published 2026 ranges are wide. EngineerBabu lists a basic app at ₹6 lakh to ₹12 lakh and a mid-complexity app at ₹15 lakh to ₹40 lakh. Unico Connect, a Mumbai firm, lists an app MVP at ₹15 lakh to ₹50 lakh. STYLABS quotes a fixed proposal after a scoping call, and its app builds run from ₹8 lakh to ₹30 lakh.
Which apps has STYLABS built? The native iOS and Android apps for The Mainstreet Marketplace, which has taken 8,000 orders; the Hireavilla guest app; owners apps for Hireavilla, Makarska Exklusiv and Manzil; Outlet House, a Flutter shopping app downloaded more than 10,000 times; and Matcha Pass, a receipt photo booth app for cafes built natively for iPad and Android tablets, live in at least five stores.
How long does it take to build an app? A STYLABS app build takes three to twelve weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on complexity, with a demo every week. The Mainstreet Marketplace took three months. EngineerBabu publishes 6 to 9 weeks for a basic app and 12 to 20 weeks for a mid-complexity one.
Do you build in Flutter or native? Both. Flutter suits most shopping, booking and marketplace apps because one codebase serves iOS and Android. Native Swift and Kotlin suit apps that depend on device hardware or heavy graphics. Outlet House is built in Flutter; Matcha Pass and The Mainstreet Marketplace apps are native.
Where is the Mumbai office? 4th Floor, Deserve Building, CST Road Junction, Santacruz East, Mumbai 400098. Visits are by appointment, so write to hello@stylabs.com or use the contact form first. Design and engineering work from both the Mumbai and Dubai offices.
Who owns the app and the code? You do. The code, repositories and IP belong to your business when the project ends, and the apps are published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts.
Sources
- EngineerBabu, How Much Does It Cost to Build an App in Mumbai? (10 September 2026) — https://engineerbabu.com/blog/?p=24274 (retrieved 10 November 2026). Verified: fetched and read. The publisher's India office is in Indore.
- Unico Connect, Mobile App Development Cost in 2026: Pricing Guide (updated 17 October 2026) — https://unicoconnect.com/blogs/mobile-app-development-cost-2026 (retrieved 19 October 2026). Verified: fetched and read.
- Codingclave, Website Development Cost in Mumbai (2026) — https://codingclave.com/cost/website-development-cost-in-mumbai (retrieved 19 October 2026). Verified: fetched and read. The publisher is based in Lucknow.
- Apple, Enrollment: Apple Developer Program — https://developer.apple.com/support/enrollment/ (retrieved 10 November 2026). Verified: fetched and read.
- Google Play Console Help, developer account registration page — https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6112435 (retrieved 10 November 2026). Verified: fetched and read.