How long will it take to build an app like Instagram?

No one can give an exact answer that How long will it take to build an app like Instagram because it depends on various aspects like features, team size, expertise, platforms, etc. Well, Let's see how much time require for developing a social mobile app like Instagram. (Not Exact time but Estimated time).

How much time will it take to create an app like Instagram?

If you want to take the feature list, create detailed requirements and scope of the app. If you are good at it,

• You can do it in 1-2 weeks for a smaller app,
• 2-3 weeks for a mid-sized app, and
• 3-4 weeks for a bigger app.

How long it takes to do UI/UX Design?

Design is the most important part of building a mobile app.

The process needs to create the wireframes for the mobile app based on the requirements. Once wireframes are ready, the graphical UI design needs to be done which includes font, color, theme, and images for the App.

• You need 3-4 weeks to for this process,
• 6-7 weeks for a mid-sized app and
• 9-10 weeks for a large app design process including several UI and UX experts.

How long it takes to do App development and testing?

• For the smaller version, it can be achieved in 2 months,
• A mid-sized app can take around 3-3.5 Months
• While a big sized app might take around 5-6 months.

As above you can see that time for each step will depend upon the features and size of the app. At an optimum level, you want to keep around 10-12 weeks for a small size app, 23-25 weeks for a mid-sized mobile app, and 35-38 weeks for a large-sized app.