What does it cost to build an app like Robinhood?
Sample range · freelance
$47k–$108k
An agency would be $85k–$200k for the same scope. This is a pre-computed sample, not your estimate. Your version is probably smaller.
Where the money goes
Why this kind of app is expensive
Moving real money through a regulated brokerage means KYC, AML, and suitability checks before an account can place a single trade.
Live market data and order execution have to be accurate to the cent, with no room for a stale price.
A full audit trail is a regulatory requirement, not a logging nice-to-have, and it has to survive an actual audit.
Bank linking and ACH transfers are their own integration surface with real fraud risk attached.
The cheapest honest version of this idea is watchlists and paper trading only, no real order execution or bank linking at launch. That lands nearer $30k–$68k.
Your app is not Robinhood. Get the range for what you are actually building.
Not open yet
Launching this weekend.
The free range, the $79 spec and the $199 execution pack all open then. Nothing to sign up for — come back and paste your idea.
Same maths, other archetypes