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7/14/2026

The original title is "The 30-40% cross-platform saving, in actual rupees (India, 2026)"
Original: The 30-40% cross-platform saving, in actual rupees (India, 2026)
Short summary
An Indian dev studio breaks down real cross-platform savings in rupees: a medium-complexity app costs ₹1,00,000–₹2,50,000 via Flutter versus 150–180% of that for two native codebases. The real savings come not from the UI layer but from halved test suites, CI pipelines, release trains, and ongoing OS-update maintenance. Native is justified only for hardware-heavy or platform-specific apps.
- •Cross-platform build costs ₹1L–₹2.5L for a medium app in India vs 150–180% for dual native
- •Biggest savings are in test suites, CI, release management, and perpetual OS-update maintenance — not UI code
- •Native justified only for hardware-heavy, background-processing, or platform-specific apps
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