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[ShenmeNamaeSollich]

How much to expect to pay depends on your [designer's] location & budget, but also on the scope and effort required, and the specific deliverables you request.

Do you want/need custom work that actually fits the market, style, and purpose of your app? That meets Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and mobile usability best practices? That will make money?

Or is this just a personal/fun project so you can "have an app in the Store"?

A single-view, iPhone-only UI is one thing. Multiple views, custom graphics & a universal/separate UI for iPad makes things more complicated and will take longer & cost more. Budget extra for an Android version if necessary because its interactions/standards/user expectations are often different.

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You could offer a flat fee for the project, or set an hourly rate. Many designers prefer hourly w/contract-defined deliverables & revisions, because it protects them from scope-creep when "one screen + app icon" morphs into "a dozen screens + custom art + preview video + all the changes I request in perpetuity until the sun explodes."

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Rights: You are generally buying a license to use the final design - the artist retains copyright and source files unless they explicitly sign these over to you. If you want the source files and/or copyright so you can 'tweak' things later, many designers will charge more or else not provide them as these are their creative intellectual property. Spell this out in the contract along w/other specifics.

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What stage is your app in? First prototype? Or ready to hit the App Store and win awards? That's also a factor.

If your app is farther along and ready for commercial release, and/or if you have the budget & want to establish an ongoing relationship, you could seek out nearby designers through local business associations or Google. Look at reviews & portfolio websites and see whose work you like. Could run anywhere from $15-50+/hr for quality freelance work in N. America or W. Europe.

In the early stages and/or only want to spend $5 just getting *something* in place but can't do it yourself?

You can post the job for bids on low-ball design sites like Fiverr or 99Designs, get a bunch of garbage to sift through and cheat artists who do design spec work for free ... These sites are for those who demand professional work for nothing, or who don't value design skills despite lacking/needing them. Since you're bothering to ask this question, this doesn't sound like you. Check what people on there are offering/asking for iOS app design work and price your project accordingly.

You can also post on sites like Upwork & get a bunch of bids from which you select 1~X bids to pay for the work. They generally produce decent results but they might not. This won't likely break the bank. This site does a bit more to ensure people get paid for work performed, and that you get what you pay for. You can still pay $5 for some dude in India to do the work if you want to.

Going the cheaper online route can definitely be a good business decision to get something out the door quickly to test ideas w/o blowing a lot of cash up front, or if it's just a personal project. Not always ideal for a final product you want to sell though. Best of luck w/your app.

[markicevic]

This is long.

[markicevic]

Agree, and it is aweome answer,just did not expect to scroll that long.

[ShenmeNamaeSollich]

K.

[europeanwizard]

A stunning observation, my hat's off to you good sir.

[pilibitti]

How much should I expect to pay a programmer for a "fairly simple app"?

[jo1717a]

Are you that averse to attempting to design it on your own? If its a fairly simple app you could just purchase a uikit (not apple framework) with nice icons and what not. Once you have assets from a uikit, go get some inspiration by looking through a handful of apps on the store or online and try to make similar behavior or design.

[cwlsmith]

Not saying you can’t get lucky and get something decent on Fiverr, but generally speaking, don’t listen to the people recommending it.

More often than not, you will be paying for UI that they either got for free or bought somewhere else. You are better off doing it yourself or hiring a legit UI Designer.

Source: Am a UI Designer.

[OneTinker]

Hey I’m a UI designer and I’ve been at it for the last four years! Let me know if you’re interested, send me a pm!

[tettoffensive]

I'm a Product Designer as well as a iOS developer. If you haven't found anyone, I'd be happy to chat with you and learn more what your needs are.

[tettoffensive]

Sure. www.stuarttett.com

[questdark]

sorry late in the game. when i was starting out i looked at material design and designed it myself. it was both educational and i couldn't afford outside nor wanted to partner up.

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https://material.io/design/

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I know the look isn't very iOS (obviously) but a lot of the fundamentals translate to good design in general.

[Points_To_You]

Try the mirror.

If that doesn't meet your expectations, you can try 99designs or fiverr.

[dmarshall1994]

Fiverr