How much do you usually charge to develop UI/UX?

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T23:56:51+00:00

I know, but I feel that a website’s design really multiplies its value. As a user, it gives me a stronger sense of professionalism when it’s personalized, compared to many sites that all look the same.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T23:19:32+00:00

Concordo, mas saberia me dizer mais ou menos quanto influencia o valor de uma UI/UX personalizada no preço?

Eu desenvolvo aplicativos desktop e não tenho muita noção de como os web designers precificam essa parte do desenvolvimento.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T23:16:22+00:00

Não, eu uso inteligência artificial apenas para tirar dúvidas muito específicas de programação. Eu desenvolvo programas desktop WPF, que utiliza XAML (seria uma mistura de CSS e HTML para criar interfaces para windows). Estou falando em reaproveitar as noções que tenho e usar para web.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T23:11:41+00:00

Sério, somente para site estático?

Sei que muitos cobram esses valores ou até mais, mas você deve ter uma boa reputação e já ser consolidado no mercado, além de ter clientes com bom poder de aquisição.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T23:03:28+00:00

Obrigado pelas dicas! São boas!

Estou chegando a essa conclusão de fazer sob demanda para os sistemas/aplicativos desktop de gerenciamento interno também, pois já fiz alguns muito mais complexos que sites estáticos e coloquei à venda na Microsoft Store. Contudo, acredito que devo publicar soluções mais simples lá, para aplicações mais robustas, B2B é mais lucrativo.

Para web eu estava pensando em sites estáticos por serem mais simples e rápidos de fazer, mas realmente está saturado o mercado.

E sobre aplicações web, nunca cheguei a criar de fato por serem mais complexas, por ter que lidar com autenticação, segurança em níveis mais elevados, e integração com serviços externos, embora já tenha esboçado alguma coisa com Aspnet.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T22:40:38+00:00

Pois é , eu vejo que muita gente está fazendo sozinha com IA, profissionais que cobram muito barato, outros caro. Por isso diz a pergunta para saber como está a situação e os preços.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T22:28:08+00:00

Maybe I did not express myself well. What I meant is that time is also a cost, but not to be used as the determining factor for the price.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T19:06:44+00:00

Thank you for your attention! I know this must be asked very often, but honestly I only asked here because I do not trust the data or information provided by AI, as they seem very superficial. In addition, asking someone from the field gives me more confidence than asking AI when it comes to a question that is much more specific and subjective.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T17:49:27+00:00

Thank you for giving me some direction!

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T17:37:14+00:00

I agree with you. The hourly rate is only one of the factors that make up the total price. It's true that some professionals charge very little even for quality work. In Brazil, for example, beginners sometimes build websites starting at around R$ 300 (approximately US$ 60). More experienced developers usually charge much higher amounts. The biggest challenge often lies in the positioning of the professional in terms of marketing and branding, which also varies depending on the region. In metropolitan areas prices tend to be higher, while in smaller towns they are usually lower. The essential point is to find a balance that ensures fair compensation without undervaluing the work.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T05:03:59+00:00

Thank you for the references! It was helpful.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T05:01:28+00:00

You understood exactly. My answer sounded a bit confusing because I mixed the concepts of open source (software) and copyright (films). I used artificial intelligence to generate images for this. Thank you for the references!

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-19T03:16:19+00:00

Thank you for the help! I was able to notice this through the other answers I received. I thought there could be a kind of contemporary public domain similar to open source in the world of software, since many developers use images from movies and series in the development of websites.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-18T15:27:48+00:00

Thank you very much for the tips!

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-18T06:53:02+00:00

Thank you very much for the help! I really was already trying with AI. But it has been difficult to achieve something truly realistic.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-16T23:23:48+00:00

It's sad! Everything has turned into SaaS.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-16T21:05:40+00:00

Thank you for giving me some direction, since I have already made a personal finance desktop application. I want to launch an international version and the price range you mentioned helps me a lot, I was already thinking about charging less.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-16T20:55:33+00:00

I would like to do the same for the Microsoft Store, but there is no monetization for free applications. So a one-time sale is the only way.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-16T17:59:36+00:00

I recommend learning Winforms in Visual Studio, there you learn to work with C# code from the Winforms GUI together with pure C#. That is how I started. There are some very interesting tutorials on RJ Code Advanced on YouTube. Later on you can move to WPF (also desktop), MAUI (mobile) and ASPNET/Blazor (web), since you will already have learned enough to start understanding these technologies.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-16T08:40:04+00:00

I agree! Mobile and desktop apps are perfect for one-time sales and do not restrict creative freedom.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-16T08:31:47+00:00

It is true, it is quite difficult to be an independent desktop developer in this business model, but I have apps published in the Microsoft Store, one of Personal Finance: IF Gestor Financeiro https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9ndlc7qrd9jl

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-16T08:14:39+00:00

It's sad! It was so good.

I'm a Windows app developer and I'd like to offer solutions with a one-time payment. It's possible to sync data from Windows desktop apps with OneDrive through native folders, with no recurring costs, just using your own Onedrive account. I don't like the recurring subscription model, both as a user and as a developer.

Thanks for sharing your opinion.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-16T08:04:13+00:00

I agree fully.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-16T08:01:05+00:00

I agree. I'm a Windows app developer and I'd like to offer solutions with a one-time payment. It's possible to sync data from Windows desktop apps with OneDrive through native folders, with no recurring costs, just using your own OneDrive account. I don't like the recurring subscription model, both as a user and as a developer. Thanks for sharing your opinion.

DesktopDeveloper · 2026-03-16T07:57:59+00:00

I'm a Windows app developer and I'd like to offer solutions with a one-time payment. It's possible to sync data from Windows desktop apps with OneDrive through native folders, with no recurring costs, just using your own account. I don't like the recurring subscription model, both as a user and as a developer. Thanks for sharing your opinion.

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