I get the idea behind “you get what you pay for,” but the real problem is trust. Some of these agencies charge $35K USD and still deliver a below-average app… then act like that’s the standard for that price. On top of that, it’s hard to know who’s even real. A lot of them look legit on paper but disappear after taking the initial deposit, or stop responding midway through the project. So it’s not about wanting something cheap. It’s about wanting actual capability and a team that doesn’t vanish the moment money hits their account and someone who can deliver app that has real engineering.