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App developer client questionnaire

Mobile apps add stores, accounts, push and review cycles to a normal build. Ask early and the estimate survives contact with Apple.

When to send it: Before you scope or estimate.

The app

  1. 1.What does the app do, in one paragraph, and who is it for?
  2. 2.iOS, Android, or both? Is a web version needed?
  3. 3.Main screens or user flows you have in mind.
  4. 4.Do users need accounts, and how do they sign in?
  5. 5.Does it need payments, subscriptions or in-app purchases?

Backend and data

  1. 6.Is there an existing backend or API, or do we build one?
  2. 7.Push notifications, offline mode, location, camera or other device features?
  3. 8.Will the app store personal or health data?

Launch

  1. 9.Do you have Apple and Google developer accounts in your company's name?
  2. 10.Target launch date, and is it tied to an event?
  3. 11.Who will handle store listings, screenshots and support emails?

Budget, timing and decisions

  1. 12.What budget range have you set aside for this?
  2. 13.Is there a hard deadline, and what happens if it moves?
  3. 14.Who else needs to approve the work or the contract?
  4. 15.How would you prefer we communicate (email, calls, messaging), and how often?
  5. 16.How did you hear about me?

Send it, and get the answers back

Stop copying answers out of email threads. With Clinch the questionnaire goes out with your proposal or contract, your client fills it in from their phone, and the deposit is paid when they sign.

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Questions about client questionnaires

When should a app developer send a client questionnaire?

Before you scope or estimate.

Can I edit these questions?

Yes. Copy them, remove what does not apply and add your own. Shorter questionnaires get answered faster: keep only the questions whose answers change your price, your plan or your contract.

Should the questionnaire come before or after the contract?

Questions that affect price and scope belong before the proposal; the detailed ones (names, timelines, access) work best right after signing, when the client is committed and expects them.

How do I send it with Clinch?

Create a free Clinch account, paste the questions, and send them with your proposal or contract. Your client answers from their phone without an account, and the answers are saved on the client's record.