Originally published on rohitraj.tech
A founding engineer in India ships a native iOS MVP in 6–8 weeks for ₹7.5–10.5L fixed — Swift, SwiftUI, TestFlight, both review submissions, all in. A Bangalore agency quotes ₹28–42L for the same scope, lands in 17 weeks, and hands you a codebase mixing UIKit and SwiftUI across screens. Here is the May 2026 rate card, the App Store review traps that bite native iOS specifically, and the decision tree I wish my last three FinTech and consumer-app founders had read.
Read the full version with code samples, diagrams, and architecture details: Hire iOS Developer India 2026: Founding Engineer vs Agency vs Swift Freelancer (Real Cost)
More engineering notes: rohitraj.tech/en/notes
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