What would it cost to get a simple iPhone app done...soup to nuts? (Including submitting it to the iPhone store)? I have a client who wants a simple "Space Invaders" type game made, customized for his business.
If he does not already have a developers licence, it costs $99/year to submit any app to the app store. You can submit as many apps as you would like under this developers account, as well as have access to a few other things like beta firmwares from Apple. Once you have the developers account, it is quite simple to actually submit the application. The cost to make the actual application differs for every application. Depending on the difficulty it can range from a couple dollars to tens of thousands. For a Space Invaders game you're looking at a couple hundred I would imagine, but it depends on who you are getting to write it. Don't forget about graphics, too. To most Apple users, it seems that looks are more important than functionality..