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Custom app or platform for recruiting firms
Most recruiting firms don't need a native app first — a custom website or web platform usually covers it. When a recruiting firm does need real logged-in workflows, a platform starts from $16,000 one-time or $1,399/mo for 24 months at Nabee Studio; a native app from $25,000 or $2,099/mo. We'll tell you honestly which tier fits after one scoping pass.
Recruiting firms don't need a native app, and it would be a poor first investment. Candidates apply from wherever they are — usually a phone browser on a job link — and employers engage through relationships, not an app. The interactivity that matters (browsing roles, applying, scheduling interviews) is native to the web.
The build that does pay off is a logged-in web platform: a candidate area, an applicant pipeline, and an employer view, integrated with your ATS. That's a platform inside your website, not a phone app. The sensible order is a website with a strong job board first, then the platform layer as your pipeline volume makes spreadsheets and inboxes untenable — a growth decision, not an app-store one.
The reality for most recruiting firms
Candidates and employers share one confused funnel
A jobseeker and a hiring manager want completely different things, but most sites give them one contact form. Separate, purpose-built paths — a job board and application flow for candidates, an engagement inquiry for employers — serve each properly.
Live roles aren't searchable or shareable
Open roles are what pull candidates in, yet many firm sites hide them or list them as flat text. A real, filterable job board that's easy to share and shows in search is the firm's best candidate-acquisition asset.
Applications arrive as unstructured email attachments
Résumés in an inbox with no consistent data can't be filtered or tracked. A structured application flow captures the fields you screen on and feeds an applicant pipeline instead of a pile of PDFs.
What does it cost?
One scoping pass, one fixed number — no hourly billing. Firms running a real job board, applicant pipeline, and candidate/employer logins benefit from a platform; a smaller desk can start with a website plus a lightweight job board.
- Website — from $4,500 one-time (standard from $7,500), or $499/mo for 24 months with the Maintenance Plan and hosting included.
- Platform — from $16,000 one-time, or $1,399/mo for 24 months with Website Update + Maintenance included.
The monthly plan totals somewhat more than paying up front — that's the honest trade for spreading the cost and having us operate everything for two years. Details in the payment plan guide and on the pricing page.
Start a project — one scoping pass, a fixed number within one business day.
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Common questions
- Does a recruiting firm need a mobile app?
- Usually not first. A well-built website or web platform covers most needs without app-store friction. A native app makes sense when push notifications, offline use, or device features are central — see our app vs website guide.
- What does an app or platform cost?
- A web platform is from $16,000 one-time or $1,399/mo for 24 months with updates and maintenance included; a native app from $25,000 or $2,099/mo. Fixed prices after one scoping pass.
- How long does it take to build?
- Most platform builds ship in two to three months. Tight scoping — a clear core first version — is what keeps both the timeline and the price down.
- Can we start with a website and grow into a platform?
- Yes, and it's usually the right order. A custom website built by the same team becomes the foundation — accounts, data, and workflows get added when the business is ready.