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Online communication has become a new normal these days. Communication software like WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, and other tools that are an integral part of our lifestyle. In general, be prepared that it takes around 3-5 months to develop an MVP of the chat app. Note, that in most cases, this involves only basic app functionality. In terms of the budget, the sum is highly dependent on the development vendor you choose. Depending on your product’s goals and functionality you should understand whether to create a cross-platform or native messaging app. The difference lies in the app availability of the app across the majority of platforms simultaneously or individually for each operating system. The messaging app market has unrealized functions and experiences that the clients will be fully engaged with. You can simply start by studying WhatsApp, Facebook, Slack, Telegram products.