Is it possible to create a simple iPhone app?

Question

Mobile development

Dear friends!
I want to create a simple program for the clients of the organization, which in fact will have only 2 functions: Call (to the manager or a drop-down list of contacts of the organization) and email (also to the manager or a drop-down list).
I am interested in the following questions:
1. How much can the development of such an application cost?
2. Will Apple let it in the App Store?
3. What pitfalls can there be so as not to become a sucker?
Thank you!

Answer 1

The price will depend on the specialist, you can hire a student and pay him 200 usd (or maybe less), or you can hire some advanced dude and pay him, for example, 500 usd (roughly speaking, 10-15 hours of work will end up , well, there: talk with you, understand what you specifically need, do everything quickly in 2-4 hours, then make your corrections and wishes, then upload them).
There probably won’t be any difference, you have a primitive application, but a cool specialist, maybe he will tell you something useful in principle, or persuade you to make another application, a little cooler :) )
You need a cross-platform application, because. Your task is simple, you do not need to hire 2 specialists.
The cheapest cross-platform option is PhoneGap and friends.
Will pass if it is not completely miserable
Work through the freelance exchange through all sorts of "no-risk deals", and best of all hourly, everyone is better for you and the freelancer.
Just discuss the approximate number of hours in advance, and put a limit on them
. you calculated that the freelancer will do the work in 10 hours, set a weekly limit of 10 hours. This way you will not go beyond your budget, and if a person does not meet the deadlines, then you discuss why, and you get a maximum of 10 hours, but in any case you will gain experience, so you are also in the black :), but the work can be done faster and save you money in the end.
A freelancer will be happy to do all your Wishlist, because these are additional hours. And when the price for the project is agreed, then any of your Wishlist is "minus time" for a freelancer, which means he has no motivation, this is biology.

Answer 2

1. How much would it cost to develop such an application?

At least a $100 developer account in order to release the game on your own behalf / on behalf of an organization. Or look for someone who will post on their behalf.
Yes, but I would add a little functionality. You can send a message directly from the application.

Answer 3

If I'm not mistaken, iOS has a feature to save a link to a page as an app on the desktop. Can you jump in this direction? Open a mobile page and tell your customers what to do.

Answer 4

If you need a cross-platform application, then I would choose react-native.
And the data for the drop-down list will be stored directly in the application or on the server? And if on the server, then the server is ready?