---
title: ShortMax Clone Development Cost
description: 
url: https://miracuves.com/shortmax-clone/development-cost
date_modified: 2026-09-01
author: miracuves
language: en_US
---

.mcv-sxc{
    --crimson:#e8344f; --crimson-deep:#a70d2a; --crimson-hot:#d81b46; --crimson-light:#ff8090;
    --amber:#fbbf24; --black:#0a0a0a; --white:#ffffff; --paper:#faf8f8; --ink:#191419; --ink-dim:#6d666d;
    --line:rgba(11,11,16,0.1); --line-light:rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
    --card-bg:rgba(8,3,8,0.82);
    font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',Arial,sans-serif; color:var(--ink); background:var(--white); margin:0; padding:0;
  }
  .mcv-sxc *{ box-sizing:border-box; }
  .mcv-sxc h1,.mcv-sxc h2,.mcv-sxc h3{ font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:800; margin:0; letter-spacing:-0.02em; line-height:1.12; }
  .mcv-sxc p{ margin:0 0 14px; line-height:1.7; color:var(--ink); }
  .mcv-sxc a{ color:var(--crimson-deep); text-decoration:none; }
  .mcv-sxc .mono{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; }
  .mcv-sxc-wrap{ max-width:1180px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 24px; position:relative; z-index:2; }
  .mcv-sxc-bleed{ position:relative; left:50%; right:50%; margin-left:-50vw; margin-right:-50vw; width:100vw; }

  .mcv-seo-ref{ background:#FFF7E0; border:2px dashed #C79A00; padding:18px 22px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:13px; color:#4A3B00; max-width:1180px; margin:18px auto; border-radius:8px; }

  .mcv-sxc-crumb{ display:flex; gap:8px; align-items:center; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11.5px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.62); margin-bottom:20px; }
  .mcv-sxc-crumb a{ color:rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
  .mcv-sxc-crumb a:hover{ color:var(--crimson-light); }
  .mcv-sxc-crumb span.sep{ opacity:.5; }
  .mcv-sxc-crumb span.cur{ color:rgba(255,255,255,.75); }

  .mcv-sxc-eyebrow{ display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; padding:7px 16px; border-radius:100px; background:rgba(255,255,255,.06); border:1px solid var(--line-light); font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11.5px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.18em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--crimson-light); margin-bottom:22px; }
  .mcv-sxc-eyebrow .dot{ width:6px; height:6px; border-radius:50%; background:var(--crimson); }

  .mcv-sxc-hero{ background:radial-gradient(ellipse 900px 500px at 85% -10%, rgba(232,52,79,.16), transparent), #0a0a0a; color:#fff; padding:56px 0 150px; position:relative; overflow:hidden; }
  .mcv-sxc-hero .ring{ position:absolute; border:2px solid rgba(232,52,79,.18); border-radius:50%; pointer-events:none; }
  .mcv-sxc-hero .ring1{ width:560px; height:560px; top:-260px; right:-200px; }
  .mcv-sxc-hero .ring2{ width:340px; height:340px; bottom:-200px; right:120px; border-color:rgba(232,52,79,.1); }
  .mcv-sxc-herogrid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1.1fr 0.9fr; gap:48px; align-items:center; }
  .mcv-sxc-hero h1{ font-size:clamp(27px,3.9vw,44px); color:#fff; }
  .mcv-sxc-hero h1 em{ font-style:normal; color:#ff8090; }
  .mcv-sxc-hero p.sub{ font-size:16px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.68); max-width:600px; margin:20px 0 30px; }

  .mcv-sxc a.mcv-sxc-btn{ display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; border-radius:12px; background:linear-gradient(160deg,#d81b46,#e8344f); color:#fff; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; padding:15px 28px; box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(232,52,79,.3); transition:transform .25s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), box-shadow .25s; }
  .mcv-sxc a.mcv-sxc-btn:hover{ color:#fff; transform:translateY(-2px); box-shadow:0 14px 36px rgba(232,52,79,.42); text-decoration:none; }
  .mcv-sxc a.mcv-sxc-btn-outline{ display:inline-flex; align-items:center; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.7); color:#fff; border-radius:12px; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; padding:13px 26px; margin-left:12px; transition:all .2s; }
  .mcv-sxc a.mcv-sxc-btn-outline:hover{ background:#fff; color:#191419; text-decoration:none; }

  .mcv-sxc-trust{ display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:22px; margin-top:34px; padding-top:24px; border-top:1px solid var(--line-light); }
  .mcv-sxc-trust-item{ display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; font-size:12.5px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.6); }
  .mcv-sxc-trust-item strong{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; color:#fff; font-size:14px; }

  .mcv-sxc-cardstack{ position:relative; height:340px; }
  .mcv-sxc-fincard{ position:absolute; width:300px; height:180px; border-radius:18px; padding:22px; background:linear-gradient(150deg,#1c1418,#0d0709); border:1px solid var(--line-light); box-shadow:0 30px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
  .mcv-sxc-fincard.c1{ top:0; left:10px; z-index:1; opacity:.5; transform:rotate(-6deg) scale(.92); }
  .mcv-sxc-fincard.c2{ top:30px; left:40px; z-index:2; background:linear-gradient(150deg,#3a0a15,#160408 60%,#0a0a0a); border-color:rgba(232,52,79,.3); box-shadow:0 40px 90px rgba(0,0,0,.55), 0 0 60px -12px rgba(232,52,79,.35); }
  .mcv-sxc-fincard .brand{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:.14em; text-transform:uppercase; color:rgba(255,255,255,.55); }
  .mcv-sxc-fincard .chip{ width:34px; height:24px; border-radius:5px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#ff8090,#e8344f); margin:22px 0 18px; }
  .mcv-sxc-fincard .num{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:15px; color:#fff; letter-spacing:.1em; }
  .mcv-sxc-fincard .curr{ position:absolute; bottom:22px; right:22px; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11px; color:#ff8090; }
  .mcv-sxc-float{ position:absolute; background:rgba(8,3,8,0.82); border:1px solid var(--line-light); border-radius:14px; padding:12px 16px; box-shadow:0 16px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.35); z-index:3; }
  .mcv-sxc-float .k2{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:10px; color:#ff8090; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.08em; margin-bottom:3px; }
  .mcv-sxc-float .v{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:15px; color:#fff; font-weight:700; }
  .mcv-sxc-float-1{ top:-10px; right:0; }
  .mcv-sxc-float-2{ bottom:10px; left:0; }

  .mcv-sxc-statbar{ margin-top:-72px; position:relative; z-index:3; }
  .mcv-sxc-statbar .inner{ background:rgba(8,3,8,0.82); border:1px solid var(--line-light); border-radius:18px; box-shadow:0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.35); padding:32px 20px; display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr); }
  .mcv-sxc-statbar .stat{ text-align:center; padding:0 12px; border-right:1px solid var(--line-light); }
  .mcv-sxc-statbar .stat:last-child{ border-right:none; }
  .mcv-sxc-statbar .num{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-weight:700; font-size:22px; color:#ff8090; }
  .mcv-sxc-statbar .lbl{ font-size:11.5px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.62); margin-top:6px; line-height:1.4; }

  .mcv-sxc-section{ padding:100px 0 76px; }
  .mcv-sxc-section.paper{ background:#faf8f8; }
  .mcv-sxc-section.tight{ padding-top:76px; }
  .mcv-sxc-head{ text-align:center; max-width:720px; margin:0 auto 48px; }
  .mcv-sxc-head .kicker{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.18em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#a70d2a; margin-bottom:12px; }
  .mcv-sxc-head h2{ font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,34px); color:#191419; }
  .mcv-sxc-head p{ color:#6d666d; margin-top:14px; }

  .mcv-sxc-rolegrid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); gap:22px; }
  .mcv-sxc-rolecard{ background:#fff; border:1px solid var(--line); border-radius:18px; padding:28px 24px; box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.05); transition:transform .3s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), box-shadow .3s, border-color .3s; }
  .mcv-sxc-rolecard:hover{ transform:translateY(-6px); box-shadow:0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.09); border-color:#e8344f; }
  .mcv-sxc-roleicon{ width:40px; height:40px; border-radius:10px; background:rgba(232,52,79,.12); border:1px solid rgba(232,52,79,.3); display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; margin-bottom:16px; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-weight:700; font-size:14px; color:#a70d2a; }
  .mcv-sxc-rolecard h3{ font-size:17px; margin-bottom:12px; color:#191419; }
  .mcv-sxc-rolecard ul{ margin:0; padding-left:18px; font-size:13.5px; color:#191419; }
  .mcv-sxc-rolecard li{ margin-bottom:8px; line-height:1.5; }

  .mcv-sxc-tablewrap{ overflow-x:auto; border-radius:16px; box-shadow:0 12px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.07); border:1px solid var(--line); }
  table.mcv-sxc-table{ border-collapse:collapse; width:100%; min-width:680px; background:#fff; font-size:13.5px; }
  table.mcv-sxc-table th{ background:#0a0a0a; color:#ffffff; text-align:left; padding:14px 16px; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-weight:600; font-size:12px; letter-spacing:.04em; text-transform:uppercase; }
  table.mcv-sxc-table td{ padding:14px 16px; border-bottom:1px solid rgba(11,11,16,0.1); vertical-align:top; color:#191419; }
  table.mcv-sxc-table td.hl{ background:rgba(232,52,79,.06); border-top:3px solid #e8344f; font-weight:600; color:#191419; }
  table.mcv-sxc-table th.hl{ background:#e8344f; color:#ffffff; }
  table.mcv-sxc-table tbody tr:hover td{ background:#f4f1f1; color:#191419; }
  table.mcv-sxc-table tbody tr:hover td.hl{ background:rgba(232,52,79,.13); color:#191419; }
  table.mcv-sxc-table tr:last-child td{ border-bottom:none; }
  .mcv-sxc-note{ font-size:12.5px; color:#6d666d; margin-top:12px; }

  .mcv-sxc-callout{ background:linear-gradient(135deg,#2B0710,#4A0F1E); color:#fff; border-radius:20px; padding:40px 44px; }
  .mcv-sxc-callout h2,.mcv-sxc-callout h3{ color:#fff; font-size:22px; margin-bottom:12px; }
  .mcv-sxc-callout p{ color:rgba(255,255,255,.78); font-size:14.5px; margin:0; }

  .mcv-sxc-honest{ background:#fff; border:1px solid var(--line); border-left:4px solid #fbbf24; border-radius:14px; padding:28px 30px; }
  .mcv-sxc-honest h3{ font-size:17px; margin-bottom:14px; color:#191419; }
  .mcv-sxc-honestgrid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:10px 28px; }
  .mcv-sxc-honestgrid div{ font-size:13.5px; color:#191419; line-height:1.55; padding-left:18px; position:relative; }
  .mcv-sxc-honestgrid div::before{ content:'!'; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-weight:700; color:#8a6100; }

  .mcv-sxc-cs{ background:#fff; border:1px solid var(--line); border-radius:20px; padding:32px 34px; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; gap:24px; flex-wrap:wrap; box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.05); }
  .mcv-sxc-cs-badge{ display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:7px; padding:6px 14px; border-radius:100px; background:rgba(232,52,79,.08); border:1px solid rgba(232,52,79,.25); font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.1em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#a70d2a; margin-bottom:12px; }
  .mcv-sxc-cs-badge .dot{ width:6px; height:6px; border-radius:50%; background:#e8344f; }
  .mcv-sxc-cs-body{ flex:1; min-width:260px; }
  .mcv-sxc-cs-body h3{ font-size:16.5px; margin-bottom:6px; color:#191419; }
  .mcv-sxc-cs-body p{ color:#6d666d; font-size:13.5px; margin:0; max-width:460px; }
  .mcv-sxc a.mcv-sxc-cs-link{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; color:#a70d2a; white-space:nowrap; }

  .mcv-sxc-faqgrid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:0 40px; max-width:1000px; margin:0 auto; }
  .mcv-sxc-faq details{ border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); padding:18px 0; }
  .mcv-sxc-faq summary{ font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#191419; cursor:pointer; list-style:none; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; gap:16px; }
  .mcv-sxc-faq summary::-webkit-details-marker{ display:none; }
  .mcv-sxc-faq summary::after{ content:'+'; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; color:#a70d2a; font-size:20px; font-weight:700; flex:none; }
  .mcv-sxc-faq details[open] summary::after{ content:'\2212'; }
  .mcv-sxc-faq .a{ color:#6d666d; font-size:13.5px; margin-top:10px; line-height:1.65; }

  .mcv-sxc-cta{ background:linear-gradient(120deg,#e8344f,#6e0e1f); color:#fff; padding:64px 0; position:relative; overflow:hidden; }
  .mcv-sxc-cta .ring{ position:absolute; border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); border-radius:50%; width:360px; height:360px; top:-140px; right:-100px; }
  .mcv-sxc-cta .flex{ display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; gap:28px; flex-wrap:wrap; position:relative; z-index:2; }
  .mcv-sxc-cta h2{ color:#fff; font-size:clamp(20px,2.6vw,28px); margin-bottom:8px; }
  .mcv-sxc-cta p{ color:rgba(255,255,255,.82); margin:0; max-width:460px; }
  .mcv-sxc-cta a.mcv-sxc-btn-outline{ border-color:#fff; }
  .mcv-sxc-cta a.mcv-sxc-btn{ background:#fff; box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.2); }
  .mcv-sxc-cta a.mcv-sxc-btn,.mcv-sxc-cta a.mcv-sxc-btn:hover{ color:#a70d2a; }

  .mcv-sxc-explore{ display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:10px; justify-content:center; }
  .mcv-sxc a.mcv-sxc-pill{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:12.5px; font-weight:600; padding:10px 18px; border-radius:100px; border:1px solid var(--line); color:#191419; background:#fff; transition:all .2s; }
  .mcv-sxc a.mcv-sxc-pill:hover{ border-color:#e8344f; color:#a70d2a; text-decoration:none; }
  .mcv-sxc a.mcv-sxc-pill.cur{ background:#191419; color:#fff; border-color:#191419; }

  .mcv-sxc-finalcta{ background:#0a0a0a; color:#fff; text-align:center; padding:96px 24px 64px; position:relative; overflow:hidden; }
  .mcv-sxc-finalcta .ring{ position:absolute; border:1.5px solid rgba(232,52,79,.16); border-radius:50%; }
  .mcv-sxc-finalcta .ring1{ width:480px; height:480px; top:-220px; left:-160px; }
  .mcv-sxc-finalcta .ring2{ width:300px; height:300px; bottom:-180px; right:-90px; }
  .mcv-sxc-finalcta .card{ background:rgba(8,3,8,0.82); border:1px solid var(--line-light); border-radius:24px; padding:56px 40px; max-width:720px; margin:0 auto; position:relative; z-index:2; }
  .mcv-sxc-finalcta h2{ color:#fff; font-size:clamp(24px,3.2vw,34px); max-width:640px; margin:0 auto 14px; }
  .mcv-sxc-finalcta p.sub{ color:rgba(255,255,255,.7); max-width:520px; margin:0 auto 30px; }
  .mcv-sxc-footerbar{ max-width:1180px; margin:56px auto 0; padding-top:28px; border-top:1px solid var(--line-light); position:relative; z-index:2; }
  .mcv-sxc-byline{ display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:6px 14px; align-items:center; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11.5px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.55); border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); padding-bottom:16px; margin-bottom:12px; }
  .mcv-sxc-byline strong{ color:#fff; font-weight:600; }
  .mcv-sxc-byline .dotsep{ opacity:.4; }
  .mcv-sxc-footermeta{ display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:space-between; gap:12px; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.55); }

  @media (max-width:900px){
    .mcv-sxc-herogrid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }
    .mcv-sxc-statbar .inner{ grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr); gap:18px 0; }
    .mcv-sxc-statbar .stat:nth-child(2){ border-right:none; }
    .mcv-sxc-rolegrid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }
    .mcv-sxc-honestgrid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }
    .mcv-sxc-faqgrid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }
    .mcv-sxc-hero h1{ font-size:27px; }
    .mcv-sxc-cta .flex{ flex-direction:column; align-items:flex-start; }
    .mcv-sxc-cardstack{ height:260px; }
    .mcv-sxc-fincard{ width:250px; height:150px; }
  }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){ .mcv-sxc *{ animation:none !important; transition:none !important; } }
  /* --- components used by cost / company / business-model --- */
  .mcv-sxc-pricecard{ background:linear-gradient(150deg,#3a0a15,#160408 60%,#0a0a0a); border:1px solid rgba(232,52,79,.3); border-radius:22px; padding:34px 32px; box-shadow:0 40px 90px rgba(0,0,0,.55), 0 0 60px -12px rgba(232,52,79,.35); }
  .mcv-sxc-pricecard .plan{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:.16em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#ff8090; margin-bottom:14px; }
  .mcv-sxc-pricecard .amt{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:44px; font-weight:700; color:#fff; line-height:1; }
  .mcv-sxc-pricecard .per{ font-size:13px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.6); margin-top:8px; }
  .mcv-sxc-pricecard ul{ margin:22px 0 0; padding-left:18px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.78); font-size:13.5px; }
  .mcv-sxc-pricecard li{ margin-bottom:8px; line-height:1.5; }
  .mcv-sxc-drivers{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); gap:22px; }
  .mcv-sxc-driver{ background:#fff; border:1px solid rgba(11,11,16,0.1); border-radius:18px; padding:26px 24px; box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.05); transition:transform .3s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), box-shadow .3s, border-color .3s; }
  .mcv-sxc-driver:hover{ transform:translateY(-6px); box-shadow:0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.09); border-color:#e8344f; }
  .mcv-sxc-driver h3{ font-size:16px; margin-bottom:10px; color:#191419; }
  .mcv-sxc-driver p{ font-size:13.5px; color:#6d666d; margin:0; }
  .mcv-sxc-steps{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); gap:18px; }
  .mcv-sxc-step{ background:#fff; border:1px solid rgba(11,11,16,0.1); border-radius:16px; padding:24px 22px; }
  .mcv-sxc-step .n{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.12em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#a70d2a; margin-bottom:8px; }
  .mcv-sxc-step h3{ font-size:15.5px; margin-bottom:8px; color:#191419; }
  .mcv-sxc-step p{ font-size:13.5px; color:#6d666d; margin:0; }
  .mcv-sxc-checkgrid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:16px 28px; }
  .mcv-sxc-check{ background:#fff; border:1px solid rgba(11,11,16,0.1); border-radius:14px; padding:20px 22px; }
  .mcv-sxc-check h3{ font-size:15px; margin-bottom:8px; color:#191419; }
  .mcv-sxc-check p{ font-size:13.5px; color:#6d666d; margin:0; }
  .mcv-sxc-flags{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:14px 28px; }
  .mcv-sxc-flag{ font-size:13.5px; color:#191419; line-height:1.55; padding-left:22px; position:relative; }
  .mcv-sxc-flag::before{ content:'\2715'; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-weight:700; color:#a70d2a; }
  .mcv-sxc-pt{ background:radial-gradient(ellipse 800px 400px at 20% 0%, rgba(232,52,79,.14), transparent), #0a0a0a; color:#fff; padding:92px 0 84px; }
  .mcv-sxc-pt .mcv-sxc-head h2{ color:#fff; }
  .mcv-sxc-pt .mcv-sxc-head p{ color:rgba(255,255,255,.68); }
  .mcv-sxc-pt .mcv-sxc-head .kicker{ color:#ff8090; }
  .mcv-sxc-ptgrid{ display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); gap:20px; }
  .mcv-sxc-ptcard{ background:rgba(8,3,8,0.82); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12); border-radius:18px; padding:26px 24px; }
  .mcv-sxc-ptcard h3{ font-size:15.5px; color:#fff; margin-bottom:10px; }
  .mcv-sxc-ptcard p{ font-size:13.5px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.72); margin:0; }
  .mcv-sxc-ptcard .tag{ display:inline-block; font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:.1em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#ff8090; border:1px solid rgba(232,52,79,.35); border-radius:100px; padding:3px 10px; margin-bottom:12px; }
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  .mcv-sxc-revcard{ background:#fff; border:1px solid rgba(11,11,16,0.1); border-radius:18px; padding:28px 24px; box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.05); transition:transform .3s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), box-shadow .3s, border-color .3s; }
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    .mcv-sxc-csbox{ padding:28px 24px; }
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  /* ===== components ported from the shipped reference bundle (instagram-clone) ===== */
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  .mcv-sxc-steprow{ display:flex; gap:24px; padding:22px 0; border-bottom:1px solid rgba(11,11,16,0.1); }
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  .mcv-sxc-step-num{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-weight:700; font-size:15px; color:#a70d2a; flex:none; width:90px; padding-top:2px; }
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  .mcv-sxc-trustband .head{ text-align:center; max-width:720px; margin:0 auto 44px; position:relative; z-index:2; }
  .mcv-sxc-trustband .head .kicker{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.18em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#ff8090; margin-bottom:12px; }
  .mcv-sxc-trustband .head h2{ color:#fff; font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,34px); }
  .mcv-sxc-trustband .head p{ color:rgba(255,255,255,.68); margin-top:14px; }
  /* the band markup uses the prefixed head class, so scope the light colours to it explicitly -
     without this the h2 falls through to .mcv-sxc-head h2 (#191419) and vanishes on the black band */
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  .mcv-sxc-trustband .mcv-sxc-head .kicker{ color:#ff8090; }
.mcv-sxc-trustband .mcv-sxc-note{ color:rgba(255,255,255,0.68); }
.mcv-sxc-pt .mcv-sxc-note{ color:rgba(255,255,255,0.68); }
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  .mcv-sxc-trustcard{ background:rgba(8,3,8,0.82); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12); border-radius:16px; padding:26px 22px; }
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  .mcv-sxc-scorecard .k{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:.1em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#ff8090; margin-bottom:16px; }
  .mcv-sxc-scorerow{ display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; padding:10px 0; border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12); }
  .mcv-sxc-scorerow:last-child{ border-bottom:none; }
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  /* scorecard is a DARK card sitting in a light section. Rows authored as
     **label**text inherit var(--ink) and vanish (1.13:1).
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  .mcv-sxc-chartcard .k{ font-family:'JetBrains Mono',monospace; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:.1em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#ff8090; margin-bottom:18px; }
  .mcv-sxc-chartcard .mcv-sxc-barrow{ display:flex; align-items:center; gap:14px; height:auto; margin:0 0 14px; }
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  .mcv-sxc-chartcard .mcv-sxc-barrow>.bar>.mcv-sxc-barcol{ height:8px; border-radius:999px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#ff8090,#d81b46); }
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  .mcv-sxc-segcard:hover{ transform:translateY(-6px); box-shadow:0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.09); border-color:#e8344f; }
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    .mcv-sxc-flownum{ width:44px; height:44px; font-size:14px; }
    .mcv-sxc-icongrid,.mcv-sxc-cs-grid,.mcv-sxc-modelgrid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }
    .mcv-sxc-trustgrid,.mcv-sxc-seggrid{ grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; }
    .mcv-sxc-cs-stats{ grid-template-columns:1fr; }
    .mcv-sxc-cs-stat{ border-right:none; border-bottom:1px solid rgba(11,11,16,0.1); }
    .mcv-sxc-cs-stat:last-child{ border-bottom:none; }
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    .mcv-sxc-chartcard .mcv-sxc-barrow .l{ flex:0 0 104px; font-size:11.5px; }
  }
* + .mcv-sxc-callout{ margin-top:22px; }
.mcv-sxc-cta .mcv-sxc-byline,.mcv-sxc-cta .mcv-sxc-footerbar{ color:#ffffff; }
.mcv-sxc-cta .mcv-sxc-byline .dotsep{ opacity:.65; }
.mcv-sxc-trustband .kicker,.mcv-sxc-pt .kicker{ color:var(--crimson-light); }
.mcv-sxc-cta .kicker{ color:#ffffff; }
.mcv-sxc-cta .mcv-sxc-footermeta{ color:#ffffff; }
@media (max-width:560px){ .mcv-sxc-trustgrid,.mcv-sxc-seggrid{ grid-template-columns:1fr; } }

    
    
      
        
          
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          ShortMax Clone · Development Cost
          
# ShortMax Clone Development Cost: $3,399, Fixed

          
The white-label growth-led short-drama platform is $3,399 as a one-time purchase, deployed in six working days. That covers the rewards ladder, the referral loop, the campaign desk, the typed coin ledger, the consumer web app, the Next.js 14 console and the Flutter store build. Below is what the price includes, what genuinely sits outside it, and the rates that let you size the alternative yourself.

          [Get a Fixed Quote →](https://miracuves.com/schedule-consultation/)[See Features](/shortmax-clone/features/)
          
            **$3,399** one-time, fixed
            **0%** taken from your coins
            **6 days** to deploy
          
        
        
          Quote typeFixed, not hourly
          
            What the Fixed Price Covers
            
              01Express API, 33 Mongoose models
              02Seven-code typed coin ledger
              03Rewards ladder and referral loop
              04Campaign desk with in-app inbox
              05Next.js 14 operator console
              06Flutter store build, five tabs
            
          
        
      
    
  

  
    
      
        $3,399One-Time, Fixed
        6 daysTo Live Deployment
        33Models Transferred
        0%Taken From Your Revenue
      
    
  

  
    
      
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## What a Growth-Led Short-Drama App Costs Each Way

        
Four routes to a platform where returning is cheaper than acquiring, and what each costs you in money, time and ownership.

      
      
        
| Route | Typical cost | What you end up owning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Freelance team | $8,000 - $35,000 | A player and a wallet. The ledger typing, the reward caps and the campaign desk are what get descoped. |
| Miracuves ready-made | $3,399 fixed | The whole growth loop, source included, deployed in six working days on infrastructure you control. |
| Custom agency build | $60,000 - $200,000 | A bespoke platform, and a timeline measured in quarters before the first referral is credited. |
| Enterprise programme | Six figures and up | A senior team over eighteen to thirty months, which is the honest figure for building this economy from nothing. |

      
      
The ranges above are market observations for comparable scope, not quotes from us. Our number is the one in the highlighted row and it does not move after scoping.

    
  

  
    
      
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## What the Price Includes

        
You receive the source, the thirty-three model schema and the seed script, with no per-seat fee and standard MongoDB underneath.

      
      
        **API and the ledger**An Express API over MongoDB with thirty-three Mongoose models and roughly 202 registered API handlers, with a seven-code typed ledger behind every coin movement so earned, spent, referred and checked-in coins stay distinguishable.
        **The rewards layer**A seven day check-in ladder with a streak, ad reward tasks under an operator-set daily cap, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok follow bonuses, an email bonus and a login bonus, all paying in coins you issue.
        **The referral loop**An operator-set reward amount crediting the referrer on signup, with the movement written to the ledger like every other coin event so referral cost is measurable rather than assumed.
        **The campaign desk**Campaign templates, audience selection, scheduling and cancellation, campaign statistics, and an in-app inbox row written for every targeted user, working without any external service configured.
        **Operator console**A Next.js 14 application with overview counts and charts, user analytics with a country filter, paid revenue monitoring, series revenue breakdown, top revenue episodes and coin economy analytics tied to the ledger codes.
        **Clients**The consumer web application and a Flutter store build with five tabs covering episode-wise reels, rewards quests, referral, coin and AdMob ad unlock and wallet histories, in five locales with right-to-left layout.
        **Deployment and handover**Installed on your infrastructure with your branding, your reward amounts, caps and coin packs configured with you, and an operator walkthrough rather than a repository link and good luck.
      
      
Permission modules across four actions, staff accounts bound to a named role and a server-enforced view-only demo operator ship alongside.

    
  

  
    
      
        Drivers
        
## What Moves the Number

        
The base price is fixed. These are the things that genuinely sit outside it, and roughly what each is shaped like.

      
      
        
### Password hashing

The build stores passwords with reversible encryption instead of one-way hashing. Because every account here carries spendable coins, this is the first thing we would put on a schedule, priced as scoped work up front rather than met later in a review.

        
### Attribution and campaign tracking

There is no attribution, deep linking, UTM tracking, cohort analysis or A/B testing module. For a growth-led operator running paid acquisition this is the most consequential gap on the page, and building it is a real project rather than a setting.

        
### Video delivery infrastructure

Transcoding, adaptive bitrates, signed-URL distribution and DRM get chosen and paid for at deployment; none arrive with the licence. Vertical episodes are short, so requests pile up faster than watch minutes do, and the invoice follows requests.

        
### A live web ad path

Web ad unlock is a simulated timed preview; AdMob on the store build is the live path. If you want a genuine rewarded ad network on the web, that is an integration to scope rather than a switch to flip.

        
### Firebase and device push

The campaign desk and the in-app inbox work without any external service, but device notifications need your own Firebase project configured. That is setup rather than development, and it is worth doing before launch rather than during it.

        
### iOS

Android is covered by the Flutter store build. Shipping natively on iOS adds an Apple developer account, signing, and a review cycle, so it gets quoted on its own.

      
      
Nothing outside the base build proceeds without a scoped quote you have signed off. The number is agreed first; it does not accrue while you watch.

    
  

  
    
      
        Timeline
        
## The Six-Day Path to Live

        
What happens in the six working days, in the order it happens.

      
      
        Step 1 · Day 0
### Scope, markets and the growth loop

We confirm your markets, where your first viewers come from, and what the check-in ladder should pay, where the referral reward sits and how the caps are set. On a growth-led launch those numbers are the product, so they are the first conversation rather than the last.

        Step 2 · Days 1 - 2
### Branding and locales

Name, logo, colour scheme and splash across the consumer web app, the console and the Flutter build, with the five locales configured and right-to-left layout verified for the markets you are actually opening in.

        Step 3 · Days 3 - 4
### Deploy and connect your accounts

The application and its MongoDB go onto your infrastructure, with your payment gateway, AdMob, Firebase project, mail provider and storage connected using credentials you hold. Firebase matters here because it is what turns an inbox row into a device notification.

        Step 4 · Day 5
### Reward economics and catalog

The check-in ladder values set, the daily cap on reward tasks chosen, referral reward configured, coin packs and VIP plans priced, and the first titles published with their episode pricing and locks so the loop has content to point at.

        Step 5 · Day 6
### Growth walkthrough and handover

Staff accounts created against the permission modules, then we claim a check-in, watch a reward task credit the wallet, follow a referral through to the referrer being credited, schedule a campaign and open the coin economy analytics, so the loop is understood before it is running with real money in it.

        Step 6 · Post-launch
### Support window

Sixty days of launch guidance, six months of priority bug fixes and twelve months of updates. Password hashing and any attribution work usually run inside this window on their own scoped schedule.

      
      
Six working days assumes your infrastructure and provider credentials are ready on day one. Reward economics are the thing most worth spending time on before launch rather than after.

    
  

  
    
      
        Context
        
## Regional Development Rates

        
We do not publish a dollar figure for a from-scratch build, because the honest measure is time: an eighteen to thirty month programme with a senior team. Here are the rates that let you size that yourself.

      
      
        
| Region | Senior engineer, blended hourly | What an 18-30 month programme implies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| North America | $120 - $220 | The high end of any build-versus-buy comparison, and the reason most operators in this bracket buy |
| Western Europe | $90 - $170 | Comparable to North America once employer costs and notice periods are included |
| Gulf and Middle East | $60 - $130 | Often the market being sold into, which makes local hiring attractive and the timeline no shorter |
| Eastern Europe | $45 - $95 | The common outsourcing choice, where the risk shifts from cost to specification quality |
| Latin America | $40 - $85 | Time-zone overlap with North America is the usual reason, not the rate |
| South and Southeast Asia | $25 - $60 | The lowest rate, and where much of the short-drama audience and engineering talent already sits |

      
      
        
### Why we give you the rate instead of the total

        
A from-scratch total depends on your team, your region, and how much of the coin economy you model correctly at the start rather than rebuilding once you cannot explain where a balance came from. A wallet is a weekend; a typed ledger, a capped reward economy and a campaign desk that reaches users without an external service are where the months go.

        
          **18-30**Months, senior team
          **7**Ledger codes to design
          **33**Models to build
          **$3,399**The alternative, fixed
        
      
      
Rates are indicative blended figures for consumer app engineering, not quotes. They exist so you can do the arithmetic rather than take ours on trust.

    
  

  
    
      
        Pricing Policy
        
## Why the Price Is Fixed, Not "Starting At"

      
      
        
### What a fixed number commits us to

        
**The scope is the demo.** What you see across the three clients is what ships. There is no discovery phase that discovers the price was optimistic, because the platform already exists and is already running.

        
**No cut of your coins.** We take nothing from coin pack sales, VIP subscriptions, rewarded ad revenue or unlock revenue. Every lever in the growth loop is yours to set and yours to keep.

        
**No per-member fee.** Your hundred thousandth viewer costs you nothing extra from us, which on a platform whose entire strategy is cheap returning users is exactly the wrong thing to be charged for.

        
**The limitations are named before purchase.** Password hashing, the absent attribution and testing modules, the simulated web ad path and the Firebase dependency are all stated here and on the hub, and each is scoped and quoted before work starts.

      
      
The enterprise route exists for multi-market and compliance-heavy deployments and is quoted against the final scope rather than listed here.

    
  

  
    
      
        Budget Honestly
        
## Hidden Costs Most Quotes Leave Out

        
None of these are ours to charge. They are yours to budget, and on a growth-led launch the first one is not a cost you can avoid.

      
      
        01
### The coins you issue

Every check-in, task, bonus and referral pays out in coins that could otherwise have been sold. That is a real cost with no invoice attached, and modelling it is the single most useful thing you can do before launch.

        02
### Content

Growth mechanics need something worth returning for. A tight loop pointed at a thin library accelerates churn rather than retention, so the catalog is a cost line alongside the loop.

        03
### Video delivery

Transcoding, storage and CDN egress on many short episodes add up faster than expected because the request count is high even when the minutes are not.

        04
### Store commission

Coin purchases through in-app purchase carry considerably more than card processing on the web. Since the growth loop lands on the store build, model the mobile rate rather than the web one.

        05
### Attribution tooling

Because attribution is not in the build, any paid acquisition you run needs external tooling to measure, and that is both a subscription and an integration.

        06
### Localisation

Five locales ship as a capability. Subtitling and translating per episode per market is a content cost that scales with the library rather than the audience.

      
      
The first line is the one that decides whether this model works. Coins issued as rewards cost inventory; coins sold cost only a gateway fee, and the ratio between them is your real margin.

    
  

  
    
      
        
          Development Company
          
### Who you hire decides what the number means

          
The six-step process, a modelled reference deployment for a referral-led launch, the questions worth asking any provider and the red flags worth walking away from - on the Development Company page.

        
        [See the comparison →](/shortmax-clone/development-company/)
      
    
  

  
    
      
        FAQ
        
## Frequently Asked Questions

      
      
        
          
            Is $3,399 really the whole price?
            For the platform as demonstrated, yes: the Express API with thirty-three Mongoose models and the seven-code ledger, the rewards ladder, the referral loop, the campaign desk, the Next.js 14 console, the consumer web application and the Flutter store build. What sits outside it is named on this page: password hashing, attribution tooling, video delivery, a live web ad path, Firebase and iOS.
          
          
            What does the missing attribution actually mean for me?
            It means you can see what your coin economy did and which titles earned, but not which external channel produced a given viewer. There is no attribution, deep linking, UTM tracking, cohort analysis or A/B testing module. If you plan to run meaningful paid acquisition, budget for external tooling and an integration, and raise it on the first call rather than after launch.
          
          
            How should I budget for the coins I give away?
            As inventory rather than marketing spend, and model it before launch. Every check-in, task, bonus and referral pays in coins that could have been sold, so your real margin is the ratio between coins issued and coins sold. The seven ledger codes exist precisely so that ratio is reportable rather than estimated, and it is the first thing we look at together during scoping.
          
        
        
          
            Do you take a percentage of coin or ad revenue?
            No, and there is no per-member fee either. Coin pack sales, VIP subscription windows, rewarded ad revenue and unlock revenue are all yours in full. On a platform built to make returning cheaper than acquiring, a per-member price would charge you most for exactly the outcome the product is designed to produce.
          
          
            Can campaigns reach users before Firebase is set up?
            Yes, in the app. The campaign desk writes an in-app inbox row for every targeted user, and templates, audience selection, scheduling and statistics all work with no external service configured. What Firebase adds is the device notification, so before it is set up your message waits for the viewer to open the app rather than arriving on their phone.
          
          
            Why is there no from-scratch dollar figure here?
            Because any single number would be four assumptions about your team, your region and your scope, presented back to you as a finding. What the build supports is a duration - eighteen to thirty months with a senior team for this economy and its reporting - so we publish that with regional rates and let you build the estimate from inputs you control.
          
        
      
    
  

  
    
    
      
        
## One fixed price, no cut of your coins

Bring your markets and your expected reward economics. We will model what the loop costs to run, tell you what is configuration and what is scoped work, before you commit to anything.

        [Talk to Our Team](https://miracuves.com/schedule-consultation/)[Full Overview](/shortmax-clone/)
      
    
  

  
    
      
        Explore
        
## Explore the ShortMax Clone

      
      
        [Overview](/shortmax-clone/)
        [Features](/shortmax-clone/features/)
        [Development Cost](/shortmax-clone/development-cost/)
        [Development Company](/shortmax-clone/development-company/)
        [Business Model](/shortmax-clone/business-model/)
      
    
  

  
    
    
      
        
## $3,399 fixed. Six days. Full source code.

        
The rewards ladder, the referral loop, the campaign desk, the seven-code coin ledger and the operator console, deployed on your infrastructure under your branding with no revenue share and no per-member fee.

        [Talk to Us →](https://miracuves.com/schedule-consultation/)
      
      
        
          **Written by the Miracuves Product Team**·
          Reviewed for accuracy·
          Last updated **September 1, 2026**
        
        
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          Price, inclusions and stated limitations cross-verified against the hub, 2026-09-01
        
      
    
  

				
				
				
				
						
					
			
						
				
					
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            Why this name
            
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