Deciding whether to outsource or not depends on your end goals. If you need a one-time app build, then outsourcing makes more sense. It’s much more cost-effective and affords you all the functionality of a full development team without the risk. However, if you plan on designing more apps in the future, you may want to consider bringing things in-house.
Designing your apps in-house has its advantages, like shorter timelines and faster sign-offs or approvals. You also have more flexibility with revisions.
The downside is there is a learning curve when it comes to software development. If you don’t possess this knowledge yourself, it can cost you significant amounts of time and money to hire a developer that is the right fit for your team. This type of talent can also be extremely hard to find.