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Mobile Performance Budget Calculator
Enter measured cold start, API response time, and app size to assess performance against iOS and Android benchmarks.
No data is transmitted — everything runs locallyTool
Example — Representative default scenario — js KB 280 · image KB 420 · connection 4G.
Cold start
650 ms
⚠ Exceeds 400ms target
API p99
450 ms
✓ Pass
App size
85 MB
✓ Good
Overall
⚠ Review needed
iOS
About this tool
Mobile Performance Budget Calculator
The Mobile Performance Budget Calculator assesses cold start, API latency, app size, and memory against iOS and Android performance benchmarks.
• Assess whether current cold start meets user expectation thresholds
• Identify which performance metric is furthest from budget
• Calculate API latency headroom before user abandonment threshold
• Set performance budgets before a mobile optimization sprint
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FAQ
What does this tool tell you?
The Mobile Performance Budget Calculator assesses cold start, API latency, app size, and memory against iOS and Android performance benchmarks.
What affects the result most?
Cold start budget: iOS <400ms, Android <500ms to first frame — above this users notice. API response budget: 200ms for perceived instant, 1000ms for acceptable, 3000ms = user abandonment. Network tier: 4G 30-50ms RTT, 3G 100-300ms — test on constrained networks.
How should I use the result?
The calculation is deterministic — the same inputs always produce the same output — so the most useful workflow is to vary one input at a time and see which factor moves the result most. That tells you where to focus your attention before committing to a decision.
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