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All of these articles are similarly flawed, and equally worthless. For all practical intents and purposes, iOS is the biggest mobile market. If you want to star

All of these articles are similarly flawed, and equally worthless. For all practical intents and purposes, iOS is the biggest mobile market. If you want to start a company, you just can't make an Android app and expect to make half or even a quarter of the money you will make on iOS. Here are the facts working against Android: 1) Over 230,000 iDevices sold per day, compared to less than 100K Androids 2) Huge buyer loyalty and repeat/multi device sales among Apple consumers 4) On an Android, the first app you buy will likely require entering a credit card - there goes tons of sales 5) Multiple studies say people buy way more iPhone apps than Android apps. 6) Apple owners are on average wealthier Don't get me wrong... I like Android, I make an Android app, and I even make a few bucks doing it. But my iPhone sales are way better, and it has everything to do with the quality of the market. I really did like getting paid fast by Google, getting my app posted same day with no review... but end of the day, Android revenues sucks.

ergo98 16y ago
>I like Android, I make an Android app What app? >Over 230,000 iDevices sold per day, compared to less than 100K Androids Groan. Android was past 160K per day many months ago. It has only accelerated since. >Multiple studies say people buy way more iPhone apps than Android apps. Why does this matter? >Apple owners are on average wealthier. This one gives me a chuckle every time. Every burger flipper owns an iPhone -- It is not the status symbol it keeps getting ridiculously paraded as. All smartphones have a net cost in the $2500 range, adding in requisite data plans. The iPhone is no big expense. >but end of the day, Android revenues sucks. Again, what is your angle? You seem to be saying "for people who make gimpy little micro apps and hope it's going to be their payday, distort all metrics to validate your worldview."
- andrewljohnson 16y ago
  We make the "Topo Maps" app for the Android, which is similar to our outdoorsy iPhone apps. I Googled around and concede that Android sales are at 160K per day, but that is still not close to the 230K Apple is putting out. And I did not say iPhone owners are wealthier, I said Apple owners are, which is certainly true. People who own iPads, iPods, iPhones, Macs, and other expensive gear are wealthy. If you don't believe me: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/07/ipad-owner-are-selfish-elites-critics-are-independent-geeks-says-study/ http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/07/ipad-owner-are-selfis... I am happy to have a successful mobile app business, and the pay day is from iOS, not Android. I think I am in a good position to council people to do iOS first if they want to bootstrap.

ergo98 16y ago

>I like Android, I make an Android app What app? >Over 230,000 iDevices sold per day, compared to less than 100K Androids Groan. Android was past 160K per day many months ago. It has only accelerated since. >Multiple studies say people buy way more iPhone apps than Android apps. Why does this matter? >Apple owners are on average wealthier. This one gives me a chuckle every time. Every burger flipper owns an iPhone -- It is not the status symbol it keeps getting ridiculously paraded as. All smartphones have a net cost in the $2500 range, adding in requisite data plans. The iPhone is no big expense. >but end of the day, Android revenues sucks. Again, what is your angle? You seem to be saying "for people who make gimpy little micro apps and hope it's going to be their payday, distort all metrics to validate your worldview."

andrewljohnson 16y ago
We make the "Topo Maps" app for the Android, which is similar to our outdoorsy iPhone apps. I Googled around and concede that Android sales are at 160K per day, but that is still not close to the 230K Apple is putting out. And I did not say iPhone owners are wealthier, I said Apple owners are, which is certainly true. People who own iPads, iPods, iPhones, Macs, and other expensive gear are wealthy. If you don't believe me: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/07/ipad-owner-are-selfish-elites-critics-are-independent-geeks-says-study/ http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/07/ipad-owner-are-selfis... I am happy to have a successful mobile app business, and the pay day is from iOS, not Android. I think I am in a good position to council people to do iOS first if they want to bootstrap.