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No, because most of that volume is driven by super cheap phones, and their owners spend far less on apps. iOS phones are all high end devices.
by valuearb 9y ago
No, because most of that volume is driven by super cheap phones, and their owners spend far less on apps. iOS phones are all high end devices.
- melling 9y agoI'm not sure a lot of developers make money on iOS. I think it's now larger companies. There are still millions of apps so discoverability is impossible. You can't spend much to advertise a free app, and you can't really charge money. I wrote a simple Word Search app a couple months ago, localized it, and have had zero downloads outside the US and Canada. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/h4labs-word-search/id1311744075?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/h4labs-word-search/id1311744... In 2010, I whipped up a quick little language app on Android and saw several thousand global downloads within a month( there were about 10,000 apps at the time).
- Steko 9y agoNot saying anything about larger point but iOS in 2018 vs Android in 2010 seems like an Apples to Rutabegas comparison.
- giarc 9y ago>There are still millions of apps so discoverability is impossible I know it doesn't really help, but Apple has started to remove old, abandoned apps.
- Terretta 9y ago> ... not sure developers make money on iOS ... it’s now larger companies So, just because the company is large, doesn’t mean an AI is writing the software. The large company developers make money on iOS, as a steady paycheck instead of a fingernail biter. Given comparison between film and iOS industries, it’s a little like working for Peter Jackson and Weta Digital instead of hoping to pull of the next Alive in Joburg at home.