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My understanding was that while there's more money being made in Apps, it's getting more and more concentrated into less and less apps and larger and larger com
by cableshaft 9y ago
My understanding was that while there's more money being made in Apps, it's getting more and more concentrated into less and less apps and larger and larger companies, so that the overwhelming majority of apps released nowadays make very little money.
Especially for independent developers I've heard there are much better opportunities on other platforms, for the most part. For others here that are still in iOS app development or know people still in it, is that the case? I've been out of it for a few years, so I'm not really sure.
- nnd 9y agoWhat other platoforms have better opportunities for indie developers?
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- cableshaft 9y agoFor applications, I've heard more devs are going back to web first, but I'm mainly familiar with the game scene, and indie game developers have had a lot better luck with Steam, the Vita, and most recently the Nintendo Switch than on mobile for the past several years.
- wlesieutre 9y agoThat used to be the case for Steam if you could get your game in, but the impression I’ve heard more recently is that it’s become more of a dumpster fire of unfinished shovelware. Throw something together from unity asset store pieces, call it early access, and see how many suckers you can get. There are occasional breakout hits, but discoverability for indie titles is minimal. Plus their revenue cut is (maybe not confirmed, but widely speculated to be) the same as Apple’s 30%.