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The market for indie apps is far better on Apple devices in general. More people are willing to pay for an ad free, nicely integrated app than on Android.

by snazz 7y ago

alexbanks 7y ago
Source?
- bnchrch 7y ago
  https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-users-spend-twice-apps-vs-android-charts-2018-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-users-spend-twice-apps...
- kick 7y ago
  "App Store made almost twice as much as Google Play in 2018" https://www.cultofmac.com/601492/app-store-google-play-revenue-2018/ https://www.cultofmac.com/601492/app-store-google-play-reven... Market Share 2018 Android 85.1% iOS 14.9% https://www.idc.com/promo/smartphone-market-share/os https://www.idc.com/promo/smartphone-market-share/os
- willmacdonald 7y ago
  As for paid versions of Monument Valley, sales from the iTunes App Store far outpace sales on other marketplaces. Purchases on iOS account for 73 percent of Ustwo's $14.4 million of revenue, while only 17 percent of that total revenue came from Google Play. https://www.polygon.com/2016/5/20/11724058/monument-valley-sales-revenue-download-numbers-ustwo-games https://www.polygon.com/2016/5/20/11724058/monument-valley-s...
  - leppr 7y ago
    This particular data point is irrelevant since the game launched on Android one year after its iOS debut, losing the novelty and marketing factors.
    - prepend 7y ago
      Do you think it was a random factor that had it debut on iOS. Despite far fewer devices, the Apple App Store has always made more revenue than Android. The most recent real numbers [0] I could find show this is a big difference. I always assumed that’s why app devs roll out on iOS first. [0] https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/10/11/as-usual-apples-app-store-revenue-leads-google-pla.aspx https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/10/11/as-usual-apples-ap...
      - leppr 7y ago
        I didn't contest the overall conclusion, but as engineers and entrepreneurs we normally have a propensity to disregard binary thinking. The numbers in your link are useful to predict expected revenue from an iOS vs an Android exclusive. The 73/17 ratio from the parent post is not, but could be misleading to someone who didn't know the app's release schedule.
- deleted 7y ago
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The market for indie apps is far better on Apple devices in general. More people are willing to pay for an ad free, nicely integrated app than on Android.

by snazz 7y ago

The market for indie apps is far better on Apple devices in general. More people are willing to pay for an ad free, nicely integrated app than on Android.

alexbanks 7y ago

Source?

bnchrch 7y ago
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-users-spend-twice-apps-vs-android-charts-2018-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-users-spend-twice-apps...
kick 7y ago
"App Store made almost twice as much as Google Play in 2018" https://www.cultofmac.com/601492/app-store-google-play-revenue-2018/ https://www.cultofmac.com/601492/app-store-google-play-reven... Market Share 2018 Android 85.1% iOS 14.9% https://www.idc.com/promo/smartphone-market-share/os https://www.idc.com/promo/smartphone-market-share/os
willmacdonald 7y ago
As for paid versions of Monument Valley, sales from the iTunes App Store far outpace sales on other marketplaces. Purchases on iOS account for 73 percent of Ustwo's $14.4 million of revenue, while only 17 percent of that total revenue came from Google Play. https://www.polygon.com/2016/5/20/11724058/monument-valley-sales-revenue-download-numbers-ustwo-games https://www.polygon.com/2016/5/20/11724058/monument-valley-s...
- leppr 7y ago
  This particular data point is irrelevant since the game launched on Android one year after its iOS debut, losing the novelty and marketing factors.
  - prepend 7y ago
    Do you think it was a random factor that had it debut on iOS. Despite far fewer devices, the Apple App Store has always made more revenue than Android. The most recent real numbers [0] I could find show this is a big difference. I always assumed that’s why app devs roll out on iOS first. [0] https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/10/11/as-usual-apples-app-store-revenue-leads-google-pla.aspx https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/10/11/as-usual-apples-ap...
    - leppr 7y ago
      I didn't contest the overall conclusion, but as engineers and entrepreneurs we normally have a propensity to disregard binary thinking. The numbers in your link are useful to predict expected revenue from an iOS vs an Android exclusive. The 73/17 ratio from the parent post is not, but could be misleading to someone who didn't know the app's release schedule.
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