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Nice read. I am very curious about iPad apps and their revenue, some time ago I asked around here about the profit ratio between the iPhone and the iPad for tho

by iaskwhy 15y ago

Nice read. I am very curious about iPad apps and their revenue, some time ago I asked around here about the profit ratio between the iPhone and the iPad for those apps focused on both platforms but I got no response and I did get some upvotes so I guess it's something people would like to know a little better. Anyone? Original submission: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2845158 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2845158

floppydisk 15y ago
I'd definitely be curious to see a comparison from someone who wrote an iPhone and iPad optimized version of an application and released in the same time frame. The other thing I'd be interested in seeing is if someone did a study on the buying habits of iPad vs. iPhone (heck, lets generalize and say tablet vs. smartphone) application buyers. I have a feeling we'd see more apps being purchased in the smartphone arena as people buy-try-dump apps on the go, whereas there'd be a more stable market in the tablet space where people research which apps to buy because they use the tablet for longer durations.
- ajlburke 15y ago
  My next step is to extend Remembary to be a Universal iPhone/iPad app, and to build a cheaper 'impulse buy' iPhone version with only a few of the key features. I'll definitely be writing a follow-up with the details of how that goes. I just need to find some time to actually build these versions!
stevenwei 15y ago
It really depends on the type of app and is very difficult to generalize. For our app (Paprika Recipe Manager - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paprika-recipe-manager/id392408028?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paprika-recipe-manager/id3924...), iPad sales are 4-5x the iPhone sales. Based on the type of app this makes a lot of sense: cooks want to use an iPad in the kitchen, an iPhone screen is too small. But then I know there are a lot of other apps where the numbers are completely reversed.

by iaskwhy 15y ago

floppydisk 15y ago

I'd definitely be curious to see a comparison from someone who wrote an iPhone and iPad optimized version of an application and released in the same time frame. The other thing I'd be interested in seeing is if someone did a study on the buying habits of iPad vs. iPhone (heck, lets generalize and say tablet vs. smartphone) application buyers. I have a feeling we'd see more apps being purchased in the smartphone arena as people buy-try-dump apps on the go, whereas there'd be a more stable market in the tablet space where people research which apps to buy because they use the tablet for longer durations.

ajlburke 15y ago
My next step is to extend Remembary to be a Universal iPhone/iPad app, and to build a cheaper 'impulse buy' iPhone version with only a few of the key features. I'll definitely be writing a follow-up with the details of how that goes. I just need to find some time to actually build these versions!

stevenwei 15y ago

It really depends on the type of app and is very difficult to generalize. For our app (Paprika Recipe Manager - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paprika-recipe-manager/id392408028?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paprika-recipe-manager/id3924...), iPad sales are 4-5x the iPhone sales. Based on the type of app this makes a lot of sense: cooks want to use an iPad in the kitchen, an iPhone screen is too small. But then I know there are a lot of other apps where the numbers are completely reversed.