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Summer sucks on iOS app store as well. Most developers report decreased sales during the summer. You can take advantage of this by making apps that target the s

Summer sucks on iOS app store as well. Most developers report decreased sales during the summer. You can take advantage of this by making apps that target the summer or early fall. You'll have an easier time climbing the ranks (which influence visibility and hence sales). As an example, my fantasy football app (football starts in early Sept) starts gaining steam in July. I managed to hit #125 overall paid on the iPhone in July with only 650 sales/day. Based on conversations with other developers, this is about 25% lower than normal, and significantly lower than peak season (December - January). Where there is bad news, there is always opportunity =)

dpcan 15y ago
This is interesting, and kind-of good to hear as this is my first full summer of selling apps on Android after seeing a lot of success last fall. Last summer I just didn't have my apps polished enough, so I couldn't gauge if I was doing well or not, but THIS summer, even after an amazing fall/winter I've noticed a dramatic slowdown in app sales. I've chalked it up to young people not being in school where they can talk about apps and see what each other is playing. My games don't have multiplayer, and during the school year I would get bombarded with requests for multiplayer, but this summer .... not a one. Thanks for the insight.
18pfsmt 15y ago
Considering you offer football, how much effort would it take for you to offer baseball as well (as has been mentioned elsewhere in these threads)? Basketball or hockey seem like good candidates as well. I figure the logic is similar, no? Admittedly, I haven't analyzed the logic, nor do I understand the marketplace, but it would seem logical to extend to the popular sports for other seasons (just find friends that are interested in those sports, and pay them something for their domain knowledge). Edit: On second thought, maybe the schema would be similar but the logic quite sport-specific.
- bignoggins 15y ago
  I offer all 4 major sports. I'm just using football as an example since it's relevant to summer sales.

dpcan 15y ago

This is interesting, and kind-of good to hear as this is my first full summer of selling apps on Android after seeing a lot of success last fall. Last summer I just didn't have my apps polished enough, so I couldn't gauge if I was doing well or not, but THIS summer, even after an amazing fall/winter I've noticed a dramatic slowdown in app sales. I've chalked it up to young people not being in school where they can talk about apps and see what each other is playing. My games don't have multiplayer, and during the school year I would get bombarded with requests for multiplayer, but this summer .... not a one. Thanks for the insight.

18pfsmt 15y ago

Considering you offer football, how much effort would it take for you to offer baseball as well (as has been mentioned elsewhere in these threads)? Basketball or hockey seem like good candidates as well. I figure the logic is similar, no? Admittedly, I haven't analyzed the logic, nor do I understand the marketplace, but it would seem logical to extend to the popular sports for other seasons (just find friends that are interested in those sports, and pay them something for their domain knowledge). Edit: On second thought, maybe the schema would be similar but the logic quite sport-specific.

bignoggins 15y ago
I offer all 4 major sports. I'm just using football as an example since it's relevant to summer sales.