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This gold rush started -at least for my generation- with the App Store. The reach of the internet is so great that even simple ideas are still raking in thousa
by ronyfadel 4y ago
This gold rush started -at least for my generation- with the App Store.
The reach of the internet is so great that even simple ideas are still raking in thousands of dollars per month.
I remember sitting at a dinner table with new acquaintances, and my -now ex- girlfriend saying it’s baffling how seemingly simple apps [1] even make any money. They were making twice her monthly salary at the time :D
[1] https://fadel.io/ https://fadel.io/
- ackbar03 4y agoI don't think apps make anywhere near that much money now unless I'm mistaken
- raunometsa 4y agoPhilip is making $10k+ per month with Session (https://www.stayinsession.com https://www.stayinsession.com) but I see apps very rarely on MicroFounder... mostly SaaS
- pc86 4y agoPersonally when I think of apps I think of one-time purchases. Good on him for finding 2k+ people willing to pay $5/mo for a pomodoro timer but this seems much closer to SaaS than app to me.
- cercatrova 4y agoHence the title, micro-SaaS
- ronyfadel 4y agoYou're mistaken. If you'd like to estimate how much apps are making, check https://app.sensortower.com/ https://app.sensortower.com/ (it's pretty accurate), you're going to be very surprised with the number of apps making > $5k/month.
- ec109685 4y agoI got to 2k a month for a max sound recording program of mine back in late nineties with a shareware model, so it’s been possible for a while (and that was a lot of money for a college kid). Started with AOL downloads in the beginning