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> How do we make money if nobody is willing to pay for apps… App Store developers generated $1.1 trillion in total billings and sales in the App Store ecosyste
by CharlesW 3y ago
> How do we make money if nobody is willing to pay for apps…
App Store developers generated $1.1 trillion in total billings and sales in the App Store ecosystem in 2022.
Small developers on the App Store grew revenue by 71 percent over the past two years.
People are absolutely willing to pay for apps and in-app purchases.
- asow92 3y agoThat data means nothing without looking at the share of the distribution of each developer account.
- CharlesW 3y agoIt means that people are willing to pay for apps. As with any product endeavor, success isn't evenly distributed — a small percentage of developers ("small" or not) are making interesting and/or useful apps that have achieved product/market fit. The rest follow Sturgeon's law and/or don't know how to find their audience.