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Well, this might not be that accurate. There are several app/companies that generate revenue outside of iTunes run transactions. Apple's in-app purchase rules o

by gdilla 14y ago

Well, this might not be that accurate. There are several app/companies that generate revenue outside of iTunes run transactions. Apple's in-app purchase rules only apply to digital content and services; they do not apply to physical goods and servicse. So, Kayak, Expedia, Hotels tonight, Viator, Amazon's store app, etc are all quite popular and earn money from their iOS apps that wouldn't be recorded or "taxed" by apple.

Ologn 14y ago
Yes, the Register headline does not match the content Headline: "Half of all app store revenue goes to just 25 developers" In article: "total revenue generated from paid app downloads and in-app purchases in the US" Looking at my Google Play developer console, at daily device installs across categories for all apps in the store, non-US downloads account for 75%-82% of all downloads, depending on the category. So just watching the US gives one a false picture (especially for the Japanese-Korean market, which are quite large and have their own big players). Also, only paid apps and in-app purchases are counted. Pay apps are not as popular a monetization scheme with Android as it is (was?) with iOS. In-app and freemium apps are a little more popular. Tapjoy has an increasingly popular monetization scheme for some of the top games on Android ( http://www.appbrain.com/stats/libraries/details/tapjoy/tapjoy http://www.appbrain.com/stats/libraries/details/tapjoy/tapjo... ) which wouldn't even be counted by this survey. This 2012 Cambridge study ( http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/06/in-mobile-apps-free-aint-free-but-cambridge-university-has-a-plan-to-fix-it http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/06/in-mobile-apps-free-aint-fr... ) says 58% of Android apps support themselves with ads. So this survey doesn't account for that. All of my current Android revenue comes from ads, for what that's worth.

by gdilla 14y ago

Ologn 14y ago

Yes, the Register headline does not match the content Headline: "Half of all app store revenue goes to just 25 developers" In article: "total revenue generated from paid app downloads and in-app purchases in the US" Looking at my Google Play developer console, at daily device installs across categories for all apps in the store, non-US downloads account for 75%-82% of all downloads, depending on the category. So just watching the US gives one a false picture (especially for the Japanese-Korean market, which are quite large and have their own big players). Also, only paid apps and in-app purchases are counted. Pay apps are not as popular a monetization scheme with Android as it is (was?) with iOS. In-app and freemium apps are a little more popular. Tapjoy has an increasingly popular monetization scheme for some of the top games on Android ( http://www.appbrain.com/stats/libraries/details/tapjoy/tapjoy http://www.appbrain.com/stats/libraries/details/tapjoy/tapjo... ) which wouldn't even be counted by this survey. This 2012 Cambridge study ( http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/06/in-mobile-apps-free-aint-free-but-cambridge-university-has-a-plan-to-fix-it http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/06/in-mobile-apps-free-aint-fr... ) says 58% of Android apps support themselves with ads. So this survey doesn't account for that. All of my current Android revenue comes from ads, for what that's worth.