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I created Smart Receipts, a receipt tracker and expense report generator for Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wb.receipts https://play.go
by wrb 13y ago
I created Smart Receipts, a receipt tracker and expense report generator for Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wb.receipts https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wb.receipts.
I make about $600/month between ads on the free version and sales for the paid version; not enough to quit my full-time job but a nice monthly supplement.
- clarky07 13y agoHow much of that is ads vs paid? I've noticed that making free versions for my apps has been very helpful, but I still make 75-80% of my income off of the paid versions.
- wrb 13y agoI'm in the exact same boat - about 75-80% of my income comes from the paid version of the app. The free version mostly serves as a staging ground to increase adoption and encourage users to upgrade to get rid of the ads.
- clarky07 13y agoYeah. I've noticed that most people don't seem to care about having ads. An IAP to remove ads is of so little value it's amazing. I've had much better success adding a bit of friction and limiting the free versions. Here is this tracking app, it does everything the full version does, but you can't save more than X tracks. Stuff like that has worked nicely for me. Ads are just a bit of gravy and a slight annoyance to make someone ever so slightly more likely to upgrade.