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I think the difference is explained by the structure of my landing page. The iOS link is most prominent at the top, but the Android link requires some reading.
by arshadgc 13y ago
I think the difference is explained by the structure of my landing page. The iOS link is most prominent at the top, but the Android link requires some reading.
I'm going to update the Power 20 site to give equal airtime to iOS and Android.
Android sales have actually recently outpaced iOS sales because I'm able to iterate on the app's name more frequently in Android. I can find out which titles work faster on Android. With iOS, one must submit a new app every time they change the name. Crazy.
- Zaheer 13y agoJust commented above, I'd love to know whether those modifications change results but based on my prior experience I highly doubt it.
- arshadgc 13y agoYeah, it's alarming to hear that even with millions of apps, you're seeing such a huge difference between iOS and Android sales. I'm going to change my future development plans if this is the reality for everyone.
- Zaheer 13y agoYa I've actually dropped Android support moving forward. Here's some more data on the stark differences in revenue: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6193605 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6193605
- eevee 13y agoI'm confused; where is the difference in revenue coming from if you're selling the same product to the same number of people on each platform?
- Zaheer 13y agoExactly where you just stated yourself... the platform.
- eevee 13y agoAs in, Google takes a bigger cut?
- kintamanimatt 13y agoNo, both Apple and Google take 30%.
- Zaheer 13y agoOh now I see the confusion. No the cut is about the same, it's the platform itself as in its users. I don't know what it is but I suppose they just tend to spend money and click ads less. I can't pinpoint the exact reason but many other developers have experienced the same trend.