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> Why? Cause people pay for apps there. They don't on the Play Store. Is this based on your opinion, or what?
by myko 13y ago
> Why? Cause people pay for apps there. They don't on the Play Store.
Is this based on your opinion, or what?
- rpedela 13y agoThere is some research that backs up the claim. http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/17985/20130531/ios-app-sales-vs-android-apples-itunes.htm http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/17985/20130531/ios-app...
- calbear81 13y agoThere's some evidence of that here: http://blog.appannie.com/app-annie-index-market-q2-2013/ http://blog.appannie.com/app-annie-index-market-q2-2013/ People on iOS are more willing to buy apps and do more in-app purchases but the gap doesn't seem that wide to bridge, especially as iOS users move to Android.
- winslow 13y agoI think a lot of that comes from the iTunes gift cards that everybody seems to get for Christmas, Birthdays, etc. I purchased my first app with "real" money a month or two ago for android.
- vmarsy 13y agoEven if it's true, I don't think developers care if the money they got at the end of the month comes from a gift card or a credit card. Google Play gift cards exist too, I don't know if you can buy music with it though, if not it's logic that iTunes cards sells better.
- warfangle 13y agoNobody knows that Google Play gift cards exist. I've been using Android since I got rid of the iPhone 3G (circa Nexus One), and this thread is the _first_ time I've heard of it being available.
- nl 13y agoGoogle Play gift cards have been available less than a month in most of the world. I'm not sure when they were first made available in the US.
- fpgeek 13y agoGoogle Play gift cards in the US go back to August 2012, IIRC.
- wallflower 13y agoTo clarify the parent comment, I see iTunes gift cards for sale at grocery store checkout lines. Perfect spontaneous purchases. Where do you even buy a Google Play gift card?
- aka_butters 13y agoI see them at Safeway and Target here in Mt. View all the time. My location might be relevant though :)
- nl 13y agoIn Australia I've seen them in BigW (kinda a Kmart/Walmart equivalent).