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>> There is no way forward for (paid) Android apps that can make a living. You need to sell on iOS in order to make any sort of revenue. Yes, that is kind of s
by slantyyz 13y ago
>> There is no way forward for (paid) Android apps that can make a living. You need to sell on iOS in order to make any sort of revenue.
Yes, that is kind of sad. As someone who does pay for Android software, I imagine I'm in the minority. I've got extended family members who balk at the notion of paying even a dollar for software on Android.
OTOH, I'm curious how many paid apps on the iOS App store actually hit the break-even point.
- mooreds 13y agoAs of May 2012, 60% of developers didn't break even. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/05/ios-app-success-is-a-lottery-and-60-of-developers-dont-break-even/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/05/ios-app-success-is-a-lo...
- jcromartie 13y agoThat's actually fantastic, because it means 40% of developers are breaking even while only probably 10% of them are making anything decent (just based on the 90% of everything is crud rule, which seems to hold quite true for mobile apps).
- Nicholas_C 13y agoNot an Android user/developer so I'm completely ignorant on this topic, but is advertising revenue on Android apps not enough to make it worthwhile?