Android App Sales
Posted by Brian Vaughn at 7/14/2010 12:16 PM 
Categories: Development, Android
Tags: Development Android
Categories: Development, Android
Tags: Development Android
I tend to read a lot of Android Central for information about what’s new on Android and what new apps or phones are being talked about. There was a new article a few days back asking the question can you make money on the Android marketplace as an App developer. It didn’t cover any new ground but just rehashed a bunch of easy excuses.
The comparison to the Apple store will always happen and it’s not going away. There are more apps on iTunes and there are more consumers with iPhones. The Android market is growing, as is the install base but it’s no where near the iPhone’s.
In a couple years I expect the iPhone and Android install bases to balance out and it will be more advantageous for developers to code for each platform. Currently the more popular apps are on both Android and iPhone. Neither install base alone is large enough to actually turn a career out of developing phone apps.
I build apps that I want to use. If I’m not going to use it then why bother? I’d like to see my app get a little more usage but I don’t expect to sell more than a couple thousand copies. Maybe if I build an iPhone version I’d sell a few more copies but I can’t say that for sure. The marketplace on iTunes is a lot more competitive with more apps. Besides, I build apps I want to use and I don’t want to use an iPhone.
Source:
http://www.androidcentral.com/can-developers-make-money-android-market-mobilebeat-2010
The comparison to the Apple store will always happen and it’s not going away. There are more apps on iTunes and there are more consumers with iPhones. The Android market is growing, as is the install base but it’s no where near the iPhone’s.
In a couple years I expect the iPhone and Android install bases to balance out and it will be more advantageous for developers to code for each platform. Currently the more popular apps are on both Android and iPhone. Neither install base alone is large enough to actually turn a career out of developing phone apps.
I build apps that I want to use. If I’m not going to use it then why bother? I’d like to see my app get a little more usage but I don’t expect to sell more than a couple thousand copies. Maybe if I build an iPhone version I’d sell a few more copies but I can’t say that for sure. The marketplace on iTunes is a lot more competitive with more apps. Besides, I build apps I want to use and I don’t want to use an iPhone.
Source:
http://www.androidcentral.com/can-developers-make-money-android-market-mobilebeat-2010
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