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Old 02-09-2012, 06:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Can anyone tell me what the avarage earnings for a simple app are? I cant find any information about this...

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Old 02-09-2012, 07:22 AM   #2 (permalink)
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That's because, apart from only Apple knowing what each dev/app has made, there's never been a really widespread survey.

I read somewhere that the average app makes about $20 in TOTAL. There's some huge hits, but there's also some mega-misses.
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Can anyone tell me what the avarage earnings for a simple app are? I cant find any information about this...

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The worst paid app for me made about $32. The best made almost $3,400 (and counting).
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Ah, a quality development question.


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The App Store is so bloated now, you might as well go with quality over a quick and dirty app.

In other words, you have a better chance making real money if you deliver something that you think Apple would want to feature.
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Can anyone tell me what the avarage earnings for a simple app are? I cant find any information about this...

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LOL I'd say the average is a few bucks because a bunch of noobs think they can come in and release a shitty app and make a few hundred thousand. Nice try.
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There was a study a year ago where the median was $700 and mean was 3k over the lifetime of the app.
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