The ecosystem, working as a freelance and developing applications then making...

Terrence Miao - 2012-11-19 07:23:04+1100 - Updated: 2012-11-19 23:11:45+1100

The ecosystem, working as a freelance and developing applications then making millions dollars for iPhone and iPad, is not as rosy as Apple claimed. Statistics tell 99% those enthusiastic developers or entrepreneurs are hard to make a profit, even make a living ...

As Boom Lures App Creators, Tough Part Is Making a Living

Terrence Miao - 2012-11-19 07:24:28+1100

Android ecosystem does neither better, when most Android users think applications should be all free ...

Dean Budd - 2012-11-19 10:52:55+1100

Yeah, I think the ship has sailed...

Oleg Kiorsak - 2012-11-19 12:51:04+1100 - Updated: 2012-11-19 12:56:44+1100

support your local (formerly "enthusiastic") developers!! - buy my apps:

http://okapps.net

(but 1 get 2 free ;-)))

James Gemmell - 2012-11-19 12:54:41+1100

The long tail....

Oleg Kiorsak - 2012-11-19 13:02:24+1100 - Updated: 2012-11-19 13:03:37+1100

jokes aside, my highly intellectual "x0" game in 2 years sold 2 copies on Android Market (one I bought myself) for $1, whereas on App Store essentially the same app gives a steady hefty 1-2 sales on average each day (at $2 price tag !! ;)... out of my 3 apps - this is one has the best "ROI" of all... ;))

now, wait for this...

first consider how big relative to each other are markets in each regions etc etc

2nd - 30% of all sales of my "AI x0" app comes from the following short list of countries:

Kuwait
Arabic Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Israel

?!?

Terrence Miao - 2012-11-19 23:34:52+1100

Two of my former colleagues (one UX designer and one developer) quitted their well paid daily job, set up company and kept developing their only ONE app "OZTV" for iPhone and iPad - http://www.appsperhaps.com/oztv/

OZTV once listed as the No. 3 the most popular iPhone / iPad app in Australia. However, all the income from selling app couldn't sustain a standard living for two families. Several months later, they all backed to the job market and carried on a "normal" job.

New economy is tough. Creating a new business model, then generating money and making profit from it is even harder. So far, companies who really make big bucks from iOS and Android are not outnumbered than the total fingers of a pair hands. Apple, Google, maker of Angry Bird, Instagram.

Erh, sorry I can't name the fifth ...