I think I now have the necessary hardware (read: a Mac and an iPhone), is it worth the hassle? Should I really encourage Apple, and do I have a better chance (of making money) with Android?
I really think I could make decent apps, but I'm just not sure how to/where to market them. Halp?
Posted Aug 27, 2009, 7:29 PM UTC
Honestly, the iPhone app store is saturated. If you have a truly unique and good idea, try it. But don't expect to get rich, or even really make any money from your app. I won't plug my app here, but I released one a few weeks ago. It's not a game and it's not free. It's not a flashlight/lighter/fart app either. The thing is, it provides value. But I'm not going to submit another app and have people bitch because it's not free. I'm working on learning the 'droid now.
Depends on if you have a good idea for an app. I currently just started working on an application that does not currently have an equivalent in the app store. I don't feel like I am going to make lots of money, but I am having fun working on it.
I hear that a lot of your success is based on how the icon looks like. I've heard about this from several sources, where apps with similar functionality sell completely different just because one of the apps has a more appealing icon. Good screengrabs probably help as well. And if all else fails, you go Evony.
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If you can make thousands a day with an iPhone fart app, it seems like a no-brainer.
Well, the first fart is always funny...