you did hear about Apple's quarterly earning report?
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Which platform is likely to be more profitable for mobile app developers in 2015, Android (Google) or iOS (Apple)?
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Which platform is likely to be more profitable for mobile app developers in 2015, Android (Google) or iOS (Apple)?
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Since there are more Android phones than iPhones it's a good guess that more Android apps will be downloaded than iPhone-apps. So if the price is the same and the in-app revenues are the same, the Android app should be more profitable for the developer.
Assuming you're such a developer (otherwise you won't come with this question) what's your own experience with your current apps?
Kees
I'd say the jury is still out. IOW, YMMV.
http://www.tech-thoughts.net/2012/11/ios-vs-android-in-app-purchases-revenue-impact.html
There are also many flavor of Android and not all of them play nicely.
To develop for Android would mean producing and supporting an app on the many version of Android.
Also, the Android market is less prone to spend money on apps
P
I would think apps for Android phones would be more profitable. Apple just seems like it would be very difficult to work with brining the app to market.