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More profitable platform for mobile app developers in 2015

Feb 12, 2015 1:29PM PST

Which platform is likely to be more profitable for mobile app developers in 2015, Android (Google) or iOS (Apple)?

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Is that a serious question?
Feb 12, 2015 8:39PM PST

you did hear about Apple's quarterly earning report?

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Re: profitable
Feb 12, 2015 9:03PM PST

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

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Too many assumptions
Feb 13, 2015 5:19AM PST
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(NT) Thanks.
Feb 13, 2015 6:14AM PST
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There may well be, but,
Feb 13, 2015 8:15AM PST

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

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apps
Feb 16, 2015 4:56AM PST

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.

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Apple 7 billion. Android (google) 5 billion.
Feb 16, 2015 4:58AM PST
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You are somewhat out of the loop
Feb 16, 2015 5:16AM PST

Oh, if only life was that easy(!)

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More profitable platform
Aug 14, 2015 2:55AM PDT

I think iOS is best!!!

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You too can make this much!!
Aug 14, 2015 8:47AM PDT
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-do-app-developers-make-2015-5

"With 94 downloads of Redacted for Mac, seven of which were promo codes, Soffes took home only $302. What's even more interesting is that Redacted was able to crack the top 10 paid apps in the Mac App Store with only 94 downloads."

There's similar stories about the iOS store. There's a lesson here.