Show Notes
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Once again the topic of sustainable revenue has surfaced around our lovely community. I’ve recently been changing/adapting my thinking on the subject so it seemed the time to wade in again.
Tim on the App Store
“The app store had its best quarter ever, with a record number of customers making purchases, driving a new record for revenue, and 29 percent year on year growth.”
App Store Metrics
In April, 2015: 1,561 apps per day (35,929 non-games, 12,451 games, 48,380 total)
Where we are:
Redacted for Mac Launch
Realmac Product Revenue Snapshot
Sensor Tower Top Grossing Analysis
From here:
Inquisitive: Behind the App #11
Learning to Ride a Bicycle, Again.
Sam Soffes on Developing Perspective #208
More from Developing Perspective
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I walk through the history of Apple developer platforms over my history as an app developer and grade them, then think a bit about what has made them worthwhile.
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I tend to think of my app business in terms of revenue per day. Breaking it down to that level helps me keep a close eye on it and know how well or poorly I’m doing. Today I walk through the reasoning for this as well as do a thought experiment of what the numbers might look like for a new business.