Ask HN: How much money do you make every month from your iOS app?

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Post by jetupper » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 12:55 AM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: How much money do you make every month from your iOS app?

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Post by anonymous1983 » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 2:25 AM UTC

My buddy and I make between $50,000 - $60,000 per month. We have been doing this exactly 1 year.

Re: Ask HN: How much money do you make every month from your iOS app?

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Post by Mitchella » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 2:46 AM UTC

anonymous1983 wrote: post #2

My buddy and I make between $50,000 - $60,000 per month. We have been doing this exactly 1 year.

Which applications if you don't mind me asking?

Re: Ask HN: How much money do you make every month from your iOS app?

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Post by ansonl » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 3:01 AM UTC

I make about $100 - $200 as a hobby developer of one paid app. It has been in the store about 4 years. App is Geometry Stash.

Re: Ask HN: How much money do you make every month from your iOS app?

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Post by jetupper » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 3:56 AM UTC

anonymous1983 wrote: post #2

My buddy and I make between $50,000 - $60,000 per month. We have been doing this exactly 1 year.

Wow, would love to know what are the apps too. Or perhaps, in what category / categories are your apps in?

Re: Ask HN: How much money do you make every month from your iOS app?

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 4:03 AM UTC

anonymous1983 wrote: post #2

My buddy and I make between $50,000 - $60,000 per month. We have been doing this exactly 1 year.

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Post by anonymous1983 » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 5:09 AM UTC

jetupper wrote: post #5

anonymous1983 wrote: post #2

My buddy and I make between $50,000 - $60,000 per month. We have been doing this exactly 1 year.

Wow, would love to know what are the apps too. Or perhaps, in what category / categories are your apps in?

Entertainment, lifestyle, and games.

Re: Ask HN: How much money do you make every month from your iOS app?

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Post by anonymous1983 » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 5:10 AM UTC

Mitchella wrote: post #3

anonymous1983 wrote: post #2

My buddy and I make between $50,000 - $60,000 per month. We have been doing this exactly 1 year.

Which applications if you don't mind me asking?

Sorry, I don't want to give away my identity.

Re: Ask HN: How much money do you make every month from your iOS app?

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Post by jetupper » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 7:07 AM UTC

anonymous1983 wrote: post #7

jetupper wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow, would love to know what are the apps too. Or perhaps, in what category / categories are your apps in?

Entertainment, lifestyle, and games.

Cool, and do you have any advice for iOS developers to achieve the similar kind of success that you're having?

Re: Ask HN: How much money do you make every month from your iOS app?

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Post by anonymous1983 » Wed, Dec 05, 2012, 9:10 AM UTC

jetupper wrote: post #9

anonymous1983 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Entertainment, lifestyle, and games.

Cool, and do you have any advice for iOS developers to achieve the similar kind of success that you're having?

If you are just starting, I would suggest creating a few apps and seeing which ones catch on and then focusing your efforts on those. Create apps quickly to test an idea, and then iterate quickly when improving an app. As for the type of apps, I believe ones that have decent growth and retention are best. I don't like apps that just focus on growth, because it is not too sustainable long term.