I don't agree with Zsolt. There are many factory besides the number of downloads that influence the revenue from ads: - Number of active downloads - Downloads through other distribution channels than Android market - Number of users actually using the app - Average time the user is using the app per day - How long is the ad visible to the user (a task killer app is used just for a couple of seconds while a game might be open for more than an hour)? - How obtrusive is the ad? - How often is the ad changed (doesn't make sense to show the same ad for more than a minute)? - How much time to ppl have to use the phone (daytime, week day, time of year etc.)? - How much is the advertiser willing to pay per click? - Are there big campaigns running? - ...
The Android market is ad driven, users are not as willing to pay as they are on the iPhone. While Zsolt might make more money with his paid version and while this might be the case for many developers that make a couple of $ per day, most of the revenue is made by serving ads. It's just a matter of getting a large piece of the cake instead of just a tiny one ;-). I'm making >$100 a day with one app and I'm pretty sure that the potential for this app is >$500 or even >$1000 if distribution strategies and channels are wisely used. I'm just guessing but Angry Birds probably makes many thousand dollars each day, just by serving ads ;-).. Emanuel Moecklin 1gravity LLC On Dec 3, 5:48 am, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > If have about 20,000 downloads of my add supported app and I earn > about $1 per day from adMob. The only reason I even keep the ads in > there is so that it gives people another incentive to upgrade. > > Unless you are planning a high volume app with hundreds of thousands > of downloads, you are better of charging for it. > > On Dec 3, 6:00 pm, Atik <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > HI guys, > > can any one tell me what is the earning diffenrce between paid and add > > supported free android app. > > > e.g i have created one app, quoted price will be 1$, and that > > application has 100 downloads, and 2nd scenario is i will keep the > > same app for free addition with some ads and will consider the same > > downloads for the free application. > > > then can any one pls tell me how much i m going to earn from free app > > publishing, as if i m publishing app for 1$ then after 100 downloads > > my profile will be 70%, as 30% charges google will take... > > > pls guide .. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
