I have heard from many big companies (including Barnes and Noble, and Amazon) that old people, and young people are great target audiences (and will pay for apps)
So, target the old geezers, and watch the money roll in (it's a good strategy). On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 9:14:24 AM UTC-7, Doug Gordon wrote: > > My app has been out for over two years (with numerous updates along the > way). It's a genealogy-related app, which means relatively low volumes. > It also appeals to an older demographic, since people doing their > genealogy tend to be 40 and up. > > I've always noticed a bump in sales in the December-January time frame, > which I attribute to people getting new devices during the holidays, but > this year it's been exceptional so far. Why the sudden increase? Well, > looking at the Google Play statistics the #2 device for my app is the > Nexus 7 and #3 is the Asus Transformer, with the Galaxy Tab not doing > badly either. > > So a lot of new tablet users have come online. This makes sense given > the probable age of my users, as they are liable to be more comfortable > using a tablet than trying to make use of a data-rich app on a > smartphone, which they probably are not that interested in owning. So my > personal conclusion is that Android tablets are starting to pick up by > appealing to a wider demographic than the smartphones, and maybe app > designers would do well to think of more apps that would be useful to > such users. > > I myself, at 66, am probably on the high end of the age range of Android > developers. Maybe I can think up some good "senior" apps! :-) > > Doug Gordon > GHCS Software > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
