More and more mobile users are themselves users of apps.
According to the report by “The App Date”, Spain is the European country with the highest penetration of smartphones. The average profile of the user is male, between 25 and 44, urban middle class. And the most used platform is Android, with a volume of 87 million app downloads.Mobile applications’ downloads in 2013 has doubled the volume over the 2012.
And only in Spain, 4 millions of apps are downloaded everyday. Mobile users are ever more likely to download the app instead of using the web page.
All this data make us believe in the importance of apps as a great business oportunity.
You have a brilliant idea, you want to develop the app and earn money with it…but you don’t know how to get started.
First of all, as we explained in a previous post , the importance of ASO is essential to make known the new app .
What is more, if you are interesting in earning money with your app, once it’s been developed, start planning the best way to get the highest benefits.
If you don’t know how to start, these are the most common types to generate revenue from your app:
– Free download + subscription payment.
Your download will be completely free, but content acquisition will be payed . An example of this kind of app is Orbyt , a virtual kiosk where you can download different publications .
– Freemium
The app download is for free and you only pay for additional content or complements (bonus , extra lives , etc.) It can be done with real money or by merits obtained in the app itself. If you don’t communicate this clearly, you will receive bad reviews. A clear example of this freemium apps is Candy Crush.
– Free Download + advertising
Although you can download the app for free, banner ads are reated within it. This model is followed by the popular app Angry Birds, for example.
– Free basic version and pay for upgrade to pro versions
You can download a basic version to engage users with amazing functions or levels and when you are completely engaged they aim to download the paid version.It’s one of the most used models because anybody want to buy for something without try it before.
– Initial Micro-payments
It is the most common model specially by the iOS users because they are more likely to download paid content. Usually, a new app is made known through a free demo version to engage users.
For example, the most popular apps of this kind are Whatsapp or Hayday , one of the most profitable in the app store .
If you already have the idea and you need to develop and monetize your app, meet one of our Froggie (Crazy4Media Mobile) specialists and they will study your personal case. Don’t hesitate, Contact us!!
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