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Re:Ask HN: Passive income ideas for solo developers? by verigit on Monday June 19, 2017 @01:20AM (#14584754)
If you are not a web developer you may consider building an app. I find the Mac App Store to be less competitive than the iOS one.

Personally, I released my app two months ago: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easygit/id1228242832?mt=12

Re:Ask HN: Passive income ideas for solo developers? by geekme on Monday June 19, 2017 @05:13AM (#14585548)
I am iOS developer and it has become a pretty tough market to crack. Can you share some more thoughts on the MAc App store. Is it worth investing in Mac app development?. Thanks.
Re:Ask HN: Passive income ideas for solo developers? by verigit on Monday June 19, 2017 @06:19AM (#14585788)
Anecdotally it seems like the Mac App Store is easier to break into and generate a steady income, at least for a while. Not sure if it is because of less competition, or just mac users being more willing to spend money for apps than iOS users. Keep in mind though that the market is at least one order of magnitude smaller than the iOS Store, so it may be more difficult to go further than side-project level.
Re:Ask HN: Passive income ideas for solo developers? by geekme on Thursday June 22, 2017 @01:22AM (#14610268)
Thank you
Re:Ask HN: Passive income ideas for solo developers? by noobieberry on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @07:21AM (#14593616)
What do you think about it revenue-wise? Are you pulling decent money from the MAS?