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Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by scarface74 on Friday January 04, 2019 @12:40PM (#18825932)
Given the fact that most people are already maxed out on apps on their device with just things like facebook and youtube, you're going to be hard pressed to get people to install your app just to try it out.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/01/app-store-caps-record...

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Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by jdietrich on Friday January 04, 2019 @12:51PM (#18826030)
The list of top grossing apps paints a rather different and rather unflattering picture of the app store economy.

https://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/top-grossing-apps/

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Re:Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App by scarface74 on Friday January 04, 2019 @12:56PM (#18826082)
I agree completely. What’s surprising is that Spotify is still a top grossing app even though they haven’t allowed new in app subscriptions for a year or two.

I guess those are legacy subscriptions.

But on the other hand, that also goes against the narrative that PWA’s will replace native apps anytime soon. Most of the apps on the list:

1. Require some type of DRM (streaming media)

2. Take advantage of in app consumables like games where the immediacy of being able to capture the whales through in app purchases make sense.

3. Need the performance of native apps.

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