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Re:I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won'... by literallycancer on Sunday April 11, 2021 @08:32AM (#26769890)
Do they make more from iOS users than from the subset of Android users that have phones priced similarly to iPhone?
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Re:I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won'... by sokoloff on Sunday April 11, 2021 @09:05AM (#26770079)
Since they make more from iOS users overall, they definitely make more than from a small subset of Android users.

My point is app developers rightly care about their total income, not about the per-capita income from a tiny slice of the userbase.

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Re:I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won'... by sangnoir on Sunday April 11, 2021 @06:02PM (#26773875)
> Since they make more from iOS users overall*

* In the United States of America

Many American app makers hit a ceiling when they try to expand internationally and they discover that for the rest of the world, Android is both dominant, and more profitable.

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Re:I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won'... by itsdrewmiller on Monday April 12, 2021 @10:23AM (#26779772)
Globally the apple App Store is about 2x revenue. https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/01/05/app-store-earns-7...
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Re:I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won'... by llampx on Monday April 12, 2021 @02:26PM (#26783132)
And ex-US?
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Re:I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won'... by literallycancer on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:14PM (#26798579)
Per user, duh.
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