How I Got to the App Store Top with a Simple Currency App

Re:How I Got to the App Store Top with a Simple Currency App by rcorin on Monday February 23, 2015 @11:06AM (#9095004)

So, if I understand correctly you've the top biz category app and it's just generating ~100$ daily in ads? Seems a bit low actually :(

ps: would love some support for multiple data-sources per currency: for instance in Argentina we've official dollars but since they're impossible to get we also have sidemarket "blue" dollars...

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Re:How I Got to the App Store Top with a Simple Currency App by Zelphyr on Monday February 23, 2015 @11:23AM (#9095090)

I think its low by comparison to other apps that generate significantly more and/or if your expectations are relatively high. But his expectations were to get ~$100/month so I'm sure he is ecstatic. And besides, an extra $36,000 a year in relatively passive income isn't too shabby.

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Re:How I Got to the App Store Top with a Simple Currency App by onion2k on Monday February 23, 2015 @11:36AM (#9095172)

Getting to the top of a category in the app store is a metric based on installs. Ad revenue is based on number of times the app is actually used.

Developing an app that thousands of people install but don't actually use often won't make you especially rich.

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Re:How I Got to the App Store Top with a Simple Currency App by rcorin on Monday February 23, 2015 @12:15PM (#9095446)

Agreed. But I still tought the top category app should drive so many installs that even users launching the app just once should generate more than that. Looks like the the business category is driving less installs than other more popular ones, like games or photo apps...

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