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Making $75,000 from an Android App in a year
Arron La is an IBM employee who has released an App for Android called Advanced Task Manager. In essence, it plugs a hole in the OS that sometimes closes down applications without closing down processes, which slows down the phone and drains battery life.
He released the App in February 2009 for 99c. He also released a free version in November 2009, supported by Admob ads.
He has written a detailed blog post about his Android experiences. Here are his monthly revenues.
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| Feb-09 | 507 | 507 | ||||
| Mar-09 | 630 | 630 | ||||
| Apr-09 | 362 | 362 | ||||
| May-09 | 503 | 503 | ||||
| Jun-09 | 2,178 | 2,178 | ||||
| Jul-09 | 2,480 | 2,480 | ||||
| Aug-09 | 1,500 | 1,500 | ||||
| Sep-09 | 700 | 700 | ||||
| Oct-09 | 2,300 | 2,300 | ||||
| Nov-09 | 3,400 | 109 | 3,509 | |||
| Dec-09 | 3,500 | 231 | 3,731 | |||
| Jan-10 | 3,700 | 1,000 | 4,700 | |||
| Feb-10 | 3,600 | 2,900 | 6,500 | |||
| Mar-10 | 3,700 | 2,700 | 6,400 | |||
| Apr-10 | 4,500 | 3,000 | 7,500 | |||
| May-10 | 3,800 | 4,100 | 7,900 | |||
| Jun-10 | 4,600 | 5,000 | 9,600 | |||
| Jul-10 | 4,400 | 2,600 | 7,000 | |||
| Aug-10 | 2,100 | 3,400 | 5,500 | |||
| Total | 48,460 | 25,040 | 73,500 |
That’’s over $70,000 in revenue in a year and a half (and there are only partial results for August). These figures are after Google’s 30% cut, as well, so the app has grossed over $100,000.
Here are the same figures, in a graph:
Arron gives a detailed commentary of how Android is faring, and some strong suggestions for how to make it better. If you have any interest in making Apps for Android, I recommend you check it out.
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