Bottom line: investments in Apple's ecosystem are paying off.
In June, 2010 Apple said it paid developers $1 billion for applications.
In October, 2011 at the iPhone 4S launch, Apple stated it had sold 250 million iOS devices and that the App Store had seen a total of 18 billion downloads, paying out over $3 billion to developers.
In January, 2012, Apple is pushing its cumulative payouts to developers above $4 billion.
You can check out detailed milestones and chart showing downloads and available apps on the app store over time, since the App Store was opened in 2008 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_(iOS)
Simple applications such as Little Buddha, iFart, Popcorn Maker can make your apps virally known worldwide, with huge potential making good passive income, where your investment pay offs.
For example, the developer of iFart, Joel Comm, has been pretty forthcoming with sales figures, and on his blog he noted that over Christmas Eve and Christmas day, more than 58,000 people purchased a copy of iFart, netting him over $40,000 dollars in just two days.
What iFart does?
Check out Little Buddha's 39,000 Quotes by Happy Tapper:
Carla Kay White, a yoga lover, runner and owner of Happy Tapper - a small design studio specializing in life improving iPhone and iPad apps, who also wrote a book about how to create iPhone apps called Ideas to Apps, had successfully build a passive income pipe line with this little addictive apps.
The points are:
Sources:
Apple Just Had One Of The Most Impressive Years In Business History
Dec 21, 2010
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-year-in-review-2010-12?op=1
After 18 billion app downloads, Apple has paid out $3 billion to developers
Oct 4, 2011
http://appleheadlines.com/2011/10/04/after-18-billion-app-downloads-apple-has-paid-out-3-billion-to-developers/
Apple has now paid $4 billion to App Store developers
Jan 24, 2012
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/24/apple_has_now_paid_4_billion_to_app_store_developers_.html
Little Buddha iPhone Apps
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id367100643?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
http://carlakaywhite.com/2010/05/introducing-little-buddha-iphone-app/
http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=506833&expand=false
iFart developer makes $40,000 in 2 days
http://www.edibleapple.com/2008/12/28/ifart-developer-makes-40000-in-2-days/
In June, 2010 Apple said it paid developers $1 billion for applications.
In October, 2011 at the iPhone 4S launch, Apple stated it had sold 250 million iOS devices and that the App Store had seen a total of 18 billion downloads, paying out over $3 billion to developers.
In January, 2012, Apple is pushing its cumulative payouts to developers above $4 billion.
You can check out detailed milestones and chart showing downloads and available apps on the app store over time, since the App Store was opened in 2008 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_(iOS)
Simple applications such as Little Buddha, iFart, Popcorn Maker can make your apps virally known worldwide, with huge potential making good passive income, where your investment pay offs.
For example, the developer of iFart, Joel Comm, has been pretty forthcoming with sales figures, and on his blog he noted that over Christmas Eve and Christmas day, more than 58,000 people purchased a copy of iFart, netting him over $40,000 dollars in just two days.
What iFart does?
Check out Little Buddha's 39,000 Quotes by Happy Tapper:
Carla Kay White, a yoga lover, runner and owner of Happy Tapper - a small design studio specializing in life improving iPhone and iPad apps, who also wrote a book about how to create iPhone apps called Ideas to Apps, had successfully build a passive income pipe line with this little addictive apps.
The points are:
| 1. There are many channels available to sell your apps, and almost all comes FREE! 2. Today's apps industry is very similar to that of 1990's web industry. 3. Apps is another option as one of your multiple streams of passive income as it comes clean, compared to web properties where you may still need to consider periodic content updates. |
Sources:
Apple Just Had One Of The Most Impressive Years In Business History
Dec 21, 2010
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-year-in-review-2010-12?op=1
After 18 billion app downloads, Apple has paid out $3 billion to developers
Oct 4, 2011
http://appleheadlines.com/2011/10/04/after-18-billion-app-downloads-apple-has-paid-out-3-billion-to-developers/
Apple has now paid $4 billion to App Store developers
Jan 24, 2012
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/24/apple_has_now_paid_4_billion_to_app_store_developers_.html
Little Buddha iPhone Apps
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id367100643?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
http://carlakaywhite.com/2010/05/introducing-little-buddha-iphone-app/
http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=506833&expand=false
iFart developer makes $40,000 in 2 days
http://www.edibleapple.com/2008/12/28/ifart-developer-makes-40000-in-2-days/
