ANDROID APPS Journey from 0$ to 3000$/month

[rico2014]

You are an encouragement, always loosing hope with the number of apps on play store

 

[manugm94]

I have published another game into the store where you can buy it.

Source code is on sale, that's how I make money and also I'm making money promotion the game on the google play store and showing ads on my game.

 

[hamz10]

I have quite good knowledge in C#. Will it be easy to move onto android development?

 

[prinse]

I have published another game into the store where you can buy it.

Source code is on sale, that's how I make money and also I'm making money promotion the game on the google play store and showing ads on my game.

Looks like a really addictive game. I can see you making lots of cash, if you promote it wisely.

 

[antichrist]

Can you break down what you are getting for ads, in app sales, and source code sales?

 

[Y M C M B]

i tried developing android apps too, failed miserably :lmao:
Anyways, good luck for your future op , although luck has nothing to do with it, its all your hard work and creativity.

 

[manugm94]

i tried developing android apps too, failed miserably :lmao:
Anyways, good luck for your future op , although luck has nothing to do with it, its all your hard work and creativity.

Thanks!

I'm thinking about starting a new thread with tutorials and a detailed method to rank apps, what do you think??? I will start in 2 weeks though, when I finish college!

 

[LleixG]

How are your earnings going?

 

[manugm94]

How are your earnings going?

Around $1.4k per month

 

[uhacks]

hi.great stuff...how do you indulge into apps making.>???do you required to have strong c # java basics??what application are you using??

 

[manugm94]

hi.great stuff...how do you indulge into apps making.>???do you required to have strong c # java basics??what application are you using??

Java is required! I really think is a must, if you want to make High Quality apps, and very responsive, you can also use html5 with phonegap or other app makers but the feeling for the final user is not the same. So yes, JAVA IS A MUST!

 

[MarkTwain05]

The upside to games, is there are all kinds of knock-off apps you can purchase cheaply. Also, you can generally hire devs to quickly knock off a well-known game. So there is something to them.

The flip side is, even when that strategy works, the life span of games tends to be short. Unless you've got a legit Clash of Clans on your hands, it's a get in, hit it hard with ads, and get out. So game clones is a reasonable market to do small numbers.

But ads don't work unless you have eyeballs. And that means engagement and continued game play. And most games just don't have that kind of stickiness.

It used to be that I could just focus on getting an install on the device (and games worked well for that). Then I could put AirPush or StartApp in there and make money whether the user was engaged in my app, or not.

But those days are pretty much over. Google's pushing app developers to a space where if the user isn't actively engaged with your app, you're not going to be able to monetize it. Apple's been in that space from day 1.

So now it's more important than ever to have an app that can be monetized, even with limited engagement. For me, that means utility apps as opposed to games. And it also means I've largely removed ads in my apps. I can make so much more by having smart placement of in-app purchases, and cross-promotion for other apps of mine.

That's just my opinion... but it does seem to me like most people trying to go the games w/ advertising route are probably trying to make an outdated model work. Google killed that pretty dead at the end of last year.

*Note* That doesn't mean it won't work. Everything works to some extent. There are still people killing it using that method. My friend still brings in $20k+ each month using that model... but he's also got 5,000,000+ installs working for him. It's just that it's a harder game to play today than a year ago. It's not where I would start, and it's not where I would focus my resources.

Hi squark

Amazing advice, I am in the same niche and I have figured it to be more rewarding than any other niche. I also have an app with over 2 million downloads and around 10k downloads per day. Nice to find you here, do reach out me, we can connect on skype and discuss growth hacks and how to grow our businesses more.

Cheers

 

[MarkTwain05]

Java is required! I really think is a must, if you want to make High Quality apps, and very responsive, you can also use html5 with phonegap or other app makers but the feeling for the final user is not the same. So yes, JAVA IS A MUST!

Where have the journey reached my brother? I think you are doing great right?