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Developer Revenue Per Download is 5x Higher on iOS Than Android [Chart]

Developer Revenue Per Download is 5x Higher on iOS Than Android [Chart]

Posted November 27, 2013 at 2:48pm by iClarified
Business Insider Intelligence has posted a new chart that compares the monetization of iOS vs. Android apps.

For a long time, Apple's mobile platform, iOS, blew away Google's Android in terms of developers generating revenue. Today, the gap between the two platforms is much more narrow. This chart from BI Intelligence shows where Android needs to catch up with iOS in terms of revenue.

Check out the chart below...


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Developer Revenue Per Download is 5x Higher on iOS Than Android [Chart]
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ratGT
ratGT - November 28, 2013 at 9:00am
No, it's that Android is mainly an eco-system of poorer average users that couldn't afford a descent smartphone, hence they can not afford purchasing apps
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pampam
pampam - November 27, 2013 at 5:50pm
I think it is because android platform can be easily rooted, so users only installed cracked apps and dont want to spend money to buy the official app
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gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - November 27, 2013 at 3:15pm
Well tony, what do you have to say to that?
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