Comments on: Should iPhone Game Developers Give Their Apps Away?

By: Monster Free Apps

Monster Free Apps — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:10:09 +0000

These worries can no be laid to rest now that in app purchases are one option of monetizing free apps. That will be the trend for 2011.

By: Ngmoco’s Free-to-Play iPhone Games Hit the Top Grossing Apps List

Ngmoco’s Free-to-Play iPhone Games Hit the Top Grossing Apps List — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:01:27 +0000

[...] back in March, Pinch Media CEO, Greg Yardley, broke down the potential monetization methods for iPhone games. The question, at that point, was: Do you sell the app or make it free with advertisements? The [...]

By: Ngmoco’s New Eliminate Game Looks to Cash in on iPhone Virtual Goods

Ngmoco’s New Eliminate Game Looks to Cash in on iPhone Virtual Goods — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:23:58 +0000

[...] Back in March, Grey Yardley, CEO of Pinch Media (a company that tracks stats for iPhone apps) noted that only about 20% of users continued to use an app after the first day, and after 30 days, less [...]

By: New iPhone Refund Policies Raise Questions for Developers

New iPhone Refund Policies Raise Questions for Developers — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:36:30 +0000

[...] grant iPhone users up to 90 days to receive a refund for their application purchases. Because most applications experience a staggering drop-off in app retention after the first day, this could harm the revenue streams for many iPhone developers. It also represents a departure [...]

By: Zack

Zack — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:07:37 +0000

Hmmm… Interesting thougts. My only concern would be that these facts go for small, single-owner app developers. But what if you’re trying to hit the casual gaming market as a whole? It’s not good business to give it away UNLESS revenue is generated by ads. I for one do not like ads poping up in my games. Drives me nuts.