Now if this were a bell curve half the developers would be getting less than that. But this is not a bell curve (it's one of them thar hockey stick things) so the large majority of apps will be earning less than that.
For the purposes of handwaving, lets say 90% of apps make less than the average.
Now lets say that the average app is pulling its income in mainly over the last twelve months... that equates to ~$250 per month.
So... if 90% of the apps on the app store are making less than $250 per month ... this means kreci is actually doing pretty good on Android compared to iPhone.
I think from looking at kreci's article that he is more than comfortable with 'showing a little leg' in order to get some ad impressions (4 of 5 sources of revenue are ads or referrals). Now my impression (from a great distance) of the Android market compared to the iPhone market is that the Android one is much more dominated by ads. Also, this aligns better with Google's corporate goals (to plaster advertising over everything in sight).
So, in conclusion, I would say that kreci is doing pretty good, and that he has a good match of business models to the environment he is in.
Apple said 1 billion in payouts to developers
Apple said 300,000 apps in app store
Average $ per app = $3,333.33
Now if this were a bell curve half the developers would be getting less than that. But this is not a bell curve (it's one of them thar hockey stick things) so the large majority of apps will be earning less than that.
For the purposes of handwaving, lets say 90% of apps make less than the average.
Now lets say that the average app is pulling its income in mainly over the last twelve months... that equates to ~$250 per month.
So... if 90% of the apps on the app store are making less than $250 per month ... this means kreci is actually doing pretty good on Android compared to iPhone.
I think from looking at kreci's article that he is more than comfortable with 'showing a little leg' in order to get some ad impressions (4 of 5 sources of revenue are ads or referrals). Now my impression (from a great distance) of the Android market compared to the iPhone market is that the Android one is much more dominated by ads. Also, this aligns better with Google's corporate goals (to plaster advertising over everything in sight).
So, in conclusion, I would say that kreci is doing pretty good, and that he has a good match of business models to the environment he is in.
@kreci - thanks for sharing your data