Nick Ludlam
Android apps are mostly free
An image of an advertisement in the Sun Newspaper for Android phones sold by Carphone Warehouse here in the UK.
Underneath is a section which lists 10 apps that "you need to get through the day". 8 are free, 1 is £1, and the last one did not even seem to be listed when I searched. "Where's The Train", the only non-free app, is listed as having "100 - 500 downloads"
This is very typical of my experience with the Android Market. Unless your business model can support free applications, with your revenue coming from advertising, a website or service you sell, then you are unlikely to be able to recoup the time spent developing quality applications.
Android apps are mostly free
An image of an advertisement in the Sun Newspaper for Android phones sold by Carphone Warehouse here in the UK.
Underneath is a section which lists 10 apps that "you need to get through the day". 8 are free, 1 is £1, and the last one did not even seem to be listed when I searched. "Where's The Train", the only non-free app, is listed as having "100 - 500 downloads"
This is very typical of my experience with the Android Market. Unless your business model can support free applications, with your revenue coming from advertising, a website or service you sell, then you are unlikely to be able to recoup the time spent developing quality applications.