Since Android and iOS exist, the observation is always the same: Android apps are less profitable than iOS apps. First, because not all Android smartphones are high-end models. An entry-level model is limited in power and has a shorter lifespan, making users more hesitant when purchasing an app.
Moreover, historically, iPhone users’ financial situation is more comfortable and therefore buy apps more easily. Finally, in the history of iOS, buying an app is part of the game. We pay developers to work, it’s fixed, that’s it.
Android is more profitable than iOS for the first time
Things will change in 2017. In the effect, App Nanie just published a report This is the section where revenues from Android applications and iOS applications are compared. Regarding Android, apps purchased from Google Play count, but also third-party stores like Samsung Galaxy Apps, Amazon Appstore, or branded stores like Xiaomi or Huawei. On the iOS side, everything happens through the Appstore.
Thus, according to the figures estimated by App Nanie, Google Play is expected to make $42 billion alone. Third-party stores reportedly brought in $36 billion, for a total of $78 billion for Android apps. On the iOS side, the Appstore will bring in $60 billion this year.
This growth on the Android side is largely due to the smartphone boom in countries like China, India, Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia. App Nanie, the number of downloads Android expected to grow 23% each year Thanks to the development of these countries.
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However, keep in mind that without third-party stores, the Google Play Store would not be able to reach the Appstore’s ratings, so iOS performs perfectly. And according to App Nanie, we should make this observation every year until 2021.
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