Breaking into the iOS leaderboards, Distimo shares required revenue and downloads to place in the charts
Breaking into the iOS leaderboards, Distimo shares required revenue and downloads to place in the charts For app developers, finding top placement in a respective app store charts can be helpful for discoverability and viral growth. However, breaking into the top charts has become increasingly difficult for the iOS store. An app that ranked number 10 in the top overall free charts in the Apple App Store for iPhone in the U.S. generated 72K downloads per day on average during May 2013. Some additional findings that Distimo found was that the number of downloads required to ensure a top position can vary on a daily basis, for example, what may be enough downloads to place at the top of the charts on a weekday, is typically not enough for the weekends. From these findings, it can be seen that Apple needs to introduce updates to its app discoverability tools for both developers and users. It is also possible to easy track chart placement with tools such as AppData. Mediabistro Course
Want to be a top grossing iOS app — you need to earn about $5M a month now
Want to be a top grossing iOS app — you need to earn about $5M a month now Having an app on the top grossing iOS app charts is more lucrative than ever — according to new figures revealed by TinyCo, an app that has maintained a rank between No. 5 and No. 15 on the top grossing iOS app chart has more than doubled its earnings year-over-year. According to figures released the San Francisco-based mobile developer in a recent blog post, an app’s revenue had to increase by 85 percent between Q1 and Q3 2011 in order to maintain a chart position between No. 5 and No. 15 on the top grossing app charts. By Q1 2012, that app would have to earn a further 48 percent more than it was earning in Q3 2011 just to stay in the same position. Although TinyCo doesn’t reveal exact earnings figures, we can estimate how much a top grossing app is earning today based on their information. While these numbers are more than double what we’ve heard before, they’re within the realm of possibility. Mediabistro Course
Some Numbers on the Top Grossing Games in the App Store | Philter Design Studios
As I mentioned in my previous article, getting to the top of the App Store charts is one thing, but translating that into a money maker is entirely another. For most developers, the Top Grossing app chart is that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Seemingly out of reach, yet potentially attainable at the same time. If you listen to the numbers being thrown around, it’s seems reasonable to assume that the top grossing app on any given day can make upwards of $100,000 or more. I’ve taken some time to break down some of the numbers behind the top grossing apps in the App Store, and once again, I’m focusing solely on games. Since rankings fluctuate on a moment to moment basis, doing this research one day may give different results than doing it the next day. Games in the Top 100 Grossing It’s pretty clear that games rule the Top Grossing charts in the App Store. Games in the Top 20: 20 Games in the Top 50: 39 Games in the Top 100: 74 Yet, 100% of the top 20 grossing apps are games.
Guest post: How much does the #1 game on the iOS store earn in a day? $199k (I think)
Editors note: The following guest post was written by Ethan Levy, co-founder of Quarter Spiral a new game publishing startup, and takes an educated guess at how much money the top games in the iTunes store make. His math makes sense and is within the range we’ve heard about from various industry sources. Levy is a 10-year veteran of the video games industry, having recently worked at BioWare’s San Francisco studio as producer for Dragon Age Legends. Having a #1 grossing app on the iPhone or iPad is the dream of every game developer who ever downloaded a copy of xCode. My best guess? How did I, who has never personally sold a game on the iOS store come to this conclusion? I am probably wrong, but not that wrong I backed into these numbers using a variety of public data sources – none of which I can personally verify – as well as a few guesses. Also, this estimate is very timely. Assumption #1: Supercell’s $500k days This article was posted on Oct 8th. What’s in a rank?
App Annie Index: Games - Puzzle & Dragons Leads Revenue on iOS and Google Play - App Annie Blog
Puzzle & Dragons remains top-grossing game in iOS App Store and Google Play, while Candy Crush Saga and Temple Run 2 are top-downloaded on iOS and Google Play, respectively. In this Games Index, we bring you the hottest mobile gaming properties across both the iOS App Store and Google Play in March 2013. To find out what’s happening with apps outside of games, please check out our Apps Index. Electronic Arts (EA) and King were the two publishers that ranked in the top 10 throughout the March Games Index – by both downloads and revenues, for both iOS App Store and Google Play. EA’s success came from a combination of Real Racing 3 and The Simpsons™: Tapped Out. Meanwhile, King’s success was due to a single app, Candy Crush Saga. Top Publishers by Monthly Game DownloadsiOS March 2013 In March 2013, Electronic Arts (EA) retained its spot at the top of the charts, due to the success of Real Racing 3. Top Publishers by Monthly Game DownloadsGoogle Play March 2013
