The document summarizes key points about developing apps for kids. It notes that the top 200 grossing iOS apps make 20-25% of revenue, while the average app only makes $4,000 and the average developer earns $21,000 annually. Developing for kids is particularly challenging due to regulations like COPPA, and promotion is needed to achieve success. In contrast, Playrific offers a lower-cost alternative for developing kids apps of $15,000-$30,000 that is COPPA compliant by design and leverages their experience and data to help apps succeed.
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1. Looking Beyond the One App Wonder
by Beth Marcus, Ph.D.
@playrific, @startupdoc
The top 200 grossing iOS apps make 20-25% of all
revenue,
next 200 make 5%,
10K make a reasonable amount of money (our guess)
Average iOS app makes $4k;
Average developer makes $21k/yr
92% iOS revenues from in-app purchases
2. Cracking the Kids Category
Top 50 grossing apps
Free
Paid
iOS
46
4
Kids Category
29
31
Disney, Toca Boca & Nickelodeon: 27 of kids top 50
4
23
COPPA makes in-app purchases very difficult
Promotion can buy top slots in the category
Without promotion, profitability is hits driven
and very tough
Subscriptions are underutilized
3. The Playrific Advantage
Traditional App Developers
Lower cost than traditional App
development - $15K-$30K+
Time to market ~4 weeks
Kid tested UI & code base
3 years of data on what kids like
COPPA compliant by design
Content can be updated in real
time
We know how to optimize for
discoverability
Experienced team & scalable
platform
$30K-$150K and up
Four to six months
New code, UI not kid tested
Many are struggling with COPPA
compliancy
All app changes require
resubmission to the app store
No usage data
5. Reference Materials
-63% of apps discovered via app store from Forrester:
http://www.forrester.com/Mobile+App+Discovery+Best+Practices+
To+Promote+Your+App/fulltext/-/E-RES89541
-Revenues per app and developer statistics
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlouis/2013/08/10/how-muchdo-average-apps-make/
-Top 200 grossing apps statistic
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/07/18/iphone-users-payaverage-of-19-cents-per-app-android-users-pay-just-6-cents
- Who is making the top ranked apps
http://blog.appfigures.com/whos-making-top-ranked-apps/