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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
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
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
How We Keep Kids & Brands Happy
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/

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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
  • 4. How We Keep Kids & Brands Happy
  • 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/