October 21, 2024

#77: App Monetization Strategies

The Trio are inspired by a PhillyCocoa Slack discussion to venture back into the world of modern app monetization strategies. What options does a budding indie developer have for making money on the App Store? Along the way, we highlight many great examples of apps employing a variety of strategies and innovative monetization techniques. ## Topics Discussed - App Monetization Strategies - Paid Upfront - Procreate Apps - https://procreate.com/procreate - Things 3 - https://culturedcode.com/things - Games (sometimes) - Free + ads / consumables - Many games - Dividend Calc (Kotaro’s old app!) - https://tomatoboy.co/dividendcalc - Fav10 (Kotaro’s other old app!) - https://tomatoboy.co/fav10 - Duolingo (free + ads OR subscription) - https://www.duolingo.com/ - Subscriptions - Slopes - https://getslopes.com/ - Overcast - https://overcast.fm - Fantastical - https://flexibits.com/fantastical - Sketch - https://www.sketch.com - Innovative Examples - OmniFocus - https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus - Nebula - https://nebula.tv - Pinboard - https://pinboard.in/ - Pixquare - https://www.pixquare.art/ - Experiment with pricing / sales - Final Thoughts - Wrap-Up / One More Thing - Happy Scale - https://happyscale.com/ Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.

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