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Pricing for Success: App Industry Trends and Best Practices
We Know App Stores 1.
Distimo collects factual and timely market data, worldwide 2. Dedicated to markets where app stores are leading distribution channel 3. Independent and cross-store analysis, applying same metrics to every store
Distimo Monitor Free App Store
Monitoring 1. Free cross-platform app store monitoring tool for developers 2. Support for all major app stores 3. Transactional data allows us to benchmark applications with the market
Average Listing Prices Whole Store
$5.26 $4.81* $4.17 $3.84 $3.30 $3.29 V CAST HAS HIGHEST AVERAGE LISTING PRICE AMONG MOBILE PHONES APP STORES * April 2011 data, others July 2011
Average Listing Prices Whole Store
vs. Most Popular Whole Store Most Popular +3% +15%* +16% -18% +118% +1% THE AVERAGE V CAST APP IS SLIGHTLY OVERPRICED BUT FINDING THE RIGHT PRICE FOR YOUR APP IS NOT EASY * April 2011 data, others July 2011
Average Listing Prices Whole Store
vs. Most Popular +160% Whole Store Most Popular +237% +283% +33% +330% No Data Medical Healthcare Medical Medical Lifestyle HEALTH RELATED APPLICATIONS TEND TO BE OVERPRICED ACROSS STORES, SO ARE ENTERTAINMENT APPLICATIONS July 2011 Data
Average Selling Price Most Popular
Apps $3.94 $3.79* $1.47 Since July 2010: -21% No Data -27% INCREASING COMPETITION LOWERS PRICES Weighted Average Price, * April 2011 data, others July 2011
Recap: App Pricing • AVERAGE
LISTING PRICE AND AVERAGE SELLING PRICE OF APPS DECLINING: DON’T OVERPRICE YOUR APP • APPLICATION PRICES CAN DIFFER A LOT ACROSS CATEGORIES: KEEP IN MIND THE CATEGORY IN WHICH YOUR APP IS PUBLISHED
Proportion of Available Free vs.
Paid Apps 81% 19% 76% 24% 66% 34% 60% 40% 54% 46% 38% 62% Paid Apps Free Apps MOST STORES HAVE A MAJORITY OF PAID APPS * April 2011 data, others July 2011
Volume Growth Since July 2010
(iPhone) INCREASE IN DOWNLOAD VOLUMES HIGHER FOR FREE APPS THAN FOR PAID APPS IN THE APPLE APP STORE FOR IPHONE July 2011 data
Proportion of Free Volume vs.
Paid Volume 8.7 11.8 13.7 100 100 100 IN V CAST APPS, FOR EVERY 100 DOWNLOADED FREE APPLICATIONS 11.8 PAID APPLICATIONS ARE DOWNLOADED ON AVERAGE. THIS IS HIGHER THAN THE IPHONE’S AVERAGE
OF REVENUE COMES FROM APPS
FEATURING IN-APP PURCHASES Based on 200 most grossing applications in United States – July 2011
THAT’S UP FROM 28% LAST
YEAR! REVENUE FROM APPLICATIONS THAT FEATURE IN-APP PURCHASES Based on 200 most grossing applications in United States – July 2010 & July 2011
IN-APP PURCHASES INTRODUCED TO ANDROID
MARKET IN MARCH 2011. 68% OF 25 MOST GROSSING APPLICATIONS USE IN-APP PURCHASES NOW Based on 25 most grossing applications in United States – August 2011
Possibilities in V CAST NO
IN-APPS YET, BUT: 44% OF REVENUE OF 200 MOST GROSSING APPLICATIONS GENERATED BY SUBSCRIPTIONS
Recap: New Monetization Strategies •
DOWNLOAD VOLUMES OF FREE APPLICATIONS MUCH HIGHER THAN DOWNLOAD VOLUMES OF PAID APPLICATIONS • IN-APP PURCHASES HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT MEANS OF INCOME IN COMPETING STORES • SUBSCRIPTIONS ALREADY A LARGE DRIVER OF INCOME IN V CAST APPS SEEK FOR OTHER WAYS OF MONETIZATION THAN A ONE OFF FEE EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF A SUBSCRIPTION MODEL OR IN-APP PURCHASES FOR YOUR APP
Download Volume Top 300 Free
– United States 100 : 12.9 JANUARY 2011 Based on transactional data from Distimo Monitor top 300 free applications US – January 2011 & July 2011
Download Volume Top 300 Free
– United States 100 : 12.9 100 : 18.5 JANUARY 2011 JULY 2011 Based on transactional data from Distimo Monitor top 300 free applications US – January 2011 & July 2011
Download Volume Top 300 Paid
– United States 100 : 25.8 JANUARY 2011 Based on transactional data from Distimo Monitor top 300 paid applications US – January 2011 & July 2011
Download Volume Top 300 Paid
– United States 100 : 25.8 100 : 29.2 JANUARY 2011 JULY 2011 Based on transactional data from Distimo Monitor top 300 paid applications US – January 2011 & July 2011
Revenue Top 300 Paid –
United States 100 : 68.9 JANUARY 2011 Based on transactional data from Distimo Monitor top 300 paid applications US – January 2011 & July 2011
Revenue Top 300 Paid –
United States 100 : 68.9 100 : 78.1 JANUARY 2011 JULY 2011 Based on transactional data from Distimo Monitor top 300 paid applications US – January 2011 & July 2011
Recap: Channel Fragmentation • COMPARING
THE IPHONE TO THE IPAD, DOWNLOAD VOLUMES OF THE IPAD ARE CONVERGING TOWARDS THOSE OF THE IPHONE. • IN TERMS OF REVENUE, TOP IPAD APPLICATIONS GENERATE ALMOST FOUR FIFTH OF THE REVENUE OF TOP IPHONE APPLICATIONS OPTIMIZE YOUR APPS FOR TABLETS!
Recap • AVERAGE LISTING PRICE
AND AVERAGE SELLING PRICE OF APPS DECLINING • APPLICATION PRICES CAN DIFFER A LOT ACROSS CATEGORIES • DOWNLOAD VOLUMES OF FREE APPLICATIONS MUCH HIGHER THAN DOWNLOAD VOLUMES OF PAID APPLICATIONS • IN-APP PURCHASES HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT MEANS OF INCOME IN COMPETING STORES • SUBSCRIPTIONS ALREADY A LARGE DRIVER OF INCOME IN V CAST APPS • COMPARING THE IPHONE TO THE IPAD, DOWNLOAD VOLUMES AND REVENUES OF THE IPAD ARE CONVERGING TOWARDS THOSE OF THE IPHONE
What Does This Mean for
You? DON’T OVERPRICE YOUR APP LOOK AT THE PRICES OF POPULAR APPS IN YOUR CATEGORY SEEK FOR OTHER WAYS OF MONETIZATION THAN A ONE OFF FEE EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF A SUBSCRIPTION MODEL OR IN-APP PURCHASES FOR YOUR APP OPTIMIZE YOUR APPS FOR TABLETS
Hendrik Koekkoek hendrik@distimo.com Custom in-depth
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