Aaron Ardiri
      Founder
Business Development

    March 2010
iPhone Development Background

Devices:
- iPhone (July 2007) 4Gb
- iPod Touch         16Gb, 32Gb
- iPod Touch 2nd Gen 8Gb (own a few actually)

Development:
- jail-broken SDK
- official SDK since release
- since Sep, 2008 (18+ months)

Hobby Development Project
- full-time job: Chief Technology Officer
- company:       Appear Networks AB
Portfolio: GW Series (Nintendo)
Portfolio: GW Series (revised versions)
Portfolio: Cronk
Portfolio: Pizookie Challenge
Getting Started

http://developer.apple.com/iphone/

$99 USD registration fee : payable once approved
BUY A MAC (Mac Mini = most affordable)

Developer Connection (once approved)
- create your developer certificate (signature pairs)
- register your UUID of your iPod Touch / iPhone
- register your application ID's
- create a development distribution profile
- download your mobile provisioning profiles

signatures and profiles are typically valid for a 12 month period.
Development Environment

XCode + iPhone SDK
- compiler
- excellent debugging environment
- performance tools
- application signing for distribution

iPhone Simulator
- x86 implementation, not ARM
- quite acceptable representation
- should not be used for performance analysis

An Intel based Mac OSX (10.5 or later) is required for iPhone
development - this requirement is for the digital signing tools.
Distributing Your Application

https://itunesconnect.apple.com/

Add Application
- add description
- set pricing model
- add translations
- upload binaries / icons / screen shots

- approval is manual process; can take over 1 week to occur.

The largest problem with uploading applications is failing to
build application binaries correctly - it is important to follow the
instructions provided by Apple for this process exactly.
Setting Your Application Price

apple takes 30% of all payments

your price point?    $0.99 - $1.99 - $2.99 - $3.99 ... $999.99
                      free - with advertising?




$0.99 applications sell 65% more than $1.99 applications
lower prices encourage impulse buying, only $0.99 - why not?
find your "ideal" price point where sales = maximum profits
The iTunes Zones

seven distribution zones

- Australia
- Canada
- Europe
- Japan
- United Kingdom
- USA
- World Wide

payments in zone currency (AUD, CAD, EUR, JPY, GBP, USD)
developer payments monthly; threshold of $150 USD per zone
currency fluctuations : 81 JPY = 0.91 USD = 30% more value
The iTunes Zones : Mobile 1UP

seven distribution zones

- Australia           2.5%
- Canada              1.5%
- Europe              7.1%
- Japan              56.0%
- United Kingdom      4.2%
- USA                21.6%
- World Wide          7.1%

payments in zone currency (AUD, CAD, EUR, JPY, GBP, USD)
developer payments monthly; threshold of $150 USD per zone
currency fluctuations : 81 JPY = 0.91 USD = 30% more value
iTunes Factor

ranking means sales

ranking lists:
- top 100 free *
- top 100 paid *
- whats new * (warning)
- whats hot
- staff favorites

each category has its own
top lists as well - however, the foremost presented are above.
the 'top' lists are based on downloads; where the others are
determined by the iTunes staff on a country-by-country basis.
Software Piracy

1:4 legitimate users
3:4 pirate users

while the iTunes distribution uses
digital signatures against the UUID;
this mechanism has been "worked-around" by resigning an
application against another 'generic' signatory account.

  .ipa -> pirate .ipa = single click action

there are software hints/tips available to detect piracy;
software then requires modification (dissassembly etc) -
however, this will be done anyhow.
Press / Reviews

Get Known = Be Found
- application reviews
- press releases
- interviews
- magazines
- YouTube videos
- promotional codes (US only)
- attend to community events
Questions




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Contact Information



SOCIAL NETWORKS:
        LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ardiri
        twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/ardiri/

CONTACT INFORMATION:
  http://www.mobile1up.com/             support@mobile1up.com

         twitter:    http://www.twitter.com/mobile1up/

iPhone Introduction

  • 1.
    Aaron Ardiri Founder Business Development March 2010
  • 2.
    iPhone Development Background Devices: -iPhone (July 2007) 4Gb - iPod Touch 16Gb, 32Gb - iPod Touch 2nd Gen 8Gb (own a few actually) Development: - jail-broken SDK - official SDK since release - since Sep, 2008 (18+ months) Hobby Development Project - full-time job: Chief Technology Officer - company: Appear Networks AB
  • 3.
  • 4.
    Portfolio: GW Series(revised versions)
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7.
    Getting Started http://developer.apple.com/iphone/ $99 USDregistration fee : payable once approved BUY A MAC (Mac Mini = most affordable) Developer Connection (once approved) - create your developer certificate (signature pairs) - register your UUID of your iPod Touch / iPhone - register your application ID's - create a development distribution profile - download your mobile provisioning profiles signatures and profiles are typically valid for a 12 month period.
  • 8.
    Development Environment XCode +iPhone SDK - compiler - excellent debugging environment - performance tools - application signing for distribution iPhone Simulator - x86 implementation, not ARM - quite acceptable representation - should not be used for performance analysis An Intel based Mac OSX (10.5 or later) is required for iPhone development - this requirement is for the digital signing tools.
  • 9.
    Distributing Your Application https://itunesconnect.apple.com/ AddApplication - add description - set pricing model - add translations - upload binaries / icons / screen shots - approval is manual process; can take over 1 week to occur. The largest problem with uploading applications is failing to build application binaries correctly - it is important to follow the instructions provided by Apple for this process exactly.
  • 10.
    Setting Your ApplicationPrice apple takes 30% of all payments your price point? $0.99 - $1.99 - $2.99 - $3.99 ... $999.99 free - with advertising? $0.99 applications sell 65% more than $1.99 applications lower prices encourage impulse buying, only $0.99 - why not? find your "ideal" price point where sales = maximum profits
  • 11.
    The iTunes Zones sevendistribution zones - Australia - Canada - Europe - Japan - United Kingdom - USA - World Wide payments in zone currency (AUD, CAD, EUR, JPY, GBP, USD) developer payments monthly; threshold of $150 USD per zone currency fluctuations : 81 JPY = 0.91 USD = 30% more value
  • 12.
    The iTunes Zones: Mobile 1UP seven distribution zones - Australia 2.5% - Canada 1.5% - Europe 7.1% - Japan 56.0% - United Kingdom 4.2% - USA 21.6% - World Wide 7.1% payments in zone currency (AUD, CAD, EUR, JPY, GBP, USD) developer payments monthly; threshold of $150 USD per zone currency fluctuations : 81 JPY = 0.91 USD = 30% more value
  • 13.
    iTunes Factor ranking meanssales ranking lists: - top 100 free * - top 100 paid * - whats new * (warning) - whats hot - staff favorites each category has its own top lists as well - however, the foremost presented are above. the 'top' lists are based on downloads; where the others are determined by the iTunes staff on a country-by-country basis.
  • 14.
    Software Piracy 1:4 legitimateusers 3:4 pirate users while the iTunes distribution uses digital signatures against the UUID; this mechanism has been "worked-around" by resigning an application against another 'generic' signatory account. .ipa -> pirate .ipa = single click action there are software hints/tips available to detect piracy; software then requires modification (dissassembly etc) - however, this will be done anyhow.
  • 15.
    Press / Reviews GetKnown = Be Found - application reviews - press releases - interviews - magazines - YouTube videos - promotional codes (US only) - attend to community events
  • 16.
  • 17.
    Contact Information SOCIAL NETWORKS: LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ardiri twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ardiri/ CONTACT INFORMATION: http://www.mobile1up.com/ support@mobile1up.com twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mobile1up/