I'm learning code apps rn but is the app making industry a viable method of making money (ad revenue/selling it).
>inb4 kneepads/mouthwash
>>1331315
It was once. Now making an app that becomes popular is like winning the lottery. Best bet is making a game that is an innovation of a previously popular game.
Case point: Slither.io is super popular, some sources state the developer makes 100k PER DAY in revenue (others state 30k/day but still it's a shitload). The app idea is simply an innovation of the website agar.io.
>>1331325
that being said, agar.io also makes tonnes of money itself. But the point is if you wanna make big money: copy a popular game with your own unique twist and hope it gains popularity. If it doesn't keep trying until something sticks.
>>1331333
First of all; Trips : Checked
Thanks, will take this into consideration. Appreciate the response.
>>1331361
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchapp
oy vey
>>1331325
Translation: take successful ideas that are not currently apps, and turn them into apps. I'm a full time app CEO (no, really, a real one) and this is pretty much my entire model. I stay away from games though.
>>1331315
How fucking long does it take to learn to code though?
I learned how to make basic games in Python, but I still wasn't equipped with how to actually make anything worthwhile.
You're too late, I have a friend who made a fortune making those shitty type of apps where it tells you your true love and stuff like that back when the iphone was relatively new
>>1331646
Those still work.
80% of an average person's time is spent across 3 apps
The average smartphone user has installed 0 apps in the last month
The revenue of being featured in the app store, is 10 times less than what is was roughly 2 years ago
I think it's pretty dead senpai
OP here;
advice noted ;)
How do I make a mobile app that makes it big. I have an idea for a chat messaging service kinda like Kik, but I don't know how to make it blow up
Also, what's the best way to make a mobile game that gets really popular so I can move out of my parents' house and on my own and also pay for my tuition?
>>1332119
2 terrible ideas
>messaging
>games
Completely over saturated and impossible to succeed in. Photos are another bad one.
The other categories are where the low hanging fruit is still at. Use your brain.
