Google Play app revenue up 82% in Q4 2016, 60% growth for the App Store

14 January 2017
Total revenue (games included) for the Apple store reaches $5.4B, 'just' $3.3B for Google's platform.

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Julliard, 15 Jan 2017Do you care for the people who do this for a living? Do you... moreI've spoken to some developers and the revenue is so tiny from ads that the app really has to be a huge hit with millions of users to maintain decent app revenue. Some things are niche which would make someone more by charging a lower rate for a one time purchase than to use ads.

    Anonymous, 15 Jan 2017Apps are cheaper on Android because of piracy. Lots of And... moreDo you care for the people who do this for a living? Do you, really? Those people still make a living making free apps which comes with ads. Those ads on free apps generates more money than paid apps that user only pay once. The ads will stay forever so, it literally generate money forever although the app users not paying anything. The same way how Youtube works. All the videos is free but the long dreadful ads at the beginning of each video thay you cant skip is all 'money'. In the end, there is no such thing as 'free'. Everything is money even if they labeled it as free. The sales you see in supermarket with the 'Buy 1 get 1 for free'. Yeah, right. The only free thing is money given to beggar on the street.

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      • 15 Jan 2017

      random access ONE, 15 Jan 2017can you name some? every lagdroid fan says this without an... moreI can name one: Anki flashcards.... 20 EUR on iOs, free (no adds either!) on android (Ankidroid). Excaclty the same app....
      I absolutely needed it on my Galaxy Note and iPad... had do pay for the second.

      I don't know any more but honestly I am using my iPad only for very specific reasons.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 15 Jan 2017

        Dave, 15 Jan 2017Google Search, Google Maps and Youtube Now throw your iShi... moreAll of them are also free and available on App Store. So I would say it's time to kys fanboy.

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          • v{u
          • 15 Jan 2017

          Dave, 15 Jan 2017Google Search, Google Maps and Youtube Now throw your iShi... moreeven the photo shows the youtube icon on the iPhone.
          are you blind or don't even know how youtube icon looks?
          lol

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            • 15 Jan 2017

            Dave, 15 Jan 2017Google Search, Google Maps and Youtube Now throw your iShi... morethey are free on iPhone and they are much better on iOS.
            lagdroid fan who don't know anything

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              random access ONE, 15 Jan 2017can you name some? every lagdroid fan says this without an... moreGoogle Search, Google Maps and Youtube
              Now throw your iShit.
              But I am not force you to buy Pixel ha ha ha

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                • v{u
                • 15 Jan 2017

                FaceGle, 15 Jan 2017You're funny, Haha So, you're iphone( tapon : throw it to ... moreit can't be uglier than Pixel with those huge bezels for no use

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                  • 15 Jan 2017

                  random access ONE, 15 Jan 2017can you name some? every lagdroid fan says this without an... moreYou're funny, Haha
                  So, you're iphone( tapon : throw it to your bin.) user, right?
                  the ugliest phone ever. Haha..

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                    • 15 Jan 2017

                    Anonymous, 14 Jan 2017its obvious the revenue is gonna be higher on the apple app... morecan you name some?
                    every lagdroid fan says this without any proof.
                    if you can show me 3 apps i will sell my iPhone 7 Plus and buy a Pixel XL now.

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                      • 15 Jan 2017

                      Anonymous, 14 Jan 2017It's a picture with a bunch of apps on it. Seriously, stop... moreAgree. I'm also android user but this is not a matter.

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                        AnonD-77443, 14 Jan 2017Nothing to be proud of. People spend thousands of hours cre... moreNice

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                          • 15 Jan 2017

                          Mzma PIB, 15 Jan 2017Very Arrogants statement.. Android user have option eith... moreRead the original comment I was replying to before throwing around insults. Apps on Android are more likely to be free to download with add support because it means people will be less likely to pirate. The alternative is people side loading the game. Go to India or some other poor countries and you will see this. The favoured platform of pirates is Android.

                            Anonymous, 15 Jan 2017Apps are cheaper on Android because of piracy. Lots of And... moreVery Arrogants statement..

                            Android user have option either use apps with Adv (free) or free frm Adv (paid).. This doesn't mean Android user doesn't care at all.

                            Apps owner still generates earning either frm selling Apps or Adv..

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                              • U@H
                              • 15 Jan 2017

                              Google Play rocks.

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                                Anonymous, 15 Jan 2017This is exactly how Apple gets rich. Their app always have ... moreApps are cheaper on Android because of piracy. Lots of Android users are leeches that feel entitled to free software. They don't care that there are real people who do this for a living.

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                                  PLAYER SLAYER, 14 Jan 2017I just pirate all of my paid apps. And I'll do the same whe... moreStop trolling this guy... he's just admitting what is rampant in digital world... aren't most of the windows desktop OS pirated? Still windows earns. Piracy is part of the game and programmers know it

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                                    Herodroid, 14 Jan 2017now tell me, what the hell iPhone screenshot is in a thumbn... moreGSMArena just compared the App Store and Google Play Store, that's the reason why. chill dude, lol.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • HjB
                                      • 15 Jan 2017

                                      This is exactly how Apple gets rich. Their app always have a price tag. Android are mostly free.

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                                        • 6tj
                                        • 15 Jan 2017

                                        nice, coincidentally Q4 2016 is my first time contributing to the Google Play app revenue as well.