How much can you really make as an IPhone Developer?

http://www.technation.com.au/2008/11/17/how-much-can-you-really-make-as-an-iphone-developer/

by bootload • 18 years ago

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code_devil2• 18 years ago

I would think that as a single developer your first app should be really simple and more on the lines of getting a hang of the SDK, time to get the app done ... basically more like a tutorial project that you release to the world. With that knowledge, I would think you'd have a better idea to innovate and monetize in the next apps

stillmotion• 18 years ago

Here's a tip. Build it without paying anyone. Make it yourself, or find a team who are willing to work on your word--that is if you're an extremely reliable person. Objective-C is a pretty simple language and Cocoa touch makes everything a whole lot easier when thinking up and building applications.

Give it a go, I find it hard to be depressed when writing a good and creative Cocoa application.

greyman• 18 years ago

After reading the original blog it seems to me that he indeed built it himself (except of paying $1000 to a designer). The "issue" is, that he decided that 40 days of him coding the application is equivalent to spending US $10,850...but that aren't real expenses, IMHO. So overall, I think that his app is doing quite well with relatively modest upfront expenses.

code_devil2• 18 years ago

I agree, plus he gained a skill of knowing how to write iPhone apps + Objective C. It made him more marketable for future jobs/offers. (I am assuming he did in evenings and weekends)

ObieJazz• 18 years ago

We need more articles talking about how there's no money to be made on iPhone apps so developers will give the market a little room to breathe.

How much can you really make as an IPhone Developer?

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