Publishing your app/game is a challenge for any developer. Usually most devs think that this is the toughest part, unfortunately it isn’t. The toughest part is making money from your app or game. Between discoverability (3 million other apps in Google Play and counting) and monetization, there is so much work […]
Comrades Android devs, there’s a new promotion opportunity for your apps and especially games. I always recommend developers to have their apps localized in as many languages as possible, on the principle of The More, The Better. 99.99% of those 3 million apps listed in Google Play are available in English […]
A good product sells by itself. That seems to be the case for Android apps & games as well, as Google announced that they’ve introduced app quality as a ranking factor in their search & discovery algorithms. This means that we will see less and less apps […]
UPDATE: And the Indie Game Festival finished, winners announced. This year’s 3 big winners are:
There are 7 others that were part of the top 10 group of indie games:
App developers have a fierce competition if we take into account that there are millions of apps (Android and iOS) for users to pick from. While this post is not about app marketing, one of the most important recommendations I usually have for developers is to create an app […]
Android developers trying to upload a new app to Google Play’s appstore have to follow certain guidelines for product details. Up until now, these were the specifications for product details in terms of character limits:
In simple terms, you could say that ASO (app-store optimization) is basically SEO for apps. However, ASO should be much more than that. Many devs just think of app-store optimization as a way to have their app shown higher in search results done on Google Play (or the iOS […]
Before mobile apps went mainstream, desktop apps ruled in terms of volume. And prices for desktop apps rarely were below $9.99, with maximums of thousands of $ (i.e. for specialized software such as 3D modelling). Those prices made sense, because software requires a lot of development and […]
There are literally thousands of websites that focus on Android related information. From news sites to those that publish apps, for an Android developer these can be a good source for marketing their apps or games. Especially of interest are the sites that focus on app reviews. If you’ve ever searched […]
Developing an app, releasing and marketing it to become popular is the most difficult part. No matter if you’re a sole dev, indie studio or large team, getting from nothing to having an app live and popular is the toughest goal to achieve with many stressful times and endless work hours. […]
