This Is How Most App Makers Are Making Money

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		Tech Science Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Law International Video Latest Tuesday, August 7, 2012 This Is How Most App Makers Are Making Money This chart comes from Business Insider Intelligence, a new research and and analysis service focused on the mobile and Internet industries. Sign up for a free trial here. "Freemium" has become the standard business model in mobile apps. According to a BII analysis of App Store data, 93 percent of the top 100 grossing iPhone apps use in-app commerce. Of those 100 grossing apps, two-thirds are free. As most the top grossing apps are games, in-app commerce is most commonly used to sell in-game currency. However, companies like Pandora and eHarmony are using in-app purchasing to sell subscriptions, while Marvel is using it to sell access to comics.       Click here to read our special report about in-app commerce→ Read » Also On SAI Today: Facebook Crashes To End The Day Meet Ted Roden, The Unlikely Founder Of Fancy Hands: His Army Of Assistants Take Care Of Your Grunt Work Craigslist Is Definitely Blocking Search Bots—Even Its Own Employee's True Story: What Happens When You Buy 70,000 Twitter Followers Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Apple And Samsung Swallow All The Smartphone Industry's Profits And Then Some CHART OF THE DAY: A Tale Of Two Social Networks CHART OF THE DAY: The Astounding Growth Of iPhone Profits Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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