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Don’t count on a mobile app making you rich; you’ll likely make $50/month

Mobile app revenue | Charts on a MacBook screen

If you’ve got big dreams about earning a living from creating iPhone apps, a new report makes for some sobering reading. The median monthly revenue generated by an app after a year on the App Store is less than $50 per month.

There is some encouraging news, though: There seems to be a tipping point if you can get an app to the point where it’s earning $1,000 per month …

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Apple shares three success stories from its Entrepreneur Camp for developers

Apple Entrepreneur Camp success stories | Photos of three participants

Apple’s Entrepreneur Camp was first launched back in 2018, focusing then on app-driven business owned or led by women. The latest edition is geared to developers from Indigenous backgrounds.

Apple has today highlighted three of the camp’s success stories, representing apps in the education, fitness, and mental health sectors …

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Apple rolls out new analytics data for developers through App Store Connect

App Store Connect

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Following the release of iOS 17.4, Apple on Tuesday made new analytics data available to developers through App Store Connect. The company says the new data will help developers gain even more insight into the performance of their apps available on the App Store, which will also help them improve their business model.

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Apple burning bridges with the developers it needs to make Vision Pro a success – Macworld

Apple burning bridges | Vision Pro headset on colorful background

Apple’s “malicious compliance” with Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is burning bridges with the very people the company needs to make Vision Pro a success, argues a new editorial.

The piece suggests that Vision Pro’s current market is so small that developers can afford to ignore it – or even ensure their iPad apps can’t run on it – which is something they are more likely to do if they are angered by Apple’s treatment of them …

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Apple now lets developers submit ‘interoperability requests’ for iOS apps in the EU

App Store Connect Apple Developer

Apple on Thursday announced a series of changes coming to iOS in order to comply with the EU’s Digital Market Act antitrust legislation, which forces the company to let developers distribute their apps outside the App Store. In addition, Apple announced that developers will now be able to submit “interoperability requests” for iOS apps.

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Game developer Halfbrick shares why ‘Super Fruit Ninja’ on Vision Pro is ‘truly bananas’

Super Fruit Ninja Vision Pro

Vision Pro is arriving soon and one of the key selling points is a new class of immersive experiences. Going behind the scenes with an iOS classic game that’s making the jump to spatial computing, Halfbrick Studios has shared why “Super Fruit Ninja” is “truly bananas” offering the “most immersive” Fruit Ninja to date.

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Apple announces developer labs to promote App Store and Vision Pro features

Apple Vision Pro | visionOS Developer Kit SDK App Store

Apple this week announced a new series of events called “Meet with App Store experts.” Throughout the month of August, the company will hold online and in-person sessions where developers working with Apple platforms can come together to learn more about App Store features. In addition, there will also be special sessions focused on Apple Vision Pro.

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Setapp Dev Survey results: Third-party iOS app store interest measured, ChatGPT adoption, more

Setapp Mac Developer Survey

Ahead of WWDC in June, the seventh annual Mac Developer Survey opened recently from Setapp. Now the results are in highlighting how developers are approaching everything from app distribution and discovery, if they’d use third-party iOS app stores, OpenAI’s ChatGPT integration, the biggest challenges, and much more.

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App Store to require iOS 16 compatible apps built with Xcode 14 starting next month

Xcode

Following the release of the first iOS 16.5 beta to developers, Apple on Tuesday announced new requirements for developers submitting their apps to the App Store. Starting next month, Apple will require that every app must be built with Xcode 14.1 or later to ensure compatibility with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, tvOS 16, and macOS Ventura.

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App Store Connect now lets developers use peer group benchmarks for metrics

App Store Connect

Apple on Wednesday announced a developer-focused update. More specifically, App Analytics – a tool that’s part of App Store Connect – will now let developers use peer group benchmarks for metrics about their apps. As a result, developers will be able to compare the performance of their apps with other similar apps available on the App Store.

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‘Ask Apple’ launches as the company’s newest support series for developers

Ask Apple for developers

A new resource featuring interactive Q&A’s and one-on-ones for developers has launched today called “Ask Apple.” Coming as an extension to its Tech Talks and Meet with App Store Experts, the company is aiming to “provide developers with even more opportunities to connect directly with Apple experts for insight, support, and feedback.”

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