How does apple pay you when making apps?

Discussion in 'iOS Development' started by Ioshomebrew, Nov 27, 2011.

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  1. ia24 Well-Known Member

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    It's a pretty tough business, anyhow, good luck.
    ia24, Nov 28, 2011
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  2. lauNchD Well-Known Member

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    Apple technically does pay you:
    Customers buy your app -> Apple gets their money -> Apple pays you 70% of what they got

    Anyway, you probably don't have to let your mom make a dev account; I'm not of legal age yet, but I have one registered under my name on my bank account (in Germany you can get a legit bank account when you're 12, not sure how it's like in the US/wherever you live).
    You do know people will see her name on your apps…
    lauNchD, Nov 28, 2011
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  3. ia24 Well-Known Member

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    True, either way you get 70% or whatever.
    ia24, Nov 28, 2011
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  4. DarkAura17 Well-Known Member

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    I hope you know something about coding because its not easy to become popular on the app store. Don't expect to release an app and become as popular as Angry Birds overnight.
    DarkAura17, Nov 29, 2011
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  5. Scois0n Active Member

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    I could make Angry Birds overnight -_- I'm a game developer though :p
    Remember that it's vry tricky biz! Objective C is hard
    Scois0n, Nov 29, 2011
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  6. lauNchD Well-Known Member

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    I doubt you could make Angry Birds overnight, given the fact that a whole company of Finnish people took months to make it :p

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    lauNchD, Nov 29, 2011
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  7. Scois0n Active Member

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    I didn't mean all ui images and levels. I mean literally the physics, animations and stuff like that. I worded it wrong
    Scois0n, Nov 29, 2011
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  8. haden_butikofer New Member

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    Hey you guys, I'm also wanting to be a developer, I'm only 16, I understand how hard it is, I don't own a mac, I only have windows and I'm learning C++... I'm sure he understands it's hard, but don't discourage him like it's impossible. It may be VERY difficult, but in the long run, you get experience, and you have one good idea that hasn't been thought about before, and you incorporate that into an app, $$$$$. It's just gotta be neat and flashy looking. Also try Corona, costs to have a license, doesnt use Objective-C, has a built in OpenGL ES 2.0 engine, and you can automatically compile code to post to the App Store, The Play Store, the Nook store, and the amazon store, all depending on how many licenses you bought with the corona program.
    Just believe in yourself and it will be accomplished.
    haden_butikofer, Jun 14, 2012
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  9. ia24 Well-Known Member

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    You just bumped a thread from last year lol.

    But you're right anyhow, also the younger you start, the better.
    ia24, Jun 14, 2012
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  10. Zyiros Well-Known Member

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    Even if you spend millions of dollars creating an App, you still have to get it past Apple's approval.

    The App store isn't like the Anroid Market that everyone puts their crappy Apps on. There's no garantee unless it offers something at really good quality.

    Angry Birds itself took a year or two to make and then to approve it costed a bit. So...if your a guy in a basement, I don't want to discourage you, but your chances are small. I don't doubt that you could make an App. I really do think you could, it's just that Apple isn't lackadaisical about just any App being put on their App Store.
    Zyiros, Jun 14, 2012
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