iPhone Apps: Less Usage than we think?
AppleInsider has some sobering news about the App Store for the iPhone:
The vast majority of apps downloaded from the App Store are in use by less than 5% of users after one month has passed since the download, according to an analytics firm that is also shedding light on other aspects of the business.
I can't speak to that personally - I'm less than a month into my ownership, and some of the apps I have (Yelp and iWant) will be most useful when I'm on the road in an unfamiliar place - so it's hard to say much about those right now. It does mean that TANSTAAFL holds as much for the iPhone app developer as it does for anything else :)
Comments
shelfware is common
[ Troy Brumley] February 21, 2009 15:48:39.522
Comment by Troy Brumley
I know people who buy apps and then stop using them on other platforms. It's easy to buy something and then discover you don't need it very often, if at all. Ditto for music. I wouldn't read too much gloom and doom into this information yet.
Re: iPhone Apps: Less Usage than we think?
[ James Robertson] February 22, 2009 0:59:01.960
Comment by James Robertson
I don't see doom and gloom - just no instant ATM :)