An anonymous programmer made something called the Sound Grenade for the App Store and gave it away free. It took him all of an hour to write – it’s just a button you press to make an annoying sound – and put it up for all and sundry. How he’s seen 100,000 downloads and is basically making $200 an hour using an in-app advertising system.
“I really enjoy the App Store, I think it is amazing,” the New Zealand-based programmer said. “If you know what you’re looking for, you can find an app and download it either paid or free in a very minimal amount of time from almost anywhere in the world.”
“The problem for the ‘quality’ app developers is they want to make theatrical films, and they can only premiere them at the same place as everybody else in the world,” he continued. “Let’s call it the YouTube of software.”
That’s right: lowest common denominator wins the day in the App Store, something I bet no other online store in the world – besides maybe iTunes – has seen. Has anyone seen stuff like this skyrocket so quickly on BlackBerry or WinMo?
It would be nice if BlackBerry had an appstore for apps to take off with. Browsing different databases from some websites reveals very few free stuff, too.
This is really brilliant. Any idea what in app advertising system can be used for iPhone apps?
Sure, I’m using admob.
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Sure, this is a great way for people to make money…but I still prefer good, “old fashioned” apps that don’t blitz you with ads. I would rather pay a small amount for apps like Chopper or Beer Hero and then actually use them without being spammed. Just one guy’s opinion…
I agree with Stephen although a few apps I have downloaded with ads have actually entertained me, it’s much more enjoyable to pay a little bit and not have to tr y to avoid accidentally touching the ads while trying to use the app.
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