A survey conducted by Vision Mobile for its Developer Economics 2013 report show that current mobile developers are still favoring iOS and Android, with BlackBerry not far behind. iOS remains the top platform to work with, 48 percent of the 3,400 global respondents surveyed said it was their lead platform.
As for Microsoft’s Windows Phone, Symbian and HTML Web apps, the report found them lagging behind and classified them as “extension platforms“–meaning developers only code for these OSes in order to extend their reach into regions that their lead platforms do not cover.
iOS and Android are also where the lion’s share of the money is. And if you don’t actually develop for either one of these platforms, the report found that on average, developers only earned half the revenue.
iOS is also apparently cheaper to develop for, and developers in general reported that iOS has better revenue potential compared with Android–66 percent for iOS versus 12 percent for Android.
If you hate the freemium model, there’s bad news. The numbers show that there are at least 50 percent more in-app purchases and freemium apps compared with 2012. If you’re wondering what this means for the average consumer like you and me, well expect more free apps where you have to pay for additional features instead of paying a lump sum for a fully functional one.
The full report can be downloaded here.
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