Report: Most Subscription-Based Apps Do Not Make Money

Most mobile apps with subscriptions do not make money, a new in-depth analysis finds. The "State of Subscription Apps" report comes from RevenueCat (via TechCrunch), a prominent mobile ... Read More

Most subscription mobile apps don’t make money, new report shows

Investors know that most startups fail, but something that may be less understood is how few mobile apps actually make money. According to a new analysis of the subscription app economy from ... Read More

Despite subscription push, most apps make little money, if any: report

It seems nearly every app offers a subscription these days, so it might come as a surprise that most apps don’t make much money either. As spotted by TechCrunch, an analysis from mobile subscription ... Read More

Sobering revenue stats of 70K mobile apps show why devs beg for ...

Photo, video, and gaming apps are the most likely to hit $1,000/month within two years. The good news is that apps that do eventually make it to $1,000 in monthly revenue tend to do so rather quickly. Read More

Abysmal revenue stats of 30K mobile apps show why devs keep pushing for ...

RevenueCat noted that once apps do reach $1,000/month in revenue, they're more likely to make $2,500 in monthly revenue (59 percent of apps that reached the $1,000 mark reportedly did) or even ... Read More

Most apps with subscriptions fail to make $1,000 monthly - AppleInsider

A report surrounding mobile app subscriptions provides in-depth data from across 2023, which shows how most struggle to make enough to get by. News Mac ... Read More

Why do so many Android apps need a monthly subscription?

Over the years, I’ve noticed more Android apps now require monthly or yearly subscriptions instead of one-time purchases. Developers have started moving towards subscription-based pricing since ... Read More

Money spent on subscription-based apps grew by 34% in 2020: Report

The report suggests that revenue from the top 100 earning non-game subscription apps represented about 11.7% of the $111 billion that consumers spent on in-app purchases last year, the same share ... Read More

How Mobile App Subscription Monetization Will Evolve In 2023 - Forbes

Subscriptions were going to be the way forward. Between 2014 and 2017, Google Play's app subscription revenue grew tenfold. Data.ai (formerly App Annie) reported in 2020 that 79% of Google Play's ... Read More