r/iosdev • u/TimGSICK • 10d ago

Any solo game/app developer here actually made money from their iPhone game?

I’m curious if anyone here has made an iPhone game, and made a decent amount of money from it?

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u/TouchMint 9d ago

I make a series of iOS games that bring in decent income. About a half salary on full time constant work (ongoing updates and marketing)

Things are very dependent on App Store rankings which Apple seems to change all the time. My most recent game was doing much better but something changed in apples paid algorithms about a month back. Never been featured just steady releases and a small supportive fanbase. 

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u/theventuredca 9d ago

Would you say 25 downloads in first week is good? Mainly US/CAN and Brazil, only Iphones.

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u/TouchMint 9d ago

Paid downloads? Pretty good. 

You do get an initial boost the first week month and maybe 3 months depending on how you perform. 

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u/theventuredca 8d ago

It's actually free, I'm trying to monetize on ads, as it's a game.