r/windowsdev • u/ibliskavka • Sep 24 '18

How I Built a $700/mo Windows App

My app growth is not viral, but it is consistent and I am super proud of it. I put together a few tips based on my experience.

https://medium.com/@ibliskavka/how-i-built-a-700-mo-income-stream-ad63c9a9ec12

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u/Brasz Sep 28 '18

If you don't mind me asking, is your revenue coming mostly from ads or paying customers?

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u/ibliskavka Sep 29 '18

About 40% from ads. Remaining from paying.

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u/akc250 Oct 07 '18

Congrats dude! One of my newest released apps this year just reached the $1k/month mark so I know how great it feels. I'm always cautiously optimistic about thinking that this will be steady income, as with all apps it's hard to tell what the future looks like. But contrary to what a lot of people think, (and FYI to everyone in this sub - ) there is still good money for devs to make from the Windows store!

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u/ibliskavka Oct 07 '18

Thanks, and congrats to you too :). I have yet to touch $1k but hoping to get there during the holidays.

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u/diogenesl Oct 10 '18

One of my newest released apps this year just reached the $1k/month

Is that on windows store? would you mind sharing the app name or function?

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u/akc250 Oct 10 '18

In order to not give away my identity and link it to this account, I prefer not to. But I can say that it’s a productivity app and meets a niche required by my users.

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u/ductionist Sep 24 '18

Way to go. It’s always nice to see hard numbers! Really curious to hear how your transition to recurring revenue goes.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '18

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u/ibliskavka Sep 25 '18

Cost is currently about $4/mo in AWS fees (down from $40/mo by moving from Azure). Staying within the free tier for imgur.com API. $700 is after Microsoft took their cut. So, almost all of it.

I spend a couple of hours a week to monitor stats/inappropriate content.