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0 pointsstouset9y ago0 comments

Out of curiosity, why Android-first?

Pretty much all the data indicated that iOS users will readily pay for apps and content, while far fewer Android owners do. Attribute this to whatever reason you want, but it seems foolish to chase after a market that costs more to develop for (due to fragmentation), more to maintain for (due to ancient versions of Android), and won't actually net you as much revenue.

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hesarenu9y ago

You need to target based on you end customers. In my country more then 90% users are on Android. So going Android first is no brainer. We recently launched a App using react native, getting positive reviews.

rimantas9y ago

What if 90% of users are dumbphone users? Would it be a nobrainer to target them? My point is: the marketshare of Android does not tell the whole story. A lot of Android phones are lower end phones which are never used as a real smartphones, just some feature phone, which happens to run Android. I think that part should be excluded from your potentional market to see the more realistic picture.

hesarenu9y ago

If they have a Android then its not a dumb phone. My app is a report mechanism for a business. Most of its end users would be using low end mobiles.

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0 pointsstouset9y ago0 comments

Out of curiosity, why Android-first?

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hesarenu9y ago

rimantas9y ago

hesarenu9y ago

If they have a Android then its not a dumb phone. My app is a report mechanism for a business. Most of its end users would be using low end mobiles.

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