But someone who made it in during the gold rush period should only have an advantage if they made it into the top 100 category or store-wide chart.
What kind of advantage would they have otherwise?
What kind of advantage would they have otherwise?
1. More ratings (shown as numbers next to 1-5 star ratings) - Help convince potential buyers that your app is significant
2. More reviews - advantage as with #1, but also higher chance of having at least 1 review in a larger number of countries.
3. Recommendations in iTunes - On the iTunes interface to the App Store, users are shown 'People who bought X also bought Y'-type recommendations. High sales increase the chance of your app featuring in these.
So by getting in early, you sell copies through being the main/only product choice in your area. Then, when competitor apps arrive there are some residual advantages like these which place you ahead of the pack.