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Thank you very much for sharing this info. It's funny how often we read articles about the "future of work" that express skepticism about almost all careers except for the one sure thing: IT skills will be in huge demand.

Then we look at over-40 developers with decades of experience having a hard time getting hired at all, startups having success rates similar to lottery tickets, and software products for the hottest platform (mobile) in the hottest industry (IT), requiring the most in-demand skills, and most likely to generate incomes that can't compete with entry-level jobs at McDonald's.

It's certainly food for thought.

You committed "substantial effort" to building these apps, and your total revenue was £584.23, resulting in a net loss of £200? I hope you're doing this as a hobby.

Props for sharing all the data though.

Yeah, even the gross is what, 2-3 days worth of a mid-level+ developer's salary.

All the money I've made in mobile has been for building apps for businesses doing "boring" things that were subscription based. Sounds like I make more in a week of that work than I'd make in a year doing my own apps.

Thank you for sharing this! More valuable insight into the realities of indie mobile development.

My iOS apps in 2014 – full income report