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bringkingon Windows 8 Doesn’t Want Your App. Try Again Later

I have to admit I have had some problems with submitting to the Windows Phone 7 app store, however when the app failed certification the tester included step by step walkthroughs on how re-create the problem. I was generally able to recreate the problem. However, more than a few times I could not and just re-submitted, and it passed. :/

bringkingon Why Publishing on the Windows Phone is Like Walking Barefoot On Broken Glass

I have to agree. I have published 12 apps on Windows Phone and ported 2 to Android and 1 to iOS, and my experience has been exactly that. There is less competition for small developers. My apps are not earth shattering or new in any way, I was just learning how to code and thought it would be cool to try and earn a few extra dollars doing it. The one app I have that is available on all three platforms did substantially better on Windows Phone. In numbers, I got about 1500 to 2000 ad impressions a day for 6-7 months on wp7 which has settled down to about 500 a day after 1.2 years. Android has been consistent at around 1000 a day for 4 months, however the pay out from ad mob vs microsoft pubcenter has been dramatically less. As for iOS, it hit about 2000 impressions the first day and has dive bombed since then. Now steady at about 300 a day. Interestingly it pays the most and the clicks on the ads are massively higher than Android. Like 50 clicks per 300 impressions. I think on iOS the user as so many more options, why would they open my app? If I was a large shop, I would take that into consideration. For reference, the app is called Critter Cards- Toddler if anyone is interested.

bringkingon Microsoft unveils sandbox boundaries for Windows 8/Metro developers

It may be C++ but it is managed C++ that runs on the above the WinRT layer just like C#, and Javascript for metro. It will have the same restrictions as the other languages. It is actually interesting, in fact when you start a metro project at least in beta, you get the WinRT libraries and that's it. A ton of the traditional .NET classes have been moved into the WinRT library or removed all together.

bringkingon IOS app success is a lottery: 60% (or more) of developers don't break even

My experience with the Windows Phone Marketplace seems to fit this pattern. A little over a year ago I started teaching myself C#, so I starting creating WP7 apps and releasing them.

As of today I have released 10 apps for the WP7 store (and two for Android), making a total of seventeen 99 cent sales for the paid apps and about $2500 in ad revenue for the ad supported apps. The total download numbers for all ten apps is about 17,000 (1500 Android), with about 500k impressions for the last 7 months. At best, when the apps were most popular, I was making $35 a day in ad revenue which has settled down to about $5.

However, I must note that the apps are not very good. As I was new to C#, each app took less time than the last, but the first took about 3 months of my free time. It was a cool way to learn to code while giving myself a tiny boost in income. However, now that I know I can write crappy apps, I would like contribute to something bigger/better and work with a team. It would be monumentally helpful to have a designer to work with as that is the hardest part for me.