What would you do?

steve86

Hey guys.

So here is the situation. I had a game that did not did very well it only made like 100 dollars in 3 months. So last weekend I decided to make it free for a week to see what happened. After almost 4 days of being free it has reach 8,000 downloads. averaging about 2-3k a day.

So what would you do? Make the app .99c again when the week is over or leave it free and place some ads in the app? Have any of you had any experience of how many income you get from iAds with 2-3k downloads a day?

Thank you very much.

Steve.

Jamwithno

I think you should make it .99c and see what happens if people still buy your app. If no one does then make it free with ads.

steve86

Thank you I might try that.

Can anyone tell me how much I might make a day on average from iADS with 2,000 downloads a day?

firemaplegames

I have iAds in the lite versions of my games Danger Cats! and Stunt Squirrels!. I released them both a year and a half ago, and they generate anywhere from a few cents to a few dollars a day. They both still get hundreds of downloads a day.

Just because you turn on iAds, does not mean you will get them. They currently (and have always had) a terrible fill rate.

2,000 downloads is awesome, but it is nothing compared to what the top free games get. You will still only get a handful of ad impressions.

Switching the game from free back to paid will generally put your sales back to exactly the same place they were before.

My advice would be to leave it free, don't sully it with ads, and work on your next game and make it awesome!

steve86

Thanks FMP. I already have 3 awesome games in the making. I might just as well do that.