Free or paid apps?

bobtheturtlebobtheturtle Member Posts: 226
in Working with GS (Mac)
Hi everyone!

I am about to buy the pro version of GameSalad and started thinking. What type of game makes more money FREE or PAID?

I am just curious because I have heard free games make more money than Paid games, but how is this possible.

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  • BoomshackBarryBoomshackBarry Member Posts: 712
    There's no right answer as it's down to a lot of factors such as what type of game, the quality of it, marketing, etc...

    But it's definitely true that free games can do better than a paid game. The idea is that it can be tricky at first to persuade people to pay for your game upfront, because it can be a gamble for them whether they'll like it or not, and there are so many other free alternatives out there, why should they pay upfront?

    On the flip side, generally a lot more people will download a free game as there is no gamble in that. Once you've got this larger audience you can try and monetize them with in game adverts, and trying to convince them to pay for an in app purchase.
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  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922
    Wise words. Couldn't have given a better oration.

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  • Asobu_GamesAsobu_Games PRO Posts: 261
    The majority of the high grossing apps on the App Store use the 'free to play' model. However that's not to say you can't have success with paid. Also it can be a real art to monetizing well. There are plenty of great games with critical success and huge downloads that didn't make much money because of poorly planned monetization.

    Good luck whichever route you take! :)
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