Pricing Your Application

So you have created an APK file and you’re a registered Android developer. Now you’re ready to put your app into users’ hands. (Finally!) But you must answer one last question — is your app a free app or a paid app?

Make this decision before you release your app, because its price has psychological consequences for potential customers or users and monetary consequences for you. If yours is a paid application, you have to determine your price point. Only you can make this decision, so inspect similar applications in the Play Store, and their price points, to determine your pricing strategy. Because the majority of apps are priced between $0.99 and $9.99, you rarely see one priced ...

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