9.3.1. Paid Apps
The average price for apps varies widely by category. For example, according to the app discovery site AppBrain (http://www.appbrain.com), the average price for puzzle game apps is $1.54 and for business apps is $6.47.2 Although these prices may seem low, keep in mind that successful apps could sell tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even millions of copies.
2. http://www.appbrain.com/stats/android-market-app-categories.
When setting a price for your app, start by researching your competition. How much do they charge? Do their apps have similar functionality? Is yours more feature-rich? Will offering your app at a lower price than the competition attract users? Is your goal to recoup development costs and generate additional ...
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