App development can make one get swiftly wealthy

Illustration of common mobile phone apps. Source: Extern Lab website
Eldoret, Kenya
December 15, 2025 7:24am CST
Hundreds of mobile phone apps are downloaded or updated every single second. My online study made me know how app developers gain during downloading or application usage. Though a single app use – especially online use can generate a few cents, some have payment options. Most verified apps that have been monetized pay the highest. Initially, I though once an app is made available on playstore, the developer starts earning. However, I later discovered a lot of effort should be made to build trust in the app and encourage more users. As a matter of fact, many apps available on Appstore and Playstore are considered not very useful and end up being uninstalled by users shortly after being installed. All the same I can encourage someone with App Development skills to work on apps that can solve common problems like time management. These can have a far reaching help in helping societal problems while at the same time earning the developer good income.
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@AmbiePam (108117)
• United States
23h
It seems like a laborious process to get an app to where it would be considered successful.
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• Eldoret, Kenya
16h
Yes. But for anything, initiating is usually very cumbersome. But as you progress, I trust it gets easy.
@JudyEv (367351)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Dec
Some apps do become very popular. Those developers are the lucky ones.
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• Eldoret, Kenya
16h
True. And they become wealthy in a very short time.
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@snowy22315 (200093)
• United States
15 Dec
There is marketing as well as science behind it. If you developed an app, what would you design it to do?
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• Eldoret, Kenya
16h
Well, marketing is the most crucial part if one wants to earn from an app. If I were to develop an app, I would design it to help one consolidate his/her values and make one fully aware of strengths so as to be always positive in life. I realized at times people get so pushed to the wall by problems, fears and frustration to the level that they forget their values.
@wolfgirl569 (126508)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Dec
Some can be very profitable
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• Eldoret, Kenya
16h
Yes, especially when they are solving a common problem or making life easier
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