This gold rush started -at least for my generation- with the App Store.
The reach of the internet is so great that even simple ideas are still raking in thousands of dollars per month.
I remember sitting at a dinner table with new acquaintances, and my -now ex- girlfriend saying it’s baffling how seemingly simple apps [1] even make any money. They were making twice her monthly salary at the time :D
You're mistaken. If you'd like to estimate how much apps are making, check https://app.sensortower.com/ (it's pretty accurate), you're going to be very surprised with the number of apps making > $5k/month.
Personally when I think of apps I think of one-time purchases. Good on him for finding 2k+ people willing to pay $5/mo for a pomodoro timer but this seems much closer to SaaS than app to me.
I got to 2k a month for a max sound recording program of mine back in late nineties with a shareware model, so it’s been possible for a while (and that was a lot of money for a college kid).
The reach of the internet is so great that even simple ideas are still raking in thousands of dollars per month.
I remember sitting at a dinner table with new acquaintances, and my -now ex- girlfriend saying it’s baffling how seemingly simple apps [1] even make any money. They were making twice her monthly salary at the time :D
[1] https://fadel.io/