Price Drops in the App Store

Price Drops in the App Store 3 Years of Price Drops Recapped 40% With AppZapp we took a deep look into the Apple App of all paid Apps drop in price. Store to unearth which 60% totally tre categories see the most price drops, and exactly how long it of these become takes for costs to be reduced. totally free! Top 3 Fastest Price Drops By Category GAMES 83 PHOTO & VIDEO 85 WEATHER 93 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Number of Days Top 3 Longest Price Drops By Category NAVIGATION 177 TRAVEL 156 REFERENCE 141 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Number of Days Category Games 2 out of 3 games Every 4th paid game 9 out of 10 games eventually drop in price. are paid Apps. eventually becomes free. 5 Game Developers in Detail App Sales by Developer i Paid Apps I Apps with Price Drops Apps wich Become Free O In Percent 300 Chillingo Electronic Arts 253 250 228 216 200 Gameloft 95% 150 137 129 116 SEGA 100 54% 90% 70 Rovio Mobile 52 46 52 50 20 28% 23% 12 8 2 88% 16% 67% 17% 12% Time Until Drop Days Until Price Drop Days Until Free 90 Gameloft 322 38 Electronic Arts 266 110 Chillingo 156 270 Rovio Mobile 623 44 SEGA 258 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Number of Days With that in mind, waiting for an App to drop in price pays off. With some time and good price monitoring tools like AppZapp it is easy to take advantage of these trends. * All findings are based on data of new Apps located by AppZapp on the App Store and are average numbers from 2010-2012. Find out more at: http://www.appzapp.net Number of Apps