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]]> By: colindean http://howtomakeiphoneapps.com/2009/01/how-much-does-it-cost-to-become-an-iphone-developer/#comment-8 colindean Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:28:50 +0000 http://howtomakeiphoneapps.com/?p=88#comment-8 I would think that for the average developer, the time investment in learning Objective-C would be incredibly high compared to the time investment of learning Java for Android development (OK, Dalvik Java isn't exactly Sun Java, but it's sufficient). Granted, there are many more million iPhones out there than Android phones, but give it a year or two and I'll bet that Android will be on more phones than there are iPhones. The bad thing about Android right now is that the Market doesn't have charges yet. Once it does, though, I have a feeling some folks will be very rich very fast. That's another thing--the $16k you spent on learning that application is nothing compared to the money you could make in just a few days if your application is decent. Charge $1, make 70 cents per sale, 22,858 installs later (which isn't a lot for an iPhone application), you've made up your costs, and that's just with your first program. You are certainly correct, though. Time is worth more than money, and right now, mobile development is more profitable than web or system development. I would think that for the average developer, the time investment in learning Objective-C would be incredibly high compared to the time investment of learning Java for Android development (OK, Dalvik Java isn’t exactly Sun Java, but it’s sufficient). Granted, there are many more million iPhones out there than Android phones, but give it a year or two and I’ll bet that Android will be on more phones than there are iPhones.

The bad thing about Android right now is that the Market doesn’t have charges yet. Once it does, though, I have a feeling some folks will be very rich very fast.

That’s another thing–the $16k you spent on learning that application is nothing compared to the money you could make in just a few days if your application is decent. Charge $1, make 70 cents per sale, 22,858 installs later (which isn’t a lot for an iPhone application), you’ve made up your costs, and that’s just with your first program.

You are certainly correct, though. Time is worth more than money, and right now, mobile development is more profitable than web or system development.

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