iPhone Users Spent Average of $138 on Apps Last Year

[Shanghaichica]

I don’t really buy apps anymore. However I have a few app subscriptions if they count.

 

[MacBH928]

No way they are spending $138 on apps. These are either subscriptions going via the App Store like Netflix and Adobe, or those insane kids spending a ton in IAP of games, they average it out and its $138 per user.

 

[UnbreakableAlex]

I’ve probably spent like 500€ for Mac Apps and 500€ für Switch/Xbox/PlayStation Games but 0€ für iPhone and iPad Software/Games.

In the early days I spent a lot on iPhone software but since the subscription models startet to rise I’ve totally lost interest. Also there are no must have Games on iPhone anymore. Just a bunch of shovel ware.

 

[mrex]

i stopped buying apps because many devs - even thought the app was advertized as lifetime access - changed the plan and started using subscription, changed vip-criteria, didnt further develope the app and let them died etc. I do not buy any apps anymore and all subsc. apps are on the list ”not needed”.

 

[Abazigal]

i stopped buying apps because many devs - even thought the app was advertized as lifetime access - changed the plan and started using subscription, changed vip-criteria, didnt further develope the app and let them died etc. I do not buy any apps anymore and all subsc. apps are on the list ”not needed”.

Well, “lifetime access” generally refers to the lifetime of said app, not yours.

 

[matrix07]

Counting iCloud and Apple Music my spend in 2020 was over $800. I do try a lot of apps and pay for multiple subscription like Ulysses, 1Password, Adguard, Newton, VSCO, Robokiller and many more.

Yeah ~$130 a year is too little for me. Apple Music alone is $99 and I’m gonna subscribe to Apple One in June. 😳

 

[Tekzilla]

Wow, I haven't purchased an app in forever. What paid apps are must have?

 

[cyb3rdud3]

Wow, I haven't purchased an app in forever. What paid apps are must have?

If you actually have an iOS device, then why not take a look in the App Store app and look at the top paid apps list It’s all there, no big secret or mystery.

 

[mi7chy]

Aside from Dead Cells not many mobile crapplets worth buying. PC is king of gaming anyway.

 

[TVreporter]

Apps themselves I barely spend anything. That number does seem high unless they’re including subscriptions. It would make more sense, seeing as I have

2 TB iCloud
Apple Music
Apple Arcade

That adds up in a hurry!

 

[dk001]

Apps themselves I barely spend anything. That number does seem high unless they’re including subscriptions. It would make more sense, seeing as I have

2 TB iCloud
Apple Music
Apple Arcade

That adds up in a hurry!

Be nice if the original article broke it down in like fashion.
There is a big diff between Services, Subscriptions, and Apps.

 

[1madman1]

I used to spend $100+ a year on content for my iPhone. Then Apple decided “32 bit is bad mmkay” and half of those paid apps stopped working. I’ve spent $0 since then.

 

[oldwatery]

I spent zero. Same as the year before. Not much of an app user and really dislike the App Store.

 

[I7guy]

I used to spend $100+ a year on content for my iPhone. Then Apple decided “32 bit is bad mmkay” and half of those paid apps stopped working. I’ve spent $0 since then.

I didn't lose any apps, but I think that was bad form. It seems though Microsoft is doing the same thing with Windows X, except that "legacy" windows will still be available. If anything that is the one downfall that happened to the app store, where 32 bits apps stopped working. However, it should be noted that devs abandonded the apps as they had plenty of time to convert them. With windows it doesn't matter. Even using VMs one can run msdos programs if you have a way to boot up msdos inside a vm. Old windows programs, never die...they just fade away.

 

[1madman1]

I didn't lose any apps, but I think that was bad form. It seems though Microsoft is doing the same thing with Windows X, except that "legacy" windows will still be available. If anything that is the one downfall that happened to the app store, where 32 bits apps stopped working. However, it should be noted that devs abandonded the apps as they had plenty of time to convert them. With windows it doesn't matter. Even using VMs one can run msdos programs if you have a way to boot up msdos inside a vm. Old windows programs, never die...they just fade away.

I still have one Win32s app from the 1990s that I need to run - monitoring interface for a Fluke oscilloscope. Last OS compatible with Win32s was Windows 7.
It may need a VM now, but that was potentially *20* years of compatibility (1992-2012).

 

[Arsenikdote]

If you see the top rated comments for this article everyone is saying "well I don't spend money". What I find interesting/funny/awesome is how the people in these forums always have these STRONG opinions with arguments to back it up, but when we get down to it, those same people actually show themselves to be in the minority. If you "don't spend anywhere near that much" then you are not the target customer and likely your thoughts are not really something Apple cares about, nor should they since it won't impact their business.

So when you get bent out of shape over the latest rumor or news story and you say "Apple made the wrong thing" or "Why would they do that??"....just remember...you are the minority! They are not targeting you because you are small potatoes. They are targeting the large groups of people people who drive the core of their business. You know, those same people who spend $100/yr in in app purchases. Like any smart business they will focus on the masses that encompass the majority of their sales. Then with the energy/money leftover they will toss bones to the minority groups on occasion.

 

[nburwell]

With the apps I have subscriptions to, I easily eclipse this amount after several months.

 

[mrex]

Well, “lifetime access” generally refers to the lifetime of said app, not yours.

The app doesnt die when it is updated from ver 4 to 5 either.. So, no money from me to devs anymore...