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Massive Christmas iPod Touch Sales Boost App Store Downloads
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The iFart Mobile sales look pretty impressive...
I am also glad to see that a lot of apps not in the top 100 are also doubling in sales. This makes me want to get my apps in the App Store even more.
I am also glad to see that a lot of apps not in the top 100 are also doubling in sales. This makes me want to get my apps in the App Store even more.
tripling of sales on Christmas Day
My app, 100sounds, tripled on Christmas day... yet it stayed in the same spot (#15 paid Entertainment app), so that's a good indicator that the apps around it also tripled.
That makes 100sounds (actually 200 sounds and counting) the #1 multipurpose sound board app (not counting Fart apps or the Star Wars sound board)! I'd release "YodaFarts" but don't want to risk the wrath of Lucas... "Dealt it, there is no smelled it"
My app, 100sounds, tripled on Christmas day... yet it stayed in the same spot (#15 paid Entertainment app), so that's a good indicator that the apps around it also tripled.
That makes 100sounds (actually 200 sounds and counting) the #1 multipurpose sound board app (not counting Fart apps or the Star Wars sound board)! I'd release "YodaFarts" but don't want to risk the wrath of Lucas... "Dealt it, there is no smelled it"
Our store couldn't keep them in stock. They flew off the shelves. Can't wait for the 64GB models to come out.
Well to get into the holiday buying spirit I bought 3 games (simcity, BiA and FieldRunners) and thats about all the buying I will do for the next several months.
I can't wait to see Apple's sales for the App Store at Macworld.
ChrisN
I can't wait to see Apple's sales for the App Store at Macworld.
ChrisN
The original doesn't show a label either. But in the data chart below that, you can see that on Dec 25, it hit 0.21% (up from 0.10% on the 24th) and maintained 0.16% for the following days.
See here for all numbers for the past month. It shows the iPhone is now crushing Windows CE, and the iPod has now gained parity with CE.
I'm pretty sure the iPod Touch sold well but a lot of it was also probably from iTunes gift cards iPhone and Touch owners received on Christmas.
true, but gift card sales aren't necessarily going to boost the browser marketshare of the ipod touch.
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I work at a Circuit City, and I can attest that these were the most popular iPod seller, outpacing the nano by 1.5-to-1.
We'd get them 40-50 at a clip, and be sold out the next day.
We'd get them 40-50 at a clip, and be sold out the next day.
I too had 2 - 3X boost in sales xmas day, but here is what the picture looks like since September: http://tingalin.com/Forums/tabid/101/forumid/1/postid/37/scope/posts/Default.aspx
Too many success stories out there, see what an average app actually makes. Both of my apps are around the middle of their categories when sorted by most popular in the US app store.
Too many success stories out there, see what an average app actually makes. Both of my apps are around the middle of their categories when sorted by most popular in the US app store.
My webstats back up this story
Sales of my app (iBlueSky - mindmapping app) have been up slightly on normal over Christmas.
Thanks to Google Analytics, I now know that the number of people visiting my website http://www.tenero.co.uk on iPod Touches has more than doubled since Christmas - previously it was around 5%, whereas now it's around 13%.
Sales of my app (iBlueSky - mindmapping app) have been up slightly on normal over Christmas.
Thanks to Google Analytics, I now know that the number of people visiting my website http://www.tenero.co.uk on iPod Touches has more than doubled since Christmas - previously it was around 5%, whereas now it's around 13%.
Hey dude I love this app. It holds a coveted place on page one (of 7!) on my iphone
I have to admit being suprised that the touch is outselling the nano in the current economic conditions. Very telling for the future of the touch interface over the wheel, not just for the iphone/touch platform over, well the plain ol' ipod (ie. convergence really is here)
However that web browsing graph is dodgy at best. I still think vouchers is the main reason for the spike in app store sales.
Fieldrunners is the best. Everyone in the entire world anticipates their updates because the can't believe that it could get any better... and it always does.
I was one of the iPod touch owners this christmas... and I could list at least another 5 or so that got one this xmas that I know of.
Although, it's only free apps i've been downloading, with the exception of X-Plane-Airliner, but thats it.
Although, it's only free apps i've been downloading, with the exception of X-Plane-Airliner, but thats it.
While I find the anecdotal sightings and purchases encouraging, I think the 3x appstore download traffic is not likely to be 3x sales of iPod Touches. Just imagine how many $10-$25 iTunes gift cards were given this season...I know I gave quite a few to those who already owned iPhones/Touches. I think it would be real hard to guess which part of the increase is new purchases and which is current owners spending gift cards.
That's where my iTunes gift card went to this year, my music has been more and more coming from Amazon.
Speaking of Apps though, my first game was released yesterday but never showed up on Apple's new app feed. So I guess I have to do my own promotion. Plug!
Well , if you look into amazon best seller Mp3 players , you´ll find all 3 Touch´s ( 8, 16 & 32 Gb ) within the top 5 .
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=amb_lin...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=439036101&pf_rd_i=172630
Last week the first 2 places were the 8 followed by the 16 Gb ipod Touch.
Saludos
Franz
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New Touch owner looking for good apps.
I am one of the statistics with a new 32G Touch and the situation I see is finding good, useful apps. Sorry to all you Fart developers, but I don't have any use for your programs. I am too old I guess.
There is a two edged sword for finding apps I would use. The first is sifting through all of them to see if the Apps are available, and then whether the Apps are any good. So many good Apps don't have a review yet so it is dodgy whether I spend $$ on something that doesn't work, or is buggy. Web links in the store certainly help, but reading this post has opened my eyes to a couple of Apps that I have now on my wish list.
Maybe that is the App I need to develop. An Apps wish list so when I am snooping I can tag the App somehow so that I can find it later when wanting to purchase something new.
I am one of the statistics with a new 32G Touch and the situation I see is finding good, useful apps. Sorry to all you Fart developers, but I don't have any use for your programs. I am too old I guess.
There is a two edged sword for finding apps I would use. The first is sifting through all of them to see if the Apps are available, and then whether the Apps are any good. So many good Apps don't have a review yet so it is dodgy whether I spend $$ on something that doesn't work, or is buggy. Web links in the store certainly help, but reading this post has opened my eyes to a couple of Apps that I have now on my wish list.
Maybe that is the App I need to develop. An Apps wish list so when I am snooping I can tag the App somehow so that I can find it later when wanting to purchase something new.