The Trio are inspired by a PhillyCocoa Slack discussion to venture back into the world of modern app monetization strategies. What options does a budding indie developer have for making money on the App Store? Along the way, we highlight many great examples of apps employing a variety of strategies and innovative monetization techniques.

## Topics Discussed

- App Monetization Strategies
- Paid Upfront
- Procreate Apps - https://procreate.com/procreate
- Things 3 - https://culturedcode.com/things
- Games (sometimes)
- Free + ads / consumables
- Many games
- Dividend Calc (Kotaro’s old app!) - https://tomatoboy.co/dividendcalc
- Fav10 (Kotaro’s other old app!) - https://tomatoboy.co/fav10
- Duolingo (free + ads OR subscription) - https://www.duolingo.com/
- Subscriptions
- Slopes - https://getslopes.com/
- Overcast - https://overcast.fm
- Fantastical - https://flexibits.com/fantastical
- Sketch - https://www.sketch.com
- Innovative Examples
- OmniFocus - https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus
- Nebula - https://nebula.tv
- Pinboard - https://pinboard.in/
- Pixquare - https://www.pixquare.art/
- Experiment with pricing / sales
- Final Thoughts
- Wrap-Up / One More Thing
- Happy Scale - https://happyscale.com/

Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.

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