Mobile app subscriptions generated the most money, according to a survey of 400 mobile app developers in the United States and the UK. During the June 2019 survey, 56 percent of responding developers stated that they used a subscription model for their apps and 36 percent stated that it generated the most money. However, Freemium apps were ranked closely in second place with a 54 percent usage rate among app developers and 33 percent generating the most revenue via this method.
Most popular mobile app business models as of June 2019, by usage and monetization
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Fyber. "Most Popular Mobile App Business Models as of June 2019, by Usage and Monetization." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262945/revenue-development-of-mobile-apps/
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Most popular mobile app business models as of June 2019, by usage and monetization [Graph], Fyber, September 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262945/revenue-development-of-mobile-apps/