Estimating Revenue For Apps.

[StephenMLevinson]

Hi guys,

I'm currently developing an iPhone game and have several interested investors. However an issue that has come up with one particular investor is that they wanted estimated revenue of the app over a year period. Unfortunately as far as I know that would be impossible. App sales are all private information unless a company publicly states sales figures, and who knows if they're being truthful.

I don't believe there is a true way to predict iPhone app sales, other than putting together reasons why I believe it'll be a success.

Let me know if you guys have an idea. Since apps aren't a conventional business like selling clothes, advertising, magazines or other products I don't think you can even come up with an estimate of expected sales figures.

Thanks,
Stephen M. Levinson

[veikoh]

I think you could estimate it. If it's a game, having 99c price so you take iStore commision off and multiple it by the users you could get. It's same like estimating a film sale or music sale. Try to get units download info for similar products and compare them with your offering what you are doing better and calculate your potential market size. Get some demographics data from iPhone users (available from research reports) and the claim how much percentage from those could be interested about your offer.
Most important is to develop viable marketing strategy and not to rely only putting your product to iStore and hoping people to find it.

[karan2839]

HI I am interested kindly shoot me a PM and ill give u a email id to send the details over

[KirkKimberley]

Hello Stephen,

I am interested in being an investor for your venture. Please send me more information.

Thanks,
Kirk