Paid Apps Aren’t Dead — but They Are on Life Support

For iOS app producer David Barnard, making money from paid applications in Apple’s App Store is becoming more difficult. Barnard is the founder of Contrast (previously App Cubby), which makes apps such as Launch Center Pro [iTunes link] and Perfect Weather [iTunes link].

Perfect Weather, Contrast’s latest app, was timed around the release of iOS 7. The app was featured in a number of iOS 7 app lists (including ours) and managed to reach #6 on the Paid Apps rank in the U.S. App Store, quite a feat in the competitive world of app rankings.

When it came to revenues for the app, however, Barnard was shocked. Perfect Weather launched at $2.99, the same price as his last app, Launch Center Pro. Both apps managed to hit #6 on the paid apps chart in the U.S. Perfect Weather got an added bump by being featured in iTunes’s “Designed for iOS 7” section. Read more…

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