Windows Phone Developers Earn More than Android or iOS

Windows Phone is nowhere near as popular as Android or iOS, having a market share of just over one percent, but it appears to be far more lucrative for developers than either of the two major platforms. In fact, developers who publish apps in Windows Store can expect to earn twice as much compared to those who create Android titles.

• On average, a Windows Phone developer earns $11,400 per month, which equates to $136,800 per year.
• In contrast, an iOS developer has to make do with $8,100 per month, or $97,200 per year.
• An Android developer makes $4,900 per month, or $58,800 per year.

The figures certainly make Windows Phone look much more appealing than developers lead us to believe. The smartphone operating system does not always get the same treatment as Android and iOS when it comes to new app releases, or the same level of support for existing titles. In fact, there is quite a large gap between it and Android or iOS. This seems like it will never truly go away until the platform gains more ground in the consumer market.   Particularly interesting is that nearly half of Windows phone developers take home at least $10,000 per month, or $120,000 per year. This means that there is no small group of developers that earn most of the revenue generated on the platform. This indicates that the average developer has a good chance at earning a decent living from Windows app development. Europe is actually the region where Windows phone development is most popular, with 34 percent of developers on the old continent writing apps for the platform, compared to half as many in US and APAC (Asia-Pacific). A total of 28 percent of developers are considering an increase in their Windows phone development efforts as opposed to 16 percent who expect the opposite. The figures come from an InMobi survey, which polled over 1,000 developers.