How to earn money with mobile apps?
The monetization on the Android, iOS apps is available through App Basic Customization service.This is possible by enabling in-app purchases – a system that allows one click payments right within the application. Please follow the guide on the in-app purchases configuration on the Android and iOS mobile apps.
Here are the examples of what can be monetized through in-app purchases:
Photos:
- Viewing photos
- Uploading photos
Messages:
- Continuing conversation
- Reading incoming messages
- Sending private messages
- Reading incoming chat messages
- Starting new chat conversations
- Continuing chat conversations
Users:
- Viewing profiles
- Searching for users
Please check the instructions on how to manage user roles here.
Employing Memberships and Credits
Memberships
As the name implies, different memberships have different sets of benefits for app users. For instance, a free membership can impose limits on what actions are available for users, while a VIP membership lifts all restrictions and opening possible options within app.
Credits
Credits are sold to site members in exchange for real money, and then used for on-site and in-app spending – for example to buy access to certain features and actions available only to VIP members. This is where paid memberships also come to play.
Recent findings show that mobile app members in general are more inclined to spend money through in-app systems, in comparison to regular web purchases. It is likely that mobile app users encounter such payments regularly, and actually tend to expect some sort of monetization during an app experience. Let’s see a couple of example of in-app purchases within SkaDate Mobile Dating App:
Hot List
1. A user wants to add his profile to the Hot List
2. The app will tell the user the cost of this action in credits, and give the user an opportunity to buy them
3. Pressing ‘Buy’ will give the user an option to purchase a set number of credits
4. The user is then prompted to complete the transaction
Start new chat conversation
1. A user wants to start a new chat conversation.
2. Application offers to purchase membership
3. Application offers membership
Example: VIP Membership
As soon as the purchase is complete, the message on the successful transaction shows:
