Listado de las 10 aplicaciones para Android y para iOS que tienen más descargas, y que han sido construidas por una empresa española. Curiosamente, sólo una aplicación (iBasket) aparece en ambas listas. Y la empresa que está detrás de la aplicación española más descargada para Android (12 millones de descargas) ha tenido que cerrar sus puertas a pesar de su éxito:
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El problema es que 12 millones de descargas gratuitas no dan ningún beneficio.
People really loved our apps, Go!Chat got excellent reviews and reached 16 million downloads in less than 3 years without being featured in Google Play, we peaked at 820,000 daily users (almost 3 million monthly), and we were chosen over official apps done by Facebook, even after they released Facebook Messenger. Our income peaked at $4000 a day with 8 employees.
I was too focused on product design and Android development, on “superfluous” things like having a bigger office or providing with homemade meals. I failed at being a leader and driving the company towards new directions and products, and I failed at delegating. We took one and a half years to release Go!Chat for iPhone, and 8 months to release a revamped version of the Android Go!Chat, that kills a team. In the meanwhile, the relationship between the co-founders was fragile, and in fall 2012 the shadow of a possible acquisition made things even worse.
El problema fue una mala gestión, no que las descargas no dieran dinero. 4.000 dólares al día para una empresa de 8 empleados es mucha pasta. No os dejéis llevar por los prejuicios sobre la tienda de Android.