App development success...
 

I've been seriously looking into getting into the app game lately. I have some ideas and some capital. I was wondering if anyone has any insight at how much capital for development costs? Also, if anyone has had any success in this area I'd love to hear some success stories. :)

i had a friend who launched a picture taking app that just did filters and added things to it
all in all he payed out 1k

i think he could of gotten it done cheaper but who knows

That's not bad IMO. I'm looking to pay something along these lines. Was it successful?

no only a couple hundred downloads and alot from the most random places
and it was free download with the option to purchase "pro"

$14 for the base code you can build on from there.

http://codecanyon.net/item/ultracam-...thor=azamsharp

Seriously, depends on your "idea." Most people who come to me asking for an "app" usually ends up with me telling them they are looking to create a web service. Most "apps" nowadays require entire web services to back them. :2 cents:

If you are able to code the app by yourself, you don't have to invest any money. The tools are for free. Of course the learning courve takes a lot of time and maybe the promotion of the app costs some money. In my experience, only the big apps like Angry Birds earn serious money.

1k from what? android or apple?

Thanks for the share. A lot of stuff out there is already done for you, just need to keep tabs occasionally of what is going on.