Hi there,<p>I've developed an app which sells pretty well all over the world - I can't make a living out of the revenue but I am still happy. The app performs pretty well in most of the (wealthier) countries, but underperforms in the US and Canada. This is where I need the help of the HN community.<p>=> Why does my app suck on the US market? Is there an obvious reason I don't see?<p>What I mean by suck on the US market: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/585/screenshot20120828at155.png/
The US just makes 2.8% out of my total downloads, although it should be a huge market.<p>iTunes Link: http://itunes.apple.com/en/app/id473512078?mt=8
Some public analytics: http://www.appannie.com/app/ios/minipedia-offline-encyclopedia-wikipedia-reader<p>The app has an average rating of 4.25 with 280 reviews worldwide. The average rating in America is 4.0 with 16 ratings. I am using a freemium model and make my profit through in-app sales.<p>Thanks,
Bobby
Just a thought but wondering if the abundance of free wifi, fast home internet access & unlimited data plans for iPhones in the US mean that they're less likely to be without internet access - so wikipedia is always available.<p>Personally here in the UK, I find data charges quite expensive so I limit my access. Also I don't have accessible wifi at work so I'd probably find the offline feature quite useful! Where as I know my friends in the US are most of the time pretty well connected. Everytime I speak to them they're streaming audio, video or both!