Sales of smartphones continue to rise and this creates opportunities for people to make money online by creating phone apps. Often, creating phone apps is advertised as an easy way to make money instead of working. Although there are people who have got very lucky with apps and have done exactly that, it is pretty rare. Instead, making money through apps is a process that requires planning and hard work.

Nevertheless, you can make money by creating phone apps, and this can provide a good supplemental source of income. Over time, you may be able to make a living entirely off making apps, but I would recommend that you focus on it as a side project initially.

It is very easy to make a phone app, but it is much more difficult to be successful. Many people find that they can make an app that they consider to be really good, only to see barely any sales. Part of this problem comes from the large number of apps that are developed every week, and this means that there are a lot of people that you need to compete with.

However, while there are a lot of apps developed, there are also a large number of people buying apps, and they do not all have the same interests. One effective approach is to target your app designed around a specific group of people and try to find a way to meet a need.

When you are designing an app, you need to decide whether you are going to attempt to make a simple app or something that is complex. If you are just starting out with app designing, sticking to something simple is normally a good idea, because most complex apps require a long time in the design and programing stages. This is fine if you have a team you are working with or money to spend on the project, but it is not normally a good approach for a first time app designer.

An additional advantage to use simple apps to make money online by creating phone apps is that simple apps can easily go viral and can be offered at a very low price. These factors mean that interest in the app can ‘snowball’, which results in a large number of downloads. It can be very difficult to predict when an app will be popular and when it will not be, and this means that you will probably experience multiple apps that are not successful before you make one that is profitable.