Elephas · B2C · AI assistant for Mac
Sell the app on your own site, in Setapp and on both App Stores
Own site ~$110K a year vs Mac App Store ~$12.5K
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What they did
Four revenue channels: own website selling licenses through Gumroad, the Setapp subscription bundle, the Mac App Store and the iOS App Store.
What happened
Gumroad (own site) ~$110K this year; Mac App Store ~$12.5K; Setapp revenue shown but not stated
- Stage
- monetization
“So, we have four revenue channels: uh own website, Setapp bundle, Mac App Store, and the iOS App Store. We use Gumroad for uh for selling licenses.”
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