Thursday
Feb192009
Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 2:10PM
∞ iPhone App Usage

For free [iPhone] applications, only about 20 percent of users return to use the app the first day after they download it, and then it quickly drops off from there. By 30 days out, less than 5 percent are using the app. The chart for paid apps shows a slightly steeper fall-off rate. So there is a very brief window of time to capture people’s attention and potential revenues.
