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They are different business models:   -           Premium is he most traditional model, premium games are apps that are sold at a specific price. The developer takes usually 70% of the sales and the store take the other 30%. Usually a Premium apps doen't get as many downloads as a freemium app and does less revenue. -           Freemium is the most common business model for mobile game and the one which statistically give you the most downloads and revenue. The game is free and has in-app purchases. -           In-app purchases.   This is the most important business model for mobile games in term of volume. It means that your app is free but you can buy virtual goods inside the app. For example in car games, you can buy petrol. In many games, you will have to buy an economy including an hard and a soft currency. The hard currency is the one you buy with real money. You will need to make a plan with the sinks of money and the sources of money. -           Subscription

How to monetize my app? Affiliate sales.   You can sell products and services on your app provided by other companies. You can find offers of products through pages like Zanox, CJ, Linkshare,… Mobile commerce. You can do like e-commerce but for a mobile application. However, it’s not easy. Check this article to see how to do it successfully. In-app purchases.   This is the most important business model for apps in term of volume. It means that your app is free but you can buy virtual goods inside the app. For example in car game, you can buy petrol. Ad supported.   Like a website you can keep space to put banners and widgets of partners. Now you can also run some video inside your app and get a price per video watched inside your app. Data collection . If with your app you collect valuable information about users, their desire, their search you can monetize it. Your app could later be sold to a company interested in this infor