http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/22/iphone_developer_app_store_rewards_crap_apps.html

Fascinating article from the developer of Sound Grenade, an app that he spent less than hour on, but which ended up in the top list within a few days. Now, he updated it with an ad-supported version that nets him over $200 an hour from embedded ad revenue.

“The App Store is not like any other software market we’ve ever seen. If it could be compared to any other market, it’s like the Billboard Charts for Music. A good pop music producer can take someone with minimal talent, get them to sing some lyrics, and then run it through auto tune. Bam. Number one song. That’s all it takes with the App Store. Do some market research, work out that most of the people that download free apps are immature and seriously uncool. Then wrap an average idea that you think will appeal to immature and uncool people with some average graphics, and boom, top 10 app. Like the pop market, it’s hit or miss; sometimes it will work, sometimes it won’t.”