'If Apple is tweeting about our game, that's awesome.

Then there's all the bonuses being an exclusive iOS app can give you, like a front-page story in the popular 'Today' tab in the App Store, tweets from high-up executives like Phil Schiller, and a general pre-launch buzz on the media.īut the quality of the product and a solid independent marketing plan are still the best way to reach a broader audience, Cash said. When asked whether developers give Android a 'B-list' treatment, Cash said 'that is often the case, for a number of reasons,' like how easier it is to develop on Apple platforms, or the piracy issues Android is still often plagued by.įor a game that doesn't rely on more secure, harder-to-bypass IAPs, going Apple first 'is a no-brainer,' studio cofounder Ryan Cash told us. The dotted walls allow you to grind a new game mechanic that changes the flow's pace and requires mastering to be properly taken advantage of.

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