Hello/Hi/Greetings,

I thought it might interest those who are working on the official Piwigo Android App to see statistics for the Android App I wrote. It may help you to decide how much effort to put in it.

All figures are since middle of 2017 when the apps were released on google play:

Piwigo Free Version (Advert 'supported'):

Active user base (device count):

Steady rise in users from 0 to a peak of 2000+ in December 2019 before a steady drop to the current level of 1600 in April 2021

User acquisition (the number of users who tried the app on a device at some point)

9500 (total over all time).
It looks like a jagged mountain shape, most people tried it prior to January 2020 (interest is waning rapidly towards zero).



Piwigo Paid Version (one off fee - price has increased slightly since the start but not my much):

Active user base (device count):

700. Number increased steadily from January 2018, reaching a peak in December 2019 and have been steady since.

User acquisition (the number of users who tried the app on a device at some point)

1130 (total over all time - could be read here as purchases)
It looks like a jagged mountain shape. Interest dropped steadily until June 2020 and there has been a small resurgence since peaking in January.


Google take 30% of all revenue immediately (they've dropped this to 15% just recently but it wouldn't make a significant difference), the tax man takes more (UK based).

The number of hours spent developing are far in excess of total income in £GBP (before Google and the tax man took its cut).

In short, read these figures as you wish, but I don't think they're particularly positive.

Are the figures for the official app any more rosy?