[qzw]

This is so true, except for that one glorious, fleeting period when iOS apps were new and you could be an overnight millionaire with something like Flappy Bird.

[jonas21]

Flappy Bird didn't become popular until 2014, when the App Store was already 6 years old.

[ketzo]

Oh, hush. The broader point is just that the barrier for entry was very, very low for a brief period.

I definitely bought a $0.99 app that you could tip up to your face to make it look like you were drinking a beer.

Very, very low.