Take the 2-minute tour ×  I presume this question is acceptable
here-- because it's a part of software development but not
specific to programming. If it's better suited for another area,
could someone kindly help move me?  I know ads can be profitable
for some incredibly popular applications, but how do average
applications fare?  I am about to release an application and I
think it will be pretty popular, but it's not the next Angry
Birds. I guess there will be a few thousand users. Would a few
thousand users that use the application about 15~20 minutes once
or twice a day net any actual profits?  What are you experiences
with ads like? What kinds of numbers do we need to net anything
worthwhile?   share|improve this question Don't know much about
android but wouldn't the answer depend on your definition of
"net"? Profit = revenue - cost. What are your costs? Do you
consider your time to make entire app? or your time to put ads
into your app? does it cost you anything to actually have ads in
your app? Are yo