So I quickly came up with the following approach, which is probably the only thing that has kept us sane: You can imagine this would be a daunting task, and can feel the pain with a Visual Studio solution that looks like this: So our huge challenge (apart from integrating IAPs for these app stores) was that we needed to build 20 APKs with various package names, settings, images, jar files, etc. Combine this with ultra-micro IAPs, you can charge as little as 1 CNY (or ⅙ of a USD), and freemium apps become a very attractive way to monetize. You can buy an Android 2.3 device for about $16 US, so the Android market is pretty ripe for the taking. Our iOS version of the app has been released for a while, but not with the success that is possible on Android. IOS is not a huge player over there, since iPhones have a luxury tax on them-only the truly rich can afford it. Several of the stores are mobile providers, such as China Mobile, and run payments through users’ cell phone plan (which is prepaid a lot of the time).
Google Play is not available in China, so many small stores popped up all over the country to fill the gap. China’s Android app market is a strange place, and it has somewhere around 30 app stores. Recently at Hitcents we have been working on deploying our Android version of Draw a Stickman: EPIC to app stores across China.
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