Which way to make money on Android? ads, purchase, trial version?

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Published on 2011-03-09T13:35:04Z Indexed on 2011/03/09 16:18 UTC
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Hi,

I want to release an app, but what is in your experience the best way to make money on android?

I've seen some solutions out there, but which one is the best?

Solution A: App is free and has ads.
+ long term income
+ free for customer
~ money based on usage
- ads makes apps ugly
- needs a internet connection, which your app may not need

Solution B: App is purchased
+ instant income
~ money only once
~ the customer have only 15 minutes to try out the app
- you need a credit card on the google market
- the customer have to give money :D

Solution C: Trial version

Solution D: free Lite version with ads & full to pay version without adds

Any other ideas?

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