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How to publish your 1st Android app on Google Play Store for just $25
Hi everyone, I am Nitin Gavhane and in this blog I will show you how to publish your first Android app on the Google Play Store, step by step. The registration fee is a one-time $25. The part that surprises most beginners is the 14-day closed test that comes after it, so I will cover that early and in plain words.
If you have an app that runs on your phone and you want other people to install it, this guide is for you. Let’s start with the money, because that is the first question everyone asks.
How much does it cost to publish an Android app?
Google charges a one-time US$25 registration fee. You pay it once per account, not once per app, so one account can hold as many apps as you like. The fee is not refunded, and that includes the case where Google decides your identity details are invalid.
If your app is free, $25 is all you pay. If you sell digital goods or subscriptions inside the app, Google takes a service fee. It is 15% on the first $1 million you earn in a year if you are enrolled in the 15% tier program, and 30% on anything above that. Subscriptions are charged at 15%.
