Vietnam’s tech firms yet to overcome domestic challenges
TUOI TRE NEWS
UPDATED : 02/14/2017 17:00 GMT + 7
Several local tech startups have followed the phenomenal success of mobile game Flappy Bird, winning over millions of users worldwide, but industry insiders have conceded that there remains a tough road ahead for firms based in Vietnam to really thrive internationally.
Hanoi developer Rubycell has had some early success in 2017, with two of its mobile apps for Android featured in the Editors’ Choice list on Google Play.
Both of the apps, Piano+ and Violin, have generated millions of downloads and won positive comments from users.
“Piano+ and Violin are not only entertainment apps, but give users tutorials to help them learn these two musical instruments,” Rubycell deputy chairman Dinh Van Hung told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
“With these apps, users can practice playing the guitar or piano anytime and anywhere on their smartphones.”
Piano+ has been downloaded more than 10 million times on Google Play, and Violin over 5 million times, according to Hung.
Rubycell has another app with more than 10 million downloads on Google Play called Guitar+, which is also a musical tutorial app.
Hung said Rubycell makes money from in-app purchases of these apps, while refusing to disclose their specific revenue.
“We target users worldwide for these apps, with a focus on countries where users are willing to pay for in-app purchases such as in the U.S.,” he elaborated.
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