The revolution in the mobile world has brought lots of changes in the world. These changes have affected almost every part of the world. The introduction of the smart phones in the market has introduced a vast variety of options for the software development domain. A large number of companies nowadays are providing their services for developing applications on different platforms. According to the latest trend a hike has been seen in the mobile applications and mobile games development sector. All companies these days are promoting their business by showing their mobile presence with the help of these applications. The major app stores in this competition are Apple’s App Store, Android’s Market.

While the companies are profiting on developing applications on different platforms freelancers are also eying on making a mark in the mobile applications development. The question here arises that is it practical and profitable for an individual to become an independent mobile applications developer. Since there are a number of companies involved in this business at a large scale it becomes a bit difficult for an individual to become a freelance mobile applications developer. Before opting for a self employed status for yourself one must consider all the aspects of this domain. Every single app store has its drawbacks in the market. Apple’s app store has way too many restrictions on the developers registered on app store. Besides this the iOS applications are developed by so many companies that it will become quite difficult for you to make a mark as a freelance mobile applications developer.

Google’s Android Market does not have that many restrictions and it is quite easy to enter the market. The drawback of the Android Market is that the mobile platform is fragmented. This is because there are too many different types of devices working on different Android platforms. After App store and Market there is one more giant which is trying to make it big in the mobile applications and mobile games world and that is Blackberry World. Though Blackberry World looks to be promising but it is not systematized enough and also it has to be installed on the device before use. On the other hand webOS and Windows mobile 7 are not that much saturated.

Every mobile applications store has a registration fees like Apple charges you an annual fee of $99 whereas Android is much cheaper at one time fees of $25. Blackberry World also charges a onetime fee of $100 and Nokia Ovi store charges one time fees of $73. In all of these the Android comes out be the cheapest mobile applications store whereas the Symbian is the costliest mobile applications store and there fees can only be afforded by a software development company. Along with all the registration fees and other processes there also comes a company registration fees which is charged by all the application stores to ensure that your product is marketed and certified for “tested and verified”. Though most of the application stores charge a nominal fee but Symbian charges the highest of them all. The Rest of the stores are free and you can easily download their SDK.