What to charge for your app in Canada
A burger in Canada costs 7.7000 CAD (โ $5.54), about 91% of the US price. That's the purchasing-power signal: a US-priced app is too expensive here, so people don't buy. Here's what to charge instead.
| A US price ofโฆ | โฆin Canada (safe) | โฆaggressive |
|---|---|---|
| $4.99 | 5.99 CAD โ13.6% | 5.99 CAD โ13.6% |
| $9.99 | 11.99 CAD โ13.6% | 11.99 CAD โ13.6% |
| $19.99 | 27.99 CAD +0.8% | 20.99 CAD โ24.4% |
| $29.99 | 34.99 CAD โ16.0% | 34.99 CAD โ16.0% |
Safe = margin-protected (cap ~65% off). Aggressive = deeper into the market, ร la Seraleev. Rounded to generated store tiers ยท calculate for your exact price โ
Why price differently in Canada?
Charging your home price everywhere quietly prices out most of the world. Parity, charging what a market can actually pay, opens up Canada instead of leaving it on the table. Here's the full case โ, or read how one dev doubled his revenue doing it.