longzheng
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We didn't make a living out of it because we wanted to keep it as a hobby project but it paid out well enough to be considered a small business.
I don't have any advice on whether your app should be a desktop or web, it all depends on what is the app, who your users are, where are your users using it, what are your competitors, what is easier to develop, etc.
All I can say is that desktop apps can still be profitable in recent years, but I can't say it will be profitable for your project.
Of course it has a daily rate limit of 25,000 free requests so if it goes down that would be why.