It directs users to the e-commerce site where they can buy an item, and then gets an affiliate commission, or a portion of each sale.
Brooks Brothers would make the sale and most likely, Netflix would receive an affiliate commission.
For a $1 app, this affiliate commission is just a few cents.
The buying assistants are paid per transaction, and Fetch gets an affiliate commission from merchants.
Recent additions include last fall's launch of Skimlinks Editor, a browser plugin that allows publishers to compare the current affiliate commission rates across different merchants.
Users who couldn't resist clicking (understandably) would be automatically sent to third-party websites, generating an affiliate commission for Tarquini.
For example, e-commerce partners could pay via affiliate commission or revenue-sharing, while other industries could be billed via licensing fees.
Fetch earns an affiliate commission from most retailers, which is how it's able to generate revenue and keep the app free.
Giftri takes a small affiliate commission from Amazon for sending the buyer their way, and in the future it plans to add more online retailers, particularly smaller merchants, and offer 'featured products' as an additional revenue stream.
Themes range from free all the way to $200 for some limited edition designs, and since Appy Couple handles all the heavy lifting in terms of hotels, rental cars, etc., the company will also get an affiliate commission.
"We give each producer a 5% affiliate commission on referrals that lead to sales – so with an average order value of £25 they'll earn around £1.25 – much better than they'll get from AdSense", he says.
