Economic model
Earnings are not guaranteed
Earnings depend on demand and may be zero. Savings vary. Recovery of the purchase price and operating costs is not guaranteed.
ALL is built around monetized participation. Instead of relying on unpaid volunteers, every contributor is rewarded based on actual usage.
Revenue share
Apps generate revenue when they serve qualifying paid usage. That revenue is split as follows:
| Share | Paid in | |
|---|---|---|
| Node host running the app | 70% | USD / USDC |
| Marketplace (ALL and the app's developer) | 30% | USD / USDC |
The 30% marketplace share follows the same model as the App Store and Google Play.
Who earns, and for what
| Participant | Contributes | Earns from |
|---|---|---|
| Node hosts | Hardware, uptime and location | 70% of the revenue their device generates |
| Developers | Apps that run on the network | Metered usage of their apps |
| Businesses | Services deployed on the network | Their own services, paying only for real usage |
| ALL | Orchestration, payments, security, distribution | Marketplace share |
Earn with your network, not just your device
Every node you bring into the network earns you a share of its revenue. The marketing budget flows back to the people who grow the network, not to ad platforms. See the Ambassador program.
Payouts
The Control Tower meters CPU, RAM, bandwidth and runtime for every app on every node. Earnings are calculated automatically and paid in USD / USDC, with no invoicing.
Multi-use hardware
Most infrastructure devices are built for a single purpose. On ALL, one device runs several apps, services and ecosystems over time. Each app can earn independently when it serves paid usage, so hosts can combine several potential income streams on one device.
Why incentives matter
Decentralized infrastructure networks stall without aligned incentives:
- if hosts earn too little, supply growth stalls
- if developers earn too little, the app ecosystem stays thin
- if the platform fee is too high, the marketplace becomes less competitive
ALL is designed so that hosts, developers, businesses and the platform all benefit from the network's growth.