Korean slang profile
앱테크
app tech
Earning small amounts through apps
A way of earning money by using smartphone apps.
- Expanded form
- 애플리케이션 + 재테크Earning small amounts through apps
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 9, 2012
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
출석 체크 앱테크로 커피값 벌어.
I earn my coffee money by collecting daily check-in rewards on apps.
- Quoted from a source
폭발적으로 늘어난 스마트폰의 보급으로 인해 최근 스마트폰 어플리케이션(이하 앱)만 사용해도 돈을 버는 ‘앱테크’가 인기를 누리고 있다.[1]
Due to the explosive increase in the spread of smartphones, ‘앱테크’, which allows you to make money just by using smartphone applications (hereinafter referred to as apps), has recently become popular.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- November 2012Due to the explosive increase in the spread of smartphones, ‘앱테크’, which allows you to make money just by using smartphone applications (hereinafter referred to as apps), has recently become popular.[1]
- April 2013Korea Economic Daily TV: “앱테크 is a compound word of application and investment and refers to the new investment trend of making money using smartphone apps.”[2]
03Origin & word formation
Formed from “애플리케이션 + 재테크.” The 2012 source from Electronic Times explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 어플만 사용해도 돈 번다? ‘앱테크’ 어플리케이션 인기 (전자신문)Published Nov 9, 2012Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 영어 공부하면 용돈 주는 실속형 앱테크 '링글' (한국경제TV)Published Apr 29, 2013Original source checked Nov 5, 2026