Comments on: Pricing decisions for iPhone apps http://iheartapple.org/2008/11/pricing-decisions-for-iphone-apps/ - loving the Apple (in a Beta'ish way) Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:11:08 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MacBiFF http://iheartapple.org/2008/11/pricing-decisions-for-iphone-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-15 MacBiFF Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:52:19 +0000 http://iheartapple.org/?p=57#comment-15 What about doing those "lite" version where not features are available? Which one will require more work - a trial or a crippled version? What about doing those “lite” version where not features are available? Which one will require more work – a trial or a crippled version?

]]> By: Stephen Darlington http://iheartapple.org/2008/11/pricing-decisions-for-iphone-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Stephen Darlington Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:41:45 +0000 http://iheartapple.org/?p=57#comment-14 Of course we all want "free," but ultimately that's not sustainable without some other income stream. Personally I don't want my iPhone apps to have adverts (the screen is too small to waste that much space) yet, as a developer, at the very least I want to cover the costs of the iPhone Developer Program. In the longer term I think "sensible" pricing is the only sustainable way forward. As I've said elsewhere, if Apple would allow trial versions I think it would allow reputable developers to raise costs. Right now you don't want to pay a lot for an application that may or may not work for you. If you have, say, fifteen days to check it out I suspect you'd be willing to pay more since the risk is lower. Of course we all want “free,” but ultimately that’s not sustainable without some other income stream. Personally I don’t want my iPhone apps to have adverts (the screen is too small to waste that much space) yet, as a developer, at the very least I want to cover the costs of the iPhone Developer Program. In the longer term I think “sensible” pricing is the only sustainable way forward.

As I’ve said elsewhere, if Apple would allow trial versions I think it would allow reputable developers to raise costs. Right now you don’t want to pay a lot for an application that may or may not work for you. If you have, say, fifteen days to check it out I suspect you’d be willing to pay more since the risk is lower.

]]> By: Dan Cornish http://iheartapple.org/2008/11/pricing-decisions-for-iphone-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Dan Cornish Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:25:39 +0000 http://iheartapple.org/?p=57#comment-11 Pricing is a real mystery here. At 10-20 apps a day for paid apps it is hard to see how a developer can make money. Check out my bolg post on this at http://blog.cosential.com Pricing is a real mystery here. At 10-20 apps a day for paid apps it is hard to see how a developer can make money. Check out my bolg post on this at http://blog.cosential.com

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