>> One problem that phone apps have, I suspect, is that it's difficult/ >> impossible (depending on the market) to directly provide interfaces to >> upgrade to a new version, whether free or paid, while desktop apps can >> do it seamlessly.
I implemented something for this in my app. It's not very difficult to do and has saved me a ton on support emails. -- Chris Stewart http://chriswstewart.com Fantasy Football<http://chriswstewart.com/android-applications/fantasy-football/>- Android app for MFL fantasy football owners On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 9:40 AM, DanH <[email protected]> wrote: > It's hard to compete against free. I've not installed many phone > apps, but in terms of desktop apps I find that quality/fit is so > variable that I'm reluctant to pay up front for an app (have only done > it on a couple of occasions), and I would imagine the same is true for > phone apps. I have on a handful of occasions (maybe 25% of those that > give the option) upgraded a free desktop app to paid to gain more > features (and a little bit out of guilt, I suppose). I don't ever > recall upgrading a "trial period" app -- for some reason they never > seem that valuable to me when the trial period expires. > > One problem that phone apps have, I suspect, is that it's difficult/ > impossible (depending on the market) to directly provide interfaces to > upgrade to a new version, whether free or paid, while desktop apps can > do it seamlessly. > > On Sep 18, 3:59 am, Alex <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am very interested in the responses to this thread. > > > > I only have one app on the market, a simple home page widget. It is > > free, and it has been downloaded 13,937 times with an active install > > percentage of 47%. > > > > Obviously, I would like to make some money from my apps, but when I > > look at paid versions of similar apps to mine, the download numbers > > are pitiful. > > > > We are constantly reading about the massive growth of Android and the > > 10s of millions of devices out there, so why do most apps struggle to > > even grab a tiny percentage of that user base? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
