As far as I know, once an app is free you cannot change it to a paid
app... The best bet would be one of the following options:
1. Use in-app purchases (probably the better option)
2. Add an "unlock key" app that is paid and unlocks features in your
free app... As an example, you can see what I do here:
1. AppSwipe! -
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magouyaware.appswipe
2. AppSwipe! Unlock Key -
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magouyaware.appswipe2
3. In the main app, if they have not purchased the unlock key I have
a menu/actionbar option that takes them to the play store to purchase the
unlock key.
Note, that I wrote this before in-app purchases were available and I will
probably be switching to in-app purchases in the future.
Thanks,
Justin Anderson
MagouyaWare Developer
http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:13 AM, seo coil <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have searched the net for a couple of hours with the aim of finding a
> feasible method to convert my free android app to a paid one. I was kind of
> sad, I was not able to find an exact solution to my question,
>
> *What I have found :*
> *
> *
> 1. Un-publish the current app and Publish in a new package name. (At
> present we have about 7k installs with 4.5 rating, we don't not want to
> loose that).
> 2. Include In-app Purchase to unlock new features.
> 3. Publish a Pro Version with added features along with the free app
> available in the market.
>
> *Question Remaining :*
> *
> *
> Can I update the current version of my app with added features, but a paid
> version. We have Google Checkout, please let me know if this is possible.
>
> All replies appreciated.
>
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