On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 9:20 AM, niko20 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Firstly, because I did some research, and if you find ANY app that has > a free / pro version, the free version is always rated lower than the > pro version. > My free / paid apps are both at 4.5 according to the Market, though granted, according to Cyrket which of course has better stats, the paid one is a bit higher. > A pay only app prevents jerks from rating it unless they > are serious enough to buy it. > This is true. > So really the Free version in my opinion > could make you lose sales because it can make the app look bad. > Well if the app really sucks and / or is not useful, a free version is not going to do you any favors. If it's a good representation of what's available in the full package and people find it useful, it could help you boost sales. Secondly, because people can still try an app and return it anyway for a > refund. > But only once. With a free version they can toy with it as long as it takes them to make a decision. In the meanwhile you can keep updating your app and notifying the free-version users of all the cool stuff you're adding, which may at some point make them upgrade. If they try it once and refund, they may never try again since there would be no going back a second time and these cheapskates wouldn't want to risk the $0.99. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en.
