FWIW, we release a trial and pro, both the same binary, just different licensing. The app checks it's license at runtime against a license server (licmax.com). Since verification happens at runtime, the only way to crack it is to patch opcodes at the byte level in the binary, even on rooted phones.
Posri On Mar 16, 2:55 pm, Brian Conrad <[email protected]> wrote: > My experience with trial period applications is the pirates will > download and break trial system to get the full version. But if you > make the full version only available as a different runtime as a paid > app they won't buy it to break it. > > > > Shane Isbell wrote: > > All of this could be simply avoided by providing a trial option on a paid > > application page. Creating a new catalog entry for free apps, just invites > > the comparison. > > > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Paul Alfille <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Once you get over your pique, think of this as a marketing opportunity. > > >> Make it very clear in the description of both what the free and paid > >> versions do and don't do. > >> "Free version, not time limited, fully functional except for X which > >> is available in the pro version" > > >> Most people will dismiss the comment pretty quickly. They are more > >> interested it figuring out quickly what your app actually does and if > >> it is stable. > > >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:35 AM, westmeadboy <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >>> However, I've now received a couple of comments down-rating the free > >>> app on the basis that it did not also get upgraded with the extra > >>> features. One commented that they would give 5 stars (to the free app) > >>> if the pro version was free! They have not purchased the paid app, > >>> AFAICT. > > >> -- > >> 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]<android-discuss%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
