> You have the right idea, as always. One advice I heard says "Sell the most > expensive product that you ethically can", because it is much harder to get > millions to buy a .99 cent product than most of us think. At the other > extreme, sell a multimillion dollar software contract to the US Defense > Department. Not easy either, but at least you only have to do it once. ;) > > And in fairness, in the top grossing apps, I know many of them have in app > purchases of 14.99, and smaller increments which can easily add up to more > than that. > > For me, a product that takes all of my time (which this does) needs to aim > for the top 300 grossing apps, but if I can get more than one done, it > doesn't have to be quite that big of a hit. > > Nathan > > > Just to add some points to this already great discussion, one reason for price increases is that as features and such get added to an app, you can think of having rewarded the early adopters with cheaper prices. As the app moves up classes in functionality, so can the price, it really just depends on the app itself. I can only speak as a hobbyist developer, but I've not had anyone complain as I've moved the price of one of my apps up over time as features have been added.
The other thing that I haven't seen mentioned here is that your app's price can have a direct relationship with the support burden you are inviting. With a $0.99 app, and a small staff, if it's popular enough, you may have more mail to answer than you're capable of (especially if releasing on multiple platforms), and that can affect reputation. With a $5 or $10 app, your support burden might be under control, with the added plus of supporting only those who are buying into your app and its concept more at that price point. They're investing more $$ into it, they may also invest more time into understanding it before seeking support. The other side of that coin is that they will also expect a higher quality of support and responsiveness. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
