Hi David and listers, Just a quick remark. Don't forget that development costs a lot. If the market isn't that big, they need a bit higher price to get brake even. I can't understand that people find 20$ for a specialized app to expensive. Remember those days that we paid more then $1000 for our apps.
Just my 2 cents. Kind regards, -Peter Op 11-apr.-2013, om 23:49 heeft David Chittenden <[email protected]> het volgende geschreven: > I would actually say, these fees are quite high. I can find general market > targeted apps that provide similar content for significantly less money per > month or year. > > As for the nature of fees, most companies that target their apps specifically > toward the blind charge significantly more, either in upfront app cost, or in > access fees. > > One example is Look Around vs its general market competitors. Look Around is > $4.99. Its three main competitors which I have are Around Me (free), > LocalScope (I don't remember what I paid, if anything, but no more than > $1.99), and Where To (which is $2.99). Look Around announces the name of the > nearest intersection and has a shake to announce feature. It also has > significantly fewer POI in its database, and only works in a few countries. > That said, to many people, it is preferable because it is specifically > targeted toward the blind. > > Another example is Access Note. This app costs $20. It has a few features > that most other note taking apps do not have, is targeted toward the very > small market of the blind, and is 10 times more expensive than most of its > rivals. The rivals, incidentally, access more file types and have more > features, but do not provide specialised braille support or track the > location of the reading cursor when the app is closed. > > Being a tiny market, as a general rule, we will get higher prices for > specialised apps that are targeted specifically toward the blind. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 12/04/2013, at 5:18, Eileens Misrahi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Folks, >> >> I just installed the app. I was enjoying it until I heard that I maxed out >> on the 3 articles that I could read for day. The next prompt offered for me >> to subscribe to Earl services. I was extremely surprised when I saw the >> monthly and the yearly subscription fees. I guess I will have to be more >> selective on the 3 articles I choose each day. These fees are exorbitant for >> those who are visually impaired or blind. JMO. >> >> Thanks for listening. >> >> Best, >> Eileen >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> 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/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
