Re:Team Fortress 2 now free forever
by arn on Friday June 24, 2011 @01:10AM
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freemium is huge. It's why there's been so much movement in that direction.
Anecdotally, I'd heard a tale that one iOS developer thought "what the heck" and added a seemingly absurd $40 in-app tier purchase option, and it turned out to be their biggest money maker.
Six out of the Top 10 Grossing iPhone apps are Free to download and rely on in app purchases. Those freemium apps are outearning practically all the paid apps in the app store.
Re:Team Fortress 2 now free forever
by BenSS on Friday June 24, 2011 @08:10AM
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It makes a lot of sense in the app store, simply because there's no way to 'try before you buy' otherwise. The basic store page gives relatively little information about how the app runs and behaves.
Anecdotally, I'd heard a tale that one iOS developer thought "what the heck" and added a seemingly absurd $40 in-app tier purchase option, and it turned out to be their biggest money maker.
Also for reference: http://appshopper.com/bestsellers/gros/?device=iphone
Six out of the Top 10 Grossing iPhone apps are Free to download and rely on in app purchases. Those freemium apps are outearning practically all the paid apps in the app store.