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Re:Ask HN: My free iPhone app gets 1k downloads per day. What should I... on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @03:22AM (#3074620)

My point about releasing a new app asap is that I am afraid the downloads for my current app will not last long, and I wanted to act fast based upon that. I'll wait a few more days to see if the downloads are holding. And you're right, pushing low quality apps will certainly not help.

Thanks for your time and for the advice :)

Ask HN: My free iPhone app gets 1k downloads per day. What should I do next?

Posted by krib on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @07:19PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have a free iPhone app (let's call it App 1) that has been getting 1k downloads per day for the last 7 days. These are organic downloads, that is to say that people just find the app by themselves, I do not pay for clicks from ads.This is pure luck, and I'd like to use this chance before it vanishes to start an "app network" (or whatever you call it), that is to say a ring of 10-15 apps that...

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Re:Ask HN: A paper magazine wants my app for its companion DVD. Should... on Tuesday January 04, 2011 @07:16PM (#2069201)

I do have a trial version, with limited features, and I think that trying to give them the trial version for free is a good idea. But honestly, my sales have been so ridiculous that $500 for the full version does not look that bad at this stage.

Also, they claim to have a circulation of 500,000. This seems huge to me, but they are a monthly magazine so it might be possible. I am going to ask them if this number really is the circulation of their paper version, or if it also includes the visitors on their website...

EDIT: The licensing/activation system I developed for the full version would allow me to limit the time period with which I allow free activations. This means that I could make a "special" version based on the full version, which allows users to register for free for let say, two months, and then blocks the free activation process. That way, even if the app is distributed on the internet outside of my control (and it will), the number of free licenses will be limited to a two-month period (I checked, and the license agreement that the magazine offered would allow this two-month restriction).

Re:Ask HN: A paper magazine wants my app for its companion DVD. Should... on Tuesday January 04, 2011 @04:58PM (#2068706)

Thanks for answering :) Why $750 and not $1000? Is it a negotiation thing to ask for 1.5 times the offered amount?

Ask HN: A paper magazine wants my app for its companion DVD. Should I accept?

Posted by krib on Tuesday January 04, 2011 @04:48PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have a Windows application that I am selling from my website using PayPal and a home-made protection/activation system. I have been contacted by an IT paper magazine that wants to make an editorial of my app and put it on the companion DVD. The app will also be available for download on their website for two months. I sell the app around $10 a copy on my website, and they offer around $500 of...

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Re:Ask HN: Can I legally sell iPhone apps on a J-1 visa in the US? on Sunday November 07, 2010 @11:25AM (#1879624)

I'll contact USCIS then. Thanks for your help!

Ask HN: Can I legally sell iPhone apps on a J-1 visa in the US?

Posted by krib on Saturday November 06, 2010 @11:28AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi all,I am a long-time reader who never submitted, and now I have an issue that I don't know how to solve. I am from Europe (non-US citizen), and I am about to accept an offer for an internship in the US. For this internship I will get a J-1 visa, which is a non-immigration visa. The internship in itself has a large educational part, which explains the J-1.So here it goes. I have developed...

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