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Philantrop · 01-04-2013, 05:08 AM

Kris, if I may suggest one thing: Do not got with In-App purchases (IAP).

In reviews in popular tools like AppZapp & others, IAP lead to at least a slightly negative mention. Furthermore, in many comments on apps in the AppStore, you'll find people complain about IAP.

Personally, I don't like IAP either. I actually look at apps to see if they have IAP and try to avoid them. Even though *I* know how to look for them, a lot of people don't. E. g. my kids don't and we've had it happen several times that they were severely disappointed. Even my wife fell for such apps a few times and didn't take that too well. :)
It's a bit like hidden costs - just annoying and it diminishes the enjoyment of an app and tarnishes its reputation.

I rather know up-front about the cost, pay once and am done with it and I think I'm not the only one. Thus, I'd suggest to think about this issue a bit more and come up with a price for the app that suits you.
(Oh, and people claiming they'd pay a very-high-price-compared-to-the-average-for-iOS-apps are usually those who eventually don't buy at all. ;) )

Looking at the competition, most ebook readers for iOS are free, yes, but those who do have a fixed price or feature IAP to make them usable, average at a sum of EUR 2,87. (You can verify that using the Wikipedia comparison, as usual. :) )
Consequently, *I* would look at tier 3 or 4.

*If* you really want to go the IAP way, I'd suggest to go what I like to call the "Jasmine way". Jasmine, a popular YouTube client, does have *one* non-annoying IAP that enables parental controls, a rather non-essential function according to many reviews. In the GUI, the author clearly states that this is basically both an IAP as well as a "Donate" button to support further development. While I still don't like IAP, this is at least more transparent and honest than most IAP. While we don't need parental controls (my wife and I are most likely more efficient at that ;) ), I bought that IAP, knowing I'd support that guy. The same would be true for Marvin and you. (I'd still not go that way if I were you, though. :) )

Of course, all of the above is rather subjective but based upon prior experience and observation of the AppStore since it opened. In the end, it's entirely your decision, of course, and from your interactions in this thread, I trust you're going to make a good decision either way but I wanted to speak to speak my mind about this.

01-04-2013, 05:08 AM	#463
Philantrop Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 32153 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Kindles (e-ink)	Kris, if I may suggest one thing: Do not got with In-App purchases (IAP). In reviews in popular tools like AppZapp & others, IAP lead to at least a slightly negative mention. Furthermore, in many comments on apps in the AppStore, you'll find people complain about IAP. Personally, I don't like IAP either. I actually look at apps to see if they have IAP and try to avoid them. Even though I know how to look for them, a lot of people don't. E. g. my kids don't and we've had it happen several times that they were severely disappointed. Even my wife fell for such apps a few times and didn't take that too well. :) It's a bit like hidden costs - just annoying and it diminishes the enjoyment of an app and tarnishes its reputation. I rather know up-front about the cost, pay once and am done with it and I think I'm not the only one. Thus, I'd suggest to think about this issue a bit more and come up with a price for the app that suits you. (Oh, and people claiming they'd pay a very-high-price-compared-to-the-average-for-iOS-apps are usually those who eventually don't buy at all. ;) ) Looking at the competition, most ebook readers for iOS are free, yes, but those who do have a fixed price or feature IAP to make them usable, average at a sum of EUR 2,87. (You can verify that using the Wikipedia comparison, as usual. :) ) Consequently, I would look at tier 3 or 4. If you really want to go the IAP way, I'd suggest to go what I like to call the "Jasmine way". Jasmine, a popular YouTube client, does have one non-annoying IAP that enables parental controls, a rather non-essential function according to many reviews. In the GUI, the author clearly states that this is basically both an IAP as well as a "Donate" button to support further development. While I still don't like IAP, this is at least more transparent and honest than most IAP. While we don't need parental controls (my wife and I are most likely more efficient at that ;) ), I bought that IAP, knowing I'd support that guy. The same would be true for Marvin and you. (I'd still not go that way if I were you, though. :) ) Of course, all of the above is rather subjective but based upon prior experience and observation of the AppStore since it opened. In the end, it's entirely your decision, of course, and from your interactions in this thread, I trust you're going to make a good decision either way but I wanted to speak to speak my mind about this.