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That sales/earnings ($0.00) for Word Mate don't look that great. I guess the point of the post ends up being that there was a time when some apps that produced
by devmonk 16y ago
That sales/earnings ($0.00) for Word Mate don't look that great. I guess the point of the post ends up being that there was a time when some apps that produced various sounds or provided translations would make money (and maybe similar new apps still would if they had smart or cool-sounding names), but a Scrabble word-finder app in the current day and age won't earn squat.
- weaksauce 16y agoYou understand that the app has been out for one day and it's free until the 20'th of September right? How much it will sell being a clone of scrabble is up in the air right now though.
- dinedal 16y agoIt's not a clone of scrabble, it's a cheat sheet for scrabble.
- weaksauce 16y agoah... I could see the words with friends people using it then.
- joeld42 16y agothere's a ton of words-with-friends cheat apps in the app store already
- mortenjorck 16y agoI think the app is in need of a better icon. I assumed it was a game.
- mattmaroon 16y agoThe biggest problem with mobile app distribution is that if it doesn't work, he's just done. Updates don't boost you up the app store, and all of the downloads from word of mouth and blog reviews don't add up to a hill of beans. Unlike on the web, or Facebook, where you could simply improve the product, he's screwed if it doesn't take off quickly.
- catch23 16y agoYou can always take it down and re-upload under a different name and you'll be on the "new" page for a short amount of time again.
- mattmaroon 16y agoYou don't get enough from the new page to make it worth the effort it in my (rather limited) experience.