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Snaplight is a free app though, so while the 10k number is high I think it would be hardly reached if he had placed a 99 cent tag on it, given the niche. Some p

Snaplight is a free app though, so while the 10k number is high I think it would be hardly reached if he had placed a 99 cent tag on it, given the niche. Some people (me included) like to download and try new apps, only to remove them after the utility hasn't proven valuable enough. That shouldn't stop you from finishing your app though. Building and later publishing an app to your audience can be an awesome experience. Go for it!

rkho 7y ago
From the original screenshot in the post, it looks like it debuted at $0.99, I wonder if there's a way to look up App Store price history
- test1235 7y ago
  In the spirit of the discussion, maybe there's an opportunity for an app that does that ...
  - lvturner 7y ago
    I'm not sure if it is still the case, or if my memory is lying to me, but I think AppAnnie did/does this.
- curiousigor 7y ago
  You're right, totally missed from the screenshot and based my comment on the current App Store data. I looked the app on Appannie (non paid account) and the pricing history is quite interesting: 26 Mar 2017 - 0.99 to Free 29 Mar 2017 - Free to 0.99 19 Jul 2017 - 0.99 to 1.99 20 Jul 2017 - 1.99 to Free 02 Aug 2017 - Free to 0.99 04 Feb 2018 - 0.99 to Free 10 Feb 2018 - Free to 0.99 03 Mar 2018 - 0.99 to Free 27 Mar 2018 - Free to 0.99 04 Dec 2018 - 0.99 to Free 03 May 2019 - Free to 0.99 05 Sep 2019 - 0.99 to Free From the above details, it was a paid app for most of it's time. I wonder why the developer played with the pricing as much though?
  - datenhorst 7y ago
    Probably to allow it to pick up some steam when sales slow down
  - tiborsaas 7y ago
    That looks like just generating numbers for income models to predict what might work best.
  - tannerc 7y ago
    I just looked at the lifetime stats for the app and in total it only ever generated ~$4,000 in profit. I would often change the price to 1. See if I could squeeze a few more dollars out of the work and 2. Generate more downloads. A fun "trick" for getting more downloads is to temporarily make a paid app free, as many, many people follow "Apps Gone Free" type of bots or directories and if your app has any substantial numbers behind it more people tend to notice when it switches to free.

rkho 7y ago

From the original screenshot in the post, it looks like it debuted at $0.99, I wonder if there's a way to look up App Store price history

test1235 7y ago
In the spirit of the discussion, maybe there's an opportunity for an app that does that ...
- lvturner 7y ago
  I'm not sure if it is still the case, or if my memory is lying to me, but I think AppAnnie did/does this.
curiousigor 7y ago
You're right, totally missed from the screenshot and based my comment on the current App Store data. I looked the app on Appannie (non paid account) and the pricing history is quite interesting: 26 Mar 2017 - 0.99 to Free 29 Mar 2017 - Free to 0.99 19 Jul 2017 - 0.99 to 1.99 20 Jul 2017 - 1.99 to Free 02 Aug 2017 - Free to 0.99 04 Feb 2018 - 0.99 to Free 10 Feb 2018 - Free to 0.99 03 Mar 2018 - 0.99 to Free 27 Mar 2018 - Free to 0.99 04 Dec 2018 - 0.99 to Free 03 May 2019 - Free to 0.99 05 Sep 2019 - 0.99 to Free From the above details, it was a paid app for most of it's time. I wonder why the developer played with the pricing as much though?
- datenhorst 7y ago
  Probably to allow it to pick up some steam when sales slow down
- tiborsaas 7y ago
  That looks like just generating numbers for income models to predict what might work best.
- tannerc 7y ago
  I just looked at the lifetime stats for the app and in total it only ever generated ~$4,000 in profit. I would often change the price to 1. See if I could squeeze a few more dollars out of the work and 2. Generate more downloads. A fun "trick" for getting more downloads is to temporarily make a paid app free, as many, many people follow "Apps Gone Free" type of bots or directories and if your app has any substantial numbers behind it more people tend to notice when it switches to free.