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I like the way that the author of Simple Mobile Tools [0] made donations. Applications are free and open source, but there is a paid app Simple Thank You [1].
by hawski 7y ago
I like the way that the author of Simple Mobile Tools [0] made donations. Applications are free and open source, but there is a paid app Simple Thank You [1].
That's also how I was thinking about doing "donationware" on a mobile app store.
Side note: They are also available on F-Droid.
[0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/cluster?clp=igM4ChkKEzkwNzAyOTYzODgwMjI1ODkyNjYQCBgDEhkKEzkwNzAyOTYzODgwMjI1ODkyNjYQCBgDGAA%3D:S:ANO1ljIN7-U&gsr=CjuKAzgKGQoTOTA3MDI5NjM4ODAyMjU4OTI2NhAIGAMSGQoTOTA3MDI5NjM4ODAyMjU4OTI2NhAIGAMYAA%3D%3D:S:ANO1ljIS1ys https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/cluster?clp=ig...
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.thankyou https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobi...
- Nux 7y agoYes, this is quite a good workaround, though probably less lucrative.
- kumarm 7y agohttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobi... Has more than 100K downloads. i.e made at least 100K after Google cut.
- postsantum 7y agoThis is against policy. Not sure if it is enforced though https://play.google.com/about/spam-min-functionality/min-functionality/ https://play.google.com/about/spam-min-functionality/min-fun...
- sp332 7y agoI think it's pretty common though, for example buying a "key" separately from the main app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackupPro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas....
- KingMachiavelli 7y agoHow is that better than just having an IAP donation through Google? Either way Google is taking their cut right?