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I agree with the App Store statement. If this was on the App Store, I would pay and try it out. Instead I downloaded the source code and building myself right n

I agree with the App Store statement. If this was on the App Store, I would pay and try it out. Instead I downloaded the source code and building myself right now.

trungdq88 6y ago
I'm glad you liked the app! Can you share more on why you would only pay via App Store? If it's on App Store and also open-source, would you still buy it? This is my first time selling apps, a lot of things I still need to learn.
- rock_artist 6y ago
  I'm not the original commenter but I'll provide my few cents. Especially with Apple's eco-system. Most potential buyers would have an Apple account with valid payment. Reducing filling credit card. The other benefits on both ends is app updates and the ability to have the app accessible for you even if the app website drops or anything. Having said that, that's one opinion and I'm pretty sure that other people would be happy from your current workflow that cuts less on your revenue. > If it's on App Store and also open-source, would you still buy it? There are plenty of such apps. The first one comes into my head is Cyberduck. https://cyberduck.io/ https://cyberduck.io/ (Though they seemed to reduce the number of mentions about it being open sourced) One wonder though, Since your app is very scoped. It can easily be universal and benefit from the entire apple eco system.
  - trungdq88 6y ago
    Thanks for the insights! I didn't know it's possible to sell the app from App Store and directly from website at the same time. I always thought Apple wouldn't approve that, but as shown here Cyberduck is doing it. I may also do it in the future too.
    - pfranz 6y ago
      DaisyDisk is another example. They even blur the line by having the standalone app detect if you purchased via the App Store and will issue you a serial number if requested: "DaisyDisk has detected and applied your Mac App Store purchase receipt."
- bradknowles 6y ago
  I would definitely buy it if it was on the App Store. Much less hassle to buy and keep updated than to have to track the github repo and build my own CI/CD workflow around whenever you decide to release a new version, etc.... And also less hassle than just downloading whatever your latest binary is, if you’ve compiled it for me. Thanks to the way notarization works now, that’s a pain that I am happy to outsource to someone else for a reasonable fee.
  - trungdq88 6y ago
    I see. DevUtils does come with an incremental auto-update mechanism, but I can see that App Store's auto update is probably better in this case. Thanks for sharing!
    - whatatita 6y ago
      A Mac Store release would also be helpful when (re)installing a Mac or moving to a new mac.I had to go through the process recently and `brew` or App Store apps were a breeze to reinstall but manually installed ones have to be noted down somewhere then manually reinstalled.
      - trungdq88 6y ago
        Oh I see, this makes sense! Thanks for sharing!
  - trungdq88 6y ago
    Hi Brad, Sorry for digging this up. Just in case you are still following this thread, I just want to let you know that the app is now available on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1533756032 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1533756032 (this doesn't mean I'm asking your to buy, just FYI, cheers!)
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- OJFord 6y ago
  Not GP, but no, I don't use the App Store at all, I'd `brew cask install` it and probably be blissfully unaware that you were trying to sell it too. But then I suppose I'm not your target user anyway, since I don't want a GUI for this.

I agree with the App Store statement. If this was on the App Store, I would pay and try it out. Instead I downloaded the source code and building myself right now.

trungdq88 6y ago

I'm glad you liked the app! Can you share more on why you would only pay via App Store? If it's on App Store and also open-source, would you still buy it? This is my first time selling apps, a lot of things I still need to learn.

rock_artist 6y ago
I'm not the original commenter but I'll provide my few cents. Especially with Apple's eco-system. Most potential buyers would have an Apple account with valid payment. Reducing filling credit card. The other benefits on both ends is app updates and the ability to have the app accessible for you even if the app website drops or anything. Having said that, that's one opinion and I'm pretty sure that other people would be happy from your current workflow that cuts less on your revenue. > If it's on App Store and also open-source, would you still buy it? There are plenty of such apps. The first one comes into my head is Cyberduck. https://cyberduck.io/ https://cyberduck.io/ (Though they seemed to reduce the number of mentions about it being open sourced) One wonder though, Since your app is very scoped. It can easily be universal and benefit from the entire apple eco system.
- trungdq88 6y ago
  Thanks for the insights! I didn't know it's possible to sell the app from App Store and directly from website at the same time. I always thought Apple wouldn't approve that, but as shown here Cyberduck is doing it. I may also do it in the future too.
  - pfranz 6y ago
    DaisyDisk is another example. They even blur the line by having the standalone app detect if you purchased via the App Store and will issue you a serial number if requested: "DaisyDisk has detected and applied your Mac App Store purchase receipt."
bradknowles 6y ago
I would definitely buy it if it was on the App Store. Much less hassle to buy and keep updated than to have to track the github repo and build my own CI/CD workflow around whenever you decide to release a new version, etc.... And also less hassle than just downloading whatever your latest binary is, if you’ve compiled it for me. Thanks to the way notarization works now, that’s a pain that I am happy to outsource to someone else for a reasonable fee.
- trungdq88 6y ago
  I see. DevUtils does come with an incremental auto-update mechanism, but I can see that App Store's auto update is probably better in this case. Thanks for sharing!
  - whatatita 6y ago
    A Mac Store release would also be helpful when (re)installing a Mac or moving to a new mac.I had to go through the process recently and `brew` or App Store apps were a breeze to reinstall but manually installed ones have to be noted down somewhere then manually reinstalled.
    - trungdq88 6y ago
      Oh I see, this makes sense! Thanks for sharing!
- trungdq88 6y ago
  Hi Brad, Sorry for digging this up. Just in case you are still following this thread, I just want to let you know that the app is now available on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1533756032 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1533756032 (this doesn't mean I'm asking your to buy, just FYI, cheers!)
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OJFord 6y ago
Not GP, but no, I don't use the App Store at all, I'd `brew cask install` it and probably be blissfully unaware that you were trying to sell it too. But then I suppose I'm not your target user anyway, since I don't want a GUI for this.