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It is not a crap-app story per se, but I and many other developers I know have made all of our money from client work, not a dollar from the app store. Since w

It is not a crap-app story per se, but I and many other developers I know have made all of our money from client work, not a dollar from the app store. Since we manage the provisioning etc. for the client and walk them through the initial paperwork, no one ever knows who built the (admittedly sometimes faddy) app. We do build our own apps but just for fun and personal use.

brador 15y ago
Serious question, if I outsource my app idea to be made elsewhere through a freelanceer or agency, should I be worried? How would I protect myself here? NDA?
- wallflower 15y ago
  Trust is important. Go with your instinct (this is why a face to face meeting, if only initially, is so important - you cannot evaluate someone virtually, the nuances get airbrushed over). Basically, if we were to screw a client, the grapevine would know. Relationships are everything and that is why we get work that others could do 80 to 90 percent of. We do sign NDAs from time to time. But really most of those NDAs are to protect the client from us revealing we did the work. Truly unique ideas, you will need to build your own trusted network. And sell the developers on the idea (they will not commit just for money, you want to capture their heart).
- ThomPete 15y ago
  I outsourced my app http://finaltouchapp.com http://finaltouchapp.com Its so simply anyone with a little programming flair could do it. It's never a real problem. People most of the times, don't see what you see. Worry less get more done.
  - pkamb 15y ago
    I think I may have told you this before, but your sales website there kicks ass. Very nicely designed. "Theme" it and sell it on ThemeForest or a similar site. You'd make more from that than from your app! I would buy one.
    - ThomPete 15y ago
      Thanks :) It still need a lot of work though but I will make a theme soon.
ja27 15y ago
I'm curious how the mechanics work for publishing an app to the iTunes store for a client? Does the client create the account and handle publishing the app? (Do they need to sign the package, deal with XCode, etc.?) Or does the client create the account and turn it over to you to publish the app(s)? Or do you - the developer - publish the app yourself and pass the money through (which doesn't seem good)?
- wallflower 15y ago
  We manage everything. We hold their hand through the initial paperwork for company registration with Apple. They never deal with Xcode. Services like TestFlight are really their only point of interaction pre-App Store. For financials, developers can be given only development level privileges.

brador 15y ago

Serious question, if I outsource my app idea to be made elsewhere through a freelanceer or agency, should I be worried? How would I protect myself here? NDA?

wallflower 15y ago
Trust is important. Go with your instinct (this is why a face to face meeting, if only initially, is so important - you cannot evaluate someone virtually, the nuances get airbrushed over). Basically, if we were to screw a client, the grapevine would know. Relationships are everything and that is why we get work that others could do 80 to 90 percent of. We do sign NDAs from time to time. But really most of those NDAs are to protect the client from us revealing we did the work. Truly unique ideas, you will need to build your own trusted network. And sell the developers on the idea (they will not commit just for money, you want to capture their heart).
ThomPete 15y ago
I outsourced my app http://finaltouchapp.com http://finaltouchapp.com Its so simply anyone with a little programming flair could do it. It's never a real problem. People most of the times, don't see what you see. Worry less get more done.
- pkamb 15y ago
  I think I may have told you this before, but your sales website there kicks ass. Very nicely designed. "Theme" it and sell it on ThemeForest or a similar site. You'd make more from that than from your app! I would buy one.
  - ThomPete 15y ago
    Thanks :) It still need a lot of work though but I will make a theme soon.

ja27 15y ago

I'm curious how the mechanics work for publishing an app to the iTunes store for a client? Does the client create the account and handle publishing the app? (Do they need to sign the package, deal with XCode, etc.?) Or does the client create the account and turn it over to you to publish the app(s)? Or do you - the developer - publish the app yourself and pass the money through (which doesn't seem good)?

wallflower 15y ago
We manage everything. We hold their hand through the initial paperwork for company registration with Apple. They never deal with Xcode. Services like TestFlight are really their only point of interaction pre-App Store. For financials, developers can be given only development level privileges.