> I have helped them to get their production app back to a working state, which usually takes less than 10h, I just did that again and it took me only 2 hours (

> I have helped them to get their production app back to a working state, which usually takes less than 10h, I just did that again and it took me only 2 hours (causing a tiny bill)! I'm feeling that these small bills aren't worth it for the emergency mindset. As others on HN will tell you (I'm pretty bad at following these advice, but I try) you should charge based on value. That means, the value you are providing to your customer. Max Value = prod * days of lost revenue. (could be zero if the App is not monetizing). The minimum amount you can charge is your hourly rate, that's your base, you shouldn't go lower (example of an app that is making less per hour)