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Developers Can Now Issue Free "Promotional" Copies of iPhone Apps

6 points by dhyasama 18y ago

tocomment 18y ago
Is this true? Could some of you with awesome but expensive apps send me a promotional code to try it out? I promise to return the favor when my apps are ready.
- cpr 18y ago
  Sure, sent one for Grafly (http://grafly.com http://grafly.com) as a test via email. (Well, it's only $5 right now, but we think it's awesome. ;-)
  - Shamiq 18y ago
    Literally a graphing (only) calculator, or do you plan on expanding functionality? I would be willing to help implement features that emulate my TI-89. Carrying something that useful in my pocket would be absolutely amazing. (integration, differentiation, solving systems of equations, polynomials, etc etc etc)
    - halo 18y ago
      I completely agree. I don't own an iPhone, but this would practically be a killer app for me. A relatively simple concept, but I think the iPhones user interface could be excellent at it, and I think it could be extremely popular within a niche. There's a lot of scope for features and development, and you could certainly charge more than $5 considering the real cost of a graphics calculator. It could also be better than current graphics calculators in some ways despite the lack of physical buttons - every graphics calculator I've ever used has seriously struggled with making a decent UI.
  - tocomment 18y ago
    Thanks! I'll test it soon. I'm still syncing my phone with a new computer.
  - tocomment 18y ago
    I don't see a redeem link anywhere.
sh1mmer 18y ago
This would have been good for the person asking us to review his app yesterday.The limit of 50 seems pretty arbitrary though. Having a secret free iTunes link would seem to make more sense to me.
- cpr 18y ago
  The free link info would spread like wildfile.
  - sh1mmer 18y ago
    But isn't that the choice of the App developer. It just seems really arbitrary of Apple to pick a set number.
jonursenbach 18y ago
Wonder why the limit is set at just 50 and not letting developers give out as many as they want. Apple shouldn't give a shit. If it's a revenue problem with not getting cuts, then make those developers who use up a gargantuan amount of promo codes (i.e. 500+) apps free.
- cpr 18y ago
  50 is fine (it's for each release, not just total). That's many hundreds over time, which should be plenty for reviews/bloggers/etc.
dangrover 18y ago
Neat. Now I don't have to give out iTMS gift certificates anymore.

6 points by dhyasama 18y ago

Is this true? Could some of you with awesome but expensive apps send me a promotional code to try it out? I promise to return the favor when my apps are ready.

cpr 18y ago
Sure, sent one for Grafly (http://grafly.com http://grafly.com) as a test via email. (Well, it's only $5 right now, but we think it's awesome. ;-)
- Shamiq 18y ago
  Literally a graphing (only) calculator, or do you plan on expanding functionality? I would be willing to help implement features that emulate my TI-89. Carrying something that useful in my pocket would be absolutely amazing. (integration, differentiation, solving systems of equations, polynomials, etc etc etc)
  - halo 18y ago
    I completely agree. I don't own an iPhone, but this would practically be a killer app for me. A relatively simple concept, but I think the iPhones user interface could be excellent at it, and I think it could be extremely popular within a niche. There's a lot of scope for features and development, and you could certainly charge more than $5 considering the real cost of a graphics calculator. It could also be better than current graphics calculators in some ways despite the lack of physical buttons - every graphics calculator I've ever used has seriously struggled with making a decent UI.
- tocomment 18y ago
  Thanks! I'll test it soon. I'm still syncing my phone with a new computer.
- tocomment 18y ago
  I don't see a redeem link anywhere.

sh1mmer 18y ago

This would have been good for the person asking us to review his app yesterday.The limit of 50 seems pretty arbitrary though. Having a secret free iTunes link would seem to make more sense to me.

cpr 18y ago
The free link info would spread like wildfile.
- sh1mmer 18y ago
  But isn't that the choice of the App developer. It just seems really arbitrary of Apple to pick a set number.

jonursenbach 18y ago

Wonder why the limit is set at just 50 and not letting developers give out as many as they want. Apple shouldn't give a shit. If it's a revenue problem with not getting cuts, then make those developers who use up a gargantuan amount of promo codes (i.e. 500+) apps free.

cpr 18y ago
50 is fine (it's for each release, not just total). That's many hundreds over time, which should be plenty for reviews/bloggers/etc.

dangrover 18y ago

Neat. Now I don't have to give out iTMS gift certificates anymore.