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It's not confusing. They show up next to each other when you search. One is "free" showing "GET" and offering usually ad supported + IAP. The other is paid,

It's not confusing. They show up next to each other when you search. One is "free" showing "GET" and offering usually ad supported + IAP. The other is paid, with a special logo, saying life time purchase, no ads, or etc. You can link to each other and talk about the other. This has been going on a long time, once upon a time it was used for Free with Ads versus Paid: https://www.kodeco.com/2404-how-to-create-both-a-paid-and-lite-version-of-an-iphone-app https://www.kodeco.com/2404-how-to-create-both-a-paid-and-li... See also this discussion, mentioning family sharing though instead of mentioning corporate purchasing: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/243954/which-purchasing-option-is-best-freeiap-or-paid https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/243954/which-purch... I'm not at work so I can't readily pull up a list of the apps we can and do buy employees thanks to having a paid version available, but there are quite a few, and they win out over more popular apps that have only IAP. I searched for "Pro" and found a sort-of example: - Korg Module (Get+IAP): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/korg-module/id1048875111 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/korg-module/id1048875111 - Korg Module Pro ($39+IAP): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/korg-module-pro/id932191687 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/korg-module-pro/id932191687 (These are not productivity apps for employees like companies are looking for, just an example done at both price points.) Anyway, if you had a $99 paid version, our company would buy copies for employees.

papereditor 3y ago
I thought about it a bit more, and maybe you are right. I could name it "Paper for Business" to make sure regular users don't use it. I will ping you on LinkedIn if and when I will make a separate app.
- papereditor 3y ago
  I have since learned that you can make a new app that's unlisted in the App Store: https://developer.apple.com/contact/request/unlisted-app/ https://developer.apple.com/contact/request/unlisted-app/ So my worries about confusing users are baseless. I can put a link in the description of the main app and businesses can purchase the app from the link. Sounds amazing!
  - papereditor 3y ago
    Added it to the App Store now! Here is the link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6476067130 https://apps.apple.com/app/id6476067130
papereditor 3y ago
OK. I see. I think the regular, unsophisticated user might still be confused. I already envision questions like: "Should I buy a lifetime license in the free version or the paid pro app?". There are also additional hurdles like, for example, reviews being divided between 2 separate apps. I don't know, maybe it's worth it, but I am hesitant. I want to keep the whole experience of Paper simple, and this just adds complexity. I would prefer to wait for Apple to solve this at some point in the future. Paper does support family sharing, by the way.

papereditor 3y ago

I thought about it a bit more, and maybe you are right. I could name it "Paper for Business" to make sure regular users don't use it. I will ping you on LinkedIn if and when I will make a separate app.

papereditor 3y ago
I have since learned that you can make a new app that's unlisted in the App Store: https://developer.apple.com/contact/request/unlisted-app/ https://developer.apple.com/contact/request/unlisted-app/ So my worries about confusing users are baseless. I can put a link in the description of the main app and businesses can purchase the app from the link. Sounds amazing!
- papereditor 3y ago
  Added it to the App Store now! Here is the link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6476067130 https://apps.apple.com/app/id6476067130

papereditor 3y ago

OK. I see. I think the regular, unsophisticated user might still be confused. I already envision questions like: "Should I buy a lifetime license in the free version or the paid pro app?". There are also additional hurdles like, for example, reviews being divided between 2 separate apps. I don't know, maybe it's worth it, but I am hesitant. I want to keep the whole experience of Paper simple, and this just adds complexity. I would prefer to wait for Apple to solve this at some point in the future. Paper does support family sharing, by the way.