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I hope you consider an open source model: code available freely on GitHub & app available for purchase on your website. I was scared about doing it this way, b

by yboris 2y ago

I hope you consider an open source model: code available freely on GitHub & app available for purchase on your website. I was scared about doing it this way, but it worked out for me: https://videohubapp.com/ https://videohubapp.com/ for pay-what-you-want-$5-minimum for my app, and https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App https://github.com/whyboris/Video-Hub-App git-clone-and-build for the code. I currently sell about 60 copies per month (same average across the last 4 years too).

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breck 2y ago
> pay-what-you-want-$5-minimum for my app > I currently sell about 60 copies per month (same average across the last 4 years too). I'm guessing the median is $5, can you share what the average is?
- Y_Y 2y ago
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  - ayhanfuat 2y ago
    No. If majority is paying 5 when the minimum is 5, the median is also 5. The rest can still be paying more than 5 which would yield a higher mean.
    - Y_Y 2y ago
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    - crazygringo 2y ago
      Even simpler -- if the majority is paying 5, the median is 5 period.
      - ayhanfuat 2y ago
        I was responding to the mean = median claim.
- yboris 2y ago
  Only a few people per month pay above asking price. Sometimes it's $6 or $7; usually if it's over $5 it's $10; once I received $25. From my dashboard right now: Sales - All time $27,732.69
rudedogg 2y ago
Nice app, I might give it a try for my video collection. Would you be willing to share the OS breakdown? I'm primarily interested in macOS and am wondering roughly what % of your sales are for that platform?
- yboris 2y ago
  I've not kept statistics, especially that when people purchase they get access to all the OS versions. I'm guessing it's over 50% Windows but Mac is no less than 20% of the purchases. I don't sell my app through the Apple App store - it's just whoever stumbles across my website (I've shared it on Reddit a bunch of times over the years, but not aggressively). I think I mostly got lucky with naming - where "video hub" is close to "porn hub" and people find it unintentionally :)

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breck 2y ago

> pay-what-you-want-$5-minimum for my app > I currently sell about 60 copies per month (same average across the last 4 years too). I'm guessing the median is $5, can you share what the average is?

Y_Y 2y ago
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- ayhanfuat 2y ago
  No. If majority is paying 5 when the minimum is 5, the median is also 5. The rest can still be paying more than 5 which would yield a higher mean.
  - Y_Y 2y ago
    (edit: remove nonsense)
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  - crazygringo 2y ago
    Even simpler -- if the majority is paying 5, the median is 5 period.
    - ayhanfuat 2y ago
      I was responding to the mean = median claim.
yboris 2y ago
Only a few people per month pay above asking price. Sometimes it's $6 or $7; usually if it's over $5 it's $10; once I received $25. From my dashboard right now: Sales - All time $27,732.69

rudedogg 2y ago

Nice app, I might give it a try for my video collection. Would you be willing to share the OS breakdown? I'm primarily interested in macOS and am wondering roughly what % of your sales are for that platform?

yboris 2y ago
I've not kept statistics, especially that when people purchase they get access to all the OS versions. I'm guessing it's over 50% Windows but Mac is no less than 20% of the purchases. I don't sell my app through the Apple App store - it's just whoever stumbles across my website (I've shared it on Reddit a bunch of times over the years, but not aggressively). I think I mostly got lucky with naming - where "video hub" is close to "porn hub" and people find it unintentionally :)