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Maybe I'm reading too much into the specifics, but how did he invest $7,000 to build a timer app? Is that just the development time x his old job's hourly rate?
by jc4p 14y ago
Maybe I'm reading too much into the specifics, but how did he invest $7,000 to build a timer app? Is that just the development time x his old job's hourly rate? Is that including marketing? I can't fathom how an indie dev could spend almost 10k on a very simple application.
- objclxt 14y agoAccording to his blog post he didn't build it - he hired people to do it for him. I agree the figure seems rather high, although it does include a designer and developer. (...before someone chimes in: I do commercial iOS dev for a living. I know that $7k isn't really high at all in the scale of development - but I also know I personally wouldn't invest $7k of my money into an app that was basically a timer)
- jc4p 14y agoAhh, makes so much more sense. I've gotten too used to the realm of hackers on here to have even considered someone not building an app like that for themselves.
- pooriaazimi 14y agoYes, it's very strange. Specially considering that this app is extremely simple. Look at the screenshots: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id507518845 http://itunes.apple.com/app/id507518845 And, I don't understand why is Apple's search broken. He has made a paid app that has sold 5000 copies so far. there are free apps with the same name that have been downloaded tens of thousands of time, and a competitors that costs twice and has sole (probably) 60000 copies (it has 8500 votes). They all have great reviews and rankings, just like his app. But they've sold a whole lot more. So, tell me, why should his app be on the top spot?! BTW, if you have Siri, odds are you won't ever need a third-party timer app.