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Have you found the extra work to also sell on windows to have been justified by the sales on that platform?

hermitcrab 2y ago
Windows is a bigger market. So I think it is more a question of 'is the extra work to sell on Mac justified'. It is hard to give a precise answer, because: -I don't know how the sales exactly split between Windows and Mac (my licence covers both), but I have an idea from downloads. -It is more work to develop cross platform. -Cross platform development always results in some compromises. But, on the whole, I am happy that I choose Windows + Mac, rather than just choosing one or the other.
- LVB 2y ago
  What framework did you settle on?
  - indieofone 2y ago
    I know it to be Qt
    - hermitcrab 2y ago
      Yes, Qt and C++.
      - rubymamis 2y ago
        Fellow indie Qt developer here, curious to learn more about your apps.
        hermitcrab 2y ago
        The apps I sell are: https://www.easydatatransform.com https://www.easydatatransform.com https://www.hyperplan.com https://www.hyperplan.com https://www.perfecttableplan.com https://www.perfecttableplan.com Note that while there still is a market for desktop software, it is shrinking. Many Indie developers now sell web-based products (SaaS).
        rubymamis 2y ago
        That's awesome. Glad to see successful Qt desktop apps in the wild. I'm working on: https://get-notes.com https://get-notes.com And yes, that's true. But Qt can differentiate among the web apps that try to integrate into the OS (aka Electron apps).
        hermitcrab 2y ago
        >https://get-notes.com https://get-notes.com Looks cools. Note taking/outliners/productivity is a super competitive market, but I guess you know that already. I'm a bit confused by the pricing. How is a personal license potentially more expensive than a commercial license?
        rubymamis 2y ago
        > How is a personal license potentially more expensive than a commercial license? What do you mean? The personal license is billed at $4 a month paid monthly or $24 paid yearly. The commercial license is $24 per year, per user.
        hermitcrab 2y ago
        If you pay for the personal licence monthly, it is more expensive than commercial ($48 per year vs $24 per year). If you pay yearly they are the same price and the features are identical. I was confused.
        rubymamis 2y ago
        Yes, it's to incentivize buying the yearly plan. I'm thinking of getting rid of the Commercial license, tho, not much traction there.
        hermitcrab 2y ago
        The more complicated and confusing the buying page, the more people are going to hit the back button. I put "Buying licenses for more than one user? Contact us". Then I can find out a bit more, send them a quote, negotiate discounts etc.
- hermitcrab 2y ago
  Should also mention that I am very experienced at cross-platform development.

Windows is a bigger market. So I think it is more a question of 'is the extra work to sell on Mac justified'. It is hard to give a precise answer, because: -I don't know how the sales exactly split between Windows and Mac (my licence covers both), but I have an idea from downloads. -It is more work to develop cross platform. -Cross platform development always results in some compromises. But, on the whole, I am happy that I choose Windows + Mac, rather than just choosing one or the other.

LVB 2y ago
What framework did you settle on?
- indieofone 2y ago
  I know it to be Qt
  - hermitcrab 2y ago
    Yes, Qt and C++.
    - rubymamis 2y ago
      Fellow indie Qt developer here, curious to learn more about your apps.
      - hermitcrab 2y ago
        The apps I sell are: https://www.easydatatransform.com https://www.easydatatransform.com https://www.hyperplan.com https://www.hyperplan.com https://www.perfecttableplan.com https://www.perfecttableplan.com Note that while there still is a market for desktop software, it is shrinking. Many Indie developers now sell web-based products (SaaS).
        rubymamis 2y ago
        That's awesome. Glad to see successful Qt desktop apps in the wild. I'm working on: https://get-notes.com https://get-notes.com And yes, that's true. But Qt can differentiate among the web apps that try to integrate into the OS (aka Electron apps).
        hermitcrab 2y ago
        >https://get-notes.com https://get-notes.com Looks cools. Note taking/outliners/productivity is a super competitive market, but I guess you know that already. I'm a bit confused by the pricing. How is a personal license potentially more expensive than a commercial license?
        rubymamis 2y ago
        > How is a personal license potentially more expensive than a commercial license? What do you mean? The personal license is billed at $4 a month paid monthly or $24 paid yearly. The commercial license is $24 per year, per user.
        hermitcrab 2y ago
        If you pay for the personal licence monthly, it is more expensive than commercial ($48 per year vs $24 per year). If you pay yearly they are the same price and the features are identical. I was confused.
        rubymamis 2y ago
        Yes, it's to incentivize buying the yearly plan. I'm thinking of getting rid of the Commercial license, tho, not much traction there.
        hermitcrab 2y ago
        The more complicated and confusing the buying page, the more people are going to hit the back button. I put "Buying licenses for more than one user? Contact us". Then I can find out a bit more, send them a quote, negotiate discounts etc.
hermitcrab 2y ago
Should also mention that I am very experienced at cross-platform development.