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Thank God this costs $5 dollars. I might have even gone as high as $10. To all those that think 5 bucks is too much: for you to actually get any value out of th

Thank God this costs $5 dollars. I might have even gone as high as $10. To all those that think 5 bucks is too much: for you to actually get any value out of this app you have to use it over a non-significant portion of your life. We're talking on the timescale of years; I find it hilarious that 1 dollar is fine but 5 whole dollars is outrageous.

Dramatize 14y ago
You and I might be able to justify the price, but 99% of the people I know will not. That means this is not a product I would be able to get most of my social group to use.
- igorgue 14y ago
  You mean people who travel around the world can't spend 5 bucks on an iPhone app, makes sense :-)
  - andrewflnr 14y ago
    What he means is that most people, including those in his social circle, are irrational about paying for apps, and so won't use it.
    - olefoo 14y ago
      Are they being irrational? Most apps are opened once, twice at most. A small percentage of apps downloaded are used at all after the first day on the user's device. A very few make it into daily use; and most of those are on the device the day it's purchased. This is because most apps are not compelling experiences. If you factor in the risk that this app, like most of the ones they have seen so far; will not be in their life for more than 10 minutes... I would say they are being rational in their pricing bias. There are two ways around this. You can communicate your value ahead of time to your potential customers, which Fog Of World does fairly well. Or you can build a business model that has usage based pricing through in-app purchases, so that people who are regular users are paying their way.
      - andrewflnr 14y ago
        All good points. I was mostly responding to the GGP's snark.
      - corporalagumbo 14y ago
        Just curious, are there any sites which show most-used apps?
  - zachalexander 14y ago
    It makes perfect sense. Probably my most well-traveled friend is far from well-off. She just prioritizes travel over many other things in her life, like $5 mobile apps that don't solve any specific problem.
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njl 14y ago
I suspect this would be better as a membership with an annual fee and a free app.
angryasian 14y ago
I think apprehension comes from never realizing $5 worth of value. Myself and others have come to spend money on many apps only to be dissapointed. Theres more times that I will use a free app and pay for the premium version after realizing the value. $1 is a simple impulse buy, $5 not as much.
mcantelon 14y ago
So it's just an app that keeps track of where you've been?
- olliwang 14y ago
  Yep. And know the percentage of area you have explored around the world, around a continent, and around a country.

Dramatize 14y ago

You and I might be able to justify the price, but 99% of the people I know will not. That means this is not a product I would be able to get most of my social group to use.

igorgue 14y ago
You mean people who travel around the world can't spend 5 bucks on an iPhone app, makes sense :-)
- andrewflnr 14y ago
  What he means is that most people, including those in his social circle, are irrational about paying for apps, and so won't use it.
  - olefoo 14y ago
    Are they being irrational? Most apps are opened once, twice at most. A small percentage of apps downloaded are used at all after the first day on the user's device. A very few make it into daily use; and most of those are on the device the day it's purchased. This is because most apps are not compelling experiences. If you factor in the risk that this app, like most of the ones they have seen so far; will not be in their life for more than 10 minutes... I would say they are being rational in their pricing bias. There are two ways around this. You can communicate your value ahead of time to your potential customers, which Fog Of World does fairly well. Or you can build a business model that has usage based pricing through in-app purchases, so that people who are regular users are paying their way.
    - andrewflnr 14y ago
      All good points. I was mostly responding to the GGP's snark.
    - corporalagumbo 14y ago
      Just curious, are there any sites which show most-used apps?
- zachalexander 14y ago
  It makes perfect sense. Probably my most well-traveled friend is far from well-off. She just prioritizes travel over many other things in her life, like $5 mobile apps that don't solve any specific problem.
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njl 14y ago

I suspect this would be better as a membership with an annual fee and a free app.

angryasian 14y ago

I think apprehension comes from never realizing $5 worth of value. Myself and others have come to spend money on many apps only to be dissapointed. Theres more times that I will use a free app and pay for the premium version after realizing the value. $1 is a simple impulse buy, $5 not as much.

mcantelon 14y ago

So it's just an app that keeps track of where you've been?

olliwang 14y ago
Yep. And know the percentage of area you have explored around the world, around a continent, and around a country.