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iOS Apps Can Now Be Transferred From One Developer to Another

134 points by Zaheer 13y ago

Zaheer 13y ago
Been waiting a long time for this. This definitely heats up the App acquisition marketplace. There are a lot of companies in this space already but one that's funded by Mark Cuban: https://www.apptopia.com/ https://www.apptopia.com/ http://www.crunchbase.com/company/apptopia http://www.crunchbase.com/company/apptopia
k-mcgrady 13y ago
This is huge. I sold an app to another company several years ago (very small deal) but had to continue distributing it for them because Apple had no way to transfer ownership.
ashbrahma 13y ago
This is huge for smaller developers that are interested in selling their apps. Send me a note if you are interested in selling. Email in my profile.
benguild 13y ago
Finally!
benguild 13y ago
Finally. This was absolutely necessary, and has been a shocking barrier to App Store developers until now.
minimax 13y ago
The whole of iTunes Connect could use a refresh. Sales reports from the previous day are often delayed by several hours, and there isn't any good way to hook optimization tools into your app's App Store page.
hkarthik 13y ago
This is awesome. One of the primary reasons many people had to setup an LLC or something similar to ship a paid app was because you couldn't easily transfer later for tax purposes. Glad to see they removed this!
jckay 13y ago
After 200+ Apptopia developers email'ed Apple, and after 15+ months of hustle its finally possible!
- BenSS 13y ago
  Hah, I just mused on Twitter about how it would effect Apptopia! Great to hear.
kennywinker 13y ago
Free idea: App Roulette. Everybody puts in one app of roughly equal monthly income. Spin the wheel, everybody gets something new and fun to work on. Great for getting rid of those old apps that make too much money to get rid of, but aren't something you want to actively develop. Just pm me stock when your MVP gets funded.
- adamnemecek 13y ago
  Alternative name: Legacy code roulette :-). Not working with enough legacy code in your day job? Is your code lacking all those hacks that codebases accumulate only after having changed hands between tens of developers? Is your codebase documented too well? Use Legacy code roulette!
  - DustinCalim 13y ago
    Haha
yuriz 13y ago
Woah, finally! Congrats to guys from Apptopia and to developers who are about to sell apps there!
gridmaths 13y ago
You mean developers are allowed to share code ?
- kennywinker 13y ago
  No, it means developers can transfer the _app_. That means all the stats, rankings, reviews, and users. You could always sell someone the rights and code for your app, but there was no way to move it to a different account so they retained ownership. You had to either re-submit the app, or give them your developer account. Both came with massive downsides.
Moto7451 13y ago
God this will make contracting & hackathons so much easier. I can build the App on my account and send it off to theirs after it's the code is stable, approved, and launched. No more futzing around in other people's accounts. Fantastic.

134 points by Zaheer 13y ago

Been waiting a long time for this. This definitely heats up the App acquisition marketplace. There are a lot of companies in this space already but one that's funded by Mark Cuban: https://www.apptopia.com/ https://www.apptopia.com/ http://www.crunchbase.com/company/apptopia http://www.crunchbase.com/company/apptopia

k-mcgrady 13y ago

This is huge. I sold an app to another company several years ago (very small deal) but had to continue distributing it for them because Apple had no way to transfer ownership.

ashbrahma 13y ago

This is huge for smaller developers that are interested in selling their apps. Send me a note if you are interested in selling. Email in my profile.

benguild 13y ago

Finally!

benguild 13y ago

Finally. This was absolutely necessary, and has been a shocking barrier to App Store developers until now.

minimax 13y ago

The whole of iTunes Connect could use a refresh. Sales reports from the previous day are often delayed by several hours, and there isn't any good way to hook optimization tools into your app's App Store page.

hkarthik 13y ago

This is awesome. One of the primary reasons many people had to setup an LLC or something similar to ship a paid app was because you couldn't easily transfer later for tax purposes. Glad to see they removed this!

jckay 13y ago

After 200+ Apptopia developers email'ed Apple, and after 15+ months of hustle its finally possible!

BenSS 13y ago
Hah, I just mused on Twitter about how it would effect Apptopia! Great to hear.

kennywinker 13y ago

Free idea: App Roulette. Everybody puts in one app of roughly equal monthly income. Spin the wheel, everybody gets something new and fun to work on. Great for getting rid of those old apps that make too much money to get rid of, but aren't something you want to actively develop. Just pm me stock when your MVP gets funded.

adamnemecek 13y ago
Alternative name: Legacy code roulette :-). Not working with enough legacy code in your day job? Is your code lacking all those hacks that codebases accumulate only after having changed hands between tens of developers? Is your codebase documented too well? Use Legacy code roulette!
- DustinCalim 13y ago
  Haha

yuriz 13y ago

Woah, finally! Congrats to guys from Apptopia and to developers who are about to sell apps there!

gridmaths 13y ago

You mean developers are allowed to share code ?

kennywinker 13y ago
No, it means developers can transfer the _app_. That means all the stats, rankings, reviews, and users. You could always sell someone the rights and code for your app, but there was no way to move it to a different account so they retained ownership. You had to either re-submit the app, or give them your developer account. Both came with massive downsides.

Moto7451 13y ago

God this will make contracting & hackathons so much easier. I can build the App on my account and send it off to theirs after it's the code is stable, approved, and launched. No more futzing around in other people's accounts. Fantastic.