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15 minutes isn't really long enough. Especially since you often need that long just to download an update. 15 minutes might be ok for a $1 app, but it should s
by jiggy2011 13y ago
15 minutes isn't really long enough. Especially since you often need that long just to download an update.
15 minutes might be ok for a $1 app, but it should scale with price. If I'm going to pay $100 I probably want a month trial.
- StavrosK 13y agoI agree that 15 minutes isn't very long, but you also aren't paying $100 for an Android app, so it's probably long enough.
- jiggy2011 13y agoI might pay $100 for an app though , if I had confidence that it was worth the $100. I think that google probably prefers that there be thousands of cheap apps rather than a small number of good ones.
- 6d0debc071 13y agoIf something's worth $100 it should be clear fairly quickly that it's an awesome thing. The more time it's taking me to decide the less evidence there is of awesomeness compared to others that do the same sorts of things. Though I don't think 15 minutes is enough time to convince me that anything's worth buying. Even shareware gave you more to go on.
- jfoster 13y agoStrangely, it used to be 24 hours on Android. I think one of the worst decisions that Google made with relation to Android was to reduce it to just 15 minutes. I think it was in response to people completing games within 24 hours. Seems a huge overreaction, though.
- bostonpete 13y agoSeems like the trial period should be dictated by the developer.
- jiggy2011 13y agoGames should really be trialed differently. Like only include a small number of the levels/characters but allow for unlimited (or much longer) time.