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The option to offer Free trials in the app store would remove the need for in-app purchases for a lot of non-abusive apps and games. That would definitely be th
by mattront 13y ago
The option to offer Free trials in the app store would remove the need for in-app purchases for a lot of non-abusive apps and games. That would definitely be the case for all the apps we publish [1].
Users simply don't want to pay money to try out paid apps, unless they have tons of 5 star reviews or are recommended by friends or media. And why should they?
In the absence of free trials we are stuck with offering "free" apps with in-app upgrades.
[1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/life-is-beautiful-get-daily/id607999197?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/life-is-beautiful-get-daily/...
- cubicle67 13y agoThese aren't the sort of in-app purchases that are the problem. I've happily purchased each expansion pack in Galaxy on Fire 2 and similar for loads of games. I don't see a problem with this, or for having to pay to unlock the full version What I do have a problem with, and have refused to spend a single cent on, are anything going by the name of "coins", "gems", "gold" etc. These are the disease the app store needs a way to remove
- chii 13y agobasically, the tldr is that you (and most people, incl me) are willing to pay for real value (i.e., real content), where as these virtual items (which costs nothing to create) is obviously worth nothing and so no one should pay for them.