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I guess I never understood why a 'free trial' was not 'simple' but 'in-app purchases' is 'simple'. Many of the apps I look at get bad reviews because the app o
by mgkimsal 12y ago
I guess I never understood why a 'free trial' was not 'simple' but 'in-app purchases' is 'simple'. Many of the apps I look at get bad reviews because the app only provides a trial aspect anyway - 'full' functionality is unlocked as 'in app purchase'. And people down vote for that (feeling they're being misled).
- 0x0 12y agoI wonder if a simple fix would be to add a button next to the existing "free"-labeled download button. The new button is labeled with a price and would purchase the in-app "pro features" in addition to starting the download.
- vitd 12y agoThey already have something like this. They list the top 5 in-app purchases for an app right on its page. For example, for “Mini Motor Racing” (never played it, but it’s highlighted today), it shows that you can buy “30,000 career cash” for $0.99, or “Unlock all purchasable cars” for $2.99. Sounds like problem solved to me!
- smackfu 12y agoThe key moment was when they allowed in-app purchases for free apps in October 2009, after introducing IAP in March 2009. If they had held that line, the app store would be a much different place.