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I recently removed an app from the store; it had only a few thousand users, and made no significant revenue. It felt good to not have to worry about it anymore.

I recently removed an app from the store; it had only a few thousand users, and made no significant revenue. It felt good to not have to worry about it anymore. So my suggestion is: Shut it down. Write a short goodbye email to your customers explaining why you are shutting down, then remove it from the App Stores and turn off your servers. A side project will always take some space in your mind and distract you. If you see no future for a project, there's no point to keep it alive. You built a nice thing, but it seems it is not comercially feasible. Stop, and concentrate on the next thing.

dimillian 12y ago
Our service/app is generating 0, we could generate some revenus through ads but this is not our goal. We also have a ton of ideas for a V2, which can make some revenues, but as we said, w don't have time for it. Removing it is kinda heart breaking, because we still got feedbacks and tweet from people who use it daily.
- 0tello 12y ago
  Either find time and give the v2 a try or shut it down. it is that simple. Just make a decision. Nobody can make this decision for you. I would try to sell it only if there is something to sell, otherwise it will be waste of time. Do you have significant userbase, some interesting data, and etc? If yes, poke your competitors first.
  - yitchelle 12y ago
    Could you not just abandon it and leave it on the app store? Obviously, leave caveat on the app description that this app is abandon and no support will be provided. In this manner, at least if someone wants to use it, they can.
ftwinnovations 12y ago
I want to back this up. Just shut it down, and move on. You learned a lot, and maybe next time you will make something that can actually make money and work full time on. Probably not. You'll most likely make something else that fails. That's ok. After that, maybe you'll make something else that can actually make money. Probably not. Rinse and repeat. Eventually, you may or may not succeed. But each time will be more successful, less confusing, and more enjoyable. I know because I've been there, and now I'm very successful. It's worth it.

dimillian 12y ago

Our service/app is generating 0, we could generate some revenus through ads but this is not our goal. We also have a ton of ideas for a V2, which can make some revenues, but as we said, w don't have time for it. Removing it is kinda heart breaking, because we still got feedbacks and tweet from people who use it daily.

0tello 12y ago
Either find time and give the v2 a try or shut it down. it is that simple. Just make a decision. Nobody can make this decision for you. I would try to sell it only if there is something to sell, otherwise it will be waste of time. Do you have significant userbase, some interesting data, and etc? If yes, poke your competitors first.
- yitchelle 12y ago
  Could you not just abandon it and leave it on the app store? Obviously, leave caveat on the app description that this app is abandon and no support will be provided. In this manner, at least if someone wants to use it, they can.

ftwinnovations 12y ago

I want to back this up. Just shut it down, and move on. You learned a lot, and maybe next time you will make something that can actually make money and work full time on. Probably not. You'll most likely make something else that fails. That's ok. After that, maybe you'll make something else that can actually make money. Probably not. Rinse and repeat. Eventually, you may or may not succeed. But each time will be more successful, less confusing, and more enjoyable. I know because I've been there, and now I'm very successful. It's worth it.