Comments on: App Store Marketing http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66 Musings on Mac and iPhone software/game development Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:10:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Yuan » Blog Archive » Mobile Monday Austin Talk on iPhone app stores http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-954 Michael Yuan » Blog Archive » Mobile Monday Austin Talk on iPhone app stores Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:34:17 +0000 http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66#comment-954 [...] * But all those “ringtone app” complaints ignore the long tail in the app store [...] [...] * But all those “ringtone app” complaints ignore the long tail in the app store [...]

]]> By: Of AppStore and Bad Ideas » Le Lab http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-947 Of AppStore and Bad Ideas » Le Lab Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:13:27 +0000 http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66#comment-947 [...] course, I didn’t reach any of my goals. As I read there, there are lessons to be learned, just don’t do it the hard way. Hard for your bottom [...] [...] course, I didn’t reach any of my goals. As I read there, there are lessons to be learned, just don’t do it the hard way. Hard for your bottom [...]

]]> By: Nikita Logachev » Blog Archive » App Store Price Strategies (MajicJungle.com) http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-940 Nikita Logachev » Blog Archive » App Store Price Strategies (MajicJungle.com) Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:51:58 +0000 http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66#comment-940 [...] Frampton (MajicJungle.com) recently posted a blog entry talking about marketing and pricing strategies for the App Store. It’s a great read for [...] [...] Frampton (MajicJungle.com) recently posted a blog entry talking about marketing and pricing strategies for the App Store. It’s a great read for [...]

]]> By: iphone developer http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-938 iphone developer Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:20:44 +0000 http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66#comment-938 That's a lot for the numbers. Just interesting, how much does getting into "Staff Favorites" increase sales That’s a lot for the numbers. Just interesting, how much does getting into “Staff Favorites” increase sales

]]> By: The Case Against Free | untoldentertainment.com http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-927 The Case Against Free | untoldentertainment.com Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:07:24 +0000 http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66#comment-927 [...] Frampton at Majic Jungle Software makes a strong case against devaluing your software. In his experience, lowering the cost of entry brings out the worst [...] [...] Frampton at Majic Jungle Software makes a strong case against devaluing your software. In his experience, lowering the cost of entry brings out the worst [...]

]]> By: iPhone 3G » Blog Archive » Navigating The App Store Pricing Wars http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-923 iPhone 3G » Blog Archive » Navigating The App Store Pricing Wars Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:39:34 +0000 http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66#comment-923 [...] "App Store Marketing" ] [...] [...] "App Store Marketing" ] [...]

]]> By: Dave M. http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-918 Dave M. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:29:06 +0000 http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66#comment-918 As one of the "Teenagers and retards" or customers of apps in the AppStore, I thought I would shed some light on my "purchasing habits". I rarely purchase an app at full price. There are over 20,000 apps in the AppStore and that number is growing constantly. So if I find something I might want to purchase, odds are, there is a different app that does something pretty similar for less. Also, I found an app that I did purchase at full price called AppSniper. I use this app to keep track of apps I am interested in. It will flag me when an app I am interested in has a price change. I can tell it to tell me when it goes to or below a certain price. I don't always wait for that to happen, mind you. Rolando and Edge were purchased at full price. However, Downhill Bowling was purchased on sale. I have quite a few apps in AppSniper waiting for a price drop. There are a couple I am really interested in and if they don't go on sale soon, I'll probably purchase them at full price. You see, I currently have 228 apps. The iPhone can only show 148 apps in its current incarnation. I would love it if the firmware was updated to support more pages or a different way of displaying what apps are installed. Until then, I have to "uncheck" many of the apps I have to make room for the ones I am currently using. With this in mind, I don't purchase apps willy-nilly. I have aspirations of creating my own iPhone/iPod Touch app at some point in time. I have a game in mind that is currently not in the AppStore, hard as that is to believe. I am studying books and tutorials now. It's going to take me a while since I am new to Objective-C and Mac programming in general. Depending on how the app looks when its finished, I'll probably price it at $4.99. I'll offer a "Free" demo version for folks to see how it works. I wish Apple had a way to do this without the developer having to make two or multiple versions of their apps, but until Apple does something to change this, thats the way it is. Anyway, I just though I would throw my dollar's worth into the discussion. :) As one of the “Teenagers and retards” or customers of apps in the AppStore, I thought I would shed some light on my “purchasing habits”. I rarely purchase an app at full price. There are over 20,000 apps in the AppStore and that number is growing constantly. So if I find something I might want to purchase, odds are, there is a different app that does something pretty similar for less.

Also, I found an app that I did purchase at full price called AppSniper. I use this app to keep track of apps I am interested in. It will flag me when an app I am interested in has a price change. I can tell it to tell me when it goes to or below a certain price.

I don’t always wait for that to happen, mind you. Rolando and Edge were purchased at full price. However, Downhill Bowling was purchased on sale.

I have quite a few apps in AppSniper waiting for a price drop. There are a couple I am really interested in and if they don’t go on sale soon, I’ll probably purchase them at full price.

You see, I currently have 228 apps. The iPhone can only show 148 apps in its current incarnation. I would love it if the firmware was updated to support more pages or a different way of displaying what apps are installed. Until then, I have to “uncheck” many of the apps I have to make room for the ones I am currently using. With this in mind, I don’t purchase apps willy-nilly.

I have aspirations of creating my own iPhone/iPod Touch app at some point in time. I have a game in mind that is currently not in the AppStore, hard as that is to believe. I am studying books and tutorials now. It’s going to take me a while since I am new to Objective-C and Mac programming in general.

Depending on how the app looks when its finished, I’ll probably price it at $4.99. I’ll offer a “Free” demo version for folks to see how it works. I wish Apple had a way to do this without the developer having to make two or multiple versions of their apps, but until Apple does something to change this, thats the way it is.

Anyway, I just though I would throw my dollar’s worth into the discussion. :)

]]> By: App Store insights at Under The Bridge http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-917 App Store insights at Under The Bridge Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:52:13 +0000 http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66#comment-917 [...] App Store Marketing [...] [...] App Store Marketing [...]

]]> By: Movile http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-912 Movile Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:41:15 +0000 http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66#comment-912 [...] coming from another source: David Frampton over at Majic Jungle Software.  And they have written this beautiful post about the pricing trends in the App Store and how they don’t quite mesh with anything we see [...] [...] coming from another source: David Frampton over at Majic Jungle Software.  And they have written this beautiful post about the pricing trends in the App Store and how they don’t quite mesh with anything we see [...]

]]> By: Ellen http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66&cpage=1#comment-909 Ellen Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:40:19 +0000 http://majicjungle.com/blog/?p=66#comment-909 I'm trying a poll, to see how people use the App Store, and what they think about pricing. The more responses it gets, the more useful the info (which I will publish, assuming we get a decent amount of response) will be. It's at http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2gjphsyfr0sn6tg/start Thanks, I’m trying a poll, to see how people use the App Store, and what they think about pricing. The more responses it gets, the more useful the info (which I will publish, assuming we get a decent amount of response) will be.

It’s at http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2gjphsyfr0sn6tg/start

Thanks,

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