RyuWith @[email protected] I’m not sure why I will pay for Ivory. Nothing against paid apps, just hate subscriptions. I would pay for a new version of an app yearly, but will never pay a regular sum per month to rent it.
John Gruber@ryuworks @[email protected] IceCubes is good so if you’re happy, you’re happy. But you do realize that “paying for a new version once a year” isn’t possible on the App Store unless it’s a subscription, right?
@gruber @[email protected] maybe not every year, but apps like Reeder release new versions every now and then, on a regular basis. Tweetbot too, until version 6. There are some of us who prefer this monetisation method over subscriptions for apps.
Helge Heß@ryuworks @gruber @[email protected] This is the way, I'd love it if the AppStore would more proactively support this model.
Subscriptions are essentially a financing instrument, and if Apple wants to get into this, it should (like "this app is $99, but you can buy it for $9/m"). Developers definitely shouldn't.
Subscriptions are essentially a financing instrument, and if Apple wants to get into this, it should (like "this app is $99, but you can buy it for $9/m"). Developers definitely shouldn't.
@gruber @ryuworks @[email protected] Depends on your financing terms, that's part of my point. Purchase financing is an own business SMB devs shouldn't (usually) get into. There are tons of options how that could work, think Amazon monthly payments, or the way telcos finance phones, ...
All this would of course be more competitive once there are alternative app stores.
All this would of course be more competitive once there are alternative app stores.