Lex FriedmanMar 17

Debating business models for my new Scrabble-inspired app:

* play the computer for free; subscription to play friends

* as long as one human is paying, they can play a nonpaying human

* sync with Lex.Games subs. I can detect these from the server. Is that even allowed for Apple-initiated subs?

* free for all but bonus features paywalled

* ads lol

Show threadJasonT5d ago
@lexfri Have you seen any research to suggest how “as long as one human is paying…” might perform? I don’t know that I’ve ever seen it in the wild, but it seems like it has terrific potential to grow the user base while also generating income, especially if paying users get access to any other features.
Show threadLex Friedman

@JasonT Hehe, nope! I just decided to... try it? But you nailed it: I'm trying to avoid limiting growth but also make it worth it to run the server, build the code, keep the domain, etc.

I don't need to get rich from it. But I'd like it not to be a cost to me if I can!

Mar 22 at 12:12pmWeb