Comments on: iPad App Pricing http://bitbq.com/blog/2010/02/19/ipad-app-pricing/ News fresh from the grill Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nigel Tufnel http://bitbq.com/blog/2010/02/19/ipad-app-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Nigel Tufnel Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:34:52 +0000 http://bitbq.com/blog/?p=43#comment-71 There's another option you missed too: separate iPhone and iPod app stores (and you can start fresh with the iPad app store, using a different model and different presentation). This comes with its own issues, but solves more problems than it creates IMO. There’s another option you missed too: separate iPhone and iPod app stores (and you can start fresh with the iPad app store, using a different model and different presentation). This comes with its own issues, but solves more problems than it creates IMO.

]]> By: Shazron http://bitbq.com/blog/2010/02/19/ipad-app-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Shazron Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:28:35 +0000 http://bitbq.com/blog/?p=43#comment-56 Martin's suggestion is a great idea! "buy the iPad version, get the iPhone version free", for universal apps. This situation is similar to what certain apps that have a Mac OS X version plus an iPhone version - there is no way to tie purchase of the desktop version and get the iPhone version free. With universal apps, this will be possible (your "desktop" is the iPad now). Come to think of it, it can be truly "universal". Have the iPhone, iPad, and OS X versions all in one bundle. With the shared documents feature of the iPad, the iPad can share the .app of the OS X version for the user to download (serial distribution will be another matter entirely that needs to be solved in this scenario). Martin’s suggestion is a great idea! “buy the iPad version, get the iPhone version free”, for universal apps. This situation is similar to what certain apps that have a Mac OS X version plus an iPhone version – there is no way to tie purchase of the desktop version and get the iPhone version free. With universal apps, this will be possible (your “desktop” is the iPad now).

Come to think of it, it can be truly “universal”. Have the iPhone, iPad, and OS X versions all in one bundle. With the shared documents feature of the iPad, the iPad can share the .app of the OS X version for the user to download (serial distribution will be another matter entirely that needs to be solved in this scenario).

]]> By: MacMotives http://bitbq.com/blog/2010/02/19/ipad-app-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-55 MacMotives Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:53:54 +0000 http://bitbq.com/blog/?p=43#comment-55 I like Martin's idea. It'd be even better if developers standardized around the same nomenclature for the Universal apps. I guess they could just append something like Cinderapp Universal or whatever. So that iPad user automatically knew that the Universal apps covered both devices and wouldn't complain (hopefully) over a small premium. I think iPad users are going to be different than iPhone/iPod Touch users. The iPad is going launch at a much higher price for much more functionality and iPad users will shift their expectations up accordingly which means many will accept higher pricing IMO. I like Martin’s idea. It’d be even better if developers standardized around the same nomenclature for the Universal apps. I guess they could just append something like Cinderapp Universal or whatever. So that iPad user automatically knew that the Universal apps covered both devices and wouldn’t complain (hopefully) over a small premium.

I think iPad users are going to be different than iPhone/iPod Touch users. The iPad is going launch at a much higher price for much more functionality and iPad users will shift their expectations up accordingly which means many will accept higher pricing IMO.

]]> By: Martin Pilkington http://bitbq.com/blog/2010/02/19/ipad-app-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Martin Pilkington Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:52:20 +0000 http://bitbq.com/blog/?p=43#comment-52 Another option you've missed off is to have two versions: 1 for iPhone, 1 Universal. You can then market the Universal one as "buy the iPad version, get the iPhone version free" Another option you’ve missed off is to have two versions: 1 for iPhone, 1 Universal. You can then market the Universal one as “buy the iPad version, get the iPhone version free”

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