I do option C : more than 2000 download of free version.  90 have paid
for most recent version.

I am also seaching how to improve my revenue...

On 16 mar, 20:25, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote:
> a.
>
> Theres an interesting article 
> athttp://rockcottageindustries.com/2009/03/the-istrip-free-experiment-p...
> about what happened to an iPhone app that went from paid -> free -> paid
> again, it pretty much seals the case for having a free demo as a way of
> boosting sales of a paid app, which means b is suboptimal.
>
> As for c, well, you could do, something like one major version or 3
> months behind the paid app, but essentially you're doing option a but
> specifying what your lite version will be.
>
> Al.
>
>
>
>
>
> [email protected] wrote:
> > ok guys - i'm sure most developers have had to consider this at some
> > point.
>
> > whats a better revenue model?
>
> > a) Release free app with certain restrictions, e.g. watermark, time
> > limit, disabled features and when the product becomes mature release a
> > paid version e.g. when picSay now >250,000 downloads goes to paid, it
> > would get 2,500 downloads of the paid app if it had a 1% conversion
> > rate.
>
> > b) Start as a paid app and always be a paid app
>
> > c) Release paid and free versions concurrently
>
> > Just wondering what you guys all think ...
>
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