Re: [android-developers] Free Version to Paid Version of Android applications

[Justin Anderson]

As far as I know, once an app is free you cannot change it to a paid
app...  The best bet would be one of the following options:

   1. Use in-app purchases (probably the better option)
   2. Add an "unlock key" app that is paid and unlocks features in your
   free app... As an example, you can see what I do here:
  1. AppSwipe! -
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magouyaware.appswipe
  2. AppSwipe! Unlock Key -
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magouyaware.appswipe2
  3. In the main app, if they have not purchased the unlock key I have
  a menu/actionbar option that takes them to the play store to purchase the
  unlock key.

Note, that I wrote this before in-app purchases were available and I will
probably be switching to in-app purchases in the future.

Thanks,
Justin Anderson
MagouyaWare Developer
http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware


On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:13 AM, seo coil  wrote:

> I have searched the net for a couple of hours with the aim of finding a
> feasible method to convert my free android app to a paid one. I was kind of
> sad, I was not able to find an exact solution to my question,
>
> *What I have found :*
> *
> *
> 1. Un-publish the current app and Publish in a new package name. (At
> present we have about 7k installs with 4.5 rating, we don't not want to
> loose that).
> 2. Include In-app Purchase to unlock new features.
> 3. Publish a Pro Version with added features along with the free app
> available in the market.
>
> *Question Remaining :*
> *
> *
> Can I update the current version of my app with added features, but a paid
> version. We have Google Checkout, please let me know if this is possible.
>
> All replies appreciated.
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[android-developers] Free Version to Paid Version of Android applications

[seo coil]

I have searched the net for a couple of hours with the aim of finding a 
feasible method to convert my free android app to a paid one. I was kind of 
sad, I was not able to find an exact solution to my question, 

*What I have found :*
*
*
1. Un-publish the current app and Publish in a new package name. (At 
present we have about 7k installs with 4.5 rating, we don't not want to 
loose that).
2. Include In-app Purchase to unlock new features. 
3. Publish a Pro Version with added features along with the free app 
available in the market.

*Question Remaining :*
*
*
Can I update the current version of my app with added features, but a paid 
version. We have Google Checkout, please let me know if this is possible.

All replies appreciated. 

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[android-developers] Free version to Paid version

[Brill Pappin]

I've got a situation a lot of us do, where I have released a free
version and now need to make a Paid version of the same app.

As those who have tried will know, you can't change an app from Free
to Paid (a silly feature of the Market).

So, what I'm planning to do is release a "Plus" version that has more
features.

What are others doing to help direct users to their paid versions from
their Free versions?
I'n my case its an input method, so I have to be careful about how I
tell the user about the paid version with more features.

Comments?

- Brill Pappin

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