http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monetization-horrors Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:28:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors.html#comment-132 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:43:50 +0000 http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors/#comment-132 Mine doesn’t exactly fit with the utility apps you chose but via in app purchases my friends daughter bought 250.00 dollars of smurf berries on her iPhone! He girl is 5 yrs old. How about an app that blocks in app purchases? Or at least prompts you to re enter your handle and password etc….

]]> http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors.html#comment-93 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:50:28 +0000 http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors/#comment-93 but yeah, as CrazyEoin said… If you're charging anyway, why cripple it? people buy it and get angry that they can't use it properly without paying again. that sucks.

]]> http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors.html#comment-92 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:47:32 +0000 http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors/#comment-92 That would feel slightly better, or at least more justified, I think. But ONLY if you make it very clear to the potential user (best put it in one of the screenshots, as no one reads the text…)

]]> http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors.html#comment-91 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:46:07 +0000 http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors/#comment-91 I'd say layers is too basic a function to leave out to be honest, like getting a car and finding that you have to pay extra for the key to the fuel cap. The car works fine without the fuel cap key but ultimately the car is basically useless in that form. In app purchases are valid but for extra things, like a level pack, or more of the experience. The productivity of tool is killed without the layers option so they may as well charge for the app in the first place.

]]> http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors.html#comment-90 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:01:36 +0000 http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors/#comment-90 What if the app is free and then charges for layers?

]]> http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors.html#comment-89 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:29:12 +0000 http://blackish.at/blog/2011/10/monetization-horrors/#comment-89 I cant believe that you have to buy layers, that's just madness! A good article and thoughts on what is becoming a worrying trend, a nerfed version of the software that required unlocking to be useful. Also I agree about the "Expansion Pack", it really does feel like you are getting something cool and valuable :-)

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