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Xcode sucks in some ways but I think you're missing a few things. Version 4.3.0 was the biggest piece of crap and crashed all the time. The current version, 4.3.2, is stable. I've …

My partner and I started return7 with $800 (mostly design, Apple dev fee, etc.) in 2008 when the App Store opened up. BillMinder, our main app, is profitable.

Self proclaimed Apple fan here. Apple's App Store revenue is a drop in the bucket. I don't think that's the reason iOS5 is on the 3GS. iOS5 is on the 3GS because it's Apple's low e…

Well done.

Don't sweat it. This happens to our app, BillMinder, every release. Typically pirates won't use your app long and probably wouldn't have paid for it anyway so there isn't much lost…

These things are still used in legacy systems on farms and such.

I checked to make sure it wasn't already April 1 again.

Admittedly more familiar w/ the iOS SDK but I've build a few Android apps. I find iOS controls easier to use and customize.

iOS, actual app sales

I work at MailChimp. I don't worry about that.

I work at MailChimp. The answer is nope.

Nice article. Liking the clean new look.

I think most developers were seeing 3 day approvals at times last year. I recall Apple boasting about their fast turn-around at some point (high 90th percentile in 7 days, IIRC).

Fair enough. I'm certainly going only from my own experiences and the review process certainly is opaque. I asked @pschiller so perhaps he'll grace us with some info. :)

Sure, but why not grab low hanging fruit?

The app doesn't currently attach sounds to email, but it does allow one to send an invitation with one's blipr id via email. Perhaps this is something we should consider as well. :…

Thanks. Looking at the quality of some "top 10" apps, it really makes one wonder how much of it (if you aren't taptaptap) is just dumb luck. I wish there were some way to quantify …

Thanks for the idea. We added a Christmas sound pack. We probably should add one for Valentines day as well. :)

Yea, we definitely have. I think we spent between $800-900 (modest budget, I know) on ads in 2009. That includes advertising on various iPhone blogs as well as taking part in reddi…

My pleasure. We initially sold the app for $1.99, subsequently lowered the price to $0.99 and eventually gave it away for free in hopes of building the user base then charging. We …