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Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by metageek »

dpcan wrote: post #80
metageek wrote: post #14

I launched my first Android app, Fanorona, a traditional board game from Madagascar. So far I've made four sales. At 99¢ each, minus Google's 30%, I've made $2.78. But it was fun. (I also listed it with Archos's AppsLib, but I don't expect to see any money there; they don't pay out until you hit $50.) http://fanorona.thibault.org/android/

Getting a Lite version out will probably help you tremendously.

There's really nothing I can take out and still be Fanorona. (Well, maybe Undo, but that'd be insanely frustrating.) Maybe an ad-supported version.

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by muhfuhkuh »

metageek wrote: post #91
dpcan wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Getting a Lite version out will probably help you tremendously.

There's really nothing I can take out and still be Fanorona. (Well, maybe Undo, but that'd be insanely frustrating.) Maybe an ad-supported version.

If you have the chops to do multiplayer (either by turns or bluetooth/network-based), you can charge a premium for that.

Play the CPU for free, play your _friends_ for 99 cents.

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by its_raining »

kqueue wrote: post #77

I submitted stk8.co few days ago but it barely got the attention. stk8.co allows you to stack several Links or Text and share them under one shortened url. It embeds a preview of the link for common services like youtube, vimeo, amazon, cnn, scribd, etc... Here are couple of examples: http://stk8.co/gkbbbc http://stk8.co/sample It also has a bookmarklet for easy stacking. The bookmarklet is transparent, one click is…

I badly wanted something like this and almost got started building one. Glad someone did it, and looks awesome. Congrats!

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by 27182818284 »

kqueue wrote: post #77

I submitted stk8.co few days ago but it barely got the attention. stk8.co allows you to stack several Links or Text and share them under one shortened url. It embeds a preview of the link for common services like youtube, vimeo, amazon, cnn, scribd, etc... Here are couple of examples: http://stk8.co/gkbbbc http://stk8.co/sample It also has a bookmarklet for easy stacking. The bookmarklet is transparent, one click is…

I like this a lot! Thanks for putting it out there! The whitespace around the pages bugs me a bit, but I'm not sure what would be better in its place.

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by koenbok »

poincare wrote: post #38
koenbok wrote: post #3

Well, we did not launch but had two major updates to Kaleidoscope and Versions: http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com http://www.versionsapp.com We're especially happy with our changeset feature for git/svn/bzr/hg: http://vimeo.com/17363481 and would love to hear feedback.

Those designs are absolutely awesome.

Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by ismarc »

kaffeinecoma wrote: post #23

Inspired by patio11 and Bingo Card Creator, I launched Quick Brown Frog: http://www.quickbrownfrog.com http://quickbrownfrog.wordpress.com It's at the MVP stage, and while a technical success (I think it's an awesome in-browser app), no one seems to be interested in paying for it. I reduced the price to $10 prior to launch, and I still haven't had a nibble. I burned through about $200 in Adwords/Bing/Facebook ads so…

I think this is really well made and only have a few comments on the speed test portion.

I'm not sure if you scale the dial showing your speed, but at 100 words per minute, it's not maxed out, but it is at 123 words per minute (I'm assuming the max is 120 words per minute). I'm assuming so that people can target 60 wpm? I would actually suggest it go either up to 100 or have it go up to where 50% would be the target or average, and maybe scale past that.

Also, for the accuracy on the test, typically it is measured by whether the word was correctly typed after the spacebar is pressed to move to the next word, not a character by character as it's typed (as in, type touhough and it's correct). I've always thought it odd that it was done this way, but I naturally correct while I'm typing and that had negative consequences on your test.

That said, you've got something really, really solid here, worth way more than $9.95. It almost lends itself to a subscription model.

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by bradhe »

27182818284 wrote: post #87
kaffeinecoma wrote: post #23

Inspired by patio11 and Bingo Card Creator, I launched Quick Brown Frog: http://www.quickbrownfrog.com http://quickbrownfrog.wordpress.com It's at the MVP stage, and while a technical success (I think it's an awesome in-browser app), no one seems to be interested in paying for it. I reduced the price to $10 prior to launch, and I still haven't had a nibble. I burned through about $200 in Adwords/Bing/Facebook ads so…

> free typing tutors out there. Why tutor? At a glance I thought it was a very cheap way for employers to test via the browser an possible hire's typing speed. A certificate is printed by the person at home who brings that to the employer. It should have a URL that could be used to prove they didn't just make up the result.

This is genius.

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by Nicos »

We launched everyAir late Oct, but started really getting users this month after some updates. It is a fast remote desktop app for iOS designed for games and movies. Check it out everyair.net

Getting encouraging feedback from users. We are now heads down working on the next version due in a few days.

Would love HN feedback, email for free coupon.

Re: Ask HN: How did everyone do with Launch an App Month?

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Post by dholowiski »

Well... I released a dud - SMSuL8r.com - sms reminders.

Then I built http://castmyclips.com, which is not quite ready for prime time, but is usable. It allows you to take text (copied from web sites) and turn it into audio. then you can listen to the audio & even subscribe to it in iTunes. It was quite fun to build, and I'm actually kind of proud of it.

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