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TapZilla (YC S10) Offers Daily Deals For Paid Mobile Apps

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Re: TapZilla (YC S10) Offers Daily Deals For Paid Mobile Apps

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Post by EdmondYue »

rookie wrote: post #10

It mentions that they have plans for an Android version. That is a much more difficult area to venture into because of the 24 hour refund. - I get the discount on the app paid out then return the app. Free money! Overall I do like the idea, very useful.

Good point on the 24 hour refund and our Android strategy since the market mechanisms are so different. We're currently working on our Android story and looking at how to get the best distribution on the different Android AppStores that are out there right now.

Re: TapZilla (YC S10) Offers Daily Deals For Paid Mobile Apps

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Post by EdmondYue »

padmanabhan01 wrote: post #12

What about users without a paypal account? How will they get the money back? And what about the tax cost of 7 cents?

Right now we support both PayPal payment and iTunes card redemption. Users can save their payments towards a iTunes card which we will email it to them. Other redemption others are in the works.

As for the tax, state laws vary and we don't collect information about the user's location. So far this hasn't been an issue with our users but we'll collect geo info if this becomes a concern.

Re: TapZilla (YC S10) Offers Daily Deals For Paid Mobile Apps

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Post by gaborcselle »

It's really hard to grab users' attention in the App Store.

If you have a great app but don't have a big brand associated with it, it's hard to crack the top 25 or even the top 50 in your category. As long as TapZilla can maintain high app quality in their daily deals, this can be a big deal for app developers.

Re: TapZilla (YC S10) Offers Daily Deals For Paid Mobile Apps

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Post by scottchin »

Congrats on the launch!

One thing I thought I'd mention (which might be a bit off topic) is that I recently contemplated the use of the "Zilla" suffix for a project name. But after doing a bit of research, it sounds like the owners of the Godzilla trademark are quite aggressive with when it comes to this. Particularly so if the logo/mascot is also some sort of reptilian creature.

Just thought you might want to look into this now before your service grows (in case you haven't looked into it yet).

Re: TapZilla (YC S10) Offers Daily Deals For Paid Mobile Apps

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Post by lachyg »

francisd wrote: post #7
hc5 wrote: post #5

developer pays them $1.00 they pay users $0.99 per app they drive 1000 apps per day = $10/day?

Not exactly: The developer pays $1 + app cost, they in turn will receive 70% of the app cost from Apple. So the effective cost per user acquisition for a $0.99 app is $1.30. 1000 apps installed per day = $1000/day

How do you generate the coupons?
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