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Re: 9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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Post by mrtksn »

toxypol wrote: post #12

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Have you checked the App? It's a very specific experience, nothing like you'll see on other apps. Someone put a lot of thought on it and polished it thoroughly. The app feels like a design piece, where someone had opinions on how things should be done and made it.

If you like and want that, you pay. If you don't you ignore.

Personally, I like it very much. I always enjoy seeing something well thought that would not necessarily fit everyones needs. Did I bought it? Not now because I don't see myself writing lots of text but if I had been writing I would definitely consider id because I want it despite not needing it ATM.

Re: 9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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Post by koopuluri »

coldtea wrote: post #16
toxypol wrote: post #12

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And $10/month subscription? What should something like Photoshop with 10000x the features and development costs then charge? $1000/month? I understand "keeping it simple" but not "keeping it simple AND charging a crazy price for it" (there are essential, complex apps, that charge much less than that). I guess, if you can get away with it...

You're making a common pricing mistake: the price of a product has absolutely nothing to do with the cost of building it. Nothing. Price only depends on what people are willing to pay for it, i.e. on the perceived value.

Just because you aren't the target audience for such a product doesn't mean that audience doesn't exist. The world is large.

Personally I see a great business in premium tools for the elites in any domain. A professional writer probably wouldn't mind shelling out an extra $1000 a year or more for a premium tool that's better than anything else out there. Smaller audience, but it likely exists.

This goes both ways: if people aren't willing to pay even the price it takes to make the product, you go out of business. This happens often as well.

If photoshop saw an opportunity to increase the price to generate greater revenue, of course they'll try to do so. These changes in pricing and priorities often lead to opportunities for new products & companies.

Re: 9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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Post by papereditor »

subtra3t wrote: post #30
joenot443 wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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I usually hate comments but I will have to agree with you on this one here. It just comes across as being disingenuous.

The website barely gets any traffic. Almost everyone downloads directly from the App Store. The prices are visible there. Plus they fluctuate per country, so showing only the US prices is also misleading.

Re: 9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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Post by metafunctor »

coldtea wrote: post #19
weego wrote: post #18

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Scale and niche don't have the same underlying pricing considerations

As if the "minimalist editor" niche isn't already served with 1000 other apps? It's not exactly a niche the author uniquely identified and served. It's one of the most crowded markets when it comes to offerings.

It's a crowded market, but it IS a market. In fact, crowded markets are the ones that work the best.

If people find their app, like what they see, and are willing to pay the price, what is your objection exactly?

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