Could the same thing be done for iPhone apps or would Apple not allow such things?
I think that the App Store has a feature that lets you give away apps to friends, reviewers, etc. (unlike the Android Market).
Android Marketing: Using coupons to give away paid Android Apps
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Re: Android Marketing: Using coupons to give away paid Android Apps
#12We are working on a SaaS that solves exactly this problem combined with some additional things except you don t have to enter any coupons, its completely managed by the back end. Looks cool though.
one of my interests is startups that are in the mobile SaaS space..do you feel comfortable giving out the firm's name?
If you're into that sort of thing take a look at how I handle SaaS billing in my GeeTasksLite iPhone app. Try to cheat your way around, too. :) If you need to get in touch with me, just contact GeeTasks support.
Re: Android Marketing: Using coupons to give away paid Android Apps
#13Could the same thing be done for iPhone apps or would Apple not allow such things?
The Apple's Appstore has coupons for free installation (up to 50 coupons per release).
I have also designed my own billing system, which has server-backed "free trial", time-limited purchases, and of course "we want to thank you this much" free orders. You can see it in action in my GeeTasksLite iPhone app. I'm thinking about selling this billing system as a library and a service (the server side).
Re: Android Marketing: Using coupons to give away paid Android Apps
#14We are working on a SaaS that solves exactly this problem combined with some additional things except you don t have to enter any coupons, its completely managed by the back end. Looks cool though.
one of my interests is startups that are in the mobile SaaS space..do you feel comfortable giving out the firm's name?
It's in my profile. We haven't released it yet; we'll be releasing it within a couple of weeks.