Are there legit apps over $100 ?
I recall one that helped you study for the bar exam and was really expensive. I assumed it was legitimate.
Another $1K App on the App Store
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Re: Another $1K App on the App Store
#32If you have an AppAnnie account you can see the grossing ranks. Looks like someone in India bought a copy. It's the #6 best-grossing iPhone/iPod app in India right now. It also peaked at #21 in Malaysia on the 29th. So it looks like 2 sales at that price. http://www.appannie.com/app/ios/519800737/ranking/#view=gros...
Almost makes me wonder if they're trying to trick people - e.g. this just see a price starting with 99 and assume 99 cents
How does Apple handle things like this? Does it immediately auth the CC for purchases over a certain amount?
Re: Another $1K App on the App Store
#33You can see the erratic pricing activity here: http://appshopper.com/games/the-fleas-2
Re: Another $1K App on the App Store
#34If you have an AppAnnie account you can see the grossing ranks. Looks like someone in India bought a copy. It's the #6 best-grossing iPhone/iPod app in India right now. It also peaked at #21 in Malaysia on the 29th. So it looks like 2 sales at that price. http://www.appannie.com/app/ios/519800737/ranking/#view=gros...
To this point, I could see it as a shrewd marketing strategy where they buy the app with different iTunes, get back 70% of the price, and get themselves into the top grossing apps for a bit. Wonder if that helps with visibility?
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#35Are there legit apps over $100 ?
I recall one that helped you study for the bar exam and was really expensive. I assumed it was legitimate.
This one I think:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barmax-ca/id345722008?mt=8
Called BarMax. They even call it "cheaper" on their official web-site. Which just raises the question: cheaper than /what/?
Re: Another $1K App on the App Store
#36Its usually done to trick the top grossing apps rankings. Developer will raise the price to $1k then buy himself some copies using different fake accounts, thus raising the ranking.
Once ranking is achieved, they will reduce the price in hope to get more sales.
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#37Are there legit apps over $100 ?
Pretty much all AAC apps. If you license one of the decent TTS libraries, they require you to keep the price above $100 and take 20% of the net.
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#38Are there legit apps over $100 ?
Sure -- plenty.
Here's another example. It replaces a custom hardware gadget that costs much more: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tunelab-piano-tuner/id335568...
Re: Another $1K App on the App Store
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
I recall one that helped you study for the bar exam and was really expensive. I assumed it was legitimate.
This one I think: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barmax-ca/id345722008?mt=8 Called BarMax. They even call it "cheaper" on their official web-site. Which just raises the question: cheaper than /what/?
Cheaper than the books it replaces, which I heard cost thousands of dollars.
Re: Another $1K App on the App Store
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
I recall one that helped you study for the bar exam and was really expensive. I assumed it was legitimate.
This one I think: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/barmax-ca/id345722008?mt=8 Called BarMax. They even call it "cheaper" on their official web-site. Which just raises the question: cheaper than /what/?
$999 is cheap for a bar review. Prices do vary from state to state, but BarMax, Barbri, and Kaplan all offer programs for the CA bar.
Barbri for California: $4,135 http://www.barbri.com/courseInfo/barReviewCourse/pricing.htm...
Kaplan for California $2,190 http://www.kaptest.com/Bar-Exam/Bar-Review-Courses/General-B...