Apple watch keyboard developer put off by app store scammers

Post by phreack » Mon, Feb 01, 2021, 12:19 PM UTC

shinycode wrote: post #84

mrighele wrote: post #54

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> App stores can't spend too many hours on each app because there's tons of them, In this specific case it seems they didn't even spend one minute, since the app is not working. If at Apple they don't have the resource to at least try to open every app (I doubt it, they are swimming in cash), they could at least find a way to decide which apps to test first, like complaints from other developers, reviews telling that…

When I first published my app, they asked for a video of video fully working. Then once I had a bug and they sent me a video of it with the steps to the bug. So there are definitely people opening and testing apps

Post by fergie » Mon, Feb 01, 2021, 12:28 PM UTC

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #65

yarcob wrote: post #5

Oh my god, they don't even bother implementing the app any more... It reminds me of my first App Store experience. I made an app that was somewhat successful (about 2000€ a month, enough to pay for a students living expenses). Within short time, a chinese speaking developer cloned it. They copied the icon (slighlty different color), they copied the UI, they even copied all the text in the dialog boxes. They released…

>about 2000€ a month, enough to pay for a students living expenses Just out of pure curiosity, where did you live/study that 2000 Euros are student living expenses? In my neck of the woods in central-western Europe (Austria), 1000 Euros per month is already really good money for most students and 2000 is what you make as a junior full time employee in a good tech company.

Post by lazerl0rd » Mon, Feb 01, 2021, 12:37 PM UTC

fxtentacle wrote: post #42

comboy wrote: post #38

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Some people want to create great, useful apps. That's what they want to do. They are willing to give away half of their earnings to different 3rd parties to just not deal with the bullshit. It's unlikely to be their full time job. They probably don't make that much money on it, cloning happens just when the app begins to make any reasonable profit. So dealing with all your described is just not practical. Time is val…

I fully agree, except for the subscriptions. I'd say subscription and in-app purchase are the only ways that building apps can be financially viable. A one-time $1 per user is just too little. But at $10+ you'll be crushed by low cost competition. So I believe it is generally impossible to fund high quality apps with a one time purchase on the app store. But what's the solution against copycats? I believe we should h…

Post by raverbashing » Mon, Feb 01, 2021, 12:47 PM UTC

matsemann wrote: post #9

" But I like Apple's walled garden because they verify and quality check everything on there "

Post by mrweasel » Mon, Feb 01, 2021, 12:51 PM UTC

gambiting wrote: post #48

fxtentacle wrote: post #31

FYI, in situations like this the best way is to: 1. Register your videos and images with the USCO. It'll cost 2. You can now file DMCA takedowns. Send one to Apple with the USCO registration ID and a copy of the image and a link to the app in question. 3. Apple will either immediately remove that fake app, or be liable for up to $350k in punitive damages for wilful infringement and lose all DMCA protection. 4. If App…

None of this works if you're not American.