My latest “open source SDKs are cool, actually” story:
For a few months I'd been testing offering monthly/annual/one-time vs quarterly/annual/one-time and thanks to @revenuecat Paywalls and Experiments, discovered that quarterly (probably obviously) returned a higher LTV at the cost of few subscribers. Monthly had the inverse. Also, the default option (monthly or quarterly) was chosen miles above any other option, largely due to the footer paywall design.
@thillsman Nice. I’ve been trying out only annual and lifetime options in Tally and Simple Scan, and been feeling pretty good about it, but haven't done actual A/B tests.
@thillsman There's no right answer, for sure. The thinking I came around to is that it doesn't make a lot of sense to bill for something less than $4.99…so what's the minimum period that pricing makes sense at.
@aleen@rmondello I don't think you'll find any insurance that covers off-label use of most any drug. Until the FDA approves the GLP-1 agonists for weight loss, I don't seem them covering it.
@mfessler@aleen@rmondello Not pretending to be an expert, so perhaps that has changed. I thought that was qualified with a requirement of a coincident diagnosis of other weight-related conditions, like diabetes.
First, I'm grateful and fortunate to currently have App Store features.
But, they haven't been updated in a long time. Example: Olli outsells Cinemin even though it's older. 🤷♂️ And no changes or new features in maybe 2 years.
It probably seem dumb and naive, but as a small developer my entire business strategy was to align with Apple’s "App Store eco system" (their term), do good work, and hope to go viral or get featured.
@Tinrocket I would say the safer bet moving forward is to consider the App Store (on either platform) as a means of distribution only, not a means of marketing.
Features have negligible effects on your customer base. What downloads they generate tend to have low conversion rates, as the users are not motivated by trying to solve a specific problem like they are when searching.
Optimize for search as best as you can, and seek other venues to share your market messages.
@Aaronvegh Tangential to the point of this post, but how do you feel about Pivot lately? I liked it for a bit, but I deleted it recently. They are smart people, but seem increasingly less like the critics and more like the court jesters of privilege.
@Aaronvegh Yea, I can't put my finger on it, but sort of a hollowness to reveling in the perks of being elite insiders takes the edge off their criticism.
The thing a lot of people miss about old blues is, it’s not all who done you wrong. Sometimes it’s magical one minute spelling lessons about trying to catch dinner. https://youtu.be/AnMaJm8ieYg?si=2pmFlUnzadEfVL2T