I don’t love the idea of people advertising their apps here (except maybe on like a “self promotion Saturday” sort of thing), but I do like the idea of the app. I was developing a very similar idea as a nextjs PWA, but ended up abandoning it and just using HTLB as my game tracker instead. That said, I’ll check this one out! $8 feels a little steep for the IAP though
I don’t love the idea of people advertising their apps here
Thanks for voicing your opinion. I’ve brought it up to the mod team and we agree, and I think it’s considered an ad. We’ve clarified the rules regarding this and will start a monthly self promo thread starting August. I’ve created a post here for this rule clarification.
Yeah I saw other people just throwing out their apps, so I figured I’d put mine in the mix.
I appreciate the feedback on the IAP, but the price is pretty fair in comparison with the competition, especially since it’s a one-time purchase. In any case, let me know what you think!
Hi @hmandlm@lemmy.world, can you please tag this as self promo since this is your own app (prepend the title with [Self Promo]). Moving forward, we’re going to tighten up the rules regarding self promo apps (see post here).
I’ve downloaded the app and I’m going to start entering stuff to really play around with it in a bit, but I’ll be honest: the IAP feels a bit steep to me.
I’ll note, I’m pretty cheap and I’m not likely to spend on an app unless I feel I’m getting a wealth of usage. For example, I threw, I think, around $10 at the old Apollo app for Reddit because it was my most-used app by some 10 hours each week (RIP). I had a daily task app that I paid $5 for and another app with like translations and concordances as the IAP for $10. I also removed ads for $1 in a manga-reader for iPad. I give these examples because, for me at least, apps that are getting daily use “deserve” to get my money.
While this one sounds neat and is honestly something I’ve been searching for, $8 USD hits me a little hard. I doubt I’m going to be in this app daily and it’s got a sole, albeit useful, function. The same could be achieved in Excel or Sheets, sans notifications about the newer games.
So, just my opinion, but something like this needs to be priced within “splurge” range for apps. Like honestly, $1.99-2.99. It’s low enough to hit that “sure why not” and not so high that you make a user question why they would spend.
$8 feels about right for a one time purchase. But it’s be nice if there was a trial to kind of see the features without having to commit to purchasing the app. Still I will probably end up getting it because the app does fill a useful niche that the various game collection apps don’t in that it can act as a central repository for notes and quick reviews and such. Still hoping for an easier way to add games to library.
Most game tracking apps have recurring subscriptions so a one time purchase is beyond fair! I’d say if folks like your app they should get themselves grandfathered in on that should you ever switch to a subscription haha
