Comments on: SlideME http://www.androidtapp.com/slideme/ Android App Reviews & Showcase Just a Tapp Away Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:09:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Bendroid http://www.androidtapp.com/slideme/comment-page-1/#comment-4300 John Bendroid Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:24:15 +0000 http://www.androidtapp.com/?p=4962#comment-4300 I'd love some feedback from people who have researched or are using Bango in their apps. Thanks! I’d love some feedback from people who have researched or are using Bango in their apps. Thanks!

]]> By: John Bendroid http://www.androidtapp.com/slideme/comment-page-1/#comment-4299 John Bendroid Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:21:24 +0000 http://www.androidtapp.com/?p=4962#comment-4299 While SlideMe might seem like a good alternative to the Google Market in countries where paid applications are not available, developers beware. You are dealing with a third party that is interested in making money just as much as you are. Payments will be delayed and their priority is most certainly not with your game or app. An alternative to consider (and I would welcome some commentary) is the in-game billing services that are coming available now. Two that come to mind are MyWaves (www.mywaves-inc.com) and Bango (www.bango.com). MyWaves embeds some code in your free, limited app that presents a splash screen where users can download the full, paid version from the Android market or download that same full version from their network for free (in exchange for participating in some simple advertising promo...like joining a social network for free). Bango is more of a classic in-game purchasing function that i am not currently clear whether Google sanctions for use in Android Market games. Still studying this solution, so I don't have a lot to add yet on this. John www.bendroid.com While SlideMe might seem like a good alternative to the Google Market in countries where paid applications are not available, developers beware. You are dealing with a third party that is interested in making money just as much as you are. Payments will be delayed and their priority is most certainly not with your game or app.

An alternative to consider (and I would welcome some commentary) is the in-game billing services that are coming available now. Two that come to mind are MyWaves (www.mywaves-inc.com) and Bango (www.bango.com).

MyWaves embeds some code in your free, limited app that presents a splash screen where users can download the full, paid version from the Android market or download that same full version from their network for free (in exchange for participating in some simple advertising promo…like joining a social network for free).

Bango is more of a classic in-game purchasing function that i am not currently clear whether Google sanctions for use in Android Market games. Still studying this solution, so I don’t have a lot to add yet on this.

John
http://www.bendroid.com

]]> By: BeMeCollective http://www.androidtapp.com/slideme/comment-page-1/#comment-2469 BeMeCollective Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:53:46 +0000 http://www.androidtapp.com/?p=4962#comment-2469 Hello! I would like to share my experience on this topic, please. We develop an application, investing hundreds of night-hours on it. Then, if we wish to sell it, Google does not allow us to sell in the market. "Canadian vendors not allowed in the market". Ironically, they did take our 25 US dollars for the privilege of giving our free apps to the users, but no way to sell. So we put a LITE app in the market, and a paid app in Slide ME. The users see the LITE, free app in the market and ask for more and more features, for free. Nobody buys the paid app. This can go on for a while, but how long will it be until the good developers burn out and stop developing? In the iPhone store, the good apps are making nice money out of it (the best 5 apps make roughly 3000-4000 US$ a day). In the Android market, the absolutely best 5 sold apps (not mine, unfortunately) are making around 30-60 dollars a day. Free apps are nice, but they don't put food on my kids table, right? Best regards, Ari Hello!

I would like to share my experience on this topic, please.

We develop an application, investing hundreds of night-hours on it. Then, if we wish to sell it, Google does not allow us to sell in the market. “Canadian vendors not allowed in the market”.
Ironically, they did take our 25 US dollars for the privilege of giving our free apps to the users, but no way to sell.
So we put a LITE app in the market, and a paid app in Slide ME. The users see the LITE, free app in the market and ask for more and more features, for free. Nobody buys the paid app.

This can go on for a while, but how long will it be until the good developers burn out and stop developing?

In the iPhone store, the good apps are making nice money out of it (the best 5 apps make roughly 3000-4000 US$ a day). In the Android market, the absolutely best 5 sold apps (not mine, unfortunately) are making around 30-60 dollars a day.

Free apps are nice, but they don’t put food on my kids table, right?

Best regards,

Ari

]]> By: Heikki Toivonen http://www.androidtapp.com/slideme/comment-page-1/#comment-2357 Heikki Toivonen Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:23:00 +0000 http://www.androidtapp.com/?p=4962#comment-2357 @Aleksey: I suspect SlideME might have more paid applications simply because most developers don't need alternatives to distribute free apps. If they can't use Android Market for whatever reason, there are plenty of places they can stick a free .apk download, including having a download link on their app home page. So developers who cannot use Android Market to list paid apps, or can't deal with complex sales tax/VAT issues Android Market leaves them to deal with themselves, prefer SlideME. @Aleksey: I suspect SlideME might have more paid applications simply because most developers don’t need alternatives to distribute free apps. If they can’t use Android Market for whatever reason, there are plenty of places they can stick a free .apk download, including having a download link on their app home page. So developers who cannot use Android Market to list paid apps, or can’t deal with complex sales tax/VAT issues Android Market leaves them to deal with themselves, prefer SlideME.

]]> By: ari-free http://www.androidtapp.com/slideme/comment-page-1/#comment-2356 ari-free Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:43:34 +0000 http://www.androidtapp.com/?p=4962#comment-2356 anyone can get all the free apps from android market. The problem is that not every country can get paid apps and slideme tries to solve that problem. anyone can get all the free apps from android market. The problem is that not every country can get paid apps and slideme tries to solve that problem.

]]> By: Pander http://www.androidtapp.com/slideme/comment-page-1/#comment-2354 Pander Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:37:34 +0000 http://www.androidtapp.com/?p=4962#comment-2354 I heard that SlideMe is delaying payments to developers. If I find the link I'll post it. I heard that SlideMe is delaying payments to developers.

If I find the link I’ll post it.

]]> By: Aleksey http://www.androidtapp.com/slideme/comment-page-1/#comment-2353 Aleksey Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:51:37 +0000 http://www.androidtapp.com/?p=4962#comment-2353 I am disappointed in SlideMe app store, there are almost no free apps. Speed Forge 3D is free on Android Market but paid on SlideMe. WTF?! I am disappointed in SlideMe app store, there are almost no free apps. Speed Forge 3D is free on Android Market but paid on SlideMe. WTF?!

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