Comments on: Why Christmas is the best day to sell iPhone Apps

By: MarcyVF

MarcyVF — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:57:10 +0000

You’re such a genius and I LOVE LOVE LOVE your way of thinking and yeah. Thanks lot for sharing.

Coming to think of it, I’ve been doing that thing a lot with my photo apps. I’m in class or whatever and some classmate joke around and I take a photo, and they’re like “woah cool colors what app is that?” And the same goes with my panorama app, crossprocess + shakeitphoto, plastic bullet, all those. So you’re so absolutely right, and I realize now how much money I’ve helped you spend lol.

Thanks!

By: andrew

andrew — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:44:43 +0000

I think people getting iTunes gift cards probably help out too. It’s a lot easier to buy that app you want but don’t need with a gift card.

By: ben

ben — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:11:07 +0000

My app was just approved on the app store and I’m mostly going to be relying on word of mouth to get it out. The app is called “Fishbate” and it’s a bit of a provocative app. I’m hoping its shock value will cause the users to tell their friends about it.

Any other ideas on how I can get an app like this out to the public?

By: Jay Smith

Jay Smith — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:31:49 +0000

I don’t have a visa at the moment, so I’ve never bought shake it photo. but I showed my sister at a party christmas night. everyone loved it and at least 5 other people downloaded it on the spot.

By: Ray Wenderlich

Ray Wenderlich — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:36:16 +0000

Our strategy was to give our customers more value than they paid for – a lot more.

The idea is if we can make our customers happy and feeling like they really got a strong value for the money, they will recommend it to others.

By: Daniel Nelson

Daniel Nelson — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:30:33 +0000

I think camera apps in general are a great for the “show me”-effect. I mean, who doesnt want to see how you turned out on a photo just taken? People are often curious by nature and especially if the photo has some kind of effect on it, like your split toning, Nick.

By: DavideDiCillo

DavideDiCillo — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:33:11 +0000

Not only you are around family and other people, but I’m sure that on Christmas Apple sees the same spike you see but in iPhone sales.

By: Lar Van Der Jagt

Lar Van Der Jagt — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:32:00 +0000

I think the gifting aspect of this is really the most important thing here. I would expect that the first few days of owning a new iphone/ipod lead to a binge of app purchases. I know that the Spreadsong guys saw a similar extreme spike with their Freebooks app. Pretty crazy what a little bit of consumerism can do.

By: DenDagge

DenDagge — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:57:56 +0000

Just got my iPhone today, but I will be purchasing it asap..

By: francoisgfx

francoisgfx — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:16:15 +0000

I had my iphone this christmas because my provider had a huge promotion, so I bought shakeitphoto right away. At least it was the reason for me :p