Newbie here.
I think to make your decision you (and me) need to understand the freemimum model and it’s pay scheme.
A poster above mentions the “the paid version monetizes better than IAP”.
Now i don’t fully understand the ad revenue model .
Do you get paid on yur volume downloaded - a case of ads in front of eyes.
or do you only get a return if the user sees the ad and clicks it ?
Then is there only a pay day if the uses buys the app that they clicked - ( paid not free)
these are all questions and info that would be useful.
For me i assume that you would only get paid if the user taps the add then purchases. So this means you have directed a customer of yours (who is willing to pay money for apps) to another app - more than likely not yours unless you are making use of the advertising service.
So for me i plan on adding my own advertising for my apps - and not the same style as rev mob iAds etc… ( don’t get me wrong i will probably try it at some point).
I will be using the spare space in my apps to promote my brand, promote my name recognition.
As i said in other posts i want to try for a sustainable career, so if i can get infront of a user - then it’s up to the game to win /lose the user ( Oh this is crap / or this is actually quite good). But once this is done, by promoting my name and brand to the user may make it easier to sell to them in the future (aka a repeat customer/loyal customer type scenario)
This will require some free versions to get the ball rolling though - so a fine line has to be negotiated with your free version - a case of “why buy the cow, if the milk is free” kind of deal make sure the milk is good, but limit it!
just my 0.02cents worth
T.
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