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I do respect that. And if you find people paying for it then I say keep at it! I definitely think it is a neat app, but I just didn't see the value proposition personally. Others probably do. I know the macOS software market is usually higher priced than iOS and others.

Thats just my reaction and I wanted to give my feedback.

As a side note: I'm trying to break into the iOS/macOS dev market, do you mind sharing if you make all of your income from indie development? And how long have you been at it?

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The balls you have to say your app is too expensive... THEN ask for help as you try and become and indie developer on same platform!

Nah I wouldn't go indie. Just curious if he really is able to make a living off one-off $8 apps. I doubt it really. BTW it's called feedback.

This is so offensive. Why reply? $7.99 is too much for you? Then don't buy it. God forbid someone try and recoup their Apple Developer Program annual fee.

This isn't offensive. That's ridiculous to say. My entire reply was to give feedback, I didn't ask him to lower his price, or give it to me for free. There is lots of software I will use if it is free, and lots I will pay for. I was just speaking my thoughts the value added by such an app.

You don't get to choose whether or not it sounded offensive to someone. It's just trashy. Then you ask the guy for advice.

Sure you have your opinion but without bringing some level of objectivity to the conversation, it really doesn't mean much. Have you developed a product on your own before? When I have I am usually DYING for feedback of all kinds. Typically that's why people put things on hacker news.

For others who might be curious, here's how you break into the app dev market: 1. Dev an app.* 2. Market it.

* abbreviated for clarity

You forgot the part where you fail to make any money and then get a job with new skills a big tech haha

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