https://dawning.ca/tags/app/Recent content in App onHugo -- gohugo.ioenCopyright © James SnellThu, 14 Sep 2017 08:40:21 +0000https://dawning.ca/posts/ios-app-to-free-or-not-to-free-that-is-the-question/Thu, 14 Sep 2017 08:40:21 +0000https://dawning.ca/posts/ios-app-to-free-or-not-to-free-that-is-the-question/ <p>One of my iOS apps is <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/search-site/id1204196412?mt=8">Search Site</a>, is a little functional thing I made mainly to help familiarize myself with the full workflow of iOS app development. (IE, it&rsquo;s a glorified <em>Hello, World!</em> app). It&rsquo;s been released for free for a few months and has had very few downloads.</p> <p>In the last month, it has suddenly started getting a relatively large amount of attention, specifically from Asia. I decided to try making it non-free, so I set it to the minimum possible paid value, $1CAD. After a week I decided to make it free again, for now.</p>https://dawning.ca/posts/rules-of-acquisition/Tue, 14 Feb 2017 13:53:18 +0000https://dawning.ca/posts/rules-of-acquisition/ <p>After getting an Apple Watch I decided to author an app for it. I was also re-watching Star Trek DS9 for the 50th time which means I kept hearing Quark (etc) recite the hilarious and disgusting Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-rules-of-acquisition/id1163615092?mt=8">So I made it an app</a>.</p> <p><figure> <picture> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="" class="image_figure image_internal image_unprocessed" src="https://dawning.ca/uploads/2017/02/Simulator-Screen-Shot-Feb-12-2017-4.46.07-PM-576x1024-576x1024.png" /> </picture> </figure> </p> <p>The process required that I also make an iOS app to deliver the Watch app with, so I made that too. It&rsquo;s served as an education project and I just released my second version (4th revision overall). The exercise would have been stunted had I made it free, as paid apps require the developer to suffer through various tax and legal fuckery, which I have.</p>