Tip Jars with Benefits

Federico and John cover more app pricing models including tip jars, patronage, fan clubs, bundles, and in-app merchandise sales.

This episode is sponsored by:

• SketchParty TV - The fun drawing-and-guessing party game for Apple TV.
• HealthView - A new way to view your health data.

Links and Show Notes

Previously on AppStories:

• Episode 5 - App Subscriptions

Tip Jars, Patronage, and Donations with Perks

• Pedometer++ (App)
• Overcast (App)
• Overcast 2.0 Streaming, Chapters, New Patronage Model, and an Interview With Marco Arment (MacStories)
• Overcast trying ads, dark theme now free (Marco.org)
• Overcast 3: Design walkthrough (Marco.org)
• Castro (App)
• Castro for iPhone Goes Free, Adopts Patronage Model (MacStories)
• Drafts (App)
• Drafts 4.7.0 (Agile Tortoise Blog)
• Twitterrific (App)
• Twitterrific 5.14.4 Adds Ollie’s Tip Jar & More (The Iconfactory Blog)
• PCalc (App)
• Paper (App)
• Hello Weather (App)

App Bundles

• App Bundle Documentation
• OmniFocus (App)
• OmniFocus Bundle
• Providing the best possible App Store experience (The Omni Blog)
• OmniFocus Bundle Video
• OmniFocus Bundle Support Page

In-App Merchandise

• Custom Storefronts — Building Commerce Anywhere (Shopify Blog)
• With its Unity Buy SDK, Shopify now lets mobile games sell real goods (TechCrunch)
• Unity Buy SDK from Shopify Will Let You Buy Merch in Games Like ‘Alto’s Adventure’ (TouchArcade)
• Alto’s Adventure (App)

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