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Developers Can Now Issue Free "Promotional" Copies of iPhone Apps

akac said:
Here are 5 codes for Note2Self:
46K4T9TEWXNL
6K3WAT3AL3LH
FWJ4939FK6H4
FJNYL6WY6JNE
EEHX7NR4HNYH

Just post if you use it. And any reviewers are welcome to other ones by asking us.
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FJNYL6WY6JNE USED
Thanks!
 
ACTCurrency (Universal Currency Converter)

Private comments very welcome as I am currently working on a major update: more currencies, more accurate rates, faster updates, re-designed UI, ...

KPPNA3TLNWM7
AE6AJLKAJK9F
49LMA477H6YM
T9RT93FEL73L
XL9N47HN3HM7
7WFFAYH7EKJ4
7LXLFHTHTW3A
EAKNMT6LHTPR
RT3HXH9JWWJK
MH9646NLY9KX
 
Zincous said:
And how big does an update have to be? Couldn't a developer "update" their app to 1.0.1 basically and just say its a "bug fix", but not really change anything and now they get 50 more? For essentially the same app.
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Why would a developer go through that much trouble to give away its own product?
 
ACTPrinter (Mobile Documents)

Enjoy!

N.B: Please refer to the known issues in the product description. This will be addressed by a free update within the next couple of days.

JTHXKHMHAPTA
WWXM7MPEJA4T
Y69HA9TJLMH4
K7XH9HLLLEAY
LJ6WJLL7AMHJ
MJ9JY7K3RTPF
EMJFHWYAYL7J
NMKXFWP39T7X
3PYYRKWTXRMR
TTPY6MA94A7K
P4XPHL7WK3XP
T9M73MNTX6AH
J479ALTKALL7
4H4WPPHJL7JA
JWYNL6HTX4PE
3AKEHH47LXAL
L9NL9TNAFYFM
7P6MRKJPLFKF
L3WWXNYEAW36
L9JRMJT9EPAL
 
ACTSudoku (Unlimited Sudoku)

Enjoy ACTSudoku for FREE!

J7XFJJJF497K
FXF96RKPHKEM
LYL7FEK7LHHA
WYJJAWP9XKP4
HY36KMKP3WWJ
JE4HE3NRL7WW
9X3TH6NE6TKH
TFEAAPNE3KW6
YFJW6K7339XH
JWFX6Y9LP69H
 
P-Worm said:
This is great, but I still think that there needs to be a way to make demo versions of applications. There are plenty of the more expensive apps that I would consider if I was able to try them beforehand. I'm not willing to drop $10-$20 on something that might be a buggy joke.

P-Worm
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Now hear that!
 
Excellent! Watch for my app and I'll give out some codes!

This is great! I was debating how to get review copies out to bloggers and press without gifting $1 each (losing $0.30 each time). Not a big deal, but I was a little troubled about the ethics of paying reviewers.

Anyway, my app is being reviewed by Apple and I'll post again when it's live.
 
What about updates? There are 50 codes for each version, so that makes me think maybe the code is tied to the version, and updates would not be free. I hope they are, because this sounds like a good way to give away copies of my app to friends and such to try out.
 
"Sensi Dial"
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4YJ69JE7XH36
36AEX4K7WH97
KMK67Y4E964M
H3E3RXFL3AL3
HRXHXLYR6N3M

I would appreciate your review...
 
mythikalazn said:
"Sensi Dial"
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4YJ69JE7XH36
36AEX4K7WH97
KMK67Y4E964M
H3E3RXFL3AL3
HRXHXLYR6N3M

I would appreciate your review...
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Used the first one: 4YJ69JE7XH36

Thanks, I'll be sure to leave a review on the app store.

Edit:
gloubibou said:
Enjoy ACTSudoku for FREE!

J7XFJJJF497K
FXF96RKPHKEM
LYL7FEK7LHHA
WYJJAWP9XKP4
HY36KMKP3WWJ
JE4HE3NRL7WW
9X3TH6NE6TKH
TFEAAPNE3KW6
YFJW6K7339XH
JWFX6Y9LP69H
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I used the first code: J7XFJJJF497K

Thanks! I'll leave a review.
 
sgntscrawn said:
And I'm afraid to say, as much as I appreciate Apple products, they still seem suspect to the mentality that North America is the only continent in the world.
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I disagree. It could simply be a phased rollout starting in the US to try and catch any bugs before it goes worldwide, or haven't implemented such features so that it works across multiple stores. Other than that I don't see a reason why they wouldn't make it an international service so I guess we'll just have to wait a little while. :cool:
 
tomozj said:
I disagree. It could simply be a phased rollout starting in the US to try and catch any bugs before it goes worldwide, or haven't implemented such features so that it works across multiple stores. Other than that I don't see a reason why they wouldn't make it an international service so I guess we'll just have to wait a little while. :cool:
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the apple care in australia you have to send the computer yourself out of your own expenses. friend told me on this forum
 
Kilamite said:
The ability to get a live try/demo out of the app in iTunes would be cool - use the iPhone simulator within iTunes to try out stuff and see if you like.
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That would be limited, since the simulator cannot work outside of MacOSX... To have it work on Windows, you would have to port the MacOSX API to Windows...

Besides, there are quite a few applications where the simulator wouldn't work. It wouldn't work very well with games. It wouldn't work with applications that use the Location API.
 
arn said:
ya, my understanding is that the code is good for one use. then it's no longer good. the app otherwise seems to act like one you've bought for the person who used the code.

arn
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Good point Arn.

It also further feeds the perception that Apps should be free. A couple of weeks ago I sensed a ground swell amongst developers that prices need to be raised to realistic levels in order to sustain development of quality apps, but that hasn't really materialised.

As a UK based developer, it's also going to be that much harder to get noticed as I'll be competing with US-based developers who can give out copies much easier than I can. Hopefully that will be fixed soon, at least to allow non-US developers to generate promo codes, even if they can only be redeemed in US.

So, a good move in principle, but with some refinement required.
 
Let's try this out. Here are ten codes for Lumen 2.3!

4MYHJAWXFE9R
J7EYJ3Y69LHJ
W4N94LRAK4M6
TEHYTT33WL6F
JNWRTEJ9NWLW
6FE36P94XRRT
3LJK9TM7ETAE
4EM3E9L6H4LE
HW9JYY7WFLEK
FNRR76K3Y7AE


Also, as I read the contract that I had to agree to for the codes, I noticed something funny on there.

"If a Holder’s order exceeds the amount available on the Custom Codes, Holder must establish an iTunes Store Purchaser account and pay for the balance with a credit card."

Apparently, if you want more than 50 you can buy them. This is a lot better than buying gift cards for reviewers. My game is only $1.99, but I have to get a $5 gift card to send reviewers.
 
bridgeyman said:
Let's try this out. Here are ten codes for Lumen 2.3!

4MYHJAWXFE9R
J7EYJ3Y69LHJ
W4N94LRAK4M6
TEHYTT33WL6F
JNWRTEJ9NWLW
6FE36P94XRRT
3LJK9TM7ETAE
4EM3E9L6H4LE
HW9JYY7WFLEK
FNRR76K3Y7AE


Also, as I read the contract that I had to agree to for the codes, I noticed something funny on there.

"If a Holder’s order exceeds the amount available on the Custom Codes, Holder must establish an iTunes Store Purchaser account and pay for the balance with a credit card."

Apparently, if you want more than 50 you can buy them. This is a lot better than buying gift cards for reviewers. My game is only $1.99, but I have to get a $5 gift card to send reviewers.
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Used JNWRTEJ9NWLW. Thanks Bridger!
I'll be reviewing Lumen at 2.3 shortly.

R-Fly
 
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