So we just released Dinosaur Mannequins on android and we have collected a good amount of feedback.
The response to this app has honestly been less than expected. Even though we added a lot of features, a lot of users are complaining about having to pay to download. At the current rate, It wouldn’t make financial sense for us to make everything free to download. There is a cost behind everything.
So I’m thinking we have to explore ads in app. I don’t like ads. That’s why we’ve never had them. But I think its worth an experiment. Our paying users won’t be affected. If they have made purchases before, ads will automatically be disabled. Free users will get more upfront benefits, like skins and animations.
I won’t try it on Dinosaur Mannequins first. I will try updating an existing app with ads. It will likely show an ad every 10 minutes, and you will be able to pay to disable ads.
An update on the Apple situation. Developing for IOS is tough because they are picky. They don’t like lots of similar apps in their store. That’s what the hold up is unfortunately. Because of this we are considering one big app for IOS.
Thanks for all your support and feedback!
Clayton,