NinKenDo Wrote:Hmmmm. I know you worked hard on this. But 10 bucks is pretty steep asking price sabu, do you have a pitch on why this is worth so much? That's a hella lotta money in the app trade.Supply and demand.
On the supply side, there isn't any other app that does the job this app does, so there is no competition. The developer spent many hours creating this app and would hope to make a decent return on his effort. The developer knows he might only sell a few thousand downloads and apple takes 30% of his profits and another 30% for taxes. It's possible that the developer might not be interested in even creating this app for less than $7.99
On the demand side, the market for people who are learning japanese and could benefit from an niche app like this is a lot less than the market for say, angry birds which is pretty much anyone with a smartphone. For someone learning japanese and wanting to watch movies on their smartphone with subtitles in 2 different language and the ablity to loop sentences, this could be quite a valuable tool - worth multiples of what he's asking. In any case, it's less than the cost of a japanese textbook and a fraction of what a japanese language class would set you back and probably more useful.