iPhone Mobile App - pricing feedback

This topic is primarily for those beta testing the iPhone mobile app. If you're one of those testers - tell us what you think!

Don't forget to review our official plans here:
mountainproject.com/mobileA…

Stoked to see an iPhone app on the way! MountainProject has helped me out on the rock on more than a few occasions, including getting me out of a jam! As far as pricing goes, I for one would be happy to pay a couple bucks to avoid the ads. Cannot stand ad-supported apps.

I think you should definitely charge a fee for this app, even if it's only $0.99. I'm sure developing and maintaining the app costs somebody something; if you make it free to start with and later decide you need to get some monetary compensation, people will squawk a lot more than if they paid for it in the first place.

JL

I would rather pay for a good app then install a free app that sucks.

$3.99. would pay it without thinking twice.

Bump to continue the discussion. We've had alot of internal debate on this, and we'd love to hear as many opinions as possible.

i had another idea for an app feature, is this the proper place to mention it? Another place better? Anyway, here it is... I want to be able to record my position and associate it with a climb. The way there is a consensus rating, I want a consensus coordinates. The MP database is often not that useful if you aren't already familiar with an area. If someone could stand at the base of a route and say to MP "I am right at the base of superhedralmax 2000" that would be very helpful to me. It could also automatically generate the data used to determine left to right or right to leftness.

a nominal fee of $1.99 or whatever would be peferable to having ads on the app.

ads on a website are fine, and MP does a good job i think in controling the size so they aren't intrusive on a monitor, but on a small phone screen any ads would be in the way.

I'd much rather pay an annual subscription then have to deal with ads. I think anything under $5 would be acceptable. Still a whole hell of a lot cheaper than buying guidebooks and wouldn't take up any extra room in pack.

The only curiousity I have is whether the app version is going to provide any difference to the mobile version. What's the benefit of having the app version? I read through and looked at the planned material for the app. Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like a quicker way to the same info. And at the end of the day, cell phone reception (3G or Wifi) is not able to be accessed at a lot of places.
Do I think people will pay it? Sure. $3.99 and people would be all over it. But we seem to be a somewhat discerning bunch.
Just some constructive criticism and questions.

Thanks,

Sean

sstrauss wrote:The only curiousity I have is whether the app version is going to provide any difference to the mobile version. What's the benefit of having the app version? I read through and looked at the planned material for the app. Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like a quicker way to the same info. And at the end of the day, cell phone reception (3G or Wifi) is not able to be accessed at a lot of places.

After having the opportunity to beta test this app I would be happy to pay a fee to be able to use it. I think the adds would only detract from the now awesome app.

I just logged onto MP in hopes that I could D/L the app right now. Unfortunately, I guess it's still in beta testing.

I'd be happy to pay $5 for the MP app. If I was able to D/L it now, I'd happily pay $10. :)

--Marc

If I could download the app and database to my Android phone I would pay $10.

I guess my only question is about the money thing. It seems most of the data is user submitted. So you would be charging money for other peoples labor that they contributed to a free site. That seems a bit weird. What would the money be used for?

Also, I would hope the comment section would be included in the app. Sometimes user comments are just as important as the mp data.

I'm on board with $3.99. That seems like a very fair price.

Thanks for all the replies so far - your feedback is appreciated. Please not that we're NOT considering a one time charge, as many of you seem to refer to.

MP is an ever-growing, constantly updating set of data, and the app will be continuously evolving and updating data too, so what we're talking about is an annual subscription to access the data.

I'd be happy to pay $3 or $4 dollars for the app, and/or a $1 or $2 yearly subscription fee, if you guys decide to go that route.

I would definitely pay up to 10$ for the Android app, especially if we could add routes and photos as well as GPS coordinates.

I'd pay as much as $20, but the more I pay, the more I expect to get.

Looks like I finally have a reason to buy a smart phone.

I would think about 9.99 to get initial app and then 1.99 a year for updates would be a good choice.

4.99, happily