Show HN: My First iOS App - Pro Golf Results, Stats, Trends and Comparisons

http://www.progolfscout.com/

by danenania • 13 years ago

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qdog• 13 years ago

I don't have iOS available at the moment, so can't comment on the actual app. The screen shots on the bottom are off to the right of main web page for me in Firefox, though. The buttons to scroll through the screenshot still work, but I have to move inside my browser window to actually see them.

I do like you have lots of screen shots, lots of apps I see have 2 or 3 for some reason.

danenania5• 13 years ago

Oops, I'll see what's up with that. Thanks for letting me know!

Edit: Should be fixed now. Thanks again.

Bud3• 13 years ago

I checked out the screenshots in detail. I like the concept of your app and the implementation looks at least pretty good. I would love to see more data density in situations where it's possible.

In my opinion, for the casual golf fan, you've set the price too high at $4.99. I would go ahead and buy it instantly just for fun at $1 but I won't go to $5 for something like this.

Have you considered a $1 or $2 price point? I think you'd make a lot more money that way.

danenania5• 13 years ago

Thanks, I really appreciate the feedback. I'm not certain about the price, but my thinking was that the app would appeal more to people playing fantasy golf or involved in sports betting, and that price wouldn't be much of an issue for them.

I'm biased of course, but I honestly think it's pretty powerful as a statistical analysis tool, so I also want the price to reflect that. I'm open to experimentation though, and I could see how potentially getting more purchases from casual fans could offset the more serious ones who'd be willing to pay more. Something to ponder...

Edit: By the way, shoot me an email at support@progolfscout.com and I'll give you a promo code to try the app for free.

Same goes for any other HNers (up to some reasonable number) that want to try the app without spending $5. Just let me know.

kleinsch• 13 years ago

I think you have the right idea with the current pricing.

For hit-based entertainment apps that are going to sell 1M copies, you want to go $0.99 (or free) to make the purchase decision easy. The consumer of those apps is weighing that app against all the other entertainment apps available, so price is a major factor. With games especially, I can buy 5 awesome games for $5 (or even more with free-to-play), so why should I pay $5 for your game?

For a functional app where there's little competition (like yours), the decision is more about whether I should buy the app to fulfill a need I have, and much less about the price. Once you have someone convinced that they need your product and willing to pay some amount of money for it, you're already over the biggest hurdle. This is why many productivity and business apps are priced at $5 and $10.

If I understand correctly, you're going after a small market segment of passionate fans. In that case, the theory is that dropping the price isn't going to get many more potential buyers, so you can make a lot more money by charging each of them $5.

rookadook• 13 years ago

Did you have to jump through any hoops to get that PGA data?

Show HN: My First iOS App - Pro Golf Results, Stats, Trends and Comparisons

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