They should release two, an upgradable free app and a paid app. Because as they say, there is little overlap between free and paid users, only time paid users download your app if it's free is if they independently look for it due to advertising, etc.<p>>Free/Paid/Upgrade Combo<p>>This has been broken down really well by others, but just to reiterate, there is little overlap in user bases, as they rarely ever upgrade. We’d also be forced to maintain two versions of the app. Meh.<p>Your "being forced to maintain two versions" is a build flag with a #ifdef. It's an easy peasy two versions.
This app should absolutely cost money. We're talking about selecting a home for the next 12+ months at a cost of at least $1000/mo. (in NYC, anyways). What is $1.99 for an app that's going to help us compare and make the best choice?<p>What other app offers this service? Apartments.com app is pretty weak. Any others I'm unaware of?<p>Nestio may be a nascent company with plenty of room for more features (I hate the copy+paste URL workflow, I wanna search right in Nestio!), but the features this app will offer are worth money, and should be treated as such by the company. At least try to cover the cost of developing the app itself, if nothing else.
How do you make your money? If it's through listing fees then it should be free (as you have a stronger story with more users). If it's because you're paid by the person using the webpage/app then .99 is reasonable.