OT: limitations in paid iOS apps

[Dale Hurtt]

Have you considered using In-App Purchases to sell additional "user
licenses"? That way there is no hard limit on users, but you can still meet
your requirement of licensing each user and can accommodate the teacher
that uses a single device for more than six students.

Personally I do not know if your scenario is realistic or not, but if
someone pressed me to guess I would assume it is not, therefore not
something to worry about. Any teacher considering using iOS software to
teach is probably going to have to consider the logistics of how to
allocate time with students using a limited number of devices. You give the
example of 30 students and a single device. I don't see how any single
student could effectively use your software (whatever it is) under those
conditions.

-- 
Regards,


Dale Hurtt

SPEC IT LLC
dale.hurtt at specitllc.com


This isn?t directly LiveCode-related, but I?m looking to get some opinions
> on this from anyone who?s willing to share.
>
> I?m in the middle of working on a new app for my company. This is an
> educational app that could be used in either a classroom or home setting.
> It?s the type of app that requires a simple user management system.
> Basically just setting up user names so the app can track progress on a
> per-user basis. Nothing complex at all. The ?powers that be? have requested
> that the app have a 6-user limit per device. This will be a paid app.
>
> In my experience, most paid apps do not impose these types of limitations,
> and I?m trying to make an argument for doing away with this limitation. Has
> anyone else worked on or seen something similar? My main concern would be a
> scenario where a classroom teacher may only have a single iPad available to
> her, with a class size of 30 students. She?s not going to be too happy if
> she can only use the app with six students at a time. I?m very worried that
> our app ratings/reviews will be very poor if we release the app with this
> limitation.
>
> Am I just making something out of nothing? Is this not really as big a
> deal as I think it is? If anyone has an opinion, please share. Like I said,
> I?d like to try to come up with a good argument against this.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
> --
> Chris Sheffield
> Read Naturally, Inc.
> www.readnaturally.com
>
>