TL DR: I have no problem with Damien or his product. I disagreed with what he came up with but I have no way of knowing whether I would have come to the same decision if I was in the same circumstance. He also needed a way to provide capitol for his continued expenses and the work he has put into it. He needed a way insure that he had passionate beta team. We (Damien and I) have had a brief but civil conversation and he has proven to be a very courteous and pleasant person. It may seem that way to you because you read a portion of the interaction and every portion of an interaction remains visible in public comments. I’m sure you would have found much better ways to handle this, I’m just not that clever I guess □Īlso, to clarify. I needed people who were motivated to help out. Limiting the number of people alone would not have worked because I would have gotten ‘tourists’ who just wanted to check the app out for free. It’s not a money making scheme.įinally, as is addressed in the FAQ, charging people was first and foremost a way to filter the people who would sign on to the beta in order for me to not be swamped under an avalanche of support tickets that I wouldn’t have been able to deal with. I’ve been working on 2.0 for almost 3 years with no other revenue. There are 180 people on the beta right now. I increased the price over time in order to thank people who helped me out early on and dealt with the most unstable builds. It is now $54.99 which is still a discount from the full release price which will be $59.99. Second, the beta started at $39.99 back in January. I’ve developed both versions of the app by myself (with an extra programmer coming on board recently to help with the Windows port). ![]() ![]() Library management Next Audio Rekord Buddyįirst, ‘them’ is just me. So it seems that the actual release day is imminent. I like the logic that only hardcore users who really want to help make Rekord Buddy 2 as perfect as possible on release. It’s discounted, and the licence extends right through to the full release version. I was interested to read the one about the beta being a paid for app.
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