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Google Finally Follows Apple in Allowing 100% Discounts on Apps

I've been using the iOS app, AppZapp for 5 years now, ever since we bought our first iOS device,  AppZapp tracks any changes made to an app on the iOS App Store.

A significant feature of AppZapp is that it monitors price changes.  Most importantly, the app finds other apps on the App Store that have dropped in price to zero, making the app temporarily free in price.

By diligently scanning the list of apps that have gone free on AppZapp everyday for 5 years, I was able to amass a large library of apps that still cost money but that I paid nothing to obtain.  This is why I can't give up my iOS devices.  I've got too much invested in the iOS platform because I own too many iOS apps.

This was not going to be a problem with Android devices because not very many apps on the Google Play Store dropped in price to become free.  The reason for this is that Google only allowed apps to change its price to become free only if the price change was permanent.

Discounts were allowed to be temporary only if they were less than 100%.  No matter how big the price drop, the app still must cost some amount to purchase.  Once the price became free, it was to remain at that price forever.

Free offers for apps are regular methods of promotion on the Apple App Store.  Everyday, many paid apps are being given away for free in order to increase visibility for the apps.

Up until last month, publishers of apps on the Google Play Store could not use this method to promote their apps.  After Google changed this policy, a number of apps this past week went free for a short period as a means of promotion.  What this means for me is that I now have to monitor a second app store everyday for the opportunity to amass another large library of apps that cost money without paying a cent.

Source: Telegiz

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