Yeah, I just wanted to get an idea of just how much money he was making.
If he was averaging a dollar a week since release (which I was once told is above average for mac tools) it seems unlikely that cloners would continue cloning his app as long as he kept maintaining the original.
> If he was averaging a dollar a week since release (which I was once told is above average for mac tools) it seems unlikely that cloners would continue cloning his app as long as he kept maintaining the original.
With every comment the developer makes, it becomes more and more apparent to me that the developer's story is a lie, and this HN submission was just a publicity stunt, perhaps in a desperate attempt to escape from App Store oblivion. There are no links or concrete proof given of any of the developer's claims. Unfortunately, the audience appears to have taken the story for granted with no skepticism.
A few things to note:
1. Mac App Store volume is separate from and vastly lower than iOS App Store volume.
2. Upfront paid apps in both stores have vastly lower volume than free-with-IAP apps.
3. Utilities is just one of many categories in the App Store.
4. I've been a Mac App Store developer myself for 8 years, so I have a ton of empirical data, though it's private.