Presumably, the users want that, so surely it's churlish of them to complain about being asked to chip in a few bucks? So Vemedio needs to establish a regular income stream, hopefully enough to support the firm and permit future development of the app. By definition of what the app does, Instacast is chasing a quite small niche of users and it shares those users with a number of high quality competing apps. Instacast isn't a top-tier app many iOS users don't care about podcasts and most of the those who do are satisfied by Apple's built-in support. If, like Seth Clifford, you don't love Instacast but merely think it "sucked the least of all the apps" well, then that conversation takes on a different tone.Ī similar argument commonly advanced to silence critics is that Instacast is a written by a small dev who needs the money if you like the app, is it going to kill you to pay a little more for a new version? This is the angle the Vemedio company blog takes and it's certainly one I have some time for. So it's my contention that even if you think $2 for Instacast 2.0 is fantastic value, there's still a debate to be had here about value to the end user. That's not chickenfeed to me and it probably isn't to you either. Many of those were free, but if just a fifth of my apps dinged me $2 via the Instacast Manoeuvre, I'd be looking at $100. But.īetween my iPhone and iPad, I have at least 250 third-party apps.
We're talking about devices that cost hundreds of dollars - thousands when often-mandatory cellular contracts are added on.
#Instacast help software#
Software upgrades of OS X cost $29, and Windows or Photoshop (amongst many others) can cost hundreds of dollars - does two bucks matter?Ĭertainly, I think it's absolutely fair to say that it's not a lot of money to anyone who can afford an iPhone or even an iPod touch in the first place. As accurately stated by Harry Marks, we spend more money than this on bad coffee without blinking. One of the most common reactions to the criticism is that it really isn't much money and, basically, people should stop whining. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu. I think this is an interesting story, and it ties into something I've been meaning to write for a long time about the non-intuitive meanings of "ownership" in our increasingly on-demand all-digital world. Angry one-star reviews for the latest version are accumulating in iTunes - although, to be fair, they are far outnumbered by positive reviews by people who like the new interface. Unsurprisingly, this hasn't gone down too well with some longtime customers, who feel they are being unreasonably double-dipped. (I'm going to dub this tactic the Instacast Maneuver.)
#Instacast help upgrade#
This means existing customers who upgrade to the new releases have to pay again to access them.
#Instacast help pro#
However, several features that used to be in the v1.0 app, like push notifications ( update: see note at end of post) and the ability to re-order podcasts in the list, have moved to the Pro version. The old version of the app cost US$2.99 now it's $0.99 for the basic version, with an in-app purchase (IAP) to upgrade to Instacast Pro for a further $1.99. Vemedio, publishers of the popular podcasting app, have taken the unusual step of switching business models with the new release. The release of Instacast v2.0 ruffled some feathers recently. Listen to find out how The Shat Crew felt about "Que Sera Sera" and what we'll be covering in Tuesday's Deep Dive.Update: I made a mistake about Instacast's support for notifications in the original draft of this article. In this Instacast, Gene cheers for Clementine Ash evokes "Return of The King " and Big D feels like he's seen this one before. The "Westworld" Season 4 finale propelled us headlong into The Test of Season 5, wiped out some key characters and cranked up the body count.
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