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When I buy an app, I’m entitled to:(answers)

We were going to post some long preachy editorial about Tweetie 2.0 being a paid upgrade but it looks like everyblog and their siblingsite has already done that. So here’s our quick take:

We’re buying it, and happily. We asked developer Atebits why they went the route of a new app vs. an in-app purchase, and the response is worth quoting:

If all I were adding were features, then the in-app purchase route would have been an option (but then again, if all I were offering were features, I’d probably release it as a free update). Tweetie 2 is a fresh start, 100% rewritten, shares no code with the original . The only thing they have in common is the name.

So bottom line, Apple doesn’t (yet?) provide a mechanism for paid upgrades, and in-app purchase allows for more content, not for replacing an old app with a whole new one. So, yeah. This is the option Atebits took, and it works for us. New great app, same great price. And it is a great app, one which took considerable time and effort to make, and we want to support that because we want the developer to be successful enough to make Tweetie 3.0 just as big an update next time.

Sure, scale factors into that — $3 is a no brainer, so if you ask us what we’ll do if a GPS app wants $100 again next year, well… We’ll light those torches when and if we come to them.

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Regarding Tweetie 2.0 Costing $3

When I buy an app, I’m entitled to:(answers)

We were going to post some long preachy editorial about Tweetie 2.0 being a paid upgrade but it looks like everyblog and their siblingsite has already done that. So here’s our quick take:

We’re buying it, and happily. We asked developer Atebits why they went the route of a new app vs. an in-app purchase, and the response is worth quoting:

If all I were adding were features, then the in-app purchase route would have been an option (but then again, if all I were offering were features, I’d probably release it as a free update). Tweetie 2 is a fresh start, 100% rewritten, shares no code with the original . The only thing they have in common is the name.

So bottom line, Apple doesn’t (yet?) provide a mechanism for paid upgrades, and in-app purchase allows for more content, not for replacing an old app with a whole new one. So, yeah. This is the option Atebits took, and it works for us. New great app, same great price. And it is a great app, one which took considerable time and effort to make, and we want to support that because we want the developer to be successful enough to make Tweetie 3.0 just as big an update next time.

Sure, scale factors into that — $3 is a no brainer, so if you ask us what we’ll do if a GPS app wants $100 again next year, well… We’ll light those torches when and if we come to them.

This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.

Regarding Tweetie 2.0 Costing $3

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I liked ESPN Cameraman (now called ESPN Zoom) when I reviewed it last year, but I think I’d rather stare intently at scantily clad ladies than a bunch of sweaty dudes or even cute, cuddly animals. Granet did a really good job on this semi-naughty entry in the spot-the-difference genre and, although it lacks the overall fanciness of ESPN’s app, it does some other things really well.

If you’re new to this kind of game, it’s that thing where you find what’s changed between two photos that look nearly identical. The thing that separates Sexy FindIT from similar games is that it allows you to zoom in on the photos! Whether this function was created to make the game more playable or to give lonely guys a stiffy is debatable, but it definitely does add to the gameplay and reduces some of the frustration of trying to figure out how booby #1 is different from booby #2.

Being able to zoom in on the photos means that zooming is done entirely on the left side and tapping on differences is done on the right. There’s a time limit on each puzzle and tapping around aimlessly will shave seconds off the time you have. Finishing the puzzle fast will put your unused time in a “bank” that you build up as you go along; get good at the game and eventually you won’t really need to worry about the clock too much. Each puzzle also comes with one free “hint” that spots a difference for you, but that also takes the clock down some.

Something else Sexy FindIT does is it lets you revisit puzzles you’ve completed successfully. There are 50 puzzles total so, if you complete them all but really want to ogle a certain girl again, you can.

iPod music isn’t supported so that’s something that should change, and there’s no global scoreboard to speak of. I’m not entirely sure that global scoring works in this format anyway since the pool of puzzles is kind of limited, but if there’s a way to make it happen I’d be all for it.

It’s raining “Sexy” apps in the App Store and most of them look more or less the same, but Sexy FindIT is one that’s actually worth getting if you’re looking to make a game out of staring at young, nubile bikini models.

iTunes Link – Sexy FindIT
Version 1.0
Reviewed on iPhone 3G OS3.1

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