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App Press: A Code-Free Way To Make Your Own App, If You Have The Cash

App Press: A Code-Free Way To Make Your Own App, If You Have The Cash

May 28, 2011
If you're looking for a code-free way to develop an iOS app, there is a solution. A new service called "App Press" (and its accompanying iOS app) allows users to easily create an app - for a price. While Apple's iOS developer licence costs $99/year (and Xcode, a required Mac app, is $4.99), App Press' route is a little more expensive. First off, the application costs $39.99. This allows users to preview their App Press developed app on their own iOS device. However, there's more. Once you've created your own app, App Press will charge you $1,500 to set it up in iTunes. Included in this price is three months of "free app creation or issue publishing," and following this users of the service will be charged $500 per issue/app, or $500/month for an unlimited number of apps. Additionally, users have to pay a monthly fee ranging from $15-$99. Either way, you're looking at a lot of cash. Despite this, App Press has its success stories - namely, The Chili Chef. As explained on App Press' website:
Why you Need to Try App Press. The Chili Chef app was built in 30 hours; start to finish in App Press, by an entry level graphic designer getting paid $15 a hour (Cost: $450). The sign up fee for App Press and publishing the app is $1,500. The total cost to build this whole application and publishing it on iTunes was exactly $1,950. In less than 6 months in the App Store the Chili Chef has sold 3,800 units at $1.99 and the app averages 20 downloads a day. Thus, projected sales for 2011 are well over 5,000 units. A pretty nice return on 30 hours work. All made possible by App Press.
You don't need us to tell you that this isn't the best route for a budding iOS developer to take. Instead, going solo - or even teaming up with a coder-friend - would be the better option. However, if this isn't possible, App Press may be the service for you. For more information, be sure to visit http://myapppress.com/.

Mentioned apps

$39.99
App Press
App Press
App Press LLC
$1.99
The Chili Chef
The Chili Chef
INVISIONS TECHNICAL ARTS LLC

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