Budget Flow | 支出管理プランナー 予算‪帳‬ 4+

Great app

This is a great app with a friendly UI. I think the dev is pretty dedicated to making improvements and updating the app. Honestly, the only thing I wish is that the app was available in different languages. Since I speak English it’s no problem for me. However, I’m based in Japan and it’s hard to recommend this app to anyone because most people speak/read Japanese. Still a great app though!

Great App but too Expensive for a Lifetime Value

I think this app is really great. Simple yet amazing. However the price of Lifetime subscription is too much. There are other options that are offering 10USD lifetime subscriptions. And they are still surviving to this day. I hope the developer understands economies of scale. I think this app has a huge potential

デベロッパの回答 、

Hello JohnDayle,
thank you for your feedback on the app.

I thought for a long time about how to price the app and finally decided on a mix of a subscription model with a one-time purchase option, as my goal from the beginning was to create a high quality app that would provide you with new features and improvements on a regular basis. However, to achieve this goal, the app needs continuous revenue to be self-financing and economically sustainable.

As I am aware that not all users want to subscribe a software, I also offer the option of a one-time purchase in addition to the subscription. The price for the one-time purchase is in the middle price segment of expense tracking apps and is around 2.5 times the price of the annual subscription. A one-time purchase price that is too low (e.g. 10-20$) would unfortunately not be sustainable in the long term, as this business model would require new users to keep buying the app in order to ensure further development. Especially in the area of "finance", user acquisition is unfortunately associated with very high costs due to the many fintechs and banks, which is not financially viable for an indie developer like me and I therefore rely on a long-term customer relationship.

In addition, I offer discounts for individuals, such as students or people with financial difficulties, to make the app more accessible to them. If you qualify, please contact me via the "Contact Developer" button in the app.

I hope that the explanation of how the price was calculated is understandable and look forward to hearing from you soon :)

Best regards
Fabian

Feels like native!

Really good app, I imported 5000 transactions and set everything up, the insights are also very helpful. The roadmap for the updates looks promising.