Triple Bottom Line IAPs
I bought this item yesterday in Dungeon Boss. On the surface, a pretty great IAP from a developer and player perspective. The player gets a great deal on gems, provided he or she logs in daily. The developer gets both Monetization and Retention. A double bottom line result.
But why stop there? Couldn’t this item also throw off a few gems for the player to gift to friends, to create some Virality?
That would be a triple bottom line result!
Can we modify your title’s IAPs to generate triple bottom line results?
Best,
Adrian
Speed Guess – Something
Why Play? Zynga’s latest “with friends” style game deviates greatly from its predecessors. Think SongPop with drawings. The matchmaking mechanic let’s you play against random opponents rather than inviting friends. This is presumably to hedge against Facebook’s recent changes to their terms of service that prevent mass friend invites. Check it out for its new user flow.
Lifeline
Why Play? One of the first games to support Apple Watch but works well on phones too. Plays in short chunks throughout the day. Delay loops in a Choose Your Own Adventure style game frustrates more than it should.
Dungeon Boss
Why Play? Team-based RPG-lite with familiar Pokemon-battle gameplay. Long initial gameplay before the IAP pinch is great for free players but doesn’t aid monetization as you may get bored or had your gameplay fill before quitting.
Mobile Strike
Why Play? Reskin of Game of War:Fire Age with the same cluttered UI and build, upgrade, unlock cycle while pushing players to boost, skip timers, and purchase currency. The game cleverly gives the player over a dozen buildings and upgrades to get the player invested right away. Epic War (Machine Zone) strikes again with another military monetization monster and adds the Governator for UA.
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