Panel: Erica Sadun Gui Rambo Special Guest: None In today’s episode, the iPhreaks panel, Erica and Gui talk about his app ChibiStudio, the challenges and lessons learned, and specifically about how it's like to have a freemium app in the App Store. The app allows people to create their own avatar, or Chibi, that they the can share through the iMessage app. This is a great episode to learn about the thought processes that go into creating a new iOS app. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: 

• Where did the idea for ChibiStudio come from?
• iMessage apps
• How to improve the iMessage app success
• Discoverability
• Free app with in-app purchases. Why?
• Different theme packs, especially during holidays
• Balance between free content and paid options
• Corporate outreach
• Developing your own brand
• Small and specialized audience
• 2 pathways to monetary success
• Using ads in apps
• King Games
• Ethical apps
• Lessons he’s learned from developing
• And much, much more!

Links:

• Linode
• ChibiStudio
• Microsoft App Center
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Picks: Gui

• HomePod

Erica

• Farscape