That's not what Freemium does at all. Look at the games list, and you'll see the Top Grossing are also the top Free. That's a problem. Many of them cannot be enjoyed without paying. Clash of Clans, for example, cannot be played w/o getting attacked unless you spend actual cash to get gems to get a "Shield" to keep from being attacked, and you cannot compete with good players unless you pay cash for gems to speed up building and troops. The top players are spending $2500 a month.
A more reasonable model is a Lite version and a Full version, or a combined lite and full with the in-app purchase to unlock the full. However, this model is a problem if the app is ever pulled, because each time you re-install you need to re-unlock, and may not be able to. I strongly prefer to delete the Lite version and install the Full version that I never have to unlock.
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That's not what Freemium does at all. Look at the games list, and you'll see the Top Grossing are also the top Free. That's a problem. Many of them cannot be enjoyed without paying. Clash of Clans, for example, cannot be played w/o getting attacked unless you spend actual cash to get gems to get a "Shield" to keep from being attacked, and you cannot compete with good players unless you pay cash for gems to speed up building and troops. The top players are spending $2500 a month.
A more reasonable model is a Lite version and a Full version, or a combined lite and full with the in-app purchase to unlock the full. However, this model is a problem if the app is ever pulled, because each time you re-install you need to re-unlock, and may not be able to. I strongly prefer to delete the Lite version and install the Full version that I never have to unlock.