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		alanctgardner2 on March 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: 6 months ago I quit my job to pursue indi... Who says you need completely novel gameplay mechanics to charge money for an app? Surely more polish, hand-built levels and an app are sufficient. Whether OP would make more on ads or IAP remains to be seen, though. An IAP to get more levels would be a good way to hook users.

ruswick on March 7, 2013 [–]

The overwhelming majority of app users would not pay a cent for any app, much less a game.

Free sells.

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