Pay For Apps on Android.

Pittens

On the Android. How many people here pay for apps? Is the Android better for free apps, or the iPhone?

i dont even know how people buy. Is it PayPal? google checkout?

Abelloid

Pittens wrote: »

On the Android. How many people here pay for apps? Is the Android better for free apps, or the iPhone?

i dont even know how people buy. Is it PayPal? google checkout?

Google checkout. Not available in Ireland yet, I can only think of a few worth paying for...

Ample Free ...?

There's a lot of practical apps along with some decent but simple games that are free. I've yet to find an app that I wanted and decided not to get because of the cost, mainly because most of them were free. Only ones so far I thought were worth paying for are 'SwitchPro Widget' and 'PhoneMyPC'. I've also gotten 'beautiful widgets' but looking back I could have easily done without it, it just looks cool.:o Haven't delved too deeply into the gaming side of things but as far as I know the iPhone has quite a lead in terms of gaming given the support it's had over the past few years.

Pittens

So, how did you manage to pay for the Apps Ample? Was it on google Checkout outside of Ireland?

ronano

i wish theyd hurry up and get it sorted

Hogzy

If they ever bring out Angry Birds, ill defo be paying for that.

partyatmygaff

The only Apps i've considered paying for would be MyBackup and beautiful widgets (Which is brilliant value at €1.49)

thirtythirty

I've bought:

bTunes
Beautiful Widgets
Grooveshark
Let's Golf
Assassins Creed
Heavy gunner
Raging thunder 1 (now uninstalled)
Raging Thunder 2
Armageddon Squadron (now uninstalled)
ExZeus
Space Physics
Radiant
Flight Control (now uninstalled)
Speed forge (now uninstalled)

...eh off the top of the head. There could be one or two others i've forgotten aboot.

Gummy Panda

I assume you have to root to buy btunes as its only on the market

thirtythirty

Ye i'm rooted. Although apparantly a UK PAYG sim (credit on it or not) will get you access too.


I remembered I bought another app - Radiotime. Awesome radio streaming app for nearly any radio station in the world you can think of.

Ample Free ...?

Pittens wrote: »

So, how did you manage to pay for the Apps Ample? Was it on google Checkout outside of Ireland?

As far as I know there are two methods, one is to root your phone giving you access to market enabler which would give you direct access to the paid apps side of the market. The other is to just pick up a UK sim card and switch it out for your Irish one as and when you want to access the paid apps. The android market is region specific and the UK has access to the paid market. So as far as Google is concerned you're a UK user whether or not you connect through a wifi connection here in Ireland. A bit tedious but it's a simple work around until the paid apps become available here. First time I did it I just had to set up a credit card with Google Checkout and from then on not a problem.

S.M.B.

On the verge of buying my first app, London Journey.

I've got my hands on a few paid apps by other means but I plan on paying for them once I'm fully content with the quality of the app.

Given the poor enough standard of apps I feel like I must reward those who deliver something really worthwhile so I'll be upgrading any free versions with adverts to the full versions too.