Parse is not the first popular company to experience the bad side of the freemium: Punch Quest, the excellent iOS endless runner/beat-em-up crossover, have abandoned its free-to-play business model and decided to sell the game for $0.99 on the App Store. Rocketcat Games’ product gained more than 600,000 downloads in its first week since release, but failed to make much money from its in-app purchases.
Parse ay hindi ang unang popular na kumpanya upang maranasan ang masamang bahagi ng freemium: Punch Quest, ang mahusay na iOS walang katapusang runner / matalo-em-up crossover, inabandunang kanyang free-to-play na negosyo modelo at nagpasyang ibenta ang laro para sa $ 0.99 sa App Store. Rocketcat Games ‘produkto nagkamit ng higit sa 600,000 mga pag-download sa unang linggo mula noong release, ngunit nabigo upang gumawa ng mas maraming pera mula sa kanyang in-app pagbili.