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Day One 2 available on Thursday
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Posted by jay-ho
Feb 3, 2016 at 11:00 PM
My personal opinion
- Any dev can add new features via in-app purchases if sufficiently motivated. The idea that devs must eventually release an all-new version to keep continue their revenue stream - it just isn’t true. Unfortunately, adding a feature as an optional purchase is 1) easier if they design their software for that from the beginning and 2) is more difficult than releasing an “all new” version.
- This loss of sync options kills it for me, and I’ve been a Day One admirer since day 1 (ha-ha!). I am a former info-sec professional for a Fortune 500 company. If there are rules of thumb in that field, then one of them is definitely that _everyone_ overestimates their ability to secure something. I am appropriately concerned about my data’s security with the likes of Dropbox, Evernote, and sure, iCloud. Even companies selling “security products” like LastPass and 1Password find themselves in big trouble. My point: the makers of Day One should stick to their day jobs making day things - outsource this particular feature to the vendor(s) of our choosing.
Posted by Lucas
Feb 4, 2016 at 12:00 AM
shatteredmindofbob wrote:
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>In fairness, Apple, for some reason, doesn’t allow upgrade pricing in
>the app store,
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True, but perhaps more developers could take advantage of in-app purchases as a way around this problem. For example:
1. Offer DayOne Version 2 as free, feature-limited app on the Mac App Store. This also serves as a free demo for new users.
2. Offer an in-app purchase to unlock all features for $40
3. Let those who had previously purchased DayOne Version 1 get the same in-app purchase for $20. In this way long-time users are rewarded.
OmniGroup does something like this:
https://support.omnigroup.com/upgrades-for-omni-apps-purchased-via-the-mac-app-store/
Posted by Paul Korm
Feb 4, 2016 at 02:12 AM
In 2012 Day One sold for $9.99. (Today, Day One Classic sells for $9.99.) I’ll pay for the $20 “upgrade” to avoid the $39.99 and avoid a probable end-of-life on Day One Classic. I don’t mind paying developers again from time to time. Is a 4 times increase reasonable? Paying for reputation points—or paying for features?
Posted by MadaboutDana
Feb 4, 2016 at 06:48 PM
Well, first impressions are very positive - and Day One Two (unconscious irony there, perhaps?) is an attractive piece of software with enough enhanced features to be worth the 2.0 upgrade.
However, I still haven’t received my e-mail explaining how to join their Day One sync service, although I registered for it several hours ago. That will amuse many of you, no doubt!
Posted by Luhmann
Feb 4, 2016 at 07:46 PM
I’m loving the new version of Day One. Having multiple journals (basically folders) makes it much more useful for me, since I like to keep different kinds of journal entries separate, and using tags didn’t really do that for me. I can now keep my research notes separate from my private journal. In fact, one could conceivably use Day One as a replacement for Evernote or other markdown editors. The new sorting/filter options are very nicely done as well. The main issue for me is that password protection is not journal specific, but for the whole app. I’d use Day One much more if I could quickly open up a non-private journal without entering a password. As it is I use Letterspace together with the Day One sharing extension.