Hi guys & girls,

I need your help deciding on a price for my new app, but before I get to that here’s a small update on the new MotoMap:

It’s progressing nicely but it’s all taking a bit longer than I was expecting because it’s a lot of work to get it right. I’m hoping to have a first beta version available in about 3 months.

I’ve had many enthusiastic people asking me how to register as a beta tester. Well, once the beta is ready I will be sending out an email to all current MotoMap users and I will be posting here on the blog, explaining how you can sign up.

So, without further ado, here are some more screenshots:

Now to the part where I need your help. I’m struggling a lot with how I’m going to price this new app. First of all, it’s going to be a new app (so not an update to the new MotoMap) and I don’t want the people that bought MotoMap to pay again for the same functionalities they already have. 2nd of all, I can’t make it free for everything and always. While I’m having the time of my life doing this, I eventually need to earn enough money to support my family with this.

So, here’s my question: How much and in what way would you be willing to pay for this new app?

I’ve thought about some options and, as I like honesty and transparency, I’m laying it all out here:

1. App is free for the first week or so. After that you pay a one time fee to use the app.
2. App is free for the first week or so. After that you pay a fixed/small amount per month or year to use the app.
3. App is free. You pay a one time fee for premium functionality like Voice Nav and Offline Maps
4. App is free. You pay a fixed/small amount per month or year for premium functionality like Voice Nav and Offline Maps
5. You pay for the app. (And remember, you only see screenshots and perhaps a small video of the app. You won’t have the possibility to try it first.)

What option would you prefer (or perhaps you can think of another option / combination of the above) and how much would you be willing to pay?

Looking forward to your responses.

Cheers and ride safe,
Guido

UPDATE: Due to a lot of bugs surfacing in MotoMap I decided I couldn’t leave my current users out in the cold. So I spent quite some time updating MotoMap. This delayed the work on the new App quite a bit though. New expected availability date: Fall 2015.

In the MotoMap App feedback you voted for future functionalities that you desire most. Well, this is the score and this is what I’m gonna do about it! I’m happy to say that the new App I’m working on will offer 4 out of 5 of these functionalities:

• Turn by Turn and Voice Navigation
• Exporting Tracks
• Offline Maps
• Universal app for iPhone and iPad

What happened to Scenic Route Planning from A to B you ask?
Well, first of all, it’s a lot of work to make this work right, and I want to get it right! Secondly, this requires a well filled database with cool routes and tracks. Although the MotoMap database has been growing (thank you all for adding cool routes and tracks), it’s not full enough yet. So…keep ‘m coming!

So, when is this new app available?
end of 2015! Can I be more precise? Maybe a little bit. I will have a few months more programming to do before I can start the beta test. Around that time I will send out a mail to all current MotoMap users with information on how to sign up as a beta tester.

Will there be an Android version?
I hope so! That depends on how successful the new app is going to be. For now, no concrete plans to start on an Android version!

Sorry to keep you waiting, but, trust me, it’s gonna be worth the wait! Thanks for all your feedback, comments, positive criticism and “way to go’s”.

Cheers, Guido

Working very hard on the new app!

With
Voice Navigation,
Offline Maps and
Better User Experience.

Will be looking for Beta Testers soon!

Stay tuned for more on the new App!

With Offline Maps and an overhauled design!

With a new and improved look & feel, more intuitive user experience and a lot of useful new features like offline maps and more ….

ETA: Spring 2015!

UPDATE: Due to a lot of bugs surfacing in MotoMap I decided I couldn’t leave my current users out in the cold. So I spent quite some time updating MotoMap. This delayed the work on the new App quite a bit though. New expected availability date: Fall 2015.