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The One-App-Per-Month Club!
Yup! This is the thread I know you've all been waiting for 
The simple title belies a much larger commitment.
Those who join in would agree to:
1 - Only buy one app per-month (There are exceptions*). The app can be a DAW/host, synth, effect, MIDI sequencer...Whatever.
2 - Learn whatever the app is, to the best of one's abilities (given various individual time-allowances), using whatever means necessary e.g Manuals, tutorials and experimentation.
3 - Use the app as part, or even the entirety, of a new piece of music. If the app is a synth, please use at least two self-designed sounds (They needn't be the best sounds, just your sounds).
4 - Share thoughts about the app. Can be anything from one sentence, to a full-blown review.
*Other information and exceptions:
a - This is iOS-only. Nothing to stop anyone from splurging on desktop apps
b - Months can be stacked. Don't fancy anything new this month, then save that extra 'credit' for another month.
c - Everyone gets 3 Wild-cards, to be used as and when. Perhaps it could be used catch an app that has a short intro price before becoming much more expensive. Or all could be saved, along with stacked-months, to be used during the Xmas sales.
This thread is for those of us who buy apps during sales, intros etc. but never really learn them properly, or even put them to use at all. Maybe that's just me. And even if it isn't just me, I understand that this thread is not likely to garner much interest. But who knows?
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I'm in... I need to curb my app spending, and after rediscovering ivcs3 and branches, both apps I bought years ago, I realise I don't need 43 different shimmer reverbs and 127 different tape emulations.
whats the rule for IAP just out of interest?
Noice!
Yeah...I think it could help with focusing on things that really offer something different to a workflow, rather than just stacking variations of FX. Not to say that those variations aren't useful, of course
As for IAP? I'd say they're fair game. Nothing wrong with opening up an app to its full capability, nor to add presets.
Rediscovering old fav's, or even unused/unlearnt apps is a great way to use the challenge, I reckon.
So true.
I think that most would agree that 42 shimmer reverbs is enough
It doesn't seem to stop some people around here. They buy everything.
I think G.A.S has just permeated all facets of life. Being able to view, review, buy and receive goods without even needing to leave the house has made the issue much greater. When it comes to digital-goods, the issues are further amplified because we don't even need physical storage space. But add the cheapness of iOS apps to all of that and it's no surprise that we can accumulate quite the collection.
If people are using this stuff, all good. I might have less than most people here, but my crime of letting apps go unused is much worse imo. Definitely going to be some months of this where I don't buy, and just concentrate on learning what I already have.
Will you be joining us?
No.
I buy (almost) everything. I don’t care if I ever get around to using them. Why?
My number one criteria is supporting iOS developers. If it’s an established creator that has other apps I like, I buy their new apps.
If it’s a new creator, I buy their app(s) to line their pockets with cash so they will continue to create more.
If they turn out to be bad, I may choose not to purchase their newer offerings. If they update, improve, and show initiative in their current and new apps - I will support them again.
If I have to skip a double venti cinnamon mocha chino iced vanilla almond latte or two this week, I will.
I found out yesterday I have over 800 auv3s on my device. Yowzwers 😂
How many do I use regularly? Probably about 50 max. It's fun to experiment and try new things, learn new things, maybe not always inside out but enough to make your purchases worthwhile and increase your knowledge of what is possible. Inevitably favourites will emerge.
it's good to support devs if you have the money, but many don't, especially now. Most people would likely benefit - both musically and financially - from being more discerning in their app buying though.
LOL, I'm at 208 apps TOTAL on my 11" M1 iPadPro...
...It might go up or down a few apps at some point
I thought I'd be using a few AudioThing apps a lot more (Bubbles & Texture) but nah, same destiny awaits Magma...
The TeraPro Brainz IAP (4th app of the year) will stay on my iPad though...
Twin 3 is still an edge-case but I'll get something for my birthday on 8th of March...
...It could be Twin 3 or something else.
That's only because you have offloaded so many, I suspect! How many do you think you currently have offloaded? > @Samu said:
Since getting Fl studio (as it is closed) I found my app-etite has diminished tremendously. I guess that happens to Korg Gadget users too
What happens with supporting the developers?
No clue, all I know is that I would not be able to fit all the apps I have access to even if I had a 2TB iPad
I just bought Tera pro and all the IAPs and I don’t really have the money to justify it. Just bought twin 3 not long ago. Do I have the time to really give either of these wonderful apps the attention they deserve, no. I really want to try id700 and nambu. It can certainly become a problem, I have an absolutely ridiculous collection of apps at this point. Something like this would be good for me… maybe after Nambu? Is it worth it?
I already have plenty of other FM synths that I don’t use often lol I just like the look of a lot of the features, and it works on iPhone too which is a huge plus for me, my iPhone is more powerful than my iPad and it’s what I end using most of the time.
Is it worth it? 😂 Yes it is very cool. But maybe hold back til you've learned more of the apps you bought and think are good enough to invest the time learning. Unless you are simply happy using presets - if so, buy what you can afford but make sure you at least play with them!
I have fun buying and trying apps, even if I don't use all of them in a prod. If I have to save money then I will choose something else (less cinema, less uneaten food in my fridge, etc)
Nope. I started with Gadget, and it was good for a while but then I discovered how to break down its walls. Through the hole I crawled outside and there it was, an ever growing world full of apps.
I mean there are also 3 wild cards.. that’s 15 apps in a year… pretty good opportunities to support devs I think. I understand it’s difficult for app developers, it’s difficult for all of us atm. I think it’s fair to be more mindful of purchases in general. I don’t believe that an app a month is morally questionable.
Indeed!
While I think it’s a great thing to occasionally buy apps for no other reason than to show support, I believe it would be a very broken market that relied on the charity of users.
Besides, this is to really misunderstand the nature of the thread.
Sure, if some want to use it as a way of saving money then that’s great. Like sevenaoe says, times are hard for many at the moment.
If some want to use it as a way of breaking what might seem to be a Pavlovian response to every realse thread, then great.
If some join to actually use (in a completed project) all the apps they've accumulated, but not ever really used, then great.
It’s not compulsory, and it’s not a 'forever' thing (One can just drop in for a few months…or not).
Please just take it in the spirit-intended
Edited, to add: Just in case my post seems unsympathetic to the plight of developers, I'd point out that at various times I've argued here in support of both much higher app prices and subscription models.
you support 12 developers a year
So did you get your march app yet?
Haha...Not yet!
Considering 'Fluss'. but then I'm weighing up doing a deep-dive on Beatmaker 3. Weighing-up time vs money.
My app purchase spree is slowing down lately. Mainly because my device is getting old and not all apps wanna support iOS12
My tip... Sell your new shiny idevices and get old ones instead
Of course that doesn't stop me from getting in-app purchases to expand what I have
Fluss is really awesome!
Highly recommend it
On BM3 side, I gotta do some cleanup. Got 6Gb of stuff inside it, and it's not project. Some iAPs, and loads of converted stuff from BM1 and BM2
I don't see developers as a charity/protected species.
If they bring out an app I like I'll buy it. If they don't, I won't. For example, I have many of Bram's apps but not all.
I am a consumer. You are a patron. Fair enough...
I agree. Supporting devs for the sake of it doesn't make any sense whatsoever, the same as supporting youtubers. Support the ones you like and the ones you get value from. This might sound harsh but will ultimately lead to a better ecosystem. I'm no neoliberal, far from it, but applying sense to the app market is very different from applying sense to government. This is a niche market, it's not a society. Good apps and good devs will thrive, it's not our job to blindly support whatever comes out.
It doesn't even have to be a purchase each month. It could be to select an app you already have and work with it for the month. By the end of the month you'd know if it was worth investing more time in it or move on.