Because this is our first big game release, we’ve been researching the very best way to get Bible Bear to the waiting masses.
We thought that the subscription model would be best. We thought we had a plan with Android and iOS for the subscription that we wanted. It turns out that the plan we wanted wasn’t available after all.
So we went back to the drawing board and prayed about distribution. We chatted with other game developers and looked at our kids’ current favorite apps.
We are happy to say that we have a new release model that will make it easier than ever to get The Adventures of Bible Bear into your hands – and possibly cheaper!
With the subscription model, one book of the Bible would have been released each month for $3.99. If you do the math, that’s approximately $264 total – and about five years worth of monthly payments! The worst part? All subscriptions are run through…IN APP PURCHASES! We don’t want those in our games, as the safety of your children is our primary concern.
The new model will have a series of Bible Bear games that contain 4-6 books of the Bible (for a total of 25 unique activities and around 10 cutscenes). Because each book is valued at $3.99, a game that contains 5 books would be priced at $19.95. Paying up front for all of the books eliminates the need for a subscription program and any in app purchases. It takes away the risk of getting charged for a product you’ve forgotten you’re paying for (Netflix, anyone?).
Additionally, because we are still creating one game per month, if you buy before all of the books within your game are released, you will get a discount. When the first game is released, only Genesis will be ready to play. The remaining four books will show up as updates over the next four months for no additional cost.
In case this is confusing, let me make a chart.
If you buy Adventure 1 in June when it is listed at the Sale Price of $9.99, you will get five books for half the cost of what it would have been if we had stuck to the subscription program.
So there you have it – The new release method for The Adventures of Bible Bear! Only 8 days until the game is available for purchase!
We thought that the subscription model would be best. We thought we had a plan with Android and iOS for the subscription that we wanted. It turns out that the plan we wanted wasn’t available after all.
So we went back to the drawing board and prayed about distribution. We chatted with other game developers and looked at our kids’ current favorite apps.
We are happy to say that we have a new release model that will make it easier than ever to get The Adventures of Bible Bear into your hands – and possibly cheaper!
With the subscription model, one book of the Bible would have been released each month for $3.99. If you do the math, that’s approximately $264 total – and about five years worth of monthly payments! The worst part? All subscriptions are run through…IN APP PURCHASES! We don’t want those in our games, as the safety of your children is our primary concern.
The new model will have a series of Bible Bear games that contain 4-6 books of the Bible (for a total of 25 unique activities and around 10 cutscenes). Because each book is valued at $3.99, a game that contains 5 books would be priced at $19.95. Paying up front for all of the books eliminates the need for a subscription program and any in app purchases. It takes away the risk of getting charged for a product you’ve forgotten you’re paying for (Netflix, anyone?).
Additionally, because we are still creating one game per month, if you buy before all of the books within your game are released, you will get a discount. When the first game is released, only Genesis will be ready to play. The remaining four books will show up as updates over the next four months for no additional cost.
In case this is confusing, let me make a chart.
If you buy Adventure 1 in June when it is listed at the Sale Price of $9.99, you will get five books for half the cost of what it would have been if we had stuck to the subscription program.
So there you have it – The new release method for The Adventures of Bible Bear! Only 8 days until the game is available for purchase!