Free texting apps are just about saving money. Apps like PingChat! give users rich, social and just plain fun experiences the SMS platform just can’t provide.
The biggest challenge, of course, is making texting apps easily accessible between users of multiple platforms. With more than 15 million downloads via Android, iOS and BlackBerry devices, PingChat's Canadian-based developer Enflick, Inc. understands how to own this still emerging market.
In this edition of Meet the Makers, Enflick CEO Derek Ting discusses the value-add services PingChat provides behind the free price tag, how his company makes money, and how he and his partner haven’t raised a dime to fund the business since an early $10,000 investment.
Appolicious: With free messaging apps like yours, why do you think consumers still pay their carriers every time they text?
Derek Ting: It is a very good question. I think many consumers still are not aware of all the alternatives to text messaging plans yet. With your help, that will change!
APPO: Aside from the price point, what additional services do you apps provide that users are most drawn to?
The biggest challenge, of course, is making texting apps easily accessible between users of multiple platforms. With more than 15 million downloads via Android, iOS and BlackBerry devices, PingChat's Canadian-based developer Enflick, Inc. understands how to own this still emerging market.
In this edition of Meet the Makers, Enflick CEO Derek Ting discusses the value-add services PingChat provides behind the free price tag, how his company makes money, and how he and his partner haven’t raised a dime to fund the business since an early $10,000 investment.
Appolicious: With free messaging apps like yours, why do you think consumers still pay their carriers every time they text?
Derek Ting: It is a very good question. I think many consumers still are not aware of all the alternatives to text messaging plans yet. With your help, that will change!
APPO: Aside from the price point, what additional services do you apps provide that users are most drawn to?
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