Hey all, I would like to start a topic where we (mostly by community-app-developers) can discuss a possible solution to the fact that Community App developers hardly get any real reward for there (sometimes very) hard work. Because, as i see it, Athom has always been willing to adapt and/or listen…

[image] Till: you must not misunderstand me. I thought it was an open discussion and I stated my point of view It is and thanks for the insights!

They should update there apps that has been made when they got paid for it. I see it like this: If they make an app and they ask money for it, they make a commitment to develop their apps including when updates arrive. If a developer don’t want to update there app, they have been paid for their s…

Problem is that the developers live in a symbiosis with Athom. And vice versa. One payment is Okay from my point of view…a yearly or monthly payment ruled out. Nobody would accept that and change system with no or lower extra costs. The good think of Homey is, that it is easy to handle for beginner…

[image] Till: One payment is Okay from my point of view…a yearly or monthly payment ruled out. Nobody would accept that and change system with no or lower extra costs. As a developer and user, i fully agree to that.

Hi all :slight_smile: My random out of brain concept is to let users pay if they WANT a month subscription of i dont know 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 or custom Euros and this pool of money will be automatically transferred and fair splittet(or per usage) to all installed apps, but this should not be a force t…

I have started a similar discussion in the German forum. Since many of our Dutch developers can read German, there may be suggestions here as well. [image] Community Entwickler bezahlen? Off-Topic (DE) Im englischen Forum diskutieren gerade Community Entwickler, dass sie …

Here’s an idea… App store. Developers could add a price for their apps to be downloaded. The choice stays with the developer to add a cost for the app or not. Homey gets a share for hosting the platform. Devs get paid for their work. Benefits all. (Probably mentioned somewhere already, on mobile ATM…

Hello, Am I right, that this discussion started because one developer asked for a new Homey 2023, for updating and maintaining his App’s (“forced” or not) and not for personal use? (He doesn’t use Homey himself …). Emile said: SDKv2 apps won’t stop working on Homey Pro (Early 2019) or earlier…

What sparked the discussion does not matter in my opinion. But this could be a chance to attract more developers and greater app diversity. An app store would provide incentive for people to code apps and maintain them. Homey could also monetize their platform bringing a more sustainable model outsi…

Now let’s look at it from another perspective. You’re a consumer that want’s to start with home automation. You look at different available options and one of them is Homey. You discover (if you do your due diligence) that after buying a Homey you have to download apps to get your devices connected…

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I have started a similar discussion in the German forum. Since many of our Dutch developers can read German, there may be suggestions here as well.

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