My TouchPad Today: Audiophile HD Pro - Make Me Pay More!

A couple of days ago I downloaded Audiophile HD Pro ($2.99) from the HP app catalog, using some of the credit remaining from the $50 promo code HP gave to the earliest TouchPad adopters.

First impression

There's a lot to like here...

• 6-band equalizer
• Crossfade
• Adjustable bass and treble controls
  

The trouble I have here (and this is not a knock on the developer) is that I want more...

• More control over the equalizer
• More control over the base and treble ranges
  

And, oh, by the way... I'll pay, really pay, for an app that will give me something closer to what I can get with a PC-based audio program.


A confession... I've never fully "got" the concept of phone and tablet apps being priced at figures like $.99, $1.99, $2.99, etc.

Sure, I get the part about phones and tablets not being as robust as their PC brethren devices, therefore apps are "lightweight".

Sure, I get the parts about $.99 or so being a bargain for users and a nice little revenue stream for developers if a given app catches fire with the phone and tablet user masses.

But what about bringing to market higher quality, more polished apps that -- within the limits of phone and tablet hardware and OS's -- give the best possible user experience, rather than a lukewarm version of what's available on the big boys. I'll pay for it with my promo code or cold hard cash!


Two parting thoughts...

• Build it, and they will come
• Make me pay more!

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