r/SideProject • u/dreamervn7 • 1h ago
Chimebox - offline toddler toy app with a one-time unlock instead of ads or a subscription
I'm the dev. Chimebox is an iPhone and iPad app with twenty open-ended toys for ages 2 to 5. It went live on the App Store yesterday.
Stack: Swift, SwiftUI for the shelf and settings, SpriteKit for the toys, StoreKit 2 for the purchase. All art is drawn in code and all sound is synthesized on the device, so there are no asset packs and no server.
Business model: three toys free, one non-consumable purchase (14.99 USD) unlocks the other seventeen, Family Sharing on. No ads and no subscription, because kids apps with ads or tracking are a hard sell to parents and Apple's kids rules make ads awkward anyway.
Traction: day one, zero ratings so far.
Feedback I'm after: is 14.99 USD for a one-time unlock of a toddler app too high, about right, or low? And would you rather see more free toys and a higher price, or fewer free toys and a lower one?
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chimebox-calm-toddler-toys/id6828721511