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by underseacables 1785 days ago
I would be very interested in your app. My Coinbase account doesn’t seem to give me this functionality, and I would really love to kind of get alerts when things start to move up or down.

As I understand the App Store, even though your app is completely free and you’re doing it out of the goodness of your heart, you still have to pay that fee, correct?
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alirsgp 1785 days ago
Yes. I pay $100 a year. I do have 14 other apps, that generate me about $2.5k a month in profit, which covers the $100 yearly fee for me.

I'm super happy to hear you're interested in this app! I hope to get the word out on it. I couldn't think of a way to charge people while being fair, so I decided not to charge at all.

If it gets approved (hopefully eventually) it will be called 'BitAlert'. Feel free to email me at alirsgp@gmail.com if you want me to email you upon app release

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runawaybottle 1784 days ago
I don’t want to steal the OPs thunder, but if you want this app now, Cash app sends you text alerts when Bitcoin moves 5% in either direction.
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alirsgp 1784 days ago
my app just got approved! here it is: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1577343755 (might not be ready to download for few hours as approval happened few mins ago)

Also the edge we have over Cash App is we can set custom movements at ANY percentage.

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