Reasons include other apps they're already invested in, other apps that have more features or have better looking design, etc. Some users are also using free versions of other apps, which they say is good enough for their purposes.
I agree about dev velocity being an issue. As a single developer, it's going to take ages before I can compete head to head with these other established apps, who also have good financial backing.
If I want to get customers for my product, I'll have to look for users who are currently not using anything else so that they can invest on mine. I'll probably have to invest quite a bit on paid ads in order to attract these kind of people because they're hard to come across.
Or I can try the 1000 true fans route and try to get ramen profitability. We'll see how it goes.
I agree about dev velocity being an issue. As a single developer, it's going to take ages before I can compete head to head with these other established apps, who also have good financial backing.
If I want to get customers for my product, I'll have to look for users who are currently not using anything else so that they can invest on mine. I'll probably have to invest quite a bit on paid ads in order to attract these kind of people because they're hard to come across.
Or I can try the 1000 true fans route and try to get ramen profitability. We'll see how it goes.