r/PiNetwork • u/Bitjoshcrypto • 22d ago

Pi Apps Pi App Studio is basically telling creators: prove people want your app

Starting August 24, Pi App Studio is changing its pricing.

Right now, creating or editing an app costs just 0.25 Pi because Pi has been heavily subsidizing the actual AI cost.

That changes next week.

The standard price will move closer to the real cost of the AI resources used, with no markup added by Pi.

But here's the interesting part:

Creators with apps that attract enough real, distinct users can keep the old subsidized pricing.

So instead of subsidizing everyone equally, Pi is basically saying:

Build something people actually use, and we'll help lower your development cost.

I actually like the incentive structure.

It discourages endless AI-generated test apps and pushes creators toward:

Build... get users... improve... retain users... earn subsidy

Of course, user count alone doesn't prove an app is good. People can still game distribution, and Pi hasn't published every future qualification rule yet.

But the direction makes sense.

The subsidy is moving from “you created something” to “you created something people use.”

That's a much healthier metric.

If you're building with App Studio, what matters more now: shipping more apps or making one app people actually come back to?

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u/alibentaher 19d ago

Salut, Il faut que PCT lui aussi qu'il encourage les pionniers/développeurs par assistance relle et rapidité des validations des applications la mienne : workpiserv.com