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Commerce · May 23, 2012

I made $8000 in one day on the Mac App Store

Aptonic create awesome apps for the Mac. We make Dropzone, an app which makes it faster and easier to move and copy files, launch applications, upload to many different services, and more.

I made $8000 in one day on the Mac App Store launched on May 23, 2012 with 190 votes, #4 of 435 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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Dropzone is a Mac utility that streamlines file management and app launching by making it faster to move, copy, and organize files, launch applications, and upload to various services. Developed by Aptonic, the app accelerates common workflow tasks through an accessible interface. The product gained significant attention during a promotional campaign where it was discounted to $2 for a limited time, demonstrating strong market interest among Mac users seeking productivity improvements.

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Mike Dattolo from LittleFin emailed me out of the blue and asked if I wanted to participate. He plans to run Two Dollar Tuesday as a regular weekly promotion. One of his own apps, Compartments would be participating in the bundle as well along with Socialite. The idea was that Dropzone and these two apps would be discounted to $2 for one day only. The individual developers would simply reduce the prices of their apps to $2 in the Mac App Store for Tuesday only and we would keep all the proceeds. I was totally unsure whether to participate. Dropzone normally sells for $14 and I was uncertain whether offering such a large discount was a good idea. I worried about a few things: That it would…from aptonic.com

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