Pricing an application

Question

I decided to make my application for free but introduce donation button. For this I would use paypal. What are the advantages of this monetization model and what are other models to consider? My application is kinda educational so that's why I am thinking to make it free as I will try to send it to schools.

Answer 1

Nothing wrong with a donate button, but don't forget ads. You should include other options than Paypal like Amazon or Google Checkout since some people don't use Paypal.
Good answer of ads in android applications:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2471417/embedding-ads-on-android-app

Answer 2

I'd include ads and make sure they're in a part of the screen where you don't have controls, as well as a "Do you hate ads?" Button where they can download a full version without adds for maybe 2$ or so. Donations work too, it's rare that people will donate, but when they do I can guarentee you'll be happier to see the "well I've got 10$ to spare" people than 4 sets of $2. ($2 less only,) When it's a larger number it makes a bigger difference. It's all about whether you want the app to cost money to begin with or not though.

Answer 3

I would recommend using ZooZ, it's an In-App payment SDK for iOS and Android. ZooZ offer excellent conversion rate and variety of payments methods.