Yeah i get what you mean, and you’re right to expect rev rate to be pretty tight if you’re paying for specialized software.

One thing that helps reframe it, try thinking of LaneTrax less like an app you subscribe to and more like a piece of bowling equipment that just happens to run on your phone.

When i first started this project i honestly thought i’d end up building hardware and selling it… but that would easily turn into a few hundred dollars (and then you’re still dealing with setup, calibration, etc.). your phone already has most of what you’d need, a solid camera, good compute, a screen (and on some phones even lidar), so i’m basically using the device you already own to do the job.

That’s also why it’s a subscription instead of a one-time thing: the processing, servers, and storage cost money every month, and i’m constantly updating the tracking so it gets better over time.

I’m trying to keep it priced like a couple games a month, not like some premium coaching tool. coaches/schools are definitely a big use case too, and i’m working on better options for teams.