Ask HN: Should we open-source our iPhone app? (over 200k downloads)

11 points by nc 15y ago ↗ HN

We've been working on moviesnowapp.com for just over 2 years now. Unfortunately we've recently decided to shut down the service (combination of extremely high licensing fees and failure to find a sustainable way to cover our monthly costs).

MoviesNow lets you view showtimes for movies nearby, watch trailers & purchase a ticket in 3 simple steps.

There is a lot of custom UI code that has got some attention from design focused blogs and has been mentioned on: - http://smokingapples.com/software/reviews/movies-now/ - featured on the AppStore (top 100 entertainment, apps for movie lovers) - http://www.appspark.co.uk/press/ - http://twitpic.com/2ea783 -http://wellplacedpixels.com/post/732323679/appsparks-movies-now-hd

We'd really love to hear if anyone would find this useful, there's a lot of Cocoa & Rails code that's helped create this. In theory if a free showtimes data-source could be found the app could be kept running.

Link to the app http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/movies-now-hd/id374189261?mt=8

MoviesNow homepage http://moviesnowapp.com

3 comments

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MrHus 15y ago ↗

I think its a great idea I'm especially interested in the custom UI code. I could learn a thing or two.

pdenya 15y ago ↗

I'd love to see more custom UI code available. There seems to be a shortage of quality resources.

namank 15y ago ↗

Maybe you could get major players like Cineplex or Famous Players to help you out? Or better yet, buy you out?