# Has anybody here tried appbackr?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-tried-appbackr/680459>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 3, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-tried-appbackr/680459 "2014-02-03T22:07:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-tried-appbackr/680459/1 "2014-02-03T22:07:30Z")

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[Appbackr.com](http://www.appbackr.com/) is a so-called “crowdfunding” website, where you can invest in in-development apps and supposedly profit once they actually begin to sell.

I’ve read some reviews; it seems some people are critical of the site’s record-keeping and speed of payment, but on the other hand, it has a favorable BBB rating, and I found nobody complaining that they actually lost money in the long run. It doesn’t appear to be an out-and-out scam anyway, and at first glance, this actually looks like a fairly safe thing to buy into.

Has anybody tried this, or heard any stories, good or bad? I’m intrigued.

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-here-tried-appbackr/680459/2 "2014-02-07T19:30:58Z")

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Well, since this thread has gotten 390 views and 0 replies, I guess the answer is “no.”

But I’ll use my bump anyway just to see if anybody wants to chime in.