April 3rd, 2013

Stray Boots Launches On Android With Plans To Phase Out Its SMS Origins Entirely

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Stray Boots started out as a basic SMS app, that let users enjoy a gamified city tour experience by answering questions about various nearby establishments sent to their phone via text. For an SMS application, StrayBoots seemed to have something great going, seeing as each game costs $12. Again, for an SMS app. But as time goes on, Stray Boots has switched things up a bit to include full-fledged… → Read More

May 13th, 2012

StrayBoots CEO Discusses Making $12 Per Game, And It’s Only On SMS!

Very rarely do we see gaming startups launch on the rather limited platform of SMS. Mobile games are all about the graphics, the functionality, and the ability to leverage the very best of technology through an app. But StrayBoots, a real-world scavenger hunt via text, has managed to generate $200,000 in revenue over the past 12 months, with nearly 50,000 paying customers.

Oh, and did I… → Read More