ios - Is the Parse SDK worth it? (cost-effective?) -

i'm creating ios app uses remote databases, sessions (login/registration), server side code, , push notifications.

i found sdk called parse handles of server stuff hosting, database, cloud code, push notifications, sessions, etc... (so pretty need do)

is parse sdk worth using (cost-wise) in general?

note - ftr, parse have totally changed pricing plans (5/2014)

these old plans...

• with free version, 1 million requests month (i'm guessing means requests database?), 1 million pushes month, , burst limit 20/second.
• the next version up costs $199/month, 15 million requests month, 5 million pushes, , burst limit 40/second.

do think pay if goes on 1 million requests / month, , have pay $199/month version? if plan on making money app via ads, earn enough?

let's every person accesses database 5 times day, that's 150 times month, means take 6,666 people until have upgrade. on average, ads pay $199/month if have many people viewing ads day? (also, take account parse taking care of security, cost of servers, , maintenance)

another thing consider is, how difficult/costly create (and maintain):

• server side code
• database management , security
• push notifications
• set host
• session management , security

will robustness, security, , ease of maintainability when using parse pay itself?

thanks!

as has looked before, see if "worth it" depends on few things. , have few questions followed answers if these cases.

does app cost? if not @ how going make money, cover expenses? imagine advertising on free app making enough money cover expenses. if start have "too many" requests.. that's thing! means have lot of users or active users in advertising sense, good. or in paid app sense.

does app have bunch of requests operations? example, in app have chat system, that's going heavy load on requests. take consideration

are in hurry develop? if in hurry, go parse, handle lot of great things , amazing product. fast secure , reliable.

so if you're in hurry, , expecting users. go it! if don't users, can go parse free , when reach limits parse free, should have enough users start paying , upgrading services.

also, paying server maintenance no joke. reason not use parse, because of fact have control. , parse giving more , more control each release.

once push notifications have been implemented , being used, there's no maintenance after that.