What is a “Kickstarter Add-on?”
Add-ons are not part of the core Kickstarter functionality, but they were created as a way for campaigners to provide more ‘rewards’ or ‘perks’ for backers to choose from.
For example, if an inventor is Kickstarting a new phone and wanted to allow backers to also pre-order an accessory for that phone, he or she could offer the accessory as a $15 add-on to an existing reward tier that has already been chosen by backers.
A backer, who has already pledged $30 for the phone at the appropriate reward tier, would then need to add $15 to their pledge to claim the additional accessory reward.
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