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Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps

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Post by kunley »

presson wrote: post #117
j1elo wrote: post #115

Nothing that can be blamed to the (web)app store, but I found it curious the overall very poor first impression experience that these small niche (or not so small) websites tend to offer... some have the feeling of just being an excuse prototype to be a quick grab for money / user accounts. I guess that not too unlike actual installable mobile apps, to be fair. My experience has been: I tried the Linear app, but coul…

This is great feedback. There are some modifications coming that will enhance the discovery process. It's very early in our journey, so I'd encourage you (I'm biased, of course) to create an account and stay tuned for updates. We believe the web is in the early stages of a renaissance of some sort.

It's quite hilarious that the commenter didn't want to create accounts in all the apps he described, still the crux of your proposal is .. creating another account.

Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps

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Post by asim »

Very cool, working on something similar here - https://mu.app - more of a super app. It's great to see such a positive response to an app store for web apps. There's definitely a need for evolution away from the current app store model, which is heavily taxed with 30% fees plus $100/year dev fees. I think we'll see more things like this appear in the near future.

Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps

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Post by auggierose »

presson wrote: post #147
rahimnathwani wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you visit a PWA on Chrome for Android, you can install the app by tapping the three dots and scrolling down to 'Install app'. OP has a filter for only installable apps, but it's off by default. So you might be taken to an app that's not installable.

We've been getting feedback to keep the "installable" filter on by default, which I think is a good idea. We'll implement tomorrow. Eventually this'll evolve quite a bit, but we're taking a measure approach. Stay tuned! :-)

It's the same for me, but I have already filtered for installable. I guess this doesn't work on desktop, Safari 16.1?

Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps

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Post by _Algernon_ »

perilunar wrote: post #173

The terms of service prohibits deep linking. Here's me breaking it: https://store.app/terms Seriously though, WTF? So much for "the web always wins".

Seems very unenforceable. The fact that it is included speaks volumes about the creator of the site though. Wouldn't want to use such a service.

Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps

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Post by notpushkin »

perilunar wrote: post #173

The terms of service prohibits deep linking. Here's me breaking it: https://store.app/terms Seriously though, WTF? So much for "the web always wins".

Looks like generic boilerplate ToS to me. It's still bad, but I think this is unintentional.

Re: Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps

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Post by Woeps »

sgt wrote: post #168
hnlmorg wrote: post #164

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given how toxic many mobile apps are and how a pretty significant amount of time they’re still just a web app under the hood, I think native apps have already lost the war. So like yourself, I very rarely install apps these days.

Most quality apps are native apps, they are not just web app under the hood. Then you are either using uncommon or niche apps, or you perhaps you are on Android (Play Store is a nightmare these days). The App Store (iOS) may not be perfect but there are truly quality apps and the developers have a real incentive to maintain these, seeing that the willingness to pay for apps is high in the Apple ecosystem.

But outside of messaging, music and browsing the web. how many native apps do you/people actually use?

Because I'm personally under the impression that this is what most people use their phone for (maybe play a game or two as well). tough this might also depend on the countries where I lived (and when).

And some people also take pictures of course

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