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Show HN: landing pages for iOS apps with interactive, usable demos

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Re: Show HN: landing pages for iOS apps with interactive, usable demos

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Post by chrisnolet »

apitaru wrote: post #30

I've just posted a couple of projects and love the way it looks. As for the live-demo part, I haven't uploaded the apps yet, wondering if you'll be streaming audio, as my apps are sound-centric (Sonic Wire Sculptor, Numby) Great job!

We don't stream sound at the moment but it's a good idea. We're looking at ways we can extend the tech to incorporate sound, thanks for your feedback! http://kickfolio.com/apitaru

Re: Show HN: landing pages for iOS apps with interactive, usable demos

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Post by gozman »

Hey guys, great use of Pieceable to innovate the app feedback piece. I like your templates too!

How are you guarding against other upstarts in this space like ooomf (http://ooomf.com) that are also bringing great design to mobile app landing pages (where launchrock et. al. don't shine as much?)

Also, any hope to solve the app preview problem in a way that doesn't use Flash so that it can run on Mobile Safarai?

Re: Show HN: landing pages for iOS apps with interactive, usable demos

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Post by chime »

edowling wrote: post #20
jonny_eh wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe there's some way for you to generate a special key/phrase that the app owner can embed in their app store listing to prove that they own the app.

That gave me an idea - to resolve disputes, we could simply send a link to the iTunes-listed support email and have people verify through that. Don't want to make it mandatory, but in cases where it becomes an issue, it could work well. Thanks!

Email to support would be a great idea. Maybe you can show a confirmed/verified icon for apps that have been verified in this manner.

Re: Show HN: landing pages for iOS apps with interactive, usable demos

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Post by edowling »

epaga wrote: post #35

Extremely impressive right off the bat. Signed up right after seeing the positive app reviews be fetched. But how do I sort the apps once I've added them? See here: http://kickfolio.com/epaga I'd like to have EmptyInbox be the one at the top.

At the moment it sorted by most recent. Would love to have them jiggle like the home screen so you could move them around! Would be a fun bit of jQuery.

Re: Show HN: landing pages for iOS apps with interactive, usable demos

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Post by edowling »

gozman wrote: post #33

Hey guys, great use of Pieceable to innovate the app feedback piece. I like your templates too! How are you guarding against other upstarts in this space like ooomf ( http://ooomf.com ) that are also bringing great design to mobile app landing pages (where launchrock et. al. don't shine as much?) Also, any hope to solve the app preview problem in a way that doesn't use Flash so that it can run on Mobile Safarai?

Thanks. We'd love to have the demos not require Flash but it is how Pieceable works. With the team moving to Facebook, we have a few options to explore about the future of the tech.

Thanks for pointing out ooomf. I hadn't seen them before. I like to think every new service in this space is great validation for us. I think there is enough room in this niche for several players to exist to cater to different needs.

Re: Show HN: landing pages for iOS apps with interactive, usable demos

#38

Post by edowling »

mattberg wrote: post #22

very impressed. a couple of questions: is it possible to change the url of the app? for example my app title was pretty long and would be nice if the url was shorter. how often do you check for updates on the screenshots and description, etc? i have an update releasing in the next week or so. android???

Not yet possible to change app url. Definitely coming soon, along with Android.

We don't check for updates to screenshots and reviews yet - you can remove the app and add it again. We don't like the idea of updating someone else's website if they don't want us to, but being able to opt-in to auto-update is probably the way forward.

Re: Show HN: landing pages for iOS apps with interactive, usable demos

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Post by gozman »

edowling wrote: post #37
gozman wrote: post #33

Hey guys, great use of Pieceable to innovate the app feedback piece. I like your templates too! How are you guarding against other upstarts in this space like ooomf ( http://ooomf.com ) that are also bringing great design to mobile app landing pages (where launchrock et. al. don't shine as much?) Also, any hope to solve the app preview problem in a way that doesn't use Flash so that it can run on Mobile Safarai?

Thanks. We'd love to have the demos not require Flash but it is how Pieceable works. With the team moving to Facebook, we have a few options to explore about the future of the tech. Thanks for pointing out ooomf. I hadn't seen them before. I like to think every new service in this space is great validation for us. I think there is enough room in this niche for several players to exist to cater to different needs.

I agree. You guys are definitely onto something. App discovery sucks right now. I can't wait to see it fixed!
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