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Startup news sites are not a business plan and relying on them is a mistake. Similarly, tons of material about startups is just advertising, the majority of it should be ignored. Building something people want is really hard, can take a lot of trying and failing, and is the reason why almost every startup fails. You have to keep trying until you figure it out. Think about who your ideal customer is and how/where you…
Startup news sites are not a business plan and relying on them is a mistake. Similarly, tons of material about startups is just advertising, the majority of it should be ignored. Building something people want is really hard, can take a lot of trying and failing, and is the reason why almost every startup fails. You have to keep trying until you figure it out. Think about who your ideal customer is and how/where you…
Thanks for the advice. :)
Said gently, but this app isn't interesting. That might be why. This is the hardest thing about software development, building something people want. You have built something people don't want.
Kandarp, next time dream bigger, that's my only advice to you.
- This looks a bit like Rando, but Rando was more interesting. Even the icon of your app is plain.
- No Android support is a dealbreaker for a huge number of users, including me.
- Your only customer review is rather negative.
Work to make your app more appealing (read more about Rando, if you are not aware of it), port it to Android and try again. I'm sure you'll have better results next time.
Good luck!
btw, when you had your initial idea did you run it by people who resembled your target audience or did you go straight into production mode?
btw, you now have comment that says "never ran just crashed. deleting"
You need to relax on the analogy. Consider - why does someone look at a box of pizza and decide that it tastes bad? Why does someone looking to buy a watch walk past a jewelry store? From the app preview alone, I can tell you that there is nothing really standing out here. Why do I want to share anonymous pictures of Katy Perry? If I want to share anonymous pictures, I already know of Snapchat. If I want to share ano…
Hmm. The people I've talked to so far think this app has a place, it's not "nothing" definitely. But, I think I do need to work on the pitch more. Clarify it to the point that people can associate them or their lives with the app, and realize why they need to use it. About taking it hard. Believe me, it has been insane the last few weeks. After working so hard, launching this, writing emails and contacting so many pe…
> Note: Works only with iPhone and iPad. Does not work with iPod Touch. Not sure why App Store included that. I'm looking into this, thanks for understanding.
So literally the most important single line of the description, the only line which people can see without hitting the "...more" button is there just to avoid technical support enquiries!
That's just utter foolish. Move that junk down further into the description! The first line should be a single line summary of what the app is.
Also sharing your life "anonymously" in a social network, with photographs of all things, is a contradiction. It is pretty mind bending to imagine how those things come together in a usable way.
Even after reading the full description I still don't really "get it." What does this offer me that e.g. Snapchat or Facebook won't? What is the USP?
You just defeated the purpose of anonymity