IOS productivity app market on the cusp of change?
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IOS productivity app market on the cusp of change?
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#2A really good assessment of the situation. I really enjoyed the qltv and qtv analysis - but this being HN part of me was hoping there was an actual solution.
For me personally, the keyboard is the most frustrating, second to lack of cross-app integration.
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#3I agree with the statements presented by the article (i.e doing real work on iOS sucks), but I don't really see what the title of the article has to do with its content.
What led them to draw the conclusion that the productivity app market is on the "cusp of change"? I see only an explanation that the market has a systemic and fundamental problem -- not that there is any definable change in sight.
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#4I feel that the article highlights an interesting problem, with some good insights. For me, building a productivity app that charges perhaps, $5-$10, may be worth it. But it would have to solve the entire problem, not just one step of their flow diagram. I can't make an app that is good at just editing the document, I should also include the other essential steps the user needs to do once done editing (or before). But this adds to the complexity...
Also, I figured small screen size would be a bigger issue, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
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#5Productivity will only become better once users regain control of their hardware. Apple will only let its customers be a fraction as productive as they are internally.
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#6I found this article completely unreadable due to Helvetica Neue Light body font. The Helvetica Neue Ultra Light header is also ridiculously unreadable.
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#7A really good assessment of the situation. I really enjoyed the qltv and qtv analysis - but this being HN part of me was hoping there was an actual solution. For me personally, the keyboard is the most frustrating, second to lack of cross-app integration.
Yes. The keyboard problem is a big one. It was so painful that I had to buy a bluetooth keyboard just to work with my iPad. That's a hard one to solve until apple comes up with something better user input device. (e.g. thalmic labs, leap motion etc).
After I bought my keyboard, the next problem I hit was the inter-app communication issue you raised. That's a software problem and solvable.
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#8inkmobility.com is selling developer products that may solve some of the pain points that they talk about.
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#9I'm unsympathetic. The only thing that held back non-Apple mobile platforms was the app ecosystem. The Play Store has definitely caught up with the App Store. Even if you don't think it does, the versatility of Android really does beat that of iOS.
iOS isn't going anywhere for the general populace, but I see little benefit for its use in the tech community.
I'm not one of those "iOS is a toy for idiots" detractors, but not even iOS7 delivered on some really requested features. If we have to pine every year for Apple to build something bloggers keep asking for, is this the kind of model for a software platform that we want?
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#10To get someone to pay, you need to prey on their impulses. Games accomplish this with instant gratification and addiction. For productivity apps, people can justify a purchase because their productivity is worth at the least that price. These are typically pay per downloads and then involve a user to switch to a completely new system. I wouldn't be surprised if engagement & retention are very low despite these high revenues.
Disclaimer: I'm working on a productivity app.