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> I know it's always a matter of luck Think of luck in terms of a surface area. Sure it exists but you can increase or reduce the size of that surface area wit

> I know it's always a matter of luck Think of luck in terms of a surface area. Sure it exists but you can increase or reduce the size of that surface area with what you do. Dont let the thought of 'its just luck' dis-empower you. More generally, why do you expect reviews when you say there are many similar apps? Does anything of importance stands out in your app vs competitors? The reviewers get bombarded all the time. Have you focused on getting the user experience to the point people promote the app for you. I'd say this is the focus and once this is happening to some limited extent then push the marketing once you have traction. Also there is always pay to play. You could advertise to boost user number to get more feedback on the product and gain traction if the UX is a promo-table one.

anon_app_guy 11y ago
Sorry, I should clarify. The core idea behind my app has never been done before; I made it because I desperately wanted it to exist. However, there are a number of independently-designed, $5+, iPad-only, fun-idea-type music apps that have had a lot more traction than mine. (One recent example is Fugue Machine[1].) I'm trying to figure out if there's some obvious flaw that accounts for the fact that apps like this tend to have several orders of magnitude more sales than mine. Looking at my stats, it appears my main problem is that nobody knows my app exists. The # of views for all my media is just tiny, despite being on the front page of several subreddits, Product Hunt, and HN. Unfortunately, it seems this stat is directly tied to prominent writers talking about my app, and I can't seem to get that to happen. (My biggest sales boost by far was when a prominent music blog wrote a review for my app.) So I figured maybe something was wrong with the marketing pitch I usually send to publications. (Up to and including the way the app looks in screenshots.) [1]: http://alexandernaut.com/fuguemachine/ http://alexandernaut.com/fuguemachine/

anon_app_guy 11y ago

Sorry, I should clarify. The core idea behind my app has never been done before; I made it because I desperately wanted it to exist. However, there are a number of independently-designed, $5+, iPad-only, fun-idea-type music apps that have had a lot more traction than mine. (One recent example is Fugue Machine[1].) I'm trying to figure out if there's some obvious flaw that accounts for the fact that apps like this tend to have several orders of magnitude more sales than mine. Looking at my stats, it appears my main problem is that nobody knows my app exists. The # of views for all my media is just tiny, despite being on the front page of several subreddits, Product Hunt, and HN. Unfortunately, it seems this stat is directly tied to prominent writers talking about my app, and I can't seem to get that to happen. (My biggest sales boost by far was when a prominent music blog wrote a review for my app.) So I figured maybe something was wrong with the marketing pitch I usually send to publications. (Up to and including the way the app looks in screenshots.) [1]: http://alexandernaut.com/fuguemachine/ http://alexandernaut.com/fuguemachine/