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How dare they! Seriously though, I'm an indie iOS developer with a semi-popular app. I have hundreds of TestFlight users, but I only get feedback on betas from
by qzervaas 10y ago
How dare they!
Seriously though, I'm an indie iOS developer with a semi-popular app. I have hundreds of TestFlight users, but I only get feedback on betas from a handful.
This can be frustrating, considering the whole point is to get things right for many edge cases before it leaves beta.
- masonlong 10y agoSounds like you need a better test->feedback->fix feedback loop. Only include people in your beta who will give you actionable material.. most consumers miss the point of a beta and think it just means 'early access to latest features'.
- qzervaas 10y agoCompletely agree. At the same time though even if it's a 5% rate of feedback, that's still valuable, I just wish it was higher. (Hence my defense of Planet having TOS requiring feedback for their beta).
- JorgeGT 10y agoIf your only reward for beta-testing is "early access to latest features" (i.e. no rewards afterwards) most people will assume the only point is indeed "early access to latest features". Many companies do this to test the robustness of their system by letting people in in controlled beta-invites waves instead of going 0 to 60 in a stampede inauguration. The tight loop you're referring to seems to me more typical of QA/QC testing, which is a paying job. Trying to pass this job into customers is tricky, since most of them are not interested in following tight reporting schedules or writing lengthy standardized reports.