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Our company was AppAdvice - we did iOS app recommendation. We were most popular for our detailed curated lists, and looping gameplay videos here: https://appadv

Our company was AppAdvice - we did iOS app recommendation. We were most popular for our detailed curated lists, and looping gameplay videos here: https://appadvice.com/game/collections https://appadvice.com/game/collections Basically the idea was we helped you figure out which apps / games you would love and then link you directly to the official App Store to download it

canuckintime 6y ago
I loved that app! Apple killed your service and the AppStore ‘wish list’ feature and my app discovery/purchasing habits returned back to the web...
pbronez 6y ago
I went to your site and found a new app I’m excited to try [0] in about 7 seconds! Banning you guys from the AppStore is Apple’s loss. I’m glad to have found you now though. [0] https://appadvice.com/tvgame/app/epic-orchestra/1063781546 https://appadvice.com/tvgame/app/epic-orchestra/1063781546
TedDoesntTalk 6y ago
As I understand it, AppAdvice has curated content. Nothing about curated content requires special permissions of a phone (location, bluetooth, etc). Therefore, it seems like a good match for the web. Indeed, there is no dearth of app recommendation websites today -- so many that who knows whom to trust, but that is besides the point. I guess I'm asking: why did you choose to make this an app in the first place? Was that the only way to get commissions from apple?
- Cthulhu_ 6y ago
  Apps had - and probably still have - much higher discoverability and repeat usage than websites / webapps, in practice. Sure, you can make your website so it installs onto the home screen and behaves just like an app, but without the app store, nobody will bother to look for it / find it. The app store's recommendations and features are super powerful, and any app or game that gets featured will be instantly successful. I attended an Apple TV event in Berlin once, it was actually really good and well polished, but at the same time it felt like a marketing event aimed at developers to please make things for the Apple TV platform. They shared an e-mail address as well, going "If you've made something cool, send us an email and we may feature it". Still a bit salty that I didn't pursue it further, but honestly, I need a team to work on an app. I'm comfortable with the technical side of things, but I suck at ideas, product management and design, and design is incredibly important.
exikyut 6y ago
Wow, this almost makes me want to get an iPhone. Awkward but genuine question: is there anything out there like this for Android? :)

canuckintime 6y ago

I loved that app! Apple killed your service and the AppStore ‘wish list’ feature and my app discovery/purchasing habits returned back to the web...

pbronez 6y ago

I went to your site and found a new app I’m excited to try [0] in about 7 seconds! Banning you guys from the AppStore is Apple’s loss. I’m glad to have found you now though. [0] https://appadvice.com/tvgame/app/epic-orchestra/1063781546 https://appadvice.com/tvgame/app/epic-orchestra/1063781546

TedDoesntTalk 6y ago

As I understand it, AppAdvice has curated content. Nothing about curated content requires special permissions of a phone (location, bluetooth, etc). Therefore, it seems like a good match for the web. Indeed, there is no dearth of app recommendation websites today -- so many that who knows whom to trust, but that is besides the point. I guess I'm asking: why did you choose to make this an app in the first place? Was that the only way to get commissions from apple?

Cthulhu_ 6y ago
Apps had - and probably still have - much higher discoverability and repeat usage than websites / webapps, in practice. Sure, you can make your website so it installs onto the home screen and behaves just like an app, but without the app store, nobody will bother to look for it / find it. The app store's recommendations and features are super powerful, and any app or game that gets featured will be instantly successful. I attended an Apple TV event in Berlin once, it was actually really good and well polished, but at the same time it felt like a marketing event aimed at developers to please make things for the Apple TV platform. They shared an e-mail address as well, going "If you've made something cool, send us an email and we may feature it". Still a bit salty that I didn't pursue it further, but honestly, I need a team to work on an app. I'm comfortable with the technical side of things, but I suck at ideas, product management and design, and design is incredibly important.

exikyut 6y ago

Wow, this almost makes me want to get an iPhone. Awkward but genuine question: is there anything out there like this for Android? :)