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Apple fixes iTunes App search - Thank you Chomp
- mattberg 14y agothis is interesting. over the last few days i was wondering why some competing apps were slowly dropping in the rankings. previously they were higher ranked in search for a specific keyword in their title. but with the new changes and my app being highly rated, i am now #1 on that search.
- n9com 14y agoI would like to know the impact this had on daily sales. The Chomp update does not appear to have been applied to the Mac App Store.
- clarky07 14y agoThere is another side to this coin - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4153610 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4153610 While I think in theory this is a good change, in practice they failed on part of it.
- 10dpd 14y agoIt'll be interesting the reaction of developers here, some will win, others will lose. This could be the moment of truth for Apple.
- clarky07 14y agoIt's frustrating that there was no heads up from Apple. In theory I think it's a great idea. In practice, not showing up at all for phrases that have my title and keywords in it really sucks. Seems like an oversight to me.
- nanijoe 14y agoI'm personally not too thrilled with the change...This means that if you don't have a budget for promoting your app, and you are not featured, any app you release going forward is basically DOA, since you can't really rely on the app getting discovered via keywords. I exaggerate a little on being DOA, but things have become significantly more difficult for new apps.
- ja27 14y agoI don't agree with that. If you have a low budget and rely on keywords for discovery, you shouldn't be competing in a crowded niche in the first place. Unfortunately, all niches will eventually get more crowded. I'm not thrilled with the change because it was a surprise and was a big blow to my sales.
- onetwothreefour 14y agoThis has nothing to do with Chomp.