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Ask HN: Critique my new app's splash page?
http://subvertapps.com/Tulip
I'm putting the finishing touches on a new painting app for iOS (and probably ported to Android soon) and am about ready to start pushing this out, but I want some people with experience to critique it. Basically, what will drive conversions? I'm going to tweak it when it launches to have that necessary info as well. I've used Bootstrap because I'm not too fluent in web standards/design any more.
What're your thoughts?
- verelo 14y agoGeneral thought is the play on "money" / "Monet" is clever, but i think given that the page isnt in itself very descriptive (until you scroll) the page doesnt do a good job of saying what the app is, and initially i had considered if the pun was a typo. The mobile version of the page is very similar, although slightly optimized below the scroll, in general it has the same problem for me.
- bennyg 14y agoI just threw the word painting in there, so hopefully that'll help clear initial confusion. Good point though, conveying meaning is pretty important.
- BtM909 14y agoJust as a quick remark: change your e-mail subscription input field to type="email". This ensures (HTML5) e-mail validation in modern browsers.
- bennyg 14y agoHad no idea about that, thanks for the heads up. Fixed.
- mijustin 14y agoIn the initial headline / sub-header there's too much focus on "free". Scanning it quickly, I missed "painting" completely. Here's my suggestion: http://d.pr/i/5ajG http://d.pr/i/5ajG Tulip "Just swipe to start painting" "Free, and easy to use"
- nmcfarl 14y agoClickable link: http://subvertapps.com/Tulip http://subvertapps.com/Tulip
- nanijoe 14y agoThis is not being snarky..Save yourself sometime and focus on making the app better, creating great screenshots, a great description (for the app store), and making a memorable & relevant icon. Your website may drive 1% of your total sales/downloads when its all said and done
- bennyg 14y agoDon't worry, I think I've done those things already. In all honesty, I have the hardest time getting the word out about my apps - so this is an attempt at a departure from my usual. I used to have a Wordpress site that I just posted screenshots of them on and let it be. But I know websites can do a lot more than that - they can drive good traffic too (I think more than 1% with what I've seen so far). That's why I came for some critique here. I want my website to match the quality of my app for once.
- dkisit 14y agoGet in touch if you need help acquiring users.
- roseleur 14y agoDear Benny, You're a developer, the design part is lacking. And it's great that you come here for advice! The bright bg-color in your logo is distracting me from actually reading the name of your app. The iPhone itself is really slick, though the fonts and used colors aren't. Perhaps you could use googlefonts? The text you use is nice, though could use some improvement. Maybe it sounds better on a video than it reads on screen. "Yes, it's that simple" is a bit cheesy nowadays. Also, as an app user I wouldn't understand what an SVG file is for editing on a desktop. (who uses a desktop anyways, you're even targeting iOS-users only?) Your headline is great! If you want more input, just send me an email!