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Ask HN: Review My Site AppTiger.com

10 points by cominatchu 17y ago

hey guys, i would really appreciate any/all of your feedback regarding my site, apptiger.com. I'm open to any comments, related to UI, render speed, usability, etc. Most importantly, if you have an iphone, would you use my site? If not, why? Thanks so much, Evan

joez 17y ago
My first thought was... boy, I hope their slogan is "Hidden App Crouching Tiger" I'm wondering what sets this site apart from the other app review sites? I think a lack in the market is a site that lists on sale applications. A lot of applications do one day or weekend sales. I hate it when my friends say, "Oh, did you get X for free when they had it on sale?" Well, I didn't know about it!
jasonlbaptiste 17y ago
I think the lists feature is awesome. I have a certain fixation with using Lists to structure things by purpose. ie- Apps that help with gardening or in a different sense: Places to go in Miami for Steak, Where To Buy HDTVs Online. Lists define purpose and I think there's something to be had with that in regards to navigating the product space. On the flip side, I don't know if you need to have all apps there. The problem isn't search when it comes to iPhone Apps (or the product space), but it's more so discovery. What happens when there's TOO much information and you don't know what you want?
benofsky 17y ago
Looks good but I think you need to work on improving the design of the page body (the header looks very nice & very professional) it brings to mind those dodgy download sites you sometimes come across on Google, I think it's the small, close together sans-serif font. Also the twitter + contact details look a little awkward in the footer, all the content should be centered (there's more "white" (it's blue can I still call it that :-)) space on the right than on the left). Apart from my obsessive nit-picking, good work.
- astine 17y ago
  it brings to mind those dodgy download sites you sometimes come across on Google I second that. That's what I thought it was at first. Add more space to each entry and make the fonts bigger.
prabodh 17y ago
Nice Work...But as a end user i could find iPhone apps very easily in Apple AppStore...rather i find it very tough to search for mobile apps in other platforms..any plans to integrate that into your site.. And from your mission stmt, i feel you do wanna do that
Mark_B 17y ago
Could be just me, but some of the data looks a bit...wonky. For example: on the front page now is a listing for "Download Meter" 51 minutes ago, the price dropped from $2.99 to $1.99. Then, 50 minutes ago, the price increased back to $2.99. Is this right?
- cominatchu 17y ago
  you're right i'm fixing that bug now...it looks like price changes do not propagate to all servers at once so the load balancer is causing different prices to come back if you reload an app's page right after a price change happens
joeld42 17y ago
I'd sign up if there was a way to make a list of apps I want but think are too expensive, and then have it email me if there is a sale on any of those. Can it do this? I can't see myself checking the page everyday, i might as well check the app store.
jwesley 17y ago
You need a tagline explaining what the site is for. "For iPhones Apps" left me wondering, yea but the WTF for iPhone apps? You should help people browse apps more effectively. Lead them into different categories. Highlight the most popular apps. I don't see any reason why using this site would be better than visiting the app store directly.
pkc 17y ago
I think u need to have some factor which differentiates itself from app store. For ex., allowing users sort apps based on rating, date, price etc., One feature I usually miss ordering on multiple criteria like first on rating followed by price.

10 points by cominatchu 17y ago

joez 17y ago

My first thought was... boy, I hope their slogan is "Hidden App Crouching Tiger" I'm wondering what sets this site apart from the other app review sites? I think a lack in the market is a site that lists on sale applications. A lot of applications do one day or weekend sales. I hate it when my friends say, "Oh, did you get X for free when they had it on sale?" Well, I didn't know about it!

jasonlbaptiste 17y ago

I think the lists feature is awesome. I have a certain fixation with using Lists to structure things by purpose. ie- Apps that help with gardening or in a different sense: Places to go in Miami for Steak, Where To Buy HDTVs Online. Lists define purpose and I think there's something to be had with that in regards to navigating the product space. On the flip side, I don't know if you need to have all apps there. The problem isn't search when it comes to iPhone Apps (or the product space), but it's more so discovery. What happens when there's TOO much information and you don't know what you want?

benofsky 17y ago

Looks good but I think you need to work on improving the design of the page body (the header looks very nice & very professional) it brings to mind those dodgy download sites you sometimes come across on Google, I think it's the small, close together sans-serif font. Also the twitter + contact details look a little awkward in the footer, all the content should be centered (there's more "white" (it's blue can I still call it that :-)) space on the right than on the left). Apart from my obsessive nit-picking, good work.

astine 17y ago
it brings to mind those dodgy download sites you sometimes come across on Google I second that. That's what I thought it was at first. Add more space to each entry and make the fonts bigger.

prabodh 17y ago

Nice Work...But as a end user i could find iPhone apps very easily in Apple AppStore...rather i find it very tough to search for mobile apps in other platforms..any plans to integrate that into your site.. And from your mission stmt, i feel you do wanna do that

Mark_B 17y ago

Could be just me, but some of the data looks a bit...wonky. For example: on the front page now is a listing for "Download Meter" 51 minutes ago, the price dropped from $2.99 to $1.99. Then, 50 minutes ago, the price increased back to $2.99. Is this right?

cominatchu 17y ago
you're right i'm fixing that bug now...it looks like price changes do not propagate to all servers at once so the load balancer is causing different prices to come back if you reload an app's page right after a price change happens

joeld42 17y ago

I'd sign up if there was a way to make a list of apps I want but think are too expensive, and then have it email me if there is a sale on any of those. Can it do this? I can't see myself checking the page everyday, i might as well check the app store.

jwesley 17y ago

You need a tagline explaining what the site is for. "For iPhones Apps" left me wondering, yea but the WTF for iPhone apps? You should help people browse apps more effectively. Lead them into different categories. Highlight the most popular apps. I don't see any reason why using this site would be better than visiting the app store directly.

pkc 17y ago

I think u need to have some factor which differentiates itself from app store. For ex., allowing users sort apps based on rating, date, price etc., One feature I usually miss ordering on multiple criteria like first on rating followed by price.