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Today we address the kerfuffle surrounding apps prompting for App Store reviews, and the campaign to rate these apps with only one star. We catch up on the backstory surrounding the controversy, share our opinions on the campaign, and consider whether it’s ever appropriate to prompt users for ratings. Charles shares a case study from his own app in which he made a change in how his customers are prompted for ratings, and the unintended consequences of that change. We close with with a few ideas of how Apple could help fix this problem if they wanted to.
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Today we’re sharing all the best Christmas gift ideas we have for geeks like ourselves. So whether you’re buying for the geek in your life, or you’re just wanting to drop some hints for yourself, this is the episode for you!
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Today we talk to Luc Vandal of Edovia Software about his experience developing for iOS. Luc shares the story of how a feature from Apple helped launch his first app, what he’s learned by killing off underperforming products, and his success in convincing customers to pay for his iOS 7 updates. Next we turn to the the Çingleton symposium which he helps organanize each year. We talk about its origins, and how it’s grown to become one of the premier conferences on the iOS circuit. Finally, Luc fills us in on his local developer community in Montreal and the curious connection between skateboarding and app development.
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Charles and Joe catch up after a few weeks off. Joe talks about his trip to the Devoxx conference in Belgium and the presentation that he gave while there. Charles talks about his legal troubles, trademark disputes, changing his company’s name, dealing with domain squatters, and his wonderful experience with Apple Developer Program Support.
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Today we’re talking about inspiration and how we conceive of and evaluate app ideas. We start by discussing how we each get ideas for new apps, the value of intentionally seeking out new ideas, and the role of a product roadmap in determining which ideas are feasible. Then we turn our attention to evaluating those concepts as a business decision, and run through a list of things to consider when evaluating potential app ideas. Finally, we look at the role of competition in determining which ideas to run with, which ideas should be refined, and which ideas should be tossed.
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