Articles for App Store Developers

[Greencardman]

Here's one from ReadWriteWeb featuring a great app maker, David Barnard
App Store Secrecy Hurts Indie Developers

Be sure to check out David's blog, there is some great info there.

 

[Greencardman]

App Store SEO
A darn good article on improving App Store SEO from an indie app developer

 

[bignoggins]

looks like business forum is up!

 

[balamw]

looks like business forum is up!

MOD NOTE: And this thread is now in it.

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[Greencardman]

Thanks! You're awesome. I've edited the first post to reflect that we now have an awesome App Store Business, Legal and Marketing forum. Thanks everyone for making it happen!

 

[Greencardman]

A quick head's-up for developers: Apple may be rejecting apps that contain microphone UI elements that look like the Siri icon. Be sure to adjust your app accordingly before you submit. Source

EDIT: Adding in a new TechCrunch article that appeared today on the problems developers face with app discovery. Apple’s App Discovery Lead On Google Is Shrinking, But Mobile Publishers Shouldn’t Be Too Worried

 

[Greencardman]

Some good weekend reading to check out: App Annie's blog post on
short-term hype vs. long-term revenue in mobile games.

 

[Greencardman]

The Great Distribution of Wealth Across iOS and Android Apps
A snapshot of the App Economy, July 2012

 

[Greencardman]

Appcelerator is holding a contest for people using their platform to build mobile apps. $15,000 first place prize and a meeting with VC's. Obviously, this is only relevant to people using their Titanium platform for building mobile apps, but maybe you're out there.

Rules here. Contest ends September 30, 2012

 

[Greencardman]

Being Featured on the App Store
What it's like.

App Developer's Cheat Sheet
A bit of lite advice

 

[Greencardman]

Retina Mac Apps
If you have a retina Mac App Store App, a guy is collecting a list of apps that support the retina screen. You should submit your app.

Developers take a stand against pay-to-review app sites
The title says it all.

ObjectiveSee
Interviews with other App Store Developers

 

[dejo]

Although currently on the iOS Blog front page, I'm linking this MacRumors article for posterity's sake:

iOS Developer David Barnard: 'Trying to Make the Boxed Software Model Work at $0.99 is a Fool's Errand'

 

[Greencardman]

Two more from last week

Two articles about success and failure in the App Store

retickr: A Year In The OS X App Store
Even when things are going good, sometimes its not good enough.

How a bedroom developer's 'ugly little game' became an App Store hit
Sometimes just keeping at it can end well.

 

[dejo]

A brief but hopefully helpful article from iPhone Life:

The Making of an App: Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Access!

 

[Greencardman]

iOS 6 App Store

Everything that’s wrong with the App Store in iOS 6
A developer has some problems with the new App Store layout

 

[firewood]

Here's an article analyzing the behavior of App store reviews and ratings:

http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/05/apple-app-store-reviews-reviewers-bias-positive/

 

[Greencardman]

Flurry has released an update to their report on App loyalty and engagement.
App Engagement: The Matrix Reloaded

 

[ideallife]

So much info. Still have a lot of things to learn. Thanks for sharing.