Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A...
by tTarnMhrkm on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @11:06PM
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Great tactics, thanks for the input.
What are your opinions on a user hosted store vs something like the Mac App Store or Windows Store?
Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A...
by akerl_ on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @06:00PM
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It's wishy washy. I tend to bias away from things on the Mac App Store / Windows Store largely based on anecdotal experience. It feels like a higher percentage of app store offerings are junk. Not sure if that's just the lower barrier to entry, or that I'm seeing way more of the field than I see when I'm searching outside the store.
As a counterpoint: I absolutely love the iOS App Store experience, largely because of the unification of subscriptions and subscription cancellation.
Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A...
by tTarnMhrkm on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @06:11PM
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It is really great to not have to think about updates and the purchase flow as the user and developer. That's been my biggest draw.
1. Does it solve the underlying problem
2. Am I a standard or outlier user of the product
3. Does it make it easy to get it / use it
4. Is it from a company/developer that I like
I'm obviously not going to use an app that doesn't solve the original goal. Beyond that, some examples of things that have made me go chasing for other alternatives:
1. Updating the app isn't automated -- I use a window manager on Windows where updates have to be manually downloaded and run, and every time I update I google if there's a viable replacement.
2. The app has a bunch of fluff -- I'm currently trying a couple new apps for logging infant activity like diaper changes / feeds, and 90% of the options can do the task but are covered in other buttons/options/reports that I do not care about.
3. I'm clearly not the target audience for the developer -- I use Anydesk for remote management of some Windows desktops but all their plans are clearly enterprise/prosumer-focused and I'm actively preparing for them to kill off my plan level or break the functionality.