Comment by PaulHoule

Comment by PaulHoule 14 hours ago

4 replies

When I use a phone app store I am always looking for a specific app by name and often having to avoid copycat apps, which often buy ads so they appear above the real app. One thing you notice about phone app stores is that they don't put the search box in a prominent place but hide it out of the way because they want you to click on chum links to chum apps. I'd never browse the app store for entertainment or go looking for "an app for that" because I know I'd just be disappointed.

chuckadams 8 hours ago

The iOS App Store has a big “search” icon with label on the bottom right that’s always there. Hardly tucked out of sight.

  • 1bpp 7 hours ago

    It's barely a search engine with no discoverability or filtering to speak of, same as Google Play. It's impossible to search for an app by purpose rather than its exact name (which will still be listed below the SEO spam)

pohuing 12 hours ago

Google play store has a search button that's even reachable with only one hand. It's just not obvious that you can tap the search label in the bottom tab bar a second time to focus the search text field.

dylan604 12 hours ago

Browsing an app store is the only thing I feel is worse than browsing a Netflix or other streaming platform.