I've just discovered...

joeallenpro · 12-22-2011, 09:32 AM

New releases in categories are arranged alphabetically by day now????

they used to be arranged by date released (furthered ordered by time released) but now I've noticed a trend of people just putting "AAA" in front of their app title so they appear at the top of the newly released lists... AND IT'S WORKING??!!

So when I update my app called "Seconds to New Year" I'm already 3/4 pages away, even if I was the absolute latest addition to that category.

Ridiculous!

joeallenpro · 12-22-2011, 09:43 AM

When I first uploaded "Seconds to New Year" it was immediately put in 43rd place that day because it starts with "S"

Giving developers the opportunity to manipulate where they appear in the store lists is dangerous and already causing (at least to me) a problem!

Promo Dispenser · 12-22-2011, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeallenpro

I've noticed a trend of people just putting "AAA" in front of their app title so they appear at the top of the newly released lists... AND IT'S WORKING??!!

It was always this way.

My app titles since the beginning:

Advanced Roller Coaster Builder
Alpine Crawler
Assault Commando
Armored Combat

etc.
See the pattern?

joeallenpro · 12-22-2011, 09:46 AM

Would you agree that this is not the way it should be done.

Basically, developers could potentially be 75% more successful on their launch just by starting their app name with "A"

Promo Dispenser · 12-22-2011, 09:54 AM

It is of course something that can be used for an advantage. It depends only on the moral of the developer.

From the point of view of a user and by common standards it is absolutelly convenient to have the apps sorted alphabetically.

However if I, as a user, see an app with an AAA title, where it is absolutelly inappropriate and it is not for checking the charge level of an "AAA battery", I immediatelly know, that it is probably a crap and don't even look at it.

I dare to say, that Angry Birds has its title exactly because of this. They probably tried "Mad Birds" and "Pissed Birds" before...

Otherwise I wouldn't think too much about it.
Most of the top 10 titles don't start with an A.

joeallenpro · 12-22-2011, 09:58 AM

TBH the quality of the app will sell itself

I suppose it annoyed me that i could spend months developing an app, but still get put 42 places behind someone who just types "A" in front of the name

Touchmint · 12-22-2011, 10:27 AM

This is good to know. Now if Baseball Stats Tracker Touch ever gets accepted I should be in OK shape lol.

Bertrand21 · 12-22-2011, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeallenpro

New releases in categories are arranged alphabetically by day now????

they used to be arranged by date released (furthered ordered by time released) but now I've noticed a trend of people just putting "AAA" in front of their app title so they appear at the top of the newly released lists... AND IT'S WORKING??!!

So when I update my app called "Seconds to New Year" I'm already 3/4 pages away, even if I was the absolute latest addition to that category.

Ridiculous!

Wow, you just notified this? Not a very detailed person I see.

bignoggins · 12-22-2011, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bertrand21

Wow, you just notified this? Not a very detailed person I see.

Time to change my app to "A Fantasy Monster Pro" =)

But really new releases is pretty useless nowadays. You've gotta have a better strategy than just being on the new releases list.

Bertrand21 · 12-22-2011, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bignoggins

Time to change my app to "A Fantasy Monster Pro" =)

But really new releases is pretty useless nowadays. You've gotta have a better strategy than just being on the new releases list.

Agreed. You need some deep pockets to gain any traction.

bignoggins · 12-22-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bertrand21

Agreed. You need some deep pockets to gain any traction.

are incentivized downloads still working well for u? I see you shoot up the free charts pretty regularly.

nanijoe · 12-22-2011, 01:05 PM

It would need to be AA fantasy monster pro to work...I know you are kidding though

Quote:

Originally Posted by bignoggins

Time to change my app to "A Fantasy Monster Pro" =)

But really new releases is pretty useless nowadays. You've gotta have a better strategy than just being on the new releases list.

Promo Dispenser · 12-22-2011, 02:03 PM

Guys, Numbers come before letters, so your app must start with 000

Even better: with a sign, like a star or an emoticon. They come before numbers

LiquidFire · 12-23-2011, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Promo Dispenser

Guys, Numbers come before letters, so your app must start with 000

Even better: with a sign, like a star or an emoticon. They come before numbers

Pluses, stars, minuses, numbers, etc. do not change the alphabetical order in the new/update release. It defaults to the first letter in your app name. For example, 1+*Flashlight is still squished in between all the other apps that start with F.

**rocotilos** · 12-23-2011, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Promo Dispenser

It was always this way.

My app titles since the beginning:

Advanced Roller Coaster Builder
Alpine Crawler
Assault Commando
Armored Combat

etc.
See the pattern?

I should've change my app name into aaaaiQuikSplash then!!

Promo Dispenser · 12-24-2011, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiquidFire

Pluses, stars, minuses, numbers, etc. do not change the alphabetical order in the new/update release. It defaults to the first letter in your app name. For example, 1+*Flashlight is still squished in between all the other apps that start with F.

Yes, but for example in Entertainment the first app is the one with the title "?" after that comes the app with the title "42" and then the one with the title "

" then come all the AAA and AA+ titles.

So you are right, if you have a letter in your title, that will determine your position, but if you have only a sign as a title, then you are the "sheen" ("Winning!")