How to succeed the App Store? Interviews with developers Avoska applications (+ code lottery)

Each of us constantly performs various purchases in stores. Someone keeps a list of its purchases in the head, someone writes on slips of paper, and someone uses the application to their mobile devices. One of the shopping lists - application "Avoska" for iOS platform developers who kindly agreed to answer a few issues related to mobile applications development for Android, Freemium-distribution and of course, who better: Jobs or Cook?

Greetings! Before you begin, introduce yourself to our readers. If you want, you can talk a little bit about yourself.

Hello! We Organizy team, and you can know us by our application Avoska. This is a shopping list for the iPhone, which is used by hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

co-founder Organizy Ivan Nikitin

Well, now let's get right to the questions. Probably the most banal, but I can not but ask: how the idea was born of creating an application?

The idea, as so often, was born quite simple - it wanted to do a few things to improve their own productivity and at the same time to try, suddenly it's like and others.

First of all, we have in our families lacked convenient shopping list, because all that was at that time in the AppStore, it was either too complex, or not work at all. As a result, we have paid special attention to what seemed important for us - to in the program had a lot of built-in products and could be as simple as possible to use the program in a store (and so when everything goes wrong :)), well and to It is pleasing to the eye. And we think we have got a good idea.

How long is it going to develop applications?

The first steps were made in 2011, but in the good conduct active development began somewhat later.

After so much time you have, you can probably assess their work. How difficult was the path from idea to realization?

Difficulties were quite a lot: technical - the program had to be rewritten several times, and, for example, geographic. "Avoska" is now translated into 7 languages ​​and with some translations had to tinker quite. Especially because we do not want to give it everything in machine translation, and find a good specialist for each language was rather difficult.

How many people are involved in the development?

The team we have, as in any startup, a very mixed bunch. Someone is responsible for developing the program, some of the design, usability, promotion, support and so on. Someone with us since the beginning, someone came to help at the time. In general, we have no more than 10 people.

A version for OS X is planned? Maybe, Windows?

Users often we are asked to, so everything is possible.

Synchronization. Now it is sorely lacking. Will the new version support iCloud?

Undoubtedly.

The logical question is: Android is not considering to expand the audience? And if not, why not?

Why not. Right now we have is an active beta-testing our apps for Android, and if you have time to check in in our group VKontakte (vk.com/organizy), then we will gladly send you our application completely is free.

Not afraid of diverse versions of devices with different screens? :)

Eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing :-) But in general, of course, a variety of Android devices adds complexity to the application development. For example, we had to find and test the string bag on the 14 most popular models on Android, to be more or less confident in the quality of our product.

For example, we had to find and test the string bag on the 14 most popular models on Android, to be more or less confident in the quality of our product.

Price for Android-based devices will be the same, or somewhere to make concessions?

Yes, this is a rather complicated question. On the one hand, we know that Android users are used to a free program and get them to pay money for something new is difficult. On the other hand, if you make free - that for some it will be a signal that poor-quality software. In general, we have opened a field for experiments, and we are still debating on this issue.

So happened that in our country an application even with the minimum price accepted by users "hostility." Such is the mentality: everyone wants everything immediately and free of charge. You did not think to take the path freemium`a? For example, two lists can be created for free, and the third - for 33 rubles.

You can, of course, and so. But we have decided that simply will often arrange the sale, and we return a string bag for free. We do not mind - as long as it brings joy to people. How to make a living, we find :-)

If you recall the competitors, the closest to you - the application "Buy a loaf," which is very popular. What are the advantages of your application compared to the competition?

Buy Baton undoubtedly great. But we are 100% sure that our application is more convenient. Many times we were given a string bag for people who also tried to Buy Baton, and all eventually passed to the string bag. So, we have a chance.

Do you think you will be able to lure users to their side or not this goal?

The goal, really, is not that. Many people in the world, and only a small fraction of them enjoy shopping lists. Our goal - to prove that it is really convenient and saves time and money. A program should be a lot, as the parties in a democratic state. Only real programs, good, made with a soul - we think and "Avoska" and "Buy Baton" refer precisely to this.

In addition to "string bag" there are projects on which work is being done or can be, there are other ideas?

Ideas there, and we even tried to deal with them, but at the moment we have postponed all of them aside to bring to mind what we have.

When I first opened the application, he saw that the interface has not yet been optimized for iOS 7. whether the updates are ready to design or remain faithful 'Dzhobsovskoy "system?

Of course. All this will be in a new large upgrade program.

Well, then we are interested in, when to expect updates, at least roughly?

We are doing everything possible to keep this version was as quick as possible. But the wishes of the users accumulated so much and want to please them all at once, and eventually release applications tightened slightly. Plus, we can not afford to market "crude" product, and testing also takes some time. In general, while the exact date early.

Clear. Let us at the end to make a little quiz:

- iPad Air or Mini with Retina?
Mini - it is more convenient for shopping trips
- An apple or a pear?
Tangerines - soon the New Year!
- iOS7 and iOS 6?
Still, iOS 7
- Jobs and Cook?
Well, here, I think, with no options.

Excellent, thank you for your answers! You want something to our readers?

We wish you all good luck and good mood!

Thanks! And good luck to you in the implementation of plans!

And now - a competition!

Organazy kindly provided us with a team of 25 promo codes for free download "string bag". To take part in the competition the following conditions must be met:
1. Share this article in one of the social networks - VKontakte, Facebook or Twitter
2. Write your comments in the last shopping list and a link to your page, where it will be seen that you share the this entry to a friend.

Among all participants will be randomly selected 25 winners, who will get and codes for downloading. The contest will be held until 12:00 on 16 December. Good luck!