Bug: When I'm logged in, https://kickfolio.com/chirag/tip-of-my-tongue and https://kickfolio.com/chirag/ktype show "We're sorry, but something went wrong."
Also, is there any way for someone to claim their own app? I test added 'Angry Birds' to my portfolio and it worked. What if someone else adds my app?
Preview view is a good idea - will see about how we can implement it.
We're planning on adding a dispute resolution process for apps. One of the use cases we've identified is that a business might want to feature an app as a marketing tool, while the freelancer who made it might want it as a portfolio tool. Automatic verification doesn't seem possible, so we're currently building a manual dispute resolution process.
One concern I would have would be that apps are now usable outside of the device. If you have a paid app are you opening the door to free usage? Say you have a specialized calculator of some sort. Now anyone can use it for free through a browser.
I realize that there's a cost associated with the number of simultaneous users. Maybe that's the limiting mechanism.
Also:
https://www.pieceable.com/facebook
"We will be winding down the Pieceable service at the end of the year so we can focus on the new challenges and opportunities at Facebook. Facebook is not acquiring the company, technology, or customer data. We know many of you have come to rely on the Pieceable service, and we want to make sure that you can continue to do so even after we shut down our hosted service on December 31, 2012. In a few months, we'll be releasing an open source version of Pieceable Viewer that you'll be able to run on your own Mac hardware - we'll have more details on that soon."
Which is potentially good news long-term.
We've been in close touch with the Pieceable guys. We've been talking to them about how we can continue to run with the technology beyond the end of the year and we don't foresee any issues with continuing that integration or providing something similar. Good pick-up!
good job anyway it looks really nice!
Oh one last thing, will the bar be always stick to the top of my page? that's something i would prefer not to be on my app's page. Users do not know i use your service and i think it might be confusing. I can understand if it might stay there with the free plan but with the paid ones it must go away IMHO. that said, Good Luck. ;)
or here: http://kickfolio.com/examples/modest
Just click play twice and away you go!
(Tech is from the great guys at Pieceable).
The bar is only there if you are logged in, so users won't see it.
How are you guarding against other upstarts in this space like ooomf (http://ooomf.com) that are also bringing great design to mobile app landing pages (where launchrock et. al. don't shine as much?)
Also, any hope to solve the app preview problem in a way that doesn't use Flash so that it can run on Mobile Safarai?
Thanks for pointing out ooomf. I hadn't seen them before. I like to think every new service in this space is great validation for us. I think there is enough room in this niche for several players to exist to cater to different needs.
Great job!
1. We focus on the folio element, so you build a profile rather than marketing one app at a time. You can also explore other developers' work: http://kickfolio.com/explore
2. You can run live, interactive demos: http://kickfolio.com/examples/modest
Thanks for your feedback - it's a good reminder that we need to keep clear differentiators.
is it possible to change the url of the app? for example my app title was pretty long and would be nice if the url was shorter.
how often do you check for updates on the screenshots and description, etc? i have an update releasing in the next week or so.
android???
We don't check for updates to screenshots and reviews yet - you can remove the app and add it again. We don't like the idea of updating someone else's website if they don't want us to, but being able to opt-in to auto-update is probably the way forward.
(Just saw the other comment: Yes)
do you have a personal email i can contact you on?
In short, we're focusing on a folio element and also the interactive app demos, allowing visitors to actually try and app before the download it.
Wouldn't that be a not-so-great idea for an iOS centric audience?
We are putting a big emphasis on responsive design and we want to do the best job possible of displaying apps on the iPhone and iPad.
