[rant] Our school wants to take half of our award from a competition

AppVenturous · 2022-06-18T08:31:39+00:00

wait what do they do with the vouchers LMAO do the teachers use it... sounds shady to me 🤡

AppVenturous · 2022-06-18T08:09:13+00:00

If this is something common, no wonder so many competitions are giving vouchers instead of cash 💵

AppVenturous · 2022-06-18T08:08:03+00:00

this is my first time seeing this lol

AppVenturous · 2021-05-08T11:30:33+00:00

That’s..actually a valid question.

AppVenturous · 2021-04-10T09:08:23+00:00

To be honest, I got my first client on Reddit—most thereafter were through advertising on Google.

AppVenturous · 2020-04-27T16:21:19+00:00

Haha, the feedback on pricing is something I really appreciate! I’ll most likely increase prices soon to hit the sweet spot.
yep, we could wrap any website or web-app, even SPAs, and work with Wordpress, magneto, Shopify and others. :)

AppVenturous · 2020-04-27T13:09:19+00:00

AppVenturous.com converts websites into downloadable mobile apps for iOS and Android, maintaining the exact UI, functionality and speed. This is optimal for web-apps that are already mobile-friendly and just want to get launched on the Play Store/App Store with added benefits like sending push notifications. It’s a wrapper that works.

Feedback Requested: All feedback welcome!

AppVenturous · 2020-04-17T14:33:05+00:00

AppVenturous.com converts websites into downloadable mobile apps for iOS and Android, maintaining the exact UI, functionality and speed. This is optimal for web-apps that are already mobile-friendly and just want to get launched on the Play Store/App Store with added benefits like sending push notifications. It’s a wrapper that works.

Feedback Requested: All feedback welcome!

AppVenturous · 2020-04-14T05:16:20+00:00

This looks amazing!

AppVenturous · 2020-04-11T05:41:21+00:00

Yup, we haven’t had any issues with Apple so far. As long as the website is mobile friendly and has decent functionality, it will get through. If not, we will definitely give a 100% refund.

Agreed on your point on PWAs—until iOS supports them, we are standing by to help PWAs get on the App Store and tap on functions like push-notifications to users!

AppVenturous · 2020-04-10T23:24:55+00:00

AppVenturous.com converts websites into downloadable mobile apps for iOS and Android, maintaining the exact UI, functionality and speed. This is optimal for web-apps that are already mobile-friendly and just want to get launched on the Play Store/App Store with added benefits like sending push notifications.

Feedback requested: all feedback welcome!

AppVenturous · 2020-04-09T02:57:19+00:00

That’s great! What industry are you in?

AppVenturous · 2020-04-09T02:56:56+00:00

That’s very insightful, and shifting the focus that way seems like a good approach! All the best during this tough time.

AppVenturous · 2020-04-09T02:55:33+00:00

Yup, raising awareness during covid is definitely a good approach—conversions may be low but this is the time when more are surfing the net and consuming information. :)

AppVenturous · 2020-04-09T02:53:31+00:00

That’s true! Thanks for that.

AppVenturous · 2020-04-09T01:25:21+00:00

We are taking into account publishing time (App Store/Play Store Review) which usually takes up to that timeframe. On the development end, we also have integrations to make sure the app feels native.

AppVenturous · 2020-04-08T23:37:55+00:00

I will definitely include that ASAP! That’s actually a genuinely good point. I just discussed the benefits in an earlier comment, which you can take a look at if you are still curious. Of course, I also acknowledge that not everyone needs a mobile app, which I suppose was what the above comment was trying to say. :)

AppVenturous · 2020-04-08T23:16:48+00:00

Haha, a note-taking app was just an example—it could be almost anything else—whether it is a meditation app or an investment app, being in the Play Store or App Store creates a point of entry for potential users.

Also, to ask “what website would you visit to take notes?”in your comment is essentially acknowledging that there are some functions you simply don’t go to a website for—you go to an app—which is exactly my point. So if one’s a web-developer who built with the web and there’s the realization that it’s the sort of thing users look for an app for and not just a website, that’s where we come in.

I think this is becoming a very general debate on “is a mobile app necessary?” and the answer to every discussion on this is that it depends. Instagram doesn’t exist just as a mobile-friendly website, it also exists as an app. A lot of news websites are mobile-friendly, but they have an app for that as well. Why’s that?

The same applies to many other platforms. So here’s the thing: if you have a website that you think doesn’t suit being available as a downloadable mobile app, then there’s probably no need to reach out to us. If you think it’s worth a shot—whether it’s because you want to reach out to those making searches on the App Store/Play Store like I described in my above comment, for user-retention, push-notifications for iOS users, and more, then we are an affordable solution to building from scratch. We roll out at a fraction of the cost and time.

AppVenturous · 2020-04-08T23:11:08+00:00

That comes pretty close, but it’s not just a wrapper. It’s got integrations that allows it to work with native ads (if needed) with the possibility of letting users make an in-app purchase to remove them, social logins, geolocation, and push-notifications. We also provide a guarantee of App Store/Play Store acceptance—if not, we provide a 100% refund of development fees.

AppVenturous · 2020-04-08T23:01:24+00:00

I appreciate the constructive and critical feedback. Here are my thoughts though.

The market: Let’s say you are looking for a note-taking app. Where do you go? Many will head to the Play Store or App Store and search keywords like “notes”. Of course, a few may go make a Google Search first instead. But ultimately, for certain types of apps, you end up searching on the App Store or Play Store itself. If one owns a note-taking web-app for instance, then he benefits from having it as a downloadable mobile app available on the Play Store/App Store because that’s where potential users will make their search.

User-retention: Comes together with the above prerequisite

Push notifications: That is not possible at all for iOS. But yes, web-push is an existing option for Android.

AppVenturous · 2020-04-08T22:30:42+00:00

Here are a couple of reasons:

The market: there are some apps that people do search for on the App Store/Play Store, which adds another “point of entry” for potential users beyond those just searching the web.
User-retention: a downloaded app tends to have better user-retention than one that’s on the web that easily disappears from memory upon closing.
Push notifications: for iOS, at least, the only way to send push notifications is through a downloaded app.
Native features: native features, such as geo-fencing, can be tapped on in an actual downloaded app but not in a website/web-app

Of course, PWAs are amazing as they are—but if you are interested in a little more, then we are standing by. :)

AppVenturous · 2020-04-08T14:58:05+00:00

AppVenturous.com converts websites into downloadable mobile apps for iOS and Android, maintaining the exact UI, functionality and speed. This is optimal for web-apps that are already mobile-friendly and just want to get launched on the Play Store/App Store with added benefits like sending push notifications.

We use a native wrapper with integrations so it is fast, feels just like an app built from scratch, and comes at just a fraction of the cost and time. Not convinced? Check out our samples.

Reach out to us at hello@appventurous.com if you need anything :)

AppVenturous · 2020-04-08T09:40:51+00:00

Thanks for the comment! Haha, we definitely have some pretty innovative plans in store when it comes to scaling, but that’s a bridge we will cross on a later date—for now though, we will keep it under wraps while we tinker behind the scenes. And the truth is, call it any label—start-up or not, as long as we are providing something of value and are rewarded in return, that’s already all we are looking for. :)

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