Monday, 11 April 2016

I released a silly app the other day. It's mostly for experience and fun, but I also think it could make some money. How do I get people to see it?

 

Originally, the idea for the app came from a friend. He really wanted to be able to photoshop the iconic Michael Jordan Crying face onto his pictures on his phone. There were already two apps for this but they either didn't work or were just really badly done. So over the following month I created FacePaste for iOS. In the end, I added 35 celebrity faces and 150 stickers for users to mess with. There are similar apps out there that have become mildly successful, and I believe mine is worth even more - as silly as the app is.

So what's the best way to get people to hear about it/download it? The MJ face is huge on Twitter right now, and this fits the trend perfectly. Do I message big accounts on Twitter that make pictures like this and tell them my app will make their life easier? (Rather than having to get on the computer).

There is a watermark on created pictures that goes away with IAP to help spread its existence if someone wanted to share their picture. Right now (day 3) it is making about $5 a day. I obviously do not expect much at all, it was a fun project for this semester at college and for experience in the end. However I still want to make the most that it is worth.



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