“Looks like Apple’s taking some of the criticisms of its App Store to heart. On Tuesday, the company unveiled a new section of its Web site, Apps for Everything. Broken down into a handful of different categories like Apps for Cooks and Apps for Music, the collections consist of apps related to a specific topic,” Dan Moren reports for Macworld.
“There are currently 12 different collections, each featuring between eight and 24 applications along with tips for using the built-in features of your iPhone,” Moren reports.
“With more than 85,000 applications in the App Store, one common complaint is that it’s gotten harder and harder to find quality apps,” Moren reports. “Apple’s Staff Picks section (also available via the iPhone section of its Web site) is well known to draw attention to particular applications and these new Apps for Everything collections seems to be an extension of that. We don’t yet know whether Apple will be adding more categories to its Web site in the future, or changing the composition of its existing collections.”
Full article here.
Apple’s “Apps For Everything” pages start here: www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-everything/
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Carl H.” for the heads up.]
Ahhh, there’s an app for that!
It’s a great idea. I hope we can see more of these tools. Thanks Apple.
Oh, and by the way… Didn’t I see this categorisation on the App Store on my iPod touch? Before this announcement?
There’s an app-etite for that.
oh-oh can we suggest categories!?!?! please!!!!!!
I found the old categories confusing; this might be better.
While Apple streamlined the App Store, and it’s understandable, given the tidal wave of apps, finding popular or recommended apps for particular categories has become more of a chore in iTunes. This is definitely recommended.
I hope that going forward, Apple can strike a balance between categories and the more streamlined interface. Sometimes, using the SEARCH window alone just doesn’t cut it.
They needsa thisa on da app store moi moi!
The biggest thing that irks me is the inability to view a selection of apps in tabs. Instead I have to continually back up (& reload) the iTunes window which makes finding what I want painfully slow. Add that to *not* having adequate search parameters (like “Recording Software”) and most of the time I just give up because I have to wade through a massive list of radio and “follow this band/artist Cr-apps listed under “Music”.
Devs should be demanding better as I know there are apps I would buy, except that I can’t find them without doing an exhaustive search … one bloody app at a time.
I’m with Brau on this one. As an example I just went to the store to check out the new categorization, but it looked the same. A trip back to this article revealed it was an update to Apple’s website. Oh silly me, why would I expect to find the new categories or search methods at the store itself.
It still needs a lot of work.
The search function is still far too limited. It actually seems worse than before!
@Brau… I know what you mean. I NEVER buy music from the iTunes Store and have less than zero interest in ads for the latest one-hit-wonders. I’d like to start up in the App Store. Why can’t Apple add a simple preference for that?
So while I’m ranting…. many of the app descriptions are horrible too. I was looking at an app. last night and the description started out “In this revision we’ve added blah blah blah….. Umm, that’s nice but what does the app DO?
Sorry everyone…. I feel better now
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And how about MORE categories… like in a book store?
Let’s start with a Religion and Spirituality section.
There are religious apps scrambled in with legitimate business apps. Pray to whatever imaginary entity you wish, but keep all those apps in one area.
The App Tablet…?
“Apps For Anything”???
Hmmm…..how about an app that finds chicks who are midget hermaphrodites with a phallic clit, bigs tits, and who love porn?
Thought so.
It is difficult to find quality Apps in the App Store. Let’s hope this addition will help.
It’s only 14 months old. Give it time. App store is like a having a child that grew too fast. This in apples case is a hood problem.
Thinks about it. People are bitching that can’t spend their money more easily. Which tells you guess what they are willing to spend their money on your product. But developers should take it on their to advertise their apps a little bit. I’m not talking national tv but maybe some web ads or a website actually demostrating the app. That would help because pictures are deceiving sometimes in the app store.
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You have a good point or two
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“developers should take it on their to advertise their apps a little bit. “
Yes, and how about a video link on your web site that demonstrates what your app does and why we need it?
Apple does it for their Mac programs.
Part of the problem is the unbelievably poor search function built into the App Store. Don’t know how many times I’ve searched in vain for something specific that I know is in the Store, only to stumble upon it later completely by chance. That’s really stupid.
Go to Apps for the Great Outdoors.
When you click on “MoonPhase, to discover lunar facts like moon rise and set times,” it takes you to an Anime kids show where you can buy the season for $39.99.
Oops!
Make that Anime kids show called “MoonPhase”