UK Live Trains 3.0.0
UK Live Trains 3.0.0 has a new modern tabbed interface. This will give me lots more space to add features and evolve the product. Hope you like it.
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If you use third party iOS apps, i'm quite sure you will have seen something like this dialog. It was probably pretty annoying.
It sensible to wonder why developers would put such a user hostile interruption into an app, could it be that important for them to have their ego stroked by people telling them how wonderful their design and programming is?
Lets look at some data, here is what happened to RSSRadio downloads after the 4.0.1 release and the app rating was reset to zero:
Downloads dropped dramatically.
Now thats not ideal from a revenue point of view, but its actually a lot worse if it continues for any length of time. The App Store® uses downloads and ratings not only to place apps in top lists but also to place apps in search results, a prolonged period of low downloads will cause the app to drop in search results which will cause downloads to drop further which will... well, you get the idea...
Not having that magic 5 ratings which get your stars to appear could easily turn a viable app into a not viable one. Not a great incentive for developers to release a new version is it?
So, when you rate or review an app, you doing so will help keep an app you use (and maybe rely on) developed and maintained on the App Store® and it only costs you 20 seconds of your day. Thats not such a bad deal.
Testers Needed
I'm working on some nice updates for some of my apps and am looking for beta testers.
If you are a user of Dictaphone, UK Train Times, or RSSRadio. Drop me a line support@dorada.co.uk
Dictaphone Update Brings High Quality Professional Transcription and More...
Dictaphone 1.5 is now available on the AppStore®, bringing 2 important new features with it.
Transcription
You can now send your audio files to be transcribed to text.
To implement this feature i've teamed up with one of the most professional transcription services - dictate2us. They use professional transcribers based on secure equipment locally in their offices, bringing guaranteed privacy and a high quality of service.
Dictaphone transfers files to the service using industry standard web encryption, further ensuring the privacy of your data.
This service is available immediately for English, and will rapidly expand to other languages.
Undo Delete
I get far too many people emailing me explaining that they have deleted an audio file by mistake, and how can they get it back.
Now by shaking your device, you can get back your last deleted audio file!