Apptizr V2 Just Approved – 6 Ways to Discover Apps
We're very excited to announce that Apptizr version 2.0 just got approved by Apple. This upgrade contains some major improvements. Specifically, in additional to the recommendation engine, you can now discover apps through 5 other ways. V2.0 also features newly redesigned user interface with a home screen for you to easily navigate to all of the main functionality quickly.
These are the 6 ways to discover apps now on Apptizr:
1. Recommended: Apptizr uses our proprietary algorithm to bring you the best apps that match your tastes. Apptizr learns more about your preferences over time as you tell us whether you like, dislike, or already own various apps you see. Apptizr also evaluates the applications for quality and only recommends the best apps in each category to you.
2. Live Feed: See what the rest of the Apptizr community likes or owns. Discover apps you may not otherwise think you would be interested in. Add friends or follow top users and see what apps they like or own.
3. Browse Apps: Browse for top apps based on topic. Starting with the App Store categories, pick topic you are interested in to see matching apps. You can continue to browse for apps in related topics.
4. Hottest Apps: See what apps are moving up the App Store rankings the fastest. Learn about the hottest apps before they make it to the Top 25 list.
5. Top Apps: See what apps are the top ranked apps in the App Store. Filter by free or paid apps or by category.
6. On Sale: See what apps are on sale (reduced price or paid becoming free). Sort by recency, popularity, or discount amount.
In addition to the 6 ways to discover apps, Apptizr V2 also offers a bunch of other cool features:
* My Apps - keeps track of all of the apps you own and like
* My Tastes - tell Apptizr explicitly what categories and sub-categories of apps you like for our recommendation engine
* Friends - see what your friends like and own via Facebook integration or Bump if you see someone in person
* Similar Apps - found an app you like? see what apps are similar
* Sale Alerts - get notified when an app you like goes on sale
* App Sharing - easily share any app with a friend via email, Facebook, or Twitter
Here's a 5 minute on YouTube uf you want to see it in action. Alternatively, you can get it now from the App Store.
Recommend an App via Facebook “Like” button
Facebook announced their "Like" button today at the F8 conference that will enable an open and social web. Mark Zuckerberg predicts there will be more than 1 billion "like" buttons by the end of the day today. To help our friends at Facebook achieve this goal - we've added these buttons to Apptizr on all of our app details pages (that's almost 200K pages) - in the form of "Recommend" buttons.
Join in on the fun and start sharing what apps you would recommend to your Facebook friends. You can get started by going through your "My Apps" list. Tell us what you think!
See the Best Deals on the App Store with Apptizr’s New On Sale Page
Many users have requested this feature so we're glad to be rolling this out - you can now use Apptizr to find the best deals in the App Store with our new On Sale page. You can filter the list by category (default is all categories), and you can sort the list by app ratings (highest rated on top, which is the default), by discount % (to find the biggest bargains), and by recency (see which apps went on sale most recently).
We currently update this list daily and go back a full week so you can see all of the apps that went on sale in this past seven days. Hopefully you find this useful. As always, we appreciate whatever feedback you have for us.
New Twitter Search Widget & Auto-Own
We've been working hard as usual, and we have some exciting new features to announce. First, we added Twitter Search Widgets to our app details pages so you can see the latest buzz on the app on Twitter before deciding whether to download the app or not. The widget shows you the search result on the name of app on Twitter, so you can see what everyone is saying.
Another feature we just launched is based on the result of your feedback. Many of you have mentioned that when you click on the "Get It" link to download an app, we should automatically move that app to "Owned" so you don't have to do it manually. We decided to implement this feature even though sometimes you end up not downloading or purchasing the app. In this case (which should not happen too often), you can simply remove the app from your Owned list. As always, please let us know your thoughts on these new features.
Hottest Apps & Top Ranked Apps
Want to know what the hottest apps are in the app store? We've often wondered that ourselves, and decided to build a feature that answers this question. Apple provides the top 300 ranked apps in the iPhone App Store, for free apps and paid apps. We decided to build a feature that tracks which apps are moving the fastest up the ranks. You can see what the hottest apps are now, and you can even filter by category. Since we have this info, we decided to also display the top ranked apps in the app store as well. Hopefully you find this useful. Please let us know what you think!
Friends Tab launched – see what apps your friends like or own
This is one of the features many users have requested - Friends tab. You can now link up your Apptizr account with your Facebook account and see what apps your friends like or own! I know I exchange app recommendations with my friends all the time, this makes the process super easy. It's another great way you can use Apptizr to discover great iPhone or iPod Touch apps.