New iPhone App Coming May 18th
I’m about to release a new iPhone app on May 18th. I made this one in about a month which is the time frame I was aiming for. Given the hit-based nature of the App Store, I would rather create three apps in three months than one app in three months. With three apps in the store I can evaluate which idea is doing best and focus on it or just make another app.
The inspiration for my new app, Song Library Scanner, is the fact that the music playlists on the iPod and iPhone suck for telling you about what you listened to or rated recently. There is a My Top Rated playlist but it doesn’t show you the ratings. There is a Recently Played playlist but it doesn’t show when you played the songs. There is Top 25 Most Played playlist but it doesn’t give you the play count.
The data in the playlists that you’d want to share is missing. The real purpose of Song Library Scanner is to find the songs that you’d want to share (recently played, most played, rated 5 stars, etc) and let you tell your friends about them. After you find the songs you can post a message on Facebook. Your friends can see what great music you’ve found.
I’m also trying out a feedback form on the app site to make it easier to get feature requests, comments, etc. It’s powered by Wufoo in case you’re curious. The app is going to be free with ads. I’ve got at least one month worth of ideas about how to make the app better but I want to see what people think before I add anything.
