That's a cool app. But just having a cool app and posting to social media doesn't work 99% of the time in my experience.
For instance, I made a free open-source iPad calculator app with no permissions, no ads, no in app purchases, nothing. If you search "calculator" on app store, you get garbage calculators w/ popups or big ad banners, and limited functionality. So surely this one would do well. So I did the social media thing.
Not only did I get very few downloads, but I usually can't even find my app on the app store if I search "calculator". I get apps that aren't even related before I see mine! Although I did get ~1k downloads a few weeks ago, because I think someone influential blasted it.
Anyway, app store is a shit show for discovery, but I guess sometimes you get lucky.
Here are my PAGE VIEWS for the first week or so:
Date Product Page Views
6/27/18 1
6/28/18 7
6/29/18 4
6/30/18 4
7/1/18 9
7/2/18 7
7/3/18 3
7/4/18 6
7/5/18 2
7/6/18 6
7/7/18 2
7/8/18 3
7/9/18 0
[0] https://github.com/breeko/opencalc
[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opencalc/id1403173317
For instance, I made a free open-source iPad calculator app with no permissions, no ads, no in app purchases, nothing. If you search "calculator" on app store, you get garbage calculators w/ popups or big ad banners, and limited functionality. So surely this one would do well. So I did the social media thing.
Not only did I get very few downloads, but I usually can't even find my app on the app store if I search "calculator". I get apps that aren't even related before I see mine! Although I did get ~1k downloads a few weeks ago, because I think someone influential blasted it.
Anyway, app store is a shit show for discovery, but I guess sometimes you get lucky.
Here are my PAGE VIEWS for the first week or so:
Date Product Page Views
6/27/18 1
6/28/18 7
6/29/18 4
6/30/18 4
7/1/18 9
7/2/18 7
7/3/18 3
7/4/18 6
7/5/18 2
7/6/18 6
7/7/18 2
7/8/18 3
7/9/18 0
[0] https://github.com/breeko/opencalc
[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opencalc/id1403173317