Ask HN: Should you update an iOS app for just 1 minor bug?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7682541

by good-citizen • 12 years ago

1 5 12 years ago

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We found a very small bug in our iOS app. Is it worth notifying all your users to download the new version or wait for the next time you are releasing a feature? that is, our next scheduled release might be months and months away.

andymoe2• 12 years ago

Update. It shows you give a crap and can help your rankings.

dennyzhang• 12 years ago

Sorry, I don't quite understand your point.

If it's very trivial, I shall wait for later release. Appstore display "customer review" for current version first, then all version. This means updating will flush out the customers review and rating for current version.

andymoe2• 12 years ago

A steady stream of updates, all things being equal, helps your apps visibility etc. One for instance...Every time you update a bunch of sites that scape the app store publish that your app was updated and drive a bit of traffic etc.

jesusmichael• 12 years ago

Software Marketing 101...

"We just released a major update to our industry leading <app name here> app. It's addressed some of the security issues caused by the heartbleed bug and <whatever scare tactic you want to use here>."

I hope you planted some ad code in there to make you some extra bucks...

Ask HN: Should you update an iOS app for just 1 minor bug?

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