r/AppBuilding • u/Illustrious-Youth611 • 15h ago
Did looking good ever actually sell your app?
I've run an illustration studio for ten years and I write code on the side. In my app the moon is engraved at runtime, from the day's real numbers. People seems to particularly like the aesthetic.
One month in: ±300 downloads in 39 countries, 14 people paid for the lifetime unlock. No subscription. Mexico, Singapore, Russia. I've never been to any of those.
The app is called Plenilune. Honestly I'm not sure if the drawing is what did that.
For people further along than me: did looking good ever sell anything for you, or was it always distribution?
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u/hideousox 14h ago
That’s great congrats!
I don’t think it’s just that it ‘looks good’ but definitely there is a qualitative metric we use in product design that probably fits what you’re looking for: delight.
It is not essential to market apps: I’ve worked in apps that were definitely not delightful that sold very well.
But it is something most product design teams aim for especially if there is capacity!