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Work · May 20, 2011

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Review my App - Elapsed - The Timer App for Hackers(Multi-Taskers)

Long time lurker reading and learning from the community here. Inspired to act and currently working to escape from cubicle nation. Financial constraints mean I can't quit cold turkey but realized that working on the "Next Big Thing" part-time doesn't really work either. So, I'm trying to first bootstrap my way out of the day job by being less ambitious and churning out some useful apps. Released the first, Elapsed ~ 2 weeks ago. Apple featured it as a "New & Noteworthy" Productivity app. http://www.elapsedapp.com Elapsed is the ultimate timer app for multi-taskers. Multiple concurrent…

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Long time lurker reading and learning from the community here. Inspired to act and currently working to escape from cubicle nation. Financial constraints mean I can't quit cold turkey but realized that working on the "Next Big Thing" part-time doesn't really work either. So, I'm trying to first bootstrap my way out of the day job by being less ambitious and churning out some useful apps. Released the first, Elapsed ~ 2 weeks ago. Apple featured it as a "New & Noteworthy" Productivity app. http://www.elapsedapp.com Elapsed is the ultimate timer app for multi-taskers. Multiple concurrent timers, frequently used timers saved as Presets for single-tap reuse, multiple instances of the same Presets (ex. 2 loads of laundry around the same time), editing timers while they run (change duration, remaining time etc.)... plus a lot more! Have around 600 downloads and around 20-30% of the user population seems to be active on a given day (based on ad impressions). Reviews and ratings seem to indicate that people like it. So, now the question is how do I spread the word, drive adoption and take it to the next level? Online Review sites seem to be little more than "Paid Advertisement" farms with virtually every submission being greeted with a solicitation for an "Expedited Review" that costs X dollars. I'm seeking the wisdom of the crowd here on the following: 1. The App (http://itunes.com/apps/elapsed) - What Sucks? What works? What Can be done better? 2. The App Website (http://www.elapsedapp.com) - How can I make it more discoverable? - How can the content be improved? 3. What else can be done to spread the word and drive adoption? --- tl;dr - Long time lurker releases first product - Elapsed, a timer app for the iPhone designed to streamline multi-tasking. Apple picks it as a "New & Noteworthy" Productivity App. Still, downloads are unimpressive while ratings/reviews are decent. Seeking feedback on how to improve app, website and drive adoption.

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