u/Lazy-Throat-4537

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for honest feedback on my iOS app called Echo.

The goal is to help people rediscover old memories from their photo library and preserve the stories behind them through notes and voice recordings.

I'm not looking for downloads just to increase my numbers.

I'm looking for real feedback.

What confused you?

What would you improve?

Would you keep using it after the first week?

I'd really appreciate any honest criticism.

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/echo-photo-memory-journal/id6775021634

Hi everyone,

I’m the developer of Echo, and I’d really appreciate honest feedback from people who enjoy photography, journaling, or simply looking back at old memories.

I built Echo because I realized something about my own photo library.

Like most people, I have thousands of photos. But I almost never revisit them. Amazing memories slowly disappear because newer photos keep pushing them further down.

Scrolling through years of photos manually just isn’t something I ever do.

So I built Echo.

Instead of showing you your latest pictures, Echo resurfaces memories from previous years every day and lets you preserve the story behind them with notes or voice recordings.

What Echo offers
- Daily photo memories from previous years
- Attach notes to every memory
- Record voice memories
- Timeline of your memories
- Map view of places you’ve been
- Completely private
- No account required
-,No ads
-Zero data collection
- Supports 87 languages
-?Built natively for iPhone

Everything stays on your device. Your photos are never uploaded to my servers because there aren’t any.

I’ve spent months building and refining it, but I’m sure there are still things I can improve.

I’d genuinely love your feedback.

Some questions:
Would you actually use something like this?
What’s the first thing that confuses you?
What feature would make you open the app every day?
Is there anything that would stop you from installing it?

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/echo-photo-memory-journal/id6775021634

Thanks for reading. I’ll be around to answer any questions and I’d really appreciate honest criticism.

I’ve been working on my first iOS app for months, and honestly I’m starting to question whether I’m missing something obvious.

How to market my app when i don't have revenue yet ?

I have tried ASO and posts in the SM

Here’s everything I’ve done so far:
- The app itself supports 87 languages.
- I localized the entire App Store page into every language Apple allows (40+ locales).

Localized:
- App name
- Subtitle
- Description
- Promotional text
- Keywords
- “What’s New” for every update
- In-app purchase names and descriptions
- Created App Preview videos.
- Designed custom screenshots.
- The app collects zero user data.

I spent a ridiculous amount of time researching ASO and optimizing keywords for every locale instead of simply translating them.
I’ve also promoted it multiple times on LinkedIn and X.

Despite all of that, these are my numbers:
1.9k App Store impressions
462 product page views
49 first-time downloads
~6% conversion rate
Less than 50 active users

At this point I’m starting to wonder if ASO alone just isn’t enough anymore for brand-new apps.

For those of you who’ve launched apps recently:
What would you improve first?
Is there anything obvious that I’m overlooking?
Is the problem simply the lack of initial momentum?
Or is the Photo & Video category just incredibly difficult to break into?

I’m genuinely looking for honest feedback because I’ve reached the point where I don’t know what else to optimize.
If seeing the App Store page would help you spot any issues, here’s the link:

https://apps.apple.com/app/echo-photo-memory-journal/id6775021634

I’ve been working on my first iOS app for months, and honestly I’m starting to question whether I’m missing something obvious.

Here’s everything I’ve done so far:
- The app itself supports 87 languages.
- I localized the entire App Store page into every language Apple allows (40+ locales).

Localized:
- App name
- Subtitle
- Description
- Promotional text
- Keywords
- “What’s New” for every update
- In-app purchase names and descriptions
- Created App Preview videos.
- Designed custom screenshots.
- The app collects zero user data.

I spent a ridiculous amount of time researching ASO and optimizing keywords for every locale instead of simply translating them.
I’ve also promoted it multiple times on LinkedIn and X.

Despite all of that, these are my numbers:
1.9k App Store impressions
462 product page views
49 first-time downloads
~6% conversion rate
Less than 50 active users

At this point I’m starting to wonder if ASO alone just isn’t enough anymore for brand-new apps.

For those of you who’ve launched apps recently:
What would you improve first?
Is there anything obvious that I’m overlooking?
Is the problem simply the lack of initial momentum?
Or is the Photo & Video category just incredibly difficult to break into?

I’m genuinely looking for honest feedback because I’ve reached the point where I don’t know what else to optimize.
If seeing the App Store page would help you spot any issues, here’s the link:

https://apps.apple.com/app/echo-photo-memory-journal/id6775021634

I’ve been working on my first iOS app for months, and honestly I’m starting to question whether I’m missing something obvious.

Here’s everything I’ve done so far:
- The app itself supports 87 languages.
- I localized the entire App Store page into every language Apple allows (40+ locales).

Localized:
- App name
- Subtitle
- Description
- Promotional text
- Keywords
- “What’s New” for every update
- In-app purchase names and descriptions
- Created App Preview videos.
- Designed custom screenshots.
- The app collects zero user data.

I spent a ridiculous amount of time researching ASO and optimizing keywords for every locale instead of simply translating them.
I’ve also promoted it multiple times on LinkedIn and X.

Despite all of that, these are my numbers:
1.9k App Store impressions
462 product page views
49 first-time downloads
~6% conversion rate
Less than 50 active users

At this point I’m starting to wonder if ASO alone just isn’t enough anymore for brand-new apps.

For those of you who’ve launched apps recently:
What would you improve first?
Is there anything obvious that I’m overlooking?
Is the problem simply the lack of initial momentum?
Or is the Photo & Video category just incredibly difficult to break into?

I’m genuinely looking for honest feedback because I’ve reached the point where I don’t know what else to optimize.
If seeing the App Store page would help you spot any issues, here’s the link:

https://apps.apple.com/app/echo-photo-memory-journal/id6775021634