r/AppStoreOptimization

I recently got feedback on my store screenshots being too overcrowded and confusing to look at.
Another critique point was that dark mode is not optimal as store images.

I'd appreciate your opinions on this. Which of these 2 options do you like better? Maybe merge some aspects of each one? If you would do something completely different, I'd also love to hear your suggestions.

Thanks :)

EDIT: Reddit really messed up the resolution... Higher-Res here: https://imgur.com/a/cBu83rf

Hey everyone, I just published my first version of a small mobile game called Kick the Footballer on iOS.

It’s a casual physics-style game where you create your own opponent, kick them around, earn coins, and unlock ridiculous weapons/upgrades. I made it as a fun side project and wanted to share it with the community to get honest feedback.

What I’d love feedback on:

• Does the concept sound fun enough to try?
• Does the App Store page communicate the game clearly?
• What would make you click install from the screenshots/icon?

App Store link:
Kick the Footballer

Any feedback is super appreciated — especially brutal honesty. I’m mainly trying to figure out what to improve before I push the next update.

Yesterday was one of those days that reminds me why I still love building apps.

I launched TerraPulse, my real-time earthquake monitoring app, and in less than 24 hours a lot happened:

Apple approved the initial v1, followed shortly after by v1.2, which introduced a server-side notification system for faster earthquake alerts.

Then I submitted my first In-App Event.
I honestly expected it to sit in review for a while.
Apple approved it in around 30 minutes.

But the biggest surprise came afterward.
Shortly after going live, TerraPulse started appearing in the Weather category rankings across several countries. At first I thought it might just be the normal launch volatility of a new app, but more storefronts started picking it up and some positions began moving noticeably.

For example:
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic:** #38 → #28
🇪🇨 Ecuador: #44 → #23
🇦🇷 Argentina: #47
🇳🇮 Nicaragua: #33
🇵🇦 Panama: #42
🇭🇳 Honduras: #4**7
plus rankings in Colombia, Venezuela and other markets.

The app is still extremely new, so I’m not treating these numbers as proof of long-term traction. Rankings can move quickly, especially around a launch.

Now comes the more interesting part: seeing whether those positions disappear after the initial launch period or whether the app can actually hold and improve them over the next few days.

The app is 100% in Spanish🇪🇸

Can you help me improve my UX / give tips on what works and what doesn’t?

My app has about 250 users so far. Recently I introduced a guest mechanic where people can try the app out without signing up. For that I can see half of installs don’t try to swipe the cards and fail to create an account. I’m trying to see if I can cut that down substantially but I’m not sure what part of the visuals might be stopping them from moving forward.

8 screenshots, 20 locales, iPhone and iPad = 320 images. Around 480 files once

you export 6.9", 6.5" and iPad 13". In Figma one locale was an afternoon, so I

just shipped English on every storefront and left the rest looking lazy.

Now Claude Code does the capture , a UITest walks the app, one pass per locale.

(Set the device language and respring, or the status bar stays English while

the rest of the shot is Japanese. iPad prints the date up there, it's obvious.)

Then it hits the FrameStudio MCP to compose. Lists my templates, opens one or

starts from blank, drops the raw shots into the frames, writes the caption in

that language, sets background, colors, layout. Exports every ASC size. Uploads

to App Store Connect. I usually never open ASC.

The one thing I don't hand off: I look at the English iPhone set before it fans

out. Sometimes I open the app and fix a caption, or a font size that's fine in

English and overflowing in German. Then it does the other 19 the same way.

Favorite trick , paste a screenshot from an app whose store page I like and say

"start from blank, get close to this." Way better than describing a design in

words.

Localized pages convert clearly better than English-everywhere did.

Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ma/app/framestudio-app-screenshots/id6764189071?mt=12

Finally published my app on app store, happy! Id appreciate if you guys checked it out and told me if i need to add or change anything, ive been working for 5 months on it 🥹

Another Stupid Monday is a self-care routine where you get one doable task a week.
The tasks are based on principles from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and the app's mascot, Charles, gives a simple explanation for each task about why it might be useful for improving one's well-being.
There are 100 tasks in total.

Apple App Store: Download
Google Play Store: Download

Feel free to let me know what you think about the appstore listing.

I'd love to get some feedback on the AppStore images, spent forever on these, but still not a designer by trade, so I'm sure there's still much that can be improved!

Appstore link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/passport-stamps-travel-map/id6749786209

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone! 👋

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I’ve spent roughly 8 months building an iOS app in the screen-time/productivity space, with the MVP live for about 4 months.

I finally decided to look at the numbers objectively:
→ 2,410 impressions
→ 303 product page views
→ 50 first-time downloads
→ 14 redownloads
→ 7 in-app purchases
→ ~$3 proceeds

The interesting part is that the product itself isn't necessarily the biggest problem anymore.
I’m starting to think distribution and positioning are the real problems.

I have around 45 days before I need to decide whether to continue investing in the project, and I’m trying to avoid spending another few months blindly building features nobody asked for.

So if you were in this position, what would you prioritize?
A. Product improvements
B. ASO
C. Distribution/marketing
D. Pricing/monetization
E. Something completely different

I’d especially love to hear from people who have taken an app from the first ~50 users to the first few hundred.

What did you focus on at this stage?
I’m trying to learn from the numbers rather than emotionally react to them.