App Store Query by Third Party, but for How Long

September 3, 2009

I find the search function in iTunes pretty bad. I know that some of my readers are Macaholics, but the iTunes’s search system is useless. But if I thought the the iPhone / iTouch App Store finding methods are in my opinion even less functional. You can try the new App Store search engine Uquery.com. I ran some tests and found it more suitable to my search needs. Type a query and the system drops down a list of suggested search phrases. I don’t use this feature, but I know from my research that some users love the training wheels. I ran one of my test queries for card games. Here’s the result list, and I want to say that I was pleased with the useful touches like price clustering and the right hand rail’s list of recent applications.

My question, “Will Apple cut this service off at the knees?” An outfit that nukes Google Voice is one that can move in unexpected directions.

Stephen Arnold, September 3, 2009

Written by Stephen E. Arnold · Filed Under Mobile, News, Search, Vertical search

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One Response to “App Store Query by Third Party, but for How Long”

richr on September 11th, 2009 11:58 am

There is also app search site

http://appexplorer.com/

which adds star rankings, price history, new app and price change alerts, and a few other handy tidbits.

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Stephen E. Arnold monitors search, content processing, text mining and related topics from his high-tech nerve center in rural Kentucky. He tries to winnow the goose feathers from the giblets. He works with colleagues worldwide to make this Web log useful to those who want to go "beyond search". Contact him at sa [at] arnoldit.com. His Web site with additional information about search is arnoldit.com.