Users Buying iPhone Applications based on thier Icons? – [Briefly]

Sep 03, 2008 Comments by Arron

We all know the iPhone is seen as a status symbol, or a highly desirable object, but in a recent growing trend, style might just be swaying the deciding factor of application purchases by App Store users.

In a quite controversial trend, It seems users may be looking at the one thing which hits you first, when buying any application from the store – it’s icon. With recent threads popping up on numerous message boards over the internet, App Store users seem increasingly more conscious of how the application icon will look on their home screens, without actually weighing up the functionality of the application, first …

According to TheSpaz of Mac Rumors

“If the icon doesn’t look good… I don’t buy the App… I don’t want a beautiful home screen with an eye sore on it.”

I find this interesting. If you base your App Store purchases on the quality or aesthetic look of the icon, please do tell me about it in the comments section. What makes you ultimately buy an application for your iPhone or iPod touch?

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About the author

Hi, I'm Arron. I'm 19 and I am currently working as a freelance graphic designer and blogger. While managing RazorianFly, I currently also write for both 148Apps and AppBoy, and have been approached by many others. I've been into graphic design for just over 9 years now, and now offer iPhone and iPad Interface Design to developers professionally. I also co-founded our brilliant new shortening service, RFly.Me. I'm very much tuned into both the App Store and Apple in general. I like the design, presentation and clarity of a product. If it doesn't cut it - I'll tell you straight. I'm on Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook!
  • GetAFreeIphone
    really nice post.
  • Tom Glenn
    Personally I don't care what the icon of an application is. If it looks cool, bonus... If not... ah well it can always be changed using Winterboard, but I have never came across an app icon that was so terrible I just had to get rid of it.

    I go for the quality of the actual application. Usually, with a good quality application comes a good quality icon, but I would never base my purchase on the icon alone. Never.
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