News on Hungarian Dictionary
Hungarian Dictionary (also known as Magyar szótár), my first app for the Windows Phone platform has been released 5 months ago, it's time to take a look at the numbers. Today the download counter is at 2200, that may be considered low, but the target audience is extremely limited. Windows Phone has a marginal market share in Hungary – still, 70% of downloads were originated from Hungary, the rest were from various countries. I've got 94 really positive reviews so far, mostly 5 stars, which puts it to the top 5% (and top 50) of the Hungarian Marketplace, making it one of the most popular free apps. There are new downloads every day, people seem to like it and use it frequently; this makes all the hard work worthwhile. After two updates the current version is 1.2 and now it includes the Bing translator that can handle 36 languages.
Usage is shared between the following device types, follow the legend clockwise...
I consider the application done, which is a great feeling because in my career it's really rare that I can say such thing to software I wrote, most of them always need constant updating, new feature requests come, redesign, refactoring, you know the drill. I must note that I'm still satisfied with Windows Phone, I thought that once Leslie gets her iPhone 4S, I'm going to feel jealous and get one as well. The truth is, in everyday use the two platforms are equally good, so for now I stand by my choice. And for the first time, I have mobile internet connection so I can use it for really useful things, like Foursquare check-ins... :-)
Update: During the past few weeks since I wrote this, apparently there has been a big boom in Hungary. Mobile providers must have started selling the Nokia Lumia 800 and 710, because since then the download counter went over 2700 and most of the new users own these devices. It feels good to be useful.
