21. June 2010 - 12:25

Appvisor - change has come to apps!

Do you know the feeling when you know exactly what app you want, but there are just too many in the Appstore so you can’t find it? You will never have this problem again because the appvisor will help you to find those apps that were exactly made for you!

Did you know that there are more than ten apps only for the city of Bern? With just one click the appvisor shows you all available apps of your current location or city. But not just that: It will recommend you the best apps of many different categories of which you can choose your favorites.

appvisor - what's new? Screenshot appvisor - Apps list Screenshot

Weekly the appvisor propose you the three top apps of the week so you can see what the appvisor community likes most. Also it shows you the three cool apps of the week that are connected by the current news and events.

The appvisor is made by app-users for app-users. You are part of the appvisor community and we would be happy about your feedback so we can improve the appvisor regularly.

Download:
Appvisor
(on App Store)

Find us also on Facebook 

Enjoy the world of apps!
The appvisor Team


FAQ

Q: Is the appvisor free?
A: Yes it’s totally free and it will remain so.

Q: How can I update the list of apps in the appvisor?
A: Just pull down the list and the list of apps will be refreshed.

Q: How can I give my feedback about the appvisor? How do I report a bug or a missing feature in the appvisor?
A: On the “What’s new?” page there is a button on the top right side where you can click to enter automatically our feedback page. Your feedback will be posted anonymously on the Swisscom Labs site. Alternatively, you can also login/register to the Swisscom Labs to send us your comments. We will take into account all your comments to improve the appvisor regularly.

Q: I found a cool app for my friend. How can I tell him/her that?
A: There’s a tell-a-friend function on the description page of the apps. On the same place there’s also the button for Rating&Review.

Q: How can I choose my favorite categories?
A: Go to the settings page. There you will find a Categories-button. Just click it and choose your favorites. It’s exactly the same with your location.

Q: How can I find the apps of my city?
A:  On the categories scrollbar you will find the different cities.

Q: Are the apps displayed on the appvisor the same as on the Appstore?
A: Yes and No. We make sure that we propose only the apps that are relevant to Switzerland.

Q: I am an app developer and I want to get my app listed on the appvisor. How do I proceed?
A: Please contact us at group.appvisor-promotion@swisscom.com with your contact information and the name of your app. We will get in touch with you promptly.


Dear appvisors

We’d like to update you all on the feedback that we have received from you all since mid-august. Thanks again for all your comments!

Enjoy the world of apps!

The appvisor team

Date rating title text
03.10.10 2    
03.10.10 2    
02.10.10 5 local.ch Chers collègues,votre application Appvisor est très bien.

Il me paraîtrait judicieux que l'application local.ch soit aussi dans les catégories : Meilleures app, Recommandé, Essentiel

30.09.10 1    
29.09.10 5    
26.09.10 5    
26.09.10 5    
21.09.10 5    
19.09.10 3    
16.09.10 4 Sympa comme app Une app utile pour découvrir les applications qui sont "proches" de nous.

Une suggestion d'application? Datasport!

15.09.10 5    
14.09.10 5   Super App! Auf so was hab ich schon lange gewartet!
09.09.10 5   I installed more apps in One Hour than i did since i possess this phone (i.e. 6 Months)
07.09.10 5    
05.09.10 3 ZKB fehlt noch  
04.09.10 4    
03.09.10 5    
02.09.10 3    
29.08.10 1 Uneeded What is the difference with the app store ?  Geolocalzation recommendations ?   OK but I m pretty sure Apple will integrate it in one of the next release of genius.
28.08.10 5    
25.08.10 5    
25.08.10 4    
23.08.10 4    
20.08.10 1 A quoi a sert? Appvisor?
18.08.10 5    
18.08.10 3 Feedback Très lent mais bien.
18.08.10 5    
18.08.10 3 iphobe 4 bitte grafiken fürs iphone 4 updatrn, sonst siehts schäbig aus(zb. navigation unten)

gruss

beni

14.08.10 2 Najaa... Nette App, aber ob sie wirklich nützlich ist?! 


Sie preisen die alte Blick-App an, die im App-Store gar nicht mehr erhältlich ist. Da frage ich mich natürlich woher Sie die Daten in Appvisor nehmen und ob Sie diese manuell redigieren?

13.08.10 2 Dankre swisscon :-( Once again, this is almost greman only...

I remind all that this isn't the only language of Switzerland !!

13.08.10 3    

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Total votes: 20

32 Comments

I never tried the appvisor before and I hope it as effective as you say it is, time is money and saving time can make a world of difference for a busy customer. I'll try to install it with the new exe file extension, there shouldn't be any problems here, thanks for sharing!

Welcome to 2011 with the version 1.5 of the appvisor: download it now!!!

Your feedback is most welcome!

 

the appvisor team

Last part of the race for the Swisscom champion final! Vote for us because all your support counts!!!

Cheers,

 

The appvisor team.

Dear appvisors,

some of you are discovering us for the first time so feel free to give us some feedback in your mother tongue and we'll be glad to get back to you!

Enjoy the world of apps!

The appvisor team

Dear appvisors,

We are glad to announce that the Swisscom appviso was selected to be a finalist of the Swisscom Champion contest '2010! We are very happy about your continuous support and feedback!

Enjoy the world of apps!

The appvisor team.

 

 

The appvisor is now avalable worldwide! Hello to all appvisors aroudn the world who want to find the best apps when they come to Switzerland!

 

Cheers,

Xavier

Dear appvisors, we recommend you to upgrade your iPhone to IOS 4.1 for improved performance. Thanks for your support!

Enjoy the world of apps!

The appvisor team.

Hi everyone,

Taking into account your feedback, we are preparing a small update to fix some issues and enhance the graphics for the iPhone 4 device. Stay tuned!

The appvisor Team.

Dear Cyrill,

Our priority right now is to deliver the appvisor for iPhone and Google Android in 2010. Other systems like Windows Mobile 7 and Blackberry might come later according to customer demand.

Best regards,

The appvisor team

 

 

 

 

Hi everyone!

We would like to know what you think of the categories scrolbar on the apps screen as some customers are experiencing some problems with it: can you all see all the categories and locations displayed? It the scrollbar reacting fast enough? Kindly let us know, we might change it for something else.

 

Enjoy the world of apps!

The appvisor team.

Hi Xaaav & team,

I would like to report a trouble I found while using appvisor:

I'm using an iPhone 3GS in iOS 3.1.3 and appvisor crashes when I want to comment an app. I can rate it and select the number of stars but after, if I want to comment and I go on "Title", the app crashes.

Best regards

Greg

Dear Greg,

We are investigating this crash. In the meantime, you may want to uninstall and reinstall the appvisor, ti sometimes does the trick!

Cheers,

the appvisor team.

 

*** Rating. Title: "Alerts" Review: "Ich finde es ziemlich verwirrend, dass bei neuen Apps zwar der SMS Ton ertönt, ich dann aber keinerlei Nachricht erhalte, wieso. Ein zusätzlicher Alert wäre hilfreich.
Ansonsten hilft die App, etwas den Überblick über die inzwischen zahlreichen Apps im Store zu behalten." sent by Anonymous in Bern on 11.08.08 08:07 from the appvisor client

***** rating from Anonymous on 05/08/2010 - submitted by direct feedback from the appvisor on the iPhone

***** rating from Anonymous on 05/08/2010 - submitted by direct feedback from the appvisor on the iPhone

***** rating from Anonymous on 02/08/2010 - submitted by direct feedback from the appvisor on the iPhone

**** rating from Anonymous on 31/07/2010 - submitted by direct feedback from the appvisor on the iPhone

**** rating from Anonymous on 26/07/2010 - submitted by direct feedback from the appvisor on the iPhone

***** rating from Anonymous on 25/07/2010 - submitted by direct feedback from the appvisor on the iPhone

***** rating from Anonymous on 23/07/2010 - submitted by direct feedback from the appvisor on the iPhone

That's a pretty cool and promising app. One user experience issue that annoys me a bit at the moment :
I use the french version of Appvisor but when I want to read the details of an app, the description is displayed in German even if on the appstore this app has a valid description in French, German, English...
Do you plan to fix that?

And finally a question: how is the "local" characteristic of an app is defined?

Keep on going & long life to Appvisor :)

Greg

Hi Greg,

Yes we are going to support multiple text descriptions in the near future so you should see app descriptions in your language. We hope to get this done very soon.

We define local apps based on your current geolocation or your default location in a given radius. If you have found any inconsistencies, feel free to use the feedback channel to tell us and we will look into it. Thanks for the great feedback!!!

Cheers,

XaaaV

*** Rating. Title: "Bereits installierte Apps" Review: "Gute Idee, aber es wäre noch nett, wenn die bereits installierten Apps als solche markiert oder ausgeblendet würden." sent by Anonymous in Bern on 27.07.10 08:30 from the appvisor client

***** Rating. Title: "Thank you" Review: "Great peace for mind" sent by Anonymous in Zürich on 21.07.2010 11:33 from the appvisor client

Hi

Thanks for the article! Is there also an Android version of Appvisor?

Cheers,

Zoder

*** rating from Anonymous on 18/07/2010 - submitted by direct feedback from the appvisor on the iPhone