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We launched our first app,'The Gentlemen's Alarm Clock', not doing so hot

3 points by brettster55 12y ago

We launched our first app, 'The Gentlemen's Alarm Clock' and it is not doing so hot. The app is an alarm clock featuring sexy women's voices engineered in a way to make waking up a bit more pleasant.<p>We have poured thousands into Facebook ads(pay per install) and it just isn't bringing in more money than we spend. We recently switched from free to 99 cents on iOS and our profit margin did not improve. The app is still free on Android due to their policies. I've reached out to about ~50 online magazines and blogs trying to get featured but the best I got baack was an email with a price quote over 10k.<p>Any insight or ideas on how we can go from red to black would be appreciated. Thanks<p>www.gentlemensalarm.com

tehabe 12y ago
Maybe sexist application are finally going the way they should: Away.
anigbrowl 12y ago
LOL sexism Has it not occurred to you that no straight male who can get a date is ever going to use this? It's virtually guaranteed to annoy a gentleman's lady friend and ruin breakfast. The only market for this is adolescent boys. Maybe you could get it featured in something like Maxim magazine, but otherwise your audience is limited. Ironically, there's probably a larger market for this sort of thing among women who would enjoy a suave male voice with an interesting accent.
- brettster55 12y ago
  The women's version of this app exists already.
  - anigbrowl 12y ago
    In all seriousness, I would compete with that or make it a template for celebrity apps that include voice overs, wallpapers, and what-not. The only use case I can imagine for this app is for getting a girl to break up with you.
- sergiotapia 12y ago
  >LOL sexism >women who would enjoy a suave male voice with an interesting accent. The irony is so thick I can spread it on my toast. Shame on you.
  - anigbrowl 12y ago
    Well, I did say 'ironically.' But I'm not saying that women are more predisposed to like this sort of thing than men; rather, that men are less likely to care about a woman's use of such an app than the reverse. Everyone likes accents, I think you can find some in-depth analysis on OKcupid's stats blog.
acpk 12y ago
What have your customers been saying? When I checked out your iphone app, it had one poor view. Personally, I'd like an app that provides me with a wake-up call with stuff I'm interested in (i.e. top news, weather, etc).
- brettster55 12y ago
  Our reviews are pretty good. Check out the android page. 4.5 stars over 40 reviews
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olgeni 12y ago
Just use Sergeant Hartman's voice.
lsiebert 12y ago
Thought you meant more like top hats and waist coats with a pocket watch from title (of hn post) , was disappointed.
- brettster55 12y ago
  'The sophisticated man alarm clock' would be fitting

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tehabe 12y ago

Maybe sexist application are finally going the way they should: Away.

anigbrowl 12y ago

LOL sexism Has it not occurred to you that no straight male who can get a date is ever going to use this? It's virtually guaranteed to annoy a gentleman's lady friend and ruin breakfast. The only market for this is adolescent boys. Maybe you could get it featured in something like Maxim magazine, but otherwise your audience is limited. Ironically, there's probably a larger market for this sort of thing among women who would enjoy a suave male voice with an interesting accent.

brettster55 12y ago
The women's version of this app exists already.
- anigbrowl 12y ago
  In all seriousness, I would compete with that or make it a template for celebrity apps that include voice overs, wallpapers, and what-not. The only use case I can imagine for this app is for getting a girl to break up with you.
sergiotapia 12y ago
>LOL sexism >women who would enjoy a suave male voice with an interesting accent. The irony is so thick I can spread it on my toast. Shame on you.
- anigbrowl 12y ago
  Well, I did say 'ironically.' But I'm not saying that women are more predisposed to like this sort of thing than men; rather, that men are less likely to care about a woman's use of such an app than the reverse. Everyone likes accents, I think you can find some in-depth analysis on OKcupid's stats blog.

acpk 12y ago

What have your customers been saying? When I checked out your iphone app, it had one poor view. Personally, I'd like an app that provides me with a wake-up call with stuff I'm interested in (i.e. top news, weather, etc).

brettster55 12y ago
Our reviews are pretty good. Check out the android page. 4.5 stars over 40 reviews

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olgeni 12y ago

Just use Sergeant Hartman's voice.

lsiebert 12y ago

Thought you meant more like top hats and waist coats with a pocket watch from title (of hn post) , was disappointed.

brettster55 12y ago
'The sophisticated man alarm clock' would be fitting