Chimes and Bells Sounds - Most Amazing Soundsv4.0

Released July 7, 2017Redesign

iOS

The latest redesign update resulted in a rating decline from 4.5 to 3.25 stars on iOS. Users report that the new layout introduces background execution failures and intrusive advertisements. The current evidence suggests the update negatively impacts core utility.

What changed

UXUpdated the application layout

Reception

40/ 100 impact scoreNegative

What worked

UX
no_evidence

What didn't

UX
backfired
The application layout update correlates with functional regressions where timers fail in the background and advertisements disrupt navigation.

Marlvel takeaways

Restore background execution for timer and chime functionality to prevent core utility loss.
Adjust advertisement frequency to prevent navigation blocks during feature sampling.
Monitor performance metrics over a larger sample size to validate if the current rating decline persists.

Original release notes

update layout