Freetime:Media Organizerv2.0.3
Released October 25, 2022Major
iOS
The latest major update introduced significant social and UX features, but the release is currently shadowed by search functionality regressions. While the rating average remains stable at 5.0, the limited post-update sample size prevents a definitive assessment of the new features. The net impact is neutral pending resolution of the reported search crashes.
What changed
- SocialAbility to follow specific user lists and featured lists
- UXNew notification sub-filtering for activity, recommendations, and list updates
- RetentionPush notifications for updates to followed lists and social lists
- UXRed notification count indicator added to the tab bar
- SocialDeep linking support for direct sharing of activities and lists
- MonetizationAdded 'maybe later' button to the Pro upgrade popup
- UXFixed 'Continue with Apple' login failure
- SocialFixed bug where following a user required a profile tab refresh
- SocialFixed issue preventing likes on activity logs without images
- UXMore specific notification descriptions for shared content types
Reception
45/ 100 impact scoreNeutral
What didn't
UX
backfiredSearch functionality regressions, specifically crashes and loading failures for board game data, emerged immediately following the update.
Marlvel takeaways
- Prioritize a hotfix for search functionality to address reported crashes and board game data loading failures.
- Monitor the impact of the new red notification count indicator on user engagement once the sample size increases.
- Evaluate the conversion rate of the Pro upgrade popup following the addition of the maybe later button.
Original release notes
- Follow Lists - Notification Improvements - Deep Linking ## Follow Lists Just like you can follow other users, you can now follow lists! This applies to specific user’s lists as well as featured lists found on the 2nd tab. When you follow lists, they show up on your Profile page, under Lists → Following. On the notifications tab, you’ll receive notifications under the List Updates sub filter anytime a user adds to one of your following lists. Also, if you have push notifications enabled, you’ll also receive push notifications when something gets added. ## Notification Improvements To support list following, the notifications page got some improvements. - Sub filtering (All, Activity, Recommendations, List Updates) - New notification - Someone adds to a list you are following - New notification - Someone adds to a social list you are a part of - New notification - Someone is following one of your lists - Notification descriptions show more specific text (ex. John shared you a movie instead of John shared you an activity) - A red notification count indicator will show in the tab bar when you have a new notification ## Deep Linking You can now create direct links to any activity (movie, book, podcast, etc.) as well as your favorite lists and share them with friends. Anyone who has Freetime downloaded will automatically bounce to that page when clicking the link. For anyone who does not have Freetime downloaded, they be presented the App Store. Small Changes/Bug Fixes - Bug - Continue with Apple on Login page didn’t work - Bug - Following user wouldn’t update correctly unless you tapped on your Profile tab first - Bug - Couldn’t like someone’s activity log if it didn’t have an image - Added a maybe later button to the “Upgrade to Pro” popup. It is not my intention to fool users into subscribing to pro.