ProCon - Decision Maker
ProCon is a productivity utility for iOS that allows users to create weighted pro and con lists to facilitate decision-making.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the cognitive friction of manual decision-making by providing a structured, quantitative framework for comparing competing options.
For Individuals seeking a structured, quantitative method to resolve personal or professional dilemmas.
What does it look like?
Key features
Input text fields for defining arguments for and against a specific decision
Numerical rating system to assign weight to individual pro and con arguments
Automated calculation based on weighted arguments to recommend a final choice
Export functionality to send decision summaries to external contacts
How much does it cost?
The app is currently distributed as a free utility with no visible in-app purchase or subscription tiers.
Velocity
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ProCon has been inactive for 2,563 days, indicating a complete cessation of development. The app has not received any updates, bug fixes, or feature additions in over seven years. Given the lack of recent activity, the project is considered abandoned.
Who built it?
Stefan Galler
3 apps tracked · Productivity
Wave Budget
Trexpense - Travel BudgetUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews frustrated. Users appreciate simple and straightforward interface allows users to visualize pros and cons for decision making.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Simple and straightforward interface allows users to visualize pros and cons for decision making
- App fails to launch or function correctly on new devices, causing frustration for paying users
3 of 3 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for ProCon - Decision Maker
How's the Productivity market?
ProCon maintains a 3.4-star rating across 5 total ratings, reflecting its status as a legacy utility with no updates in over 2500 days. The lack of development cadence positions it as a non-competitive, dormant tool in the Productivity space.
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Key takeaways for ProCon - Decision Maker
Where is it heading?
The market for decision-support tools has shifted toward cloud-native, cross-platform solutions, leaving ProCon behind as a static, local-only utility. With no development activity for over seven years, the app is effectively a legacy artifact that will continue to lose functionality as iOS evolves.
- The 2563-day update gap confirms the app is in permanent maintenance mode, which prevents it from functioning on current iOS hardware.
- Persistent user reports of launch failures and lack of developer support indicate the app is no longer a viable productivity tool.
The SWOT
- Simple interface allows users to visualize pros and cons for decision making
- Implement cloud sync to differentiate from static local-only utilities
Next best moves
Sunset the current build because the 2563-day update gap and launch failures render the app non-functional for the majority of users → stop brand erosion.
The counter-intuitive read
ProCon's 3.4-star rating despite 7 years of total…
Read the full takeBottom line
ProCon is a dormant utility that fails to function on current hardware, and the absence of developer support confirms it is a sunset product. The PM should focus on removing the app from the store to prevent further negative sentiment.
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Is ProCon still being updated?
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Is there a free alternative to ProCon?
Sources
- [1] App Store
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