Total N00b iPhone/iPad Development Question!
October 1, 2010 9:30 AM Subscribe
Mrs. littleredwagon has asked about a 'customer survey' type app that someone has interest in getting developed for the iPhone.
Questions are:
1. Can you include a link in an email that goes directly to the download page for the App in the App store?
2. Can the App delete itself after you've finished the survey?
3. Can you deliver a scannable coupon/gift card via email after the survey is completed?
4. Can you open an App store account without having to provide a credit card?
What say you 'iphone-developer-type' mefites? Thanks for any and all assistance!
Questions are:
1. Can you include a link in an email that goes directly to the download page for the App in the App store?
2. Can the App delete itself after you've finished the survey?
3. Can you deliver a scannable coupon/gift card via email after the survey is completed?
4. Can you open an App store account without having to provide a credit card?
What say you 'iphone-developer-type' mefites? Thanks for any and all assistance!
Best answer: 1. Can you include a link in an email that goes directly to the download page for the App in the App store?
Yes.
2. Can the App delete itself after you've finished the survey?
No, but you can have the App mark itself as used and when run again it can simply say something like "Thanks for taking this survey. You can delete this app now." I'm not sure that would be the best design, though. You'd have to make a different app for every survey. Better to make one app where people entered a short survey code to pull down the right survey. That way the app is reusable.
3. Can you deliver a scannable coupon/gift card via email after the survey is completed?
Sure, but that would be a back-end feature, not part of the app per se.
4. Can you open an App store account without having to provide a credit card?
Yes, as mentioned above.
posted by jedicus at 9:46 AM on October 1, 2010
Yes.
2. Can the App delete itself after you've finished the survey?
No, but you can have the App mark itself as used and when run again it can simply say something like "Thanks for taking this survey. You can delete this app now." I'm not sure that would be the best design, though. You'd have to make a different app for every survey. Better to make one app where people entered a short survey code to pull down the right survey. That way the app is reusable.
3. Can you deliver a scannable coupon/gift card via email after the survey is completed?
Sure, but that would be a back-end feature, not part of the app per se.
4. Can you open an App store account without having to provide a credit card?
Yes, as mentioned above.
posted by jedicus at 9:46 AM on October 1, 2010
Best answer: Why build a native app at all? This seems like an excellent use for a web application. On the plus side, it could be usable by all sorts of devices, including iOS, Android, desktops/laptops, etc.
posted by Alterscape at 10:06 AM on October 1, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by Alterscape at 10:06 AM on October 1, 2010 [3 favorites]
Why build a native app at all? This seems like an excellent use for a web application. On the plus side, it could be usable by all sorts of devices, including iOS, Android, desktops/laptops, etc.
This is a good point. Unless the survey really needs to be able to do something that can easily be done in a phone browser (e.g., playing sounds is a bit tricky, I think), you may be better off with a web app.
posted by jedicus at 10:48 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
This is a good point. Unless the survey really needs to be able to do something that can easily be done in a phone browser (e.g., playing sounds is a bit tricky, I think), you may be better off with a web app.
posted by jedicus at 10:48 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
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2. No, the user has to delete it him/herself.
3. Yes, you can deliver a scannable coupon/gift card via email. It is just that you will have to set up a way of doing so, such as sending a server a notification that the survey has been completed.
4. Yes, you can open an App Store account without having to provide a credit card. You can either do so by adding a gift card, or by having a coupon code for a free music track (you can find these on RetailMeNot.com).
posted by antgly at 9:43 AM on October 1, 2010