how do you spy on your competitors?

[shariq]

Hey folks..

How do you find out how your competitor's app is getting reviews/downloads, etc?

There are so many tools for website - like alexa, quantcast, spyfu, keywordspy, etc.

But what about apps? I mean I can search the app name and see which sites reviewed them. But there's got to be a better way to do competitive research for apps

Any ideas?

[mr.Ugly]

of course this is super secret.. and i post this only here exclusive on touch arcade.. again its super secret spying stuff.. but if you follow thoose 4 steps youre opportunities are pretty much unlimited..

Secret Spy Ressources!

please use this information with absolute discretion.

cheers and good luck!

[lolzappan]

Originally Posted by mr.Ugly

of course this is super secret.. and i post this only here exclusive on touch arcade.. again its super secret spying stuff.. but if you follow thoose 4 steps youre opportunities are pretty much unlimited..

Secret Spy Ressources!

please use this information with absolute discretion.

cheers and good luck!

Muahahahaha

On a more serious note, I don't really know how you "spy" but if you want to track their performance app annie is a good bet.

[Therealtrebitsch]

In Distimo you can set up to 5 competitors for direct comparing in ranking.
It is not much of a spying, but a nice thing anyway.

[stonery]

Hmmm... I will ask ppl to give 1 star review to them, lol

[ImStrapped]

Distimo is great for tracking your own items and staying aware of those around you.

[aviadbd]

Originally Posted by mr.Ugly

of course this is super secret.. and i post this only here exclusive on touch arcade.. again its super secret spying stuff.. but if you follow thoose 4 steps youre opportunities are pretty much unlimited..

Secret Spy Ressources!

please use this information with absolute discretion.

cheers and good luck!

Brilliant :-)

[AlienSpace]

Originally Posted by shariq

How do you find out how your competitor's app is getting reviews/downloads, etc?

I dont worry about my competitors, I let my competitors worry about me.

[u2elan]

Yeah, agreed.

If I have any competitors, I certainly don't know who they are.

I'd much rather not worry about that stuff and instead focus on making great games.

[Sinecure Industries]

Agreed. Focus on making your own stuff great and don't worry about others.