Very nice app collector (updated review)
I’ve been using AppBox for a while now and there are several more features I’ve identified that would improve my use cases. First off, the developer HAS added the ability to select tags in the share sheet, so thanks for that (I’d still like to see the other items listed below implemented, though)!
Here are my new suggestions:
Ability to import and export individual collections as json rather than all collections at once, and the ability to import json into an existing collection. This would make it far easier to manage my large app collections by editing their json externally.
Ability to capture delisted apps into a collection when importing Apple AppStore csv data. I know the app lists import failures in its log view, but this is hard to read and impossible to search. The app cards for these could be similar to the custom app cards with whatever useful info can be gleaned from the csv file. It would be great if this process could use other public APIs to locate details for the delisted apps (I’m unsure what might be available out there, but some apps, like AppRaven, are able to list details about apps that are no longer available).
Finally, the ability to designate some other app property as the second row in the list view. I don’t use the “Detail” field for my large collection, and it’s annoying to see “No detail” on every row. I realize that app details are fetched as needed, but you already offer the ability to cache icons, so this could be similar. Slow moving fields like “Developer” or original AppStore “Category” could work pretty well.
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Suggestions from original review:
Populate the share sheet with the current settings for the selected app. It would be really helpful to see the saved values for any app on my Home Screen without having to open and drill down in AppBox.
Full iCloud sync. This shouldn’t be a manual process. Just keep everything synced up.
String cleanup. There are still some random German strings and stray Chinese characters in the share sheet and app details in the English localization.
This is a much taller order, but a full Mac version! With all my collected apps across all devices viewable and cataloged on each device.
Here are my new suggestions:
Ability to import and export individual collections as json rather than all collections at once, and the ability to import json into an existing collection. This would make it far easier to manage my large app collections by editing their json externally.
Ability to capture delisted apps into a collection when importing Apple AppStore csv data. I know the app lists import failures in its log view, but this is hard to read and impossible to search. The app cards for these could be similar to the custom app cards with whatever useful info can be gleaned from the csv file. It would be great if this process could use other public APIs to locate details for the delisted apps (I’m unsure what might be available out there, but some apps, like AppRaven, are able to list details about apps that are no longer available).
Finally, the ability to designate some other app property as the second row in the list view. I don’t use the “Detail” field for my large collection, and it’s annoying to see “No detail” on every row. I realize that app details are fetched as needed, but you already offer the ability to cache icons, so this could be similar. Slow moving fields like “Developer” or original AppStore “Category” could work pretty well.
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Suggestions from original review:
Populate the share sheet with the current settings for the selected app. It would be really helpful to see the saved values for any app on my Home Screen without having to open and drill down in AppBox.
Full iCloud sync. This shouldn’t be a manual process. Just keep everything synced up.
String cleanup. There are still some random German strings and stray Chinese characters in the share sheet and app details in the English localization.
This is a much taller order, but a full Mac version! With all my collected apps across all devices viewable and cataloged on each device.
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Great app organizer
This helped me solve an issue I had with ios default app home screen in that it limits how much can be added. I have lots of apps and Appbox made it a lot easier for me to find which app I need and for which purpose by organization.
Better
🥰
Bug
Hello, when editing the app notes to enter in subscription data, the Chinese currency is selected by default even though my main region is set to USA. Could you have an option where one selects the default currency?
Also, I am unable to edit the price when adding an app through the sharesheet. That would make things a lot easier.
Thank you!
Also, I am unable to edit the price when adding an app through the sharesheet. That would make things a lot easier.
Thank you!
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Bug
Hello, when editing the app notes to enter in subscription data, the Chinese currency is selected by default even though my main region is set to USA. Could you have an option where one selects the default currency?
Thank you!
Thank you!
Very nice app collector with a few rough edges
There are a few things I’d like to see improved:
Allow tag selection in the share sheet. This may require collapsing the collection selector into a dropdown or similar control instead of a long list.
Populate the share sheet with the current settings for the selected app. It would be really helpful to see the saved values for any app on my Home Screen without having to open and drill down in AppBox.
Full iCloud sync. This shouldn’t be a manual process. Just keep everything synced up.
String cleanup. There are still some random German strings and stray Chinese characters in the share sheet and app details in the English localization.
This is a much taller order, but a full Mac version! With all my collected apps across all devices viewable and cataloged on each device.
Allow tag selection in the share sheet. This may require collapsing the collection selector into a dropdown or similar control instead of a long list.
Populate the share sheet with the current settings for the selected app. It would be really helpful to see the saved values for any app on my Home Screen without having to open and drill down in AppBox.
Full iCloud sync. This shouldn’t be a manual process. Just keep everything synced up.
String cleanup. There are still some random German strings and stray Chinese characters in the share sheet and app details in the English localization.
This is a much taller order, but a full Mac version! With all my collected apps across all devices viewable and cataloged on each device.
Show more
好评
快速记录购买过的app 很方便查询
so good！
Super handy app，love it！Waited so long for this- awesome！
偶尔出现分享添加应用添加不上的问题
通过长按手机桌面app分享添加收藏应用，提示添加成功，但是回头打开appbox却发现没有添加上的问题，希望排查解决下。
Response from developer
你好，这个问题是因为AppBox后台没有常驻运行的原因，1.01版本已经解决啦，更新下版本就好了~
Potential
Unable to set tags for finer-grained categorization; unable to identify duplicate app additions across different categories; adding items before categorizing, rather than categorizing before adding, the latter being too cumbersome.
Response from developer
Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback and for taking the time to share your experience. 🙏 The features you mentioned — including tag management, duplicate detection across categories, and smoother category handling — are all planned for future updates. The app is still in its early stages and is being continuously improved with each iteration. Your support and suggestions mean a lot and help guide the development in the right direction. Thanks again for being part of this early journey! 🌟
