Contrarian Cuckoldry of Covertly
My rating is NOT due to the hackneyed YikYak comparison, it’s due to the fact that there’s some obvious organized voting going on on this app that favors a social justice narrative. I’ve had this app for almost a year and I noticed this in the first month, so I decided to post at least five posts per month. One would be apolitical, innocent stuff that shouldn’t offend anyone (but somehow does), second was a joke that was inoffensive, third was an offensive joke, fourth was an animal picture, and fifth was a social justice point. The only posts with a positive score are my social justice propaganda (my picture of A CAT got a -2 score as of writing this). While this may not be the work of the devs (I don’t think it is), this app is not fun for anyone unless they subscribe to a social justice narrative (assuming SJWs are capable of having fun). (((Echo Chamber)))
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Honest Review
I love the style of the application such as the like and dislike buttons. However I do believe that you should improve your gps location and make it to where it will show the college on the map so that you may select it as your school. Also a profile picture would be nice. Another thing that would be great is choice in background meaning the colors. Last but not least a way to post pictures and share pictures.
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Is the simplicity helpful or harmful?
I can’t help but compare this anonymous style app to a few others, like Whisper or Yik Yak, mainly because Whisper has a niché in that you make your posts over pictures that somewhat relate to your post, and in turn you can respond that way, and DM, and Yik Yak because it connects you to others doing similar things within a certain radius. Both apps had unique designs.
While Covertly is indeed simplified, I have to wonder if it is too simple. Not just in function but also in design. I’m still not keen on how karma points affect me, but it’s really not much different than Craigslist personals, and a lot of posts are about how it’s quiet and people want to leave the app. As a first-time user, these aren’t the types of things that encourage continuous usage in my eyes. While it isn’t terrible in design, it just doesn’t stand out in any way. Maybe if there were some factor aside from connecting to others, that could draw in more users, it would have a lasting impression on users.
While Covertly is indeed simplified, I have to wonder if it is too simple. Not just in function but also in design. I’m still not keen on how karma points affect me, but it’s really not much different than Craigslist personals, and a lot of posts are about how it’s quiet and people want to leave the app. As a first-time user, these aren’t the types of things that encourage continuous usage in my eyes. While it isn’t terrible in design, it just doesn’t stand out in any way. Maybe if there were some factor aside from connecting to others, that could draw in more users, it would have a lasting impression on users.
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Very cool app
I enjoy using this app because it lets me say things anonymously which helps a lot because I enjoy saying things without people ridiculing me so this lifts a weight off my shoulder plus I enjoy looking at what other people have to say 👍🏽👍🏽
App is working way faster than it used to be!
App is working way faster than it used to be, make sure that you post and refresh if you don’t see the comment right away, even though in my case everything was smooth. The app is awesome, gives you anonymity and open world to talk to based on your geolocation which is pretty accurate. I see a lot of potential and big success in the app.
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