As most freedom tech projects are maintained by hobbyist developers it comes with no surprise to find that the average UX sucks (Zapstore is no exception).
We need more *products* with freedom tech. More teams. More funding.
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I totally agree, but also,In my opinion, Zapstore's ux is pretty good.
Thank you
This has been my viewpoint from when I started working on nostr. Unfortunately it's more difficult than it sounds. The bitcoin and foss ethos seems contrary to productizing ๐ค
I wish to see more projects exploring this intersection. I find what @npub1dtgg...up6m is doing with Satlantis interesting
Me too for sure. It's the reason I teamed up with @Constant on his idea of a WoT based browser, it has usecases specific enough to raise funds and employ multiple fulltime devs to build an actual product.
I like how satlantis is one of those apps which uses nostr but does not require the user to know anything about it.
El mundo real se mueve con sucio dinero de grandes capitales que invierten donde existe una necesidad solicitada por millones de usuarios de quienes luego podrรกn recuperar su inversiรณn.
#nostr desafortunadamente no ha creado una necesidad que los usuarios valoren por ahora. Un dรญa llegarรก, no sรฉ si nosotros lo veamos. ๐
ยฟAlguna estrategia o servicio premium de la app para recaudar al menos una parte?
Si se viene el premium
Iโm working on some UX proposals for the โbig devsโ software in my free time. I will soon present a design architecture proposal for Start9. Software should be easy to use so โnormiesโ can get onboard smoothly without friction.
Hey I like Zapstore UX!
Iโd love to see some funds directed towards quality marketing development. Standards still apply. We are up against firms and โcryptoโ projects that have massive budgets, after all. In retrospect, marketing might even be the only aspect some projects offer.
Two birds covered if marketing also includes education.
We are launching next month
https://bittasker.com/
Para mi el problema de UX se resuelve con financiamiento, y con equipos que realmente entiendan el valor de la disciplina.
Se pueden hacer productos increibles pensados para el usuario de a pie, pero los proyectos duran meses, y hay personas que no pueden darse el lujo de hacerlo solo por hobby.
More products devs need to consider design (and user) at the outset โก๏ธ 
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That's great but I want to see more designers in product teams
Yes itโs essential โฆat the outsetโฆnot as an afterthought - well designed products work better AND more enduring
I am a designer however rarely lead with that as I resent being brought late stage to โpretty it upโ - functionalist blindness Iโm calling it - to be successful LT early stage product dev MUST include design considerationsโฆ
Agree โฆ but making a consumer grade product is also a KYC nightmare. Register with real name as an iOS developer or start a company and register with the state. Google Android developer KYC will follow soon. Want to have payments? Then KYC your users. Iโd rather build a limited web app that works for some users than sell my soul.
Sounds like giving up, I'm up for a more interesting challenge
Agree, but how to do it in practice? I'd be happy to support such projects on a recurring basis, but I don't want to mess around with payments every month, but instead "set and forget":
Hit a button "support development with 10 USD a month", automatically deducted from my wallet every month until I cancel.
Yes! That's one of the payment options coming
Did you also think about "pro" features? Could be interesting to explore...
Definitely, I already have quite defined Zapstore Premium