Introducing the New App Pages Design on AlternativeTo!
Hey everyone! Some of you might have noticed something different on our site recently, and that's because we’ve just rolled out a shiny new update for our App Pages! Head over to AlternativeTo's app page to see it in action🪄🤖
We've been working on revamping these pages to make it easier for you to get all the important info about your favorite apps and to help you stay updated, all while also making it easier for you to contribute on it! Here are some of the highlights you'll spot right away:
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New Header: Now you can see all the essential info about each app at a glance. This section includes the app name, icon, a short and concise description, license models, app types, and available platforms. You'll also find all user-added screenshots conveniently on the right side, along with quick access to the list of available alternatives.
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New App Action Bar and Contribute Menu: This is where you can view key statistics and interact with the app’s features on AlternativeTo, including ratings, likes, comments, the number of alternatives, and related news articles. There’s also a new Contribute button with a dropdown menu, allowing users to help update and improve the app page information. We’ve highlighted these contribution actions with a soft purple color to make them easy to spot all across the site.
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Features & Tags: Quickly check out the app’s main features and related tags to find similar apps. You will also be able to suggest and vote on features here.
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New App Activity Feed: This is where things get interesting! We've added this new section so you can stay updated with the most recent activities on each app page, including its latest news, user reviews, likes, and even new apps added as alternatives. This way, you can see how the community interacts with the app in real-time. We’ve got some exciting plans and surprises coming to this section, so keep an eye out!
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App General Information & Comments: Find detailed info on the right side of the app activity feed, including the longer app description, videos, official links (website, app stores, social networks), and the detailed app summary. Adjacent to this is the comments and reviews section, where you can find feedback and see what other users are saying.
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Improved mobile/tablet experience: You'll notice a significant improvement in mobile view, with smoother access to screenshots, more efficient data categorization for swift access to crucial app details, a clear and easy-to-follow news & activities log, heightened visibility in interaction and contribution actions, and much more!
We really hope these changes help you get to know each app better and maybe even find your next favorite piece of software. We're currently working on a well-deserved makeover for the Alternatives Pages as well, so we'll be sharing even more details with you guys very soon. But in the meantime, we’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions! Feel free to reach out on our social media channels or drop us a comment below 😉
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Comments
The new UI is great for mobile and tablet users and is much needed for those devices, but on desktop it's hierarchy is hard to understand. I am also not a huge fan of the 'tweet/thread' lines between activities and comments because it makes comprehension more confusing.
Dope update! A lot more info is more accessible towards the top, it is kind of more practical visually as well. nOt to nitpic, but the oficial site link got more on the bottom, previously it was not accessible right away either, but hey 2-3 scrolls won't kill me I guess xD Been using this for ten or more years now, marvelous tool to navigate tons of software and services ^^ Keep up the great work folks!!!
The new UI update is meh. I can work with it, though.
No we cant enjoy it, this update breaks the website. Cloudflare blocks JavaScript blockers, search can't understand basic English words, twitter is a threat and should be label as such, etc. The new U.I is just bad even in mobile, it needs to be removed.
Not a fan of this update. The links section is now hidde and it was at the top before... Why are you guys doing a redesign that wasn't needed when there are many bugs that need fixing and features that are waiting to be implemented?
Ya truly there are many features that need to be added like ability to select Free category completely because the Free category includes Freemium as well, so here there should be two separate categories & we should be able to select between Free & Freemium.
Only able to select open source but not Free or Paid option with it so Open Source should be a separate option & we should be able to select Free, Freemium or Paid with it.
Basically there should be 2 sections in licenses first is the cost one which includes Free, Freemium & Paid & second is the license one which includes open-source & we should be able to select open-source with any cost option...
Will look into better license filters!
This is absolutely my biggest complaint as well! I thought that it was already supposed to be free and then freemium went with paid, but it doesn't seem to be organized that way.
You guys are incredible, I check this site every day! Thank you!!!
The team has definitely been putting in some amazing work. Was thrown off when I noticed the overhaul on the product pages. I had to make sure I was on the right site. Great work indeed, team!