[Android Apps and Games] Skyica:
Changelog

Only notable changes are listed, and no bug fiixes. For more details see the release notes history, available from the About dialog.

AppQuery 1.0 - Sep 21, 2022

App Finder was published under the name AppQuery.

It was released in the United States with data for the US only.

About 1.5 million apps were indexed.

AppQuery 1.2 - Dec 22, 2022

AppQuery was now available worldwide with local data for all countries/regions supported by Google Play.

About 2.2 million apps were now indexed.

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App Finder 1.0.x: Mar 31, 2023 - Jan 28, 2024

Many new filters, sort options, and search operators. New result list data and layout improvements. Much more comprehensive indexing of Google Play.

1.0.0: Sign-in is not required anymore.

1.0.1: Results can now be exported as spreadsheet with links to Google Play.

1.0.3: Feature graphics are now included with the screenshots.

1.0.4: Result list layout has been improved.

1.0.5: New display options: Allow screen rotation, hide status / navigation bar.

1.0.6: The privacy policy has been updated to explain the collection and usage of user data in greater detail. No substantial changes were made.

1.0.7: There is now a filter for the minimally required Android version, and it is shown in the details pages and optionally the result list.

1.0.8: For more clarity, the less important filters are now hidden by default.

1.0.9: World-average user rating is now shown for apps without country-average rating, can be shown instead of or in addition to country-average rating, and can be used for filter and sort.

1.0.9: For high ratings, two decimals can now be shown. The number of downloads is now shown with two significant digits.

1.0.10: There are now links available to show the apps on the Google Play website, which makes it possible to change the language to see reviews in another language.

1.0.11: Devices without Google Play services are now supported.

1.0.12: 1-pane landscape layout is now supported for larger font on phones.

1.0.14: Lists of the global and all local user ratings are now available.

1.0.14: There are now search operators for app name and developer name

1.0.15: There is now a filter for Play Pass apps and games, and these are marked in the result list.

1.0.15: There is now a filter for the target API, and an option to show the target API in the result list

1.0.16: There is now a dark theme.

1.0.16: Important data is now updated much more frequently from Google Play

1.0.16: The user guide and other help has been significantly improved

1.0.17: About 3.7 million apps were now indexed

(Here, App Finder was launched on Product Hunt for the first time on October 30th, 2023)

1.0.18: There are now extended ranges for some filters available, and both a low and a high limit can now be set with each slider.

1.0.19: There is now a filter for paid apps that are on sale, and the approximate start dates and scheduled end dates of the sales are shown.

1.0.20: The result list and scroll position are now saved, so that once can continue where one left off after restart of the app.

1.0.21: The image resolutions can now be adjusted, for faster loading or higher quality.

1.0.22: As an indication of the current popularity of an app, the recent number of downloads per month is now shown, and change of this number is also indicated. There are also sort options and a filter for this.

1.0.23: The current popularity is now taken into account for relevance sort.

1.0.24: Searches that took long priviously were now exacuted much faster.

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App Finder 1.1.x: Jan 28, 2024 - Mar 18, 2024

Tentative conclusion of the enhancements to the filters, sort options, and result list.

1.1.0: Download sizes are now shown, and there is a filter for this.

1.1.0: There is not a filter for “no ads / removable ads”.

1.1.0: There is now a new “extended” result list layout available that aims to show all important information in the most clear and systematic way.

1.1.1: There is now a filter for apps that can be installed through the Play Store on the current device.

1.1.1: There is now a filter for “default exclusions" to remove apps that are very probably not useful.

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App Finder 1.2.x: Mar 18, 2024 -

New paid plans at significantly lower prices. Various smaller improvements and new features.

1.2.0: 4-tiered new paid plans, adjusted prices in low-income countries.

1.2.2: Category multi-select improvements.

1.2.3: The scraper was improved so that Google Play is now searched more comprehensively.

1.2.3: The speed of searches that took long priviously has been further improved significantly.

1.2.3: Game tags from Google Play are now shown and can be searched.

1.2.3: Pre-register and early-access apps and games are now included and marked.