Do we want to change the title or publisher name on Google Play, so AntennaPod can be found more easily? This thread is to continue the discussion on GitHub. Make sure to read the thread there before posting here.
On Jan 2, I changed the title for German users from AntennaPod to AntennaPod - Podcast-Manager. You can find the number of acquired users in the image below. There is a general (slow) upwards trend but I do not think that the change makes a difference.
I think there is a general upwards trend, even before the change.
Definitely agree that â Podcastâ needs to be somewhere the search engine index looks. Whether thatâs in the title or tag line or ⌠(Shrug).
âAd-freeâ is certainly what I use all the time when ranking unknown apps I wish to try. And then âopen-sourceâ, but I donât try that as often because it just doesnât seem to work as a keyword on the Play store.
The new Google guidelines for app metadata do not permit putting features like âfreeâ or âad-freeâ into the title or developer name anymore:
I have a few apps on the playstore myself, so I have some first hand experience with ASO.
I would definitely reccomend adding a few keywords to the title. It defintely helps.
Suggestions:
AntennaPod - Podcast Player
(Simple, profressional)
AntennaPod - Ultimate Podcast Player
(a bit on the extreme, but catchy)
AntennaPod - Podcast for Users
(user centric, hints at open source origin)
AntennaPod - Podcast Player/Manager
(Keyword heavy)
AntennaPod - A Podcast App
(Keyword heavy)
My vote is for
AntennaPod - Podcast for Users
or
AntennaPod - Podcast Player/Manager
The Google developer account was just transferred from the old maintainer. I renamed the developer name to âAntennaPod Open Source Teamâ.
It seems the general upward trend was temporary of nature. There was a spike in March last year and around when 2.0 was released. Wondering where the March spike is from.
Thatâs a great change but I doubt itâll have much impact on installs. On Google Play we must have it mainly from âregularâ users.
Can we update the name to AntennaPod - Podcast Player, let it be for a year, and compare pre- and post 365 day results?
+1 for @keunes suggestions for renaming. We should mention that it is open source in the description, not the developer name. That should be used for ASO as much as possible.
Hereâs my search
Considering total installs (AP is at 500k apxm), which are very important for ranking, I doubt we could do much better by renaming.
I guess we would need more influencers or podcasts to mention AP if we truly wanted to gain popularity. I heard it mentioned before for example itâs recommended by Lage der Nation.
I think AntennaPod is mainly popular in Germany. In other countries we do not have such a good ranking. Given that most other apps seem to add some features to their title, I think we could do it too. I would vote for âAntennaPod - Podcast Managerâ or âAntennaPod - Podcast Playerâ for now. The title then has to be translated, so we have to add it to Transifex.
In the United States, the the word Player is more widely use
My view is that we should go back to calling such apps Podcatchers.
The problem with âpodcatcherâ is that it doesnât contain the word âpodcastâ and is not known by many of the people who discovered podcasts only recently.
I would also go for adding âPodcast Playerâ
