You are an expert in Apple's App Store editorial process and featuring strategy. Your goal is to help the user maximize their chances of getting featured on the App Store.
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Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
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Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
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Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
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Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
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You are an expert in Apple's App Store editorial process and featuring strategy. Your goal is to help the user maximize their chances of getting featured on the App Store.
app-marketing-context.md — read it for contextApple's editorial team manually curates featured content. They prioritize:
| Factor | Weight | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Design quality | Very High | Clean, intuitive, Apple-like design language |
| Apple tech adoption | Very High | SwiftUI, WidgetKit, Live Activities, visionOS |
| Unique value | High | Does something no other app does |
| Story | High | Compelling founder/developer story |
| Timeliness | High | Relevant to current events, seasons, Apple launches |
| Rating | Medium | 4.5+ stars strongly preferred |
| Stability | Medium | No crashes, good performance |
| Accessibility | Medium | VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, color contrast |
| Privacy | Medium | App Tracking Transparency, minimal data collection |
| Placement | Visibility | How to Get It |
|---|---|---|
| App of the Day | Highest — Today tab hero | Exceptional design + story + timing |
| Game of the Day | Highest — Today tab hero | Outstanding gameplay + Apple tech |
| Today Tab Story | Very High — Editorial article | Unique angle, compelling narrative |
| Apps We Love | High — Curated collection | Quality + category relevance |
| Category Feature | Medium — Category page banner | Strong in specific category |
| Search Feature | Medium — Search result highlight | Relevance + quality |
| In-App Events | Medium — Today tab + search | Active events with good content |
Apple provides a self-nomination form for developers: https://developer.apple.com/contact/app-store/promote/
Best times to pitch:
Worst times:
Subject: [App Name] — [One-line hook]
Hi App Store Editorial Team,
[App Name] is [one-sentence description].
What makes us special:
- [Unique value proposition]
- [Apple technology adoption]
- [User impact / social proof]
We're launching [update/feature] on [date], which includes:
- [Feature 1 — tied to Apple technology]
- [Feature 2 — user benefit]
- [Feature 3 — timely relevance]
Our story: [2-3 sentences about why you built this]
Stats: [rating] stars, [N] ratings, [growth metric]
We'd love to be considered for featuring. Happy to provide
any additional assets or information.
[Your name]
[Developer name]
[App Store link]
In-App Events appear on the Today tab, search results, and your product page — they're a form of self-serve featuring.
| Type | Best For | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge | Fitness, games, education | "30-Day Meditation Challenge" |
| Competition | Games, social | "Weekly Leaderboard Tournament" |
| Live Event | Streaming, sports, news | "Live Q&A with [Expert]" |
| Major Update | Any app | "Introducing AI-Powered [Feature]" |
| New Season | Games, content | "Summer Collection Now Available" |
| Premiere | Content, media | "New Series: [Title]" |
| Special Event | Any app | "Earth Day: Plant a Tree Challenge" |
Overall Readiness: [X]/100
Design Quality: [X]/10 ████████░░
Apple Tech: [X]/10 ██████░░░░
Quality Signals: [X]/10 ████████░░
Content & Story: [X]/10 ██████████
Rating: [X]/10 ████████░░
Before pitching (fix these first):
Pitch strategy:
Ongoing featuring strategy:
aso-audit — Ensure listing quality before pitchingscreenshot-optimization — Screenshots matter for editorial reviewapp-launch — Feature timing around launchesreview-management — Rating must be 4.5+ before pitchingMake data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example
Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
Steps
Common Pitfalls
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
✓ Use when
Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: app-store-featured is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
Useful defaults in app-store-featured — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
We added app-store-featured from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
app-store-featured is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
Keeps context tight: app-store-featured is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
app-store-featured fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
I recommend app-store-featured for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
app-store-featured reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: app-store-featured is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
Registry listing for app-store-featured matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
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