This is a cool idea. I bought it, and I'm testing it out, but unfortunately, it's not convenient to use, for the following reasons:
1. I like that I can see the active visitor count in my menu bar, but when I click on the visitor count, it just displays the application context menu. Then, I have to manually drill down to select the views/filters that I want to see. This is a pain. I realize you can right-click on the menu icon, and then it re-opens your previous windows, but it should open on left-click, or this should be configurable.
2. There should be an option to attach the window to the menu bar as a docked item, rather than a floating window.
3. Each time I right-click on the menu bar icon, it opens a duplicate tab in the window. Instead, it should just display the window, not create new tabs without asking.
4. The metrics dashboard is ugly. In fact, all the windows are ugly. This doesn't look like a modern, aesthetically pleasing Mac app. It looks like something that was thrown together over a weekend as a prototype. We need a pretty and configurable dashboard view, similar to the dashboard displayed by GA on the website. There should be nice pretty pie charts, bar charts, etc..
I know it's only $20, but honestly, I find it annoying that such a rough-looking application is being sold on AppSumo. It needs a lot more work before it's ready for prime time. Depending on the developer's response, I may or may not keep it. It really depends on his roadmap and his commitment to improving it.
Founder Team
EraApps
May 9, 2024
Thank you for the review. I appreciate your feedback.
I agree, the app could benefit from a better UI, though it is fully functional in supporting it's main objective to present tabular GA data.
Something to keep in mind, I am a solo developer for this app which I do in my spare time along with a full time job and raising a family. So unfortunately, time is not exactly on my side. I created...
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Not ready for prime time
This is a cool idea. I bought it, and I'm testing it out, but unfortunately, it's not convenient to use, for the following reasons:
1. I like that I can see the active visitor count in my menu bar, but when I click on the visitor count, it just displays the application context menu. Then, I have to manually drill down to select the views/filters that I want to see. This is a pain. I realize you can right-click on the menu icon, and then it re-opens your previous windows, but it should open on left-click, or this should be configurable.
2. There should be an option to attach the window to the menu bar as a docked item, rather than a floating window.
3. Each time I right-click on the menu bar icon, it opens a duplicate tab in the window. Instead, it should just display the window, not create new tabs without asking.
4. The metrics dashboard is ugly. In fact, all the windows are ugly. This doesn't look like a modern, aesthetically pleasing Mac app. It looks like something that was thrown together over a weekend as a prototype. We need a pretty and configurable dashboard view, similar to the dashboard displayed by GA on the website. There should be nice pretty pie charts, bar charts, etc..
I know it's only $20, but honestly, I find it annoying that such a rough-looking application is being sold on AppSumo. It needs a lot more work before it's ready for prime time. Depending on the developer's response, I may or may not keep it. It really depends on his roadmap and his commitment to improving it.
EraApps
May 9, 2024Thank you for the review. I appreciate your feedback.
I agree, the app could benefit from a better UI, though it is fully functional in supporting it's main objective to present tabular GA data.
Something to keep in mind, I am a solo developer for this app which I do in my spare time along with a full time job and raising a family. So unfortunately, time is not exactly on my side. I created...
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