MTA subway status app
Out of context: Reply #5
- Started
- Last post
- 5 Responses
- jetSkii0
I think your presumptions are correct, many people ride the subway system, and they'll ride the same trains over and over. Limiting yourself to your niche demographic, I can also presume that those same people will also travel to other new destinations from time to time trying to get to appointments on time for work, business, school, social, play, etc... That's when they'd really need your app.
It's not much a question of moving. If you want to go from queens to brooklyn, those are the steps people have to take. Not everyone is a hipster who lives on the L line or one stop away from the city. People travel for many reasons outside the scope of what you do, which is travel from home to... and back. I'm sure many app designers would love it if the world could change to suit their application, but the sad part is that's not really a feasible solution, and your app would just get shot down.
I would rather have an app that tells me yes or no, rather than a goofy smiley face or frownie face. Especially since many people might not see the cryptic smile. Which then a nose, cheeks, color, eyelashes, might help solve that issue. It's cute for a couple of seconds til the idea just dies because I can't tell if the app even knows what train line i'm interested in. Can you believe that some people can't even tell the difference between the orange and yellow lines? It's a good thing they can read though. There's just a huge lack of consideration here for the people you want to develop this app for.
As far as improvements, i can't say that it is better than MTA's current solution because you offered additional problems which just makes your app equally as un-usable and un-friendly.