1. What's wrong with SEO? People discover the app from Google. Some of them even become paid customers. If people discover and purchase what they need - what's the harm?
2. That does not affect the App Store search results. If it would have - everyone would be doing it. App Store allows a lot of text in the description, so I thought I would fill it with something useful. I've also ordered the names from shorter ones to longer ones so it looks like a mountain. Aesthetic details everywhere. :)
1. Nothing is wrong with SEO. But I expected a blog in a similar fashion as your .dev page but I was highly disappointed when all I saw where these "empty" click-bait esque posts.
2. I've seen plenty of apps doing the same trick in the App Store. But if it doesn't affect the search indexing why even bother putting up a long list of apps that could hurt your business.
Nothing but respect for the work that you do and the app you've created.
1. Sorry for the disappointment! SEO articles and high-quality thought pieces can coexist on a website - they have different purposes. The /blog slug is indeed a bit misleading, but that's what I started using initially, many years ago, and it's not even advertised on the website, so people should not end up on it. My point is - there is nothing shady about SEO articles. But I will think about reorganizing the site to better separate the articles.
2. I don't see why it would hurt. If people read the description and see the familiar name of the app that they use or have used, they will associate Paper with that app. It's just a list of writing apps - Paper is a writing app. I am trying to make a connection in their heads.
1. What's wrong with SEO? People discover the app from Google. Some of them even become paid customers. If people discover and purchase what they need - what's the harm?
2. That does not affect the App Store search results. If it would have - everyone would be doing it. App Store allows a lot of text in the description, so I thought I would fill it with something useful. I've also ordered the names from shorter ones to longer ones so it looks like a mountain. Aesthetic details everywhere. :)