Kickstarter for iPhone and iPod touch is an app that has initiated the company’s foray into the world of smartphone applications. Whether this service will made available to other devices is yet to be seen.
The Kickstarter tool for the iPhone contains some of the regular features that the website already showcases in addition to a few others. Funders would be able to search for projects according to their liking and location, allowing them to find the ones closest to them. They will be exposed to categories like arts, games, design, music, films and many more which can be filtered based on preference. To ascertain whether they would want to back a project or not, potential investors could find reassurance by watching videos or viewing images of the current status straight on their iDevices.
Backers can track the status of the tasks they are sponsoring through the activity tab which keeps adding updates from the creators in real time. Viewers will also be exposed to staff picks and details of those projects. Similar to the original version, funders would only be charged once the assignment has been successfully created within the stipulated deadline. The maker has included a feature that uses Facebook to send alerts to consumers when their friends support a project or when they launch one of their own.
Furthermore, declarations of other attributes offered to inventors have been put forth. They would be informed about pledges being made for their undertaking. They can also monitor the amount of money that gets accumulated as well as the number of days that are left through their customized dashboard. The developer has made an attempt to bridge the gap between creators and backers by increasing the level of interaction. Inventors can directly upload pictures and videos taken from their Apple phones or devices which would be accessible to the supporters.
The company has attempted to make the utility as user-friendly as possible, but it is unclear as to whether it can substitute the website entirely. Previous successful projects that have been facilitated by the company include VLC for Windows 8 and the Pebble e-Paper watch for iPhone as well as Android.
Kickstarter for iPhone can be downloaded from iTunes and the App Store free of charge.