Clear to-do list app hits 350,000 downloads in nine days

updated 01:10 pm EST, Fri February 24, 2012

Title reaps over £169,000 in UK


Th hyped to-do list app Clear managed to sell over 350,000 copies in its first nine days, according to Realmac Software's Nik Fletcher. The product manager tells The Guardian that launch day was "massive," and that by last Wednesday, Clear was the top app on App Stores around the world. In the US store, the iPhone app is currently the third-ranked paid title.

Clear has managed to generate over £169,000 ($254,049) in revenue, even after Apple's 30 percent cut and a small 69p pricetag. Fletcher adds that roughly 3,000 people have gifted the app to friends. The Guardian remarks that the app has had special help from Apple, since it was at one point made an App of the Week.

Fletcher notes that an update to the app is in development. Afterward attention will be turned to native Mac and iPad versions, although Realmac has yet to decide which one will come first. "For now, we're focusing on Apple devices, although we're open to the idea of taking it to other platforms," says Fletcher. "It's a case of whether we can make it a great experience and translate it well."


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  1. MyRightEye

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    Joined: Apr 2008

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    It's really not a practical product

    It's pretty to look at,and maybe enough for a soccer mum, but the app is really just showing off some pretty GUI and serves no practical purpose.

  1. chas_m

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    Joined: Aug 2001

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    Not using it yet

    But I think it's pretty clear that it has a winning simplicity, eye-pleasing colour scheme and some genuinely clever features. For a 1.0 it appears to be a worthwhile product (I mean come on, it's A BUCK!) and might appeal to people who don't need or want a "system" but don't find the iPhone's "Reminders" app to be quite enough.

    If the thing had dictation ability I would snap it up, but I'll wait a bit and see how it develops. I think it's off on the right foot.

  1. Gametes

    Mac Elite

    Joined: Sep 2000

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    Must be nice

    To be an Apple app of the WEEK, despite doing basically nothing new or interesting. Sans the gimmicky animations, this app has the exact feature set of a "bare bones to-do list" built by amateur high school students giving the app away for free. But, it's by a great "graphic design" firm that Apple always just loves so it gets featured. Almost every app realmac releases gets featured regardless of what it is or does. Realmac is great and their products are solid, but the Apple favoritism is disgusting. "Hype" is right. $250,000 for about 400 hours of actual work? Awesome!

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