Why 88% of app users abandon apps (and how to fix it)

Hi, I am the developer behind justRead, an EPUB reader for iOS. After 15 years building software, I noticed something: most apps feel broken not because they lack features, but because they were built from the inside out—for the developer, not the user.

The article in the link walks through the problem: - 68% of users switch to competitors after one poor experience - 88% abandon apps due to UX alone

But the real issue is not technical, it is the lack of user voice and transparency.

justRead is different because we built an in-app feature roadmap where users vote on what gets built next. Users go from customers to partners. When they see their feedback implemented, they stay.

The piece is part 4 of a dev series on building justRead. There's also a message to other developers: transparency and user listening aren't hard—they're just uncommon