Phone app stores have the same problem. Here is the link:

https://www.apple.com/us/search/ChatGPT?src=globalnav

It has the exact same problem complained about here. It's full of shovelware copies. Google play, orinically gives a better answer on the web, but on phones it has the same problem as the Apple App store.

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PaulHoule a day ago | parent [-]

When I use a phone app store I am always looking for a specific app by name and often having to avoid copycat apps, which often buy ads so they appear above the real app. One thing you notice about phone app stores is that they don't put the search box in a prominent place but hide it out of the way because they want you to click on chum links to chum apps. I'd never browse the app store for entertainment or go looking for "an app for that" because I know I'd just be disappointed.

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pohuing a day ago | parent | next [-]

Google play store has a search button that's even reachable with only one hand. It's just not obvious that you can tap the search label in the bottom tab bar a second time to focus the search text field.

	▲	Ghoelian 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I recently noticed the Spotify app does this as well. Ever since I've just been trying it, and have been coming across a surprising amount of apps that have the same behaviour.

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chuckadams a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The iOS App Store has a big “search” icon with label on the bottom right that’s always there. Hardly tucked out of sight.

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1bpp a day ago | parent [-]

It's barely a search engine with no discoverability or filtering to speak of, same as Google Play. It's impossible to search for an app by purpose rather than its exact name (which will still be listed below the SEO spam)

	▲	chuckadams 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I'm not saying the search is any good, I'm saying GGP's conspiracy theory about it being hidden doesn't hold up.

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dylan604 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Browsing an app store is the only thing I feel is worse than browsing a Netflix or other streaming platform.