The market is flooded with quotes, jokes type of applications. I too have them and I get low but steady downloads. But I am trying to make my app stand out from the rest and I am running out of awesome features which user would like. The current features I have are:
Add/Remove favorites by pressing the star button and option to browse favorites
Option to increase/decrease font size
Text to speech option for speaking the quotes text
Horizontal swipe gesture for moving to next and previous quote
Vertical swipe to scroll and read quotes with length text
Copy quotes text to clipboard
Go to specific quote
Share quotes via share intent
Holo based design
Localization
Gesture help tips as overlay on first run
App rating reminder dialog after running app every 4 times
How about an option to give them a daily quote. Could be in app or out of app. I know some people who get daily emails with a quote from some author they really like. I wonder if the option for a daily quote by push notification would help or hurt the app?
Regarding this, I was also thinking of a quotes app, but for a small target group.
The only thing/question I have with using the quotes in my app is about how legal this is - without having to ask for permission from each of the people I am quoting.
I have found this resource - Can I Use Famous Quotes on My Products Without Permission? - Avvo.com
I think he’s pretty accurate in that article. I would be wary of using any quotes that are not old sayings and in the public domain. Any quotes of famous brands of today could get you in trouble, I think.