I Need More Than a Pretty Face

Dear Path and Stamped

There is no denying that you two are beautiful apps.

Stamped, your gentle color scheme with bold highlights is easy on the eyes, but highlights just the right things. You’ve got just the right feel about you.

Path, you are — without a doubt in my mind — the best-looking, funnest iOS app I’ve ever used. Seriously, every app developer should download you and user your UI and UX conventions in their own apps.

You are both great apps, as well. You’re controls are easy to use, yet playful. The custom parts of your UIs are simply fantastic.

But here’s the thing — I’m booting you from my iPhone.

Now, you two may be thinking, "What about Tweetbot? You spend lots of time with him, and his pretty face is right on your home screen!

The difference is this: Tweetbot is useful to me on a daily basis. You guys don’t fill any need I feel when I consider what I do with my iPhone.

Path, I already have apps to share photos and status updates with online friends. Twitter and Instagram beat you to the punch for how I share things online. I’m not on Facebook; I am not looking for what seems like a more private version of the network.

Stamped, I know most the cool places of Memphis I like to visit. Knowing cool areas in other cities isn’t super useful for me. And while it’s interesting to see what online people are reading or listening to, this information also isn’t super useful — not to mention, it can be acquired via Twitter fairly easily in most cases.

Path and Stamped, it’s been fun, but it’s time to say goodbye.

— Stephen