APPSINITYStore search and browse
Store discovery is client-side filtering of one catalog fetch. Nothing is ranked by relevance, popularity or paid placement except the two fixed sort rules on the chart pages.
Open Appsinity StudioThe header search
The store loads up to 100 items of the current type from GET /api/catalog?type=…&limit=100 and filters that pool in the browser as you type.
Results appear in a dropdown titled Suggestions, or Top games / Top apps when the box is empty, capped at six entries.
- Matching fields: name, category, developer and publisher.
- Pressing
/anywhere focuses the box. - There is no pagination, no search results page and no deep link to a query.
- If your listing is outside the first 100 items the fetch returned, it is unreachable by search — regardless of how well it matches.
- A fetch aborts after 15 seconds and retries, so a slow network shows stale suggestions rather than none.
The home rails
Every rail has a › show-more arrow into the corresponding browse page.
Because the Apps store has only four rails, being placed in Editor's Picks is worth considerably more there than on the Games store.
| Rail | Games store | Apps store | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Categories | Yes | Yes | 7 tiles |
| Editor's Picks | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Because You Played… | Yes | No | 6 |
| Trending Now | Yes | No | 10 |
| New Releases | Yes | Yes | 6 |
| Top Charts | Yes | Yes | 6 |
Browse, Top Charts and New Releases
These three pages share one template, so their behaviour is identical apart from the fixed sort.
- The grid header reads Catalog with an N results figure.
- Page metrics are Apps or Games, Categories, and New releases counted as published within 45 days.
- There is no user-selectable sort control, no pagination and no infinite scroll.
- An unrated listing contributes zero to the rating term, so Top Charts favours titles with both reviews and installs.
| Page | Sort | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Browse | Alphabetical by title | Everything |
| Top Charts | rating × 100 + downloads | 60 |
| New Releases | By publication date | 60 |
| Categories | Grouped by category with a count per group | All groups |
The filter panel
Filters operate on the same client-side pool. The groups are fixed:
| Group | Options |
|---|---|
| Device | All, Mobile, PC, Web |
| Category | The top 8 categories present in the loaded data |
| Rating | Any rating, 4.0+ stars, 3.0+ stars, New / no rating |
| Release | Any release, Last 30 days, Last 90 days, Older |
| Pricing | Any price, Free, Paid, In-app purchases |
| Download size | Any size, Under 100 MB, Under 200 MB, Over 200 MB |
What you can actually influence
- Downloads and rating, which are the entire Top Charts formula.
- Publication recency, which is New Releases for 45 days.
- Category and title text, which is all search can see.
- Declared device and size, which is what the filters read.
- Nothing else. There is no sponsored placement, no paid boost, and no relevance tuning available to you.
Frequently asked questions
Can I pay to be featured?
There is no self-service placement. Partnerships and editorial questions go to [email protected].
Why does my listing not appear in search?
Check the direct URL first. If it loads, the status is right and the listing is simply outside the 100-item pool the page fetched.
Does "Because You Played…" use my game?
Only on the Games store, and only from the visitor's own history. It does not exist in the Apps store.
Developer publishing support: [email protected]
General support: [email protected]
Partnerships: [email protected]