As any decent designer would have told Apple - and presumably did - the layout of the App Store wasn't very good.
There was a lot of wasted space, while the text flowed without any of the usual design furniture that makes it easy to read.
Which is why Apple has changed it - launching its new look in the US, as you might expect.
You can see what it looks like in the shape of Lima Sky's Doodle Jump.
Now, you see there's a bigger icon and more screenshots, while an app's main description and important information, such as What's New is highlighted near the top of the page.
The customer ratings data has also been broken out into its own area in the new lefthand column.
All-in-all then, a welcome change, and one we hope to see spreading across all countries' App Stores over the coming days.
And in case you've forgotten, this is what the App Store (with Doodle Jump) used to look like -and still does in the UK.
News
Contributing Editor
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon is Contributing Editor at PG.biz which means he acts like a slightly confused uncle who's forgotten where he's left his glasses. As well as letters and cameras, he likes imaginary numbers and legumes.
Top Stories
Feature
May 17th, 2024
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a battle royale to a console classic remake
Feature
May 16th, 2024
Behind the scenes: How adding sandwich offers to an idle merge game boosted three metrics at once
Events
Valencia Indie Summit 2024 | Europe | May 16th |
Digital Dragons | Europe | May 19th |
GamesBeat Summit 2024 | North America | May 20th |
Mobidictum Meetup Tallinn May 2024 | Europe | May 21st |
Nordic Game Spring 2024 | Nordic | May 21st |
Impact 2024 - Indie Games | May 23rd | |
MomoCon 2024 | North America | May 24th |
Morocco Gaming Expo | Africa | May 24th |
Popular Stories
Feature
May 14th, 2024
53 top mobile games in soft launch: Squad Busters, Battle Guys: Royale, Plants vs. Zombies 3, LEGO Hill Climb Adventures, and more
Feature
May 13th, 2024
Hot Five: Dubai's new Gaming Visa, April's mobile game charts, and Xbox studio closures
Feature
May 14th, 2024