Developers of Parcel Tracker abandon Windows Phone due to no revenue

Parcel Tracker

RIP Parcel Tracker: 2022-2012

Nosotros have to paint yet another bleak moving-picture show for one of our favorite apps on Windows Telephone: Parcel Tracker. The package tracker app was featured numerous times on this site and nosotros e'er gave it a thumbs upwardly, but plain that wasn't plenty as the app has been removed from the Store.

The developers have evidently sent a news-update thru the app to electric current customers letting them know that development has stopped and the app has been withdrawn. While current users can still employ the app when it comes to Windows Phone 8, you lot'll be out of luck.

The developers cite that near users never bought the app and therefore information technology wasn't financially lucrative enough to support it anymore. As we've heard from some devs earlier you have to exist in Windows Phone dev as a hobby right now.

Much similar Carbon we find the timing unfortunate. Although Windows Phone 8 is far from a guaranteed hit, if there was ever going to exist a massive push for Microsoft's next "large matter" information technology'due south going to offset next week. We're not certain why the developers couldn't branch off into Windows 8 or fifty-fifty achieve out to any Windows Phone sites.

To that latter point, we can say we've never heard from the developer for updates, promotions or any form of PR about their app, which in our heed is just bad business. In that location's a reason why nosotros do app promos, mention cost drops or bring your info near apps and a lot of it has to do with how much the developer wants to engage the Windows Phone community. Would any of that accept saved Bundle Tracker? Possibly, possibly not but fifty-fifty we forgot they existed with the thousands of other apps that take come out in the last few months.

Package Tracker was indeed 1 of the better apps for international users as information technology supported a plethora of aircraft companies far and almost (the list was seriously huge) and for that we're very saddened to see 'em get.

PackageTracker

PackageTracker steps upward to the plate

But this is Windows Telephone so we'll go and use the other neat tracking app: PackageTracker. The app fetches for $0.99 and has all sorts of bells-due north-whistles including a snooze function (no tracking alerts during certain hours), multiple-pinnable Live Tiles, gorgeous interface and other nice options. Merely downside is that for many of yous outside the US you won't discover the limited selection of shipping companies to your liking.

Accept an alternative y'all like? Let us know in comments. Otherwise you lot can take hold of PackageTracker here in the Windows Phone Shop.

Thanks, oursooner314 and Paul B., for the tip

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