Wikipedia:WikiProject Apps
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Welcome to WikiProject Apps. Several Wikipedians have formed this group to improve and organize the coverage of mobile apps on Wikipedia. This page and its subpages contain suggestions and various resources. If you would like to help, please join the project, leave a comment on the talk page and see the to-do list below.
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Scope
[edit]- Articles about operating systems supporting mobile apps (e.g. iOS, Android, Windows 10)
- Articles about and related to mobile apps (e.g. Angry Birds, Instagram, 1Password)
- Articles about mobile app developers (e.g. Loren Brichter, ZeptoLab, Simogo)
- Types of apps (e.g. Fitness app, car app, dating app)
- Development, software, and technology behind mobile apps (e.g. Mobile app development, Unity (game engine))
NOTE: If you are writing about your own app or your company's app, you have a conflict of interest, which must be disclosed. Additionally, be sure to check that your article meets the notability guidelines.
Main page featured articles
[edit]- Flower (video game) (2010-03-09)
- Limbo (video game) (2012-05-13)
- Bastion (video game) (2013-01-30)
- Thatgamecompany (2014-06-05)
- Infinity Blade (2015-12-09)
- Fez (video game) (2017-04-13)
- Aquaria (video game) (2019-12-07)
- Oxenfree (2020-12-20)
- Final Fantasy IX (2021-05-24)
- The Longing (2023-04-14)
- Kingdom Two Crowns (2023-08-09)
- Five Nights at Freddy's (video game) (2023-10-31)
Total pages in content type is 12
Featured articles
[edit]Total pages in content type is 13
Featured lists
[edit]Total pages in content type is 1
Good topics
[edit]Total pages in content type is 1
Good articles
[edit]2048 (video game)
Adventures of Mana
Agar.io
Alien: Isolation
Altered Beast
Alto's Adventure
Among Us
Ancient Trader
Angry Birds (video game)
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Backbreaker (video game)
Blek
Cat Bird
Crystal Defenders
Defenders of Ardania
Deus Ex Go
Edge (video game)
Final Fantasy (video game)
Final Fantasy All the Bravest
Final Fantasy Dimensions
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Galaga
Gasketball
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Golf Club: Wasteland
Google Earth
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Hundreds (video game)
IPhone 6
Injustice 2
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Kanon (video game)
Lara Croft Go
Laya's Horizon
Letterpress (video game)
Lucky Luna
Lumines: Puzzle & Music
MTA Bus Time
Mega Man X (video game)
MetroHero
Mikengreg
Mini Metro (video game)
Mobius Final Fantasy
A Monster's Expedition
Monument Valley (video game)
My French Coach and My Spanish Coach
Ni no Kuni mobile games
Peggle
Pixel Gun 3D
Puzzlejuice
Qapital
Reigns (video game)
Resident Evil 4
Ridiculous Fishing
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
Solipskier
Sonic Dash
Sonic Runners
Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)
Steam (service)
Threes
TouchTone
Vcash
Warbits
Wink (platform)
The Witness (2016 video game)
Wonderputt
XCOM 2
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Yelp
Ziggurat (video game)
Total pages in content type is 74
Former good articles
[edit]Total pages in content type is 9
Good article nominees
[edit]Total pages in content type is 2
Did you know? articles
[edit]I Love Katamari (2009-01-05)
My French Coach and My Spanish Coach (2009-03-23)
Rolando 2 (2009-07-15)
Doodle Jump (2009-09-09)
Flower (video game) (2010-01-14)
Pocket Gamer (2010-07-03)
Bump (application) (2010-08-27)
Infinity Blade (2010-12-20)
Appy Awards (2011-04-24)
Pocket (service) (2011-12-20)
Where's My Water? (2011-12-27)
Game Dev Story (2012-02-19)
République (video game) (2012-05-28)
Dungeon Village (2012-06-10)
Epic Astro Story (2012-06-10)
Grand Prix Story (2012-06-10)
Transformers G1: Awakening (2012-07-10)
Clay Jam (2012-12-28)
Google Maps (app) (2012-12-29)
Hero Academy (2013-01-05)
Party Place (2013-01-10)
Defenders of Ardania (2013-01-16)
Ridiculous Fishing (2013-07-02)
Monument Valley (video game) (2014-01-05)
Whisper (app) (2014-01-11)
Flappy Bird (2014-03-20)
Threes (2014-03-31)
Ancient Trader (2014-04-08)
2048 (video game) (2014-04-12)
Hundreds (video game) (2014-07-02)
Fez (video game) (2014-07-12)
Ziggurat (video game) (2014-07-14)
Puzzlejuice (2014-07-29)
Blek (2014-07-30)
Gasketball (2014-08-07)
Mikengreg (2014-08-07)
Solipskier (2014-08-07)
Device 6 (2014-08-17)
Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake (2014-09-18)
Five Nights at Freddy's (video game) (2014-10-08)
M.U.L.E. Returns (2015-01-17)
Donut County (2015-03-24)
Alto's Adventure (2015-05-16)
TouchTone (2015-05-22)
XCOM 2 (2015-06-19)
IPhone 6s (2015-10-17)
Ni no Kuni mobile games (2015-11-06)
Agar.io (2015-11-21)
TodayTix (2015-11-21)
MTA Bus Time (2015-11-29)
Project NOAH (Philippines) (2015-12-15)
IPhone 6 (2016-01-30)
Tapas (website) (2016-01-30)
Adventures of Mana (2016-03-30)
IPhone SE (1st generation) (2016-04-13)
Grand Theft Auto III (2016-04-20)
Mayday! Deep Space (2016-05-13)
Pokémon Go (2016-07-18)
Prisma (app) (2016-08-11)
IPhone 7 (2016-09-26)
Cortana (virtual assistant) (2016-10-26)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2016-11-13)
Oxenfree (2017-09-26)
Xafecopy Trojan (2017-09-26)
Google Earth (2018-01-10)
Litsy (2019-10-17)
HKmap.live (2019-12-02)
The Longing (2020-05-28)
Keep (app) (2020-06-03)
Domino's App feat. Hatsune Miku (2021-02-23)
Koo (social network) (2021-07-17)
Golf Club: Wasteland (2021-11-17)
BeReal (2022-05-11)
Tek Fog (2022-06-03)
Google Wallet (2022-06-12)
Flip (software) (2022-07-28)
Kamibox (2023-01-08)
Kingdom Two Crowns (2023-01-10)
MetroHero (2023-07-14)
Moderator Mayhem (2023-07-22)
Diggin' Dogs (2023-09-10)
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (2023-10-23)
Turbo Dismount (2023-12-27)
Letterpress (video game) (2024-01-15)
Gig economy (2024-01-26)
Beeper (application) (2024-02-02)
Robbery Bob (2024-03-03)
Cat Bird (2024-05-03)
Delta (emulator) (2024-06-01)
Alien Blue (2024-08-11)
Total pages in content type is 90
In the News articles
[edit]Flipkart (2018-05-10)
Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk (2022-04-26)
Total pages in content type is 2
Level 4 vital articles
[edit]Total pages in content type is 4
Level 5 vital articles
[edit]Airbnb
Angry Birds
Application software
Candy Crush Saga
Discord
EBay
Flickr
Gig economy
Grand Theft Auto III
IOS
ITunes
Instagram
Line (software)
MSN
Mobile app
Mobile game
Netflix
Pinterest
Pokémon Go
Roblox
Safari (web browser)
Snapchat
Spotify
Steam (service)
Telegram (software)
TikTok
Tinder (app)
Twitter
Uber
Vine (service)
WeChat
WhatsApp
Total pages in content type is 32
Structure
[edit]Apps
[edit]The following suggested structure serves only as a guideline. Please adapt it according to the particular necessities of your article. It is always a good idea to study related/similar articles with a good rate classification.
Suggested structure:
- General description focusing on the highlights of the app.
- Infobox (consider using either Template:Infobox software or Template:Infobox video game)
- Gameplay (app game) or Features (productivity app, educational app,...)
- Development
- Release
- Reception
- Awards
- See also
- References
- External links (usually contains a link to the official website)
- Categories
If you are writing about a mobile game, please consider looking at the specific guidelines for video game-related articles and Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games.
App developers
[edit]Typically, these articles refer to either a company (e.g. King (company), Duolingo) or a person (e.g. Alexey Pajitnov, Andreas Illiger). You must be sure that the developer meets the Wikipedia:Notability criteria. As a general rule, developers are only notable if their products are also notable.
The following suggested structure serves only as a guideline. It is always a good idea to study related or similarly structured articles with a high-class rating.
Suggested structure:
- General description focusing on the highlights or achievements of the company.
- Infobox (consider using Template:Infobox company)
- History (in the context of WikiProject Apps, please refer to the launch date of key products)
- List of apps (name, release date, platforms)
- References
- External links (usually contains a link to the official website)
Also note: If the developer is a living person, please refer to the biographies of living persons and notability for people policies. If the developer is a company, please refer to the guidelines suggested by WikiProject Companies and ensure that the article meets the notability criteria for organizations and companies.
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Project statistics
[edit]Apps articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
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3 | 10 | 13 | ||||
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1 | 1 | |||||
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1 | 10 | 62 | 73 | |||
B | 9 | 16 | 19 | 50 | 94 | ||
C | 12 | 33 | 59 | 256 | 1 | 361 | |
Start | 17 | 59 | 699 | 8 | 783 | ||
Stub | 3 | 12 | 363 | 1 | 379 | ||
List | 4 | 3 | 20 | 27 | |||
Category | 70 | 70 | |||||
Disambig | 1 | 1 | |||||
File | 2 | 50 | 52 | ||||
Project | 8 | 8 | |||||
Template | 16 | 16 | |||||
NA | 1 | 1 | 18 | 70 | 90 | ||
Other | 1 | 54 | 55 | ||||
Assessed | 21 | 75 | 168 | 1,480 | 269 | 10 | 2,023 |
Total | 21 | 75 | 168 | 1,480 | 269 | 10 | 2,023 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 8,061 | Ω = 4.73 |
Sources
[edit]For general information on what constitutes reliable Wikipedia sources, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources. Besides conventional press sources, there are several reliable publications focused on app-related news, reviews, and guides that can be used:
Name | Media | Date | Type | Notes |
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GENERAL | ||||
Gizmodo | Online | 2002– | Technology news, reviews | Technology, science, gadgets and software review |
Macworld | Online | 1984– | Apple news, reviews | Software and hardware review, tips and buying advice |
MacRumors | Online | 2000– | Apple news, rumors, reviews | Mac and Apple related news, rumors, and reports |
iMore | Online | 2008– | Apple News, rumors, reviews | Apple related news, rumors and reviews |
AppAdvice | Online | 2008– | iOS apps, gadgets | iOS apps reviews, gadget reviews |
148Apps | Online | 2008– | iOS Apps | iOS apps reviews |
iDownloadBlog | Online | 2008– | Apple news, reviews | Apple related news, guides and reviews |
MyMac | Online | 1995– | Podcasts, reviews | Apple-related news and podcasts; product, software and app reviews |
iLounge | Online | 2001– | Apple news, reviews | Software and hardware reviews, tips and buying advice |
EDUCATION | ||||
Common Sense Media | Online | 2003– | App reviews | Reviews of movies, TV shows, music, video games, apps, web sites and books |
Smart Apps for Kids | Online | 2011– | App reviews | Info about kids apps, including freebies, reviews and news |
TeachThought | Online | 2012– | Digital learning, app reviews | Resources for teachers, app and software reviews, how-tos, and reviews |
EducationalAppStore | Online | 2012– | Education app reviews | Reviews of educational apps |
ChildrensTechnologyReview | Online | 1993– | Product and software reviews | Reviews of tech products and software with special focus on education |
Some of these sources publish sponsored articles for product or software reviews. These are usually identified and, though a paid review does not necessarily imply a good review, sponsored content is generally not acceptable as a source.
Importance scale
[edit]Importance | Criteria | Examples |
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Top | Core articles which are a "must have" for WikiProject Apps. High-traffic articles which many people outside of computer software will already have a good knowledge of. |
Mobile apps, App Store, Facebook, iOS, Android |
High | Most people interested in apps will be familiar with the topic, and the article gives context to a number of other information software articles. Is mentioned by many books and academic papers, and discussed in detail in more than one. | Twitter, Pinterest, Candy Crush Saga, Windows Phone Store |
Mid | Known to many people interested in apps, even if not in detail. | Evernote, Flappy Bird, Google Earth, Viber, Yelp |
Low | More specific and specialized content known only to some people interested in apps. Most individuals, standards and app projects will be low importance unless they are well known or have high adoption. |
Bit Pilot, Async Corp., Globetrooper, Plant Nanny |
Open tasks
[edit]Participants
[edit]Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest. You may also show your participation by adding {{Template:User WP APPS}} to your userpage.
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List of participants
[edit]- The Anonymouse (talk · contribs) I'm mostly interested in iOS apps. 17:17, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
- FoCuSandLeArN (talk · contribs) Anything, really. I just want a MOS-type guide for apps.
- Aryan ( है?) 08:03, 17 February 2016 (UTC) - Android, education and travel related apps
- Solarra (talk · contribs) Admin and support. I am especially good at copyediting and editing for neutral point of view.
- XapApp (talk · contribs) 18:58, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
- ElectroPro (talk · contribs) I can do anything. 19:36, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
- Theopolisme (talk · contribs) 21:02, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
- Some Gadget Geek (talk · contribs) I'd like to focus on productivity apps such as Microsoft Office. 19:40, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
- ZappaOMati (talk · contribs)
- Numbermaniac (talk · contribs) I can help in minor cleanup of articles, as well as proof reading and citation editing.
- Buffbills7701 (talk · contribs)
- Nick1372 (talk · contribs) 18:41, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
- Helixsoft (talk · contribs) (I am interested in working on all pages related to apps) 15:28, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
- Sociallyacceptable (talk · contribs) (talk) 04:43, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- Anarchyte (talk · contribs) 02:22, 5 June 2015 (UTC) - Interested in gaming apps, mainly.
- Daylen (talk · contribs) Connected home and connected car articles. Also, Universal Windows Platform apps. 02:26, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
- Liance (talk · contribs) I want to help contribute to popular mobile applications. 14:59, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
- Light2021 (talk) 18:23, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
- Dasha DeepGreen (talk · contribs) I can contribute content on a wide range of tech and app related articles, and I also specialize in grammar, spelling, and proofreading. 03:49, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
- Coel Jo (talk · contribs) I'm mostly interested in iOS education apps, educational games and gamification. 10:36, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
- CptViraj (talk · contribs) - Social Media/Video Games
- Mikkelangel (talk · contribs) - I'm interested in location based apps, and geo-tracking
- Wellthisistherepaer (talk · contribs) - I'm interested in iOS apps, physical apps (like Pokemon Go) and others such as coding/educational apps.
- Rickyurs (talk · contribs) - Apps in general
- MrSamuelOlsson (talk · contribs) - Mainly iOS Apps
- TrademarkedTWOrantula (talk · contribs) - I like underrated iOS apps and video games
- ConcurrentState (talk · contribs) 20:57:10, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
- Mia Mahey (talk · contribs) 21:25, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
Categories
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Templates
[edit]Users may use these templates to help recruit new users:
- Banner: {{WikiProject Apps}}
- Invitation: {{WikiProject Apps invitation}}
- Stub: {{Mobile-software-stub}}, {{Mobile-game-stub}}
Resources
[edit]Related WikiProjects
[edit]Main projects
[edit]- Wikipedia:WikiProject Software
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Video Games
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Telecommunications/Cellular devices (inactive)