Hi Stéphane, Congrats on this achievement! Do keep us posted on how the new app works out. This new mini-version is definitely a very interesting concept to test out.
Abrazo, Jorge On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 12:38 AM, Stephane Coillet-Matillon < [email protected]> wrote: > [Cross-post] > > A quick note to announce that Kiwix released this morning a new version of > the Wikimed App called Wikimed Mini [1]. It basically complements the > earlier app in that it is 90% smaller and should therefore make it easier > to download and store by users who need it most (50% of installs for the > English version happen on the Indian subcontinent; for the French one, 80% > are in Africa). > > > But apart from this PSA I wanted to share the thinking that went behind > the design of this particular app, as I’ve been told it could be of > interest to this list: > > There basically were three reasons for this "mini" version: > > 1. When connectivity is an issue, size does matter. If you look at the 20+ > main offline medical apps out there, you'll see that they all range in the > 25-40Mb (the largest being 120Mb). Several of them have 1M+ downloads, and > even if I am no physician I'd say their content is rather minimal and that > WP content is far better: yet people download the other, smaller apps > rather than our gigantic, all-encompassing 1.2 Gb one; > > 2. You may have heard that thing about 60% of mobile readers not going > past the Lead section [2]. We did too, and took the drastic step of > removing everything below that - basically keeping only the lead part and > infobox. That saved us about 60%; > > 3. Then we looked at what was left and figured that infobox illustrations > weren't that helpful: either because they look good but are not very > informative, or because if they are in fact informative offline limitations > make it impossible to see more than a thumbnail. Don't get me wrong: the > ability to see high-res images comes high on the list of requests, but a > choice was to be made and that one was a low-hanging fruit. So we removed > the illustations as well, and now we're left with a 90% smaller app. > > In spite of its size, the current Wikimed is rated higher (4.7) and kept > longer (75% retention at D30) that most apps (4.2/20%, respectively on > average): we’ll keep you posted on how the new app fares in comparison to > that. > > > Cheers, > Stephane > > > > [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org. > kiwix.kiwixcustomwikimedmini > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Which_parts_ > of_an_article_do_readers_read > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Offline-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/offline-l > > -- Jorge Vargas Head of Strategic Partnerships - LATAM Wikimedia Foundation [email protected] +1 415.404.9536 Skype: jorge.a.vargas.p
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