Tactus is an iOS app I developed for a few reasons. 1) Apple's music player keeps getting worse, and 2) I wanted something that was easier to use when hitting/hunting small buttons wasn't necessarily in my best interest. #1 I think was kinda true for v1, but it has improved a lot for v2. #2, being probably the main driver for the project, I feel is very successful.

One of the main problems though has been testing. TestFlight didn't exist before, so I am hoping to get a lot of input, especially in the following areas:

• Initial usability
  • How easy is it to get started
  • How easy is it to learn and memorize the controls
  • How helpful the control reference and help are
• Is the learning curve too high
• Do the controls work consistently and as expected
• How well does the feedback for performed controls work
• Initial thoughts on the first encounter with the UI, and what did and didn't work

This YouTube video of the previous version of Tactus should be a decent intro to what the app is about. Same gestures, but different functionality in a lot of cases.

The following images describe some detail in to gestures and how they work or why decisions were made a certain way.