**Background info:** This is a an update to [Referenda #69](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referenda/69), that had a faulty preimage.

 

This is a proposal to tip 100 DOT for an ecosystem App Store that acts as a "front-page" for discovering Polkadot projects.

 

The MVP is live on: https://dotappstore.com

The codebase is open-source, available on github: https://github.com/iammasterbrucewayne/dotappstore.

 

Polkadot lacks a user-friendly application discovery platform, making it difficult for projects and users to find each other.

The current options like https://www.dotmarketcap.com/ and https://polkaproject.com/#/ have too much information, and leave the user overwhelmed and confused.

 

This app store is an attempt to create a listing platform for all projects building in the ecosystem and present them in a way that's familiar to users.

 
 

**Potential follow on work:** (out of scope for this proposal)

 

- Project search and filter features
- Dynamic app-specific pages
- User authentication for:
- Community upvote counter to rate projects
- Permissionless project listing

 
 
**Community response:**

 

- The App Store had 112 Unique visitors within 24 hours of launch:
![image](https://i.ibb.co/7SfXKrp/6475-batman-1688912526373.png)

- Received 11 responses and listing requests for 15+ projects on the [tweet](https://twitter.com/i_am_master_b/status/1677677899267166208) published yesterday, asking the community for inputs.

- Received positive response from active community members, SS below:

![image](https://i.ibb.co/dM9zYCm/6475-batman-1688912999508.png)

![image](https://i.ibb.co/m0zJK0x/6475-batman-1688912927602.png)

![image](https://i.ibb.co/y6MtThh/6475-batman-1688912932495.png)

 

**Request to all voters**

 

I would love to get your feedback on the proposal and get your suggestions as inputs to shape the product.

 

I think this could be a consumer-friendly initiative to reduce information asymmetry for onboarding non-technical users to the ecosystem.

 

Do let me know what you think. Happy to answer any and all questions that you may have!

 

**Additional info**

 

To be clear, the amount requested in this proposal ONLY accounts for the development work that's already been completed. It is a retro-active funding proposal.

 

The requested amount is 100 DOT @ 5 USD -> 500 USD.

Propose and approve a spend of treasury funds.

- `origin`: Must be `SpendOrigin` with the `Success` value being at least `amount`.
- `amount`: The amount to be transferred from the treasury to the `beneficiary`.
- `beneficiary`: The destination account for the transfer.

NOTE: For record-keeping purposes, the proposer is deemed to be equivalent to the
beneficiary.

 summary:

- This is an update to Referendum #69, with a faulty preimage.
- Proposal to tip 100 DOT for an ecosystem App Store that acts as a "front-page" for discovering Polkadot projects.
- MVP is live on [dotappstore.com](https://dotappstore.com) and the codebase is open-source, available on GitHub. 
- Polkadot lacks a user-friendly application discovery platform, making it difficult for projects and users to find each other.
- Received positive response from community members with 112 unique users within 24 hours of launch. 
- Requested amount is 100 DOT @ 5 USD -> 500 USD, a retro-active funding proposal for development work already completed.

#72 A Polkadot Ecosystem App Store

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