I like these new hosted services for mobile apps, and believe this niche has huge potential for growth and monetization.
First these services need to convince users to be able to trust them -- to be in for the long run, and to do their job well. For me this assurance is missing on fukime.com -- who are they, why can I trust them and the quality of their product? Which is where I feel parse.com is one big step ahead -- being in the YC batch and having raised more than $1M makes me believe they are all in for it, and that they actually what they are doing!
Sidenote: I find it annoying to be asked to social share in order to get three others to sign up, as a prerequesite for getting into the beta (after entering my email).
First these services need to convince users to be able to trust them -- to be in for the long run, and to do their job well. For me this assurance is missing on fukime.com -- who are they, why can I trust them and the quality of their product? Which is where I feel parse.com is one big step ahead -- being in the YC batch and having raised more than $1M makes me believe they are all in for it, and that they actually what they are doing!
Sidenote: I find it annoying to be asked to social share in order to get three others to sign up, as a prerequesite for getting into the beta (after entering my email).