Basic Information

Store the facts Kickstart uses when it writes, exports, and suggests work.

Give Kickstart Some Context

Basic Information is where you tell Kickstart what your app does, who it's for, and how people can find or contact you. Other tools reuse this information when they help with website copy, pitches, review replies, and marketing ideas.

It's well worth filling this in before generating content. If Kickstart only knows that you're making "a productivity app," it doesn't have much to work with. Explaining that it's a planning app for freelance illustrators gives it a much clearer starting point.

Describe the App

Use the short app name here, rather than a long App Store title stuffed with keywords. Add a short tagline that gets the idea across quickly.

The description is internal context for Kickstart. It isn't automatically published as your App Store description, so you're free to explain the app properly without trying to make every sentence sound like sales copy.

Cover the problem it solves, the people it's for, and the features that make it useful. Include details you'd want a helpful colleague to know before they wrote about your app. Update it whenever the product changes, otherwise suggestions may keep describing yesterday's version.

Set the Date and Contact Details

The launch date controls your task schedule. Changing it adjusts work in Kickstart; it doesn't change your release date in App Store Connect.

Add your support email and website address too. These get reused in places such as review replies, press material, and generated website content. Getting them right once saves a lot of tidying up later.

You can add an icon, import the icon from your linked app, or create a development icon while the final design is still a work in progress.

Connect Your App Store App

Link the project to the matching App Store Connect app when one exists. Along with credentials in Settings, that gives Kickstart the connection it needs for store metadata, reviews, TestFlight, and other app-specific information.

For revenue reports, you'll also need your vendor number in Settings. Linking an app and configuring account access are separate steps, so check both if a connected feature is missing data.