Methods and systems for notifying users of new applications

A system having at least one user account and one or more developer accounts, the system comprising:

• an online application database, the online application database storing applications;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing application recommendation software containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, are to cause the processor to:
• generate at least one application build recommendation based on unfulfilled application search queries, each application build recommendation including respective application features;
• detect receipt in the online application database of a new application from one of the developer accounts, the new application having one or more application features;
• determine that said one or more application features from the new application correspond to said respective application features from one of the application build recommendations by identifying unfulfilled application search queries upon which said one of the application build recommendations was based and re-executing the identified unfulfilled application search queries to determine that said one or more application features of the new application are a sufficient match to at least one of said identified unfulfilled application search queries and, in response
• identify user accounts associated with said at least one of said identified unfulfilled application search queries;
• and
• send a notification to the identified user accounts regarding availability of the new application in the online application database.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing processor-executable instructions for managing an online application database, the online application database storing applications and having at least one user account and at least one or more developer accounts, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, are to cause the one or more processors to:

• generate at least one application build recommendation based on unfulfilled application search queries, each application build recommendation including respective application features;
• detect receipt in the online application database of a new application from one of the developer accounts, the new application having one or more application features;
• determine that said one or more application features from the new application correspond to said respective application features from one of the application build recommendations by identifying unfulfilled application search queries upon which said one of the application build recommendations was based and re-executing the identified unfulfilled application search queries to determine that said one or more application features of the new application are a sufficient match to at least one of said identified unfulfilled application search queries and, in response
• identify user accounts associated with said at least one of said identified unfulfilled application search queries;
• and
• send a notification to the identified user accounts regarding availability of the new application in the online application database.