Why does the Companion App lack the expected core functionality of ventures?

[Barraind]

Small indie developer.


The companion app has been a shitshow since launch though. It never had most of the functionality they wanted to put in and the stuff they DID put in doesnt work the way they expressed it would.


It has to do very little to get a lot of use, and it cant manage even that.


Can I set it up to tell me when ships or subs are back? No.
Can I manage ventures with it? No.
Can I set timers to tell me when crops need tending or gathering? No
Can I get competent inventory management out of it? No.

Can I use it to monitor in-game tells from people and beep at me so i dont have to play with in-game sound? No.


At its best, its a worse version of aol messenger. (is that even a thing anymore?)