Thank you very kindly for your prompt response! I will learn more about SteemConnect, to ease my concerns and ensure the safety of my investment in SteemIt.
I also went into Google Play Store on my phone and find Partiko (as I write this ...) has 100 downloads. Hmmm ... Thought there would be considerably more than that, but perhaps I am missing something.
From comments in this post, the idea certainly appears to be getting a lot of support though, so definitely a market for it. Thank you for all of your effort to put it together @partiko!