why not both? is there any reason you can't both release early and often and then release later and better as well? Does releasing early mean you can't take the time to also improve?

I'm doing independent development in my free time. For me, releasing early has meant few use what I make, I don't know why they don't use it, so I don't know how to improve it. And even fewer use the second revision in this age of betas. Basically, first impressions matter.