At times of recession, we often assume that people would spend very little on luxuries like gaming. However, the irresistible App Store, combined with the sleek hardware and touch screen of the iPhone has still managed to lure in the user and also provide the lucre to the developer.
In a report published by Information Week, Jupiter Research analyst Dr. Windsor Holden has this to say:
The combination of iPhone and the Apple App Store has galvanized the mobile games industry.
And this galvanization has meant that the entire mobile gaming has seen a steep 20% increase to hit $5.4 billion. Beside that Read More...
Developer name: Walaber
Developing Since:2008s
Company Name:
Apps at the App Store:1
USA
About Dev:
Tell us a little about you, and your current company.
I work in the video games industry, but make free games as a hobby / learning exercise.
About your background: what did you do before taking up iPhone development?
I have developed many free games, mostly on the PC platform before becoming interested in the iPhone / iPod touch.
About your Work:
What apps have you developed so far? Tell us about your apps in brief.
Currently my only app is “JellyCar”, a free driving / platform / puzzle game based on “soft body” (squishy) physics. The Read More...
I admit that I am a big fan of color matching puzzles. I have an impressive collection on my iPhone; Cronk, Rainbow Ninja and GudeBalls are some games you would like too. BrainFreeze is the latest addition to the color puzzle page and I am glad that this one is somewhat unique. Apart from colors, BrainFreeze features various geometrical principles to make the gameplay all the more interesting and challenging with every level.
The rules of the game are simple. At each level you will be presented with a number of cubes in different colors, placed in different positions. You can touch any of Read More...
“Like all good things in life it’s free”. What do you feel when you hear this expression? Do you think this app description suits an app called iDie? Incidentally, it is exactly that. Like its cousin, Death Calc, iDie on your iPhone is there to constantly remind you about the remaining days/weeks/months of your stay in this good old planet earth.
Using it is one of the simplest things in life though. Just open the app and enter your date of birth from the scrollable DYM options. Based on a calculation by the US Social Security Administrator’s Actuarial Life Table from Read More...
I was just thinking the other day that it would be nice if I could make conference calls from the iPhone. And then while just casually browsing through the App Store, I came across this app in the "Business" category which provides exactly this facility.
Hey, Otto’s app makes conference calls smooth by replacing PIN numbers with the much easier to use voice-control feature. No hassle with PINs, you just need to pick up people from your phone's contact list and then ask Otto, the virtual assistant to invite them to join the conference call.
Features to excite you:
1. Smooth and fast 3 steps to Read More...
If you are a Sudoku fan or if you like grid -based numbers puzzles, you are going to like Shiroku. This number-based puzzle game comes with 100 levels with a new twist. It’s a number based puzzle game that tests your hand-eye co-ordination as well as your numerical abilities.
The objective of the game is to beat the CPU player in a fast and addictive race of time. As the levels start you will see multiple grids and squares and one highlighted row. You need to select a number from this grid quickly, else the app automatically chooses one number.
When you Read More...
What could be so difficult and addictive about placing colored marbles on plates as a game? Try GudeBalls and check for yourself!
What the heck is GudeBalls? Well, it is a multi–level color-matching puzzle and action game with increasing levels of difficulty.
And as a plus, you will confront monsters and magic. Sounds like a heady mixture? This is how you go about it:
At different levels you will be presented with different number of plates arranged in different set ups. As the game starts different colored balls start rolling from the left corner of the screen. You need to rotate the plates Read More...
Developer name: Jim Heising
Developing Since:1980s
Company Name:Sortuva
Apps at the App Store:2
Location:Seattle, WA
About Dev:
Tell us a little about you, and your current company.
I am one of the founders of Sortuva Company. We develop technologies that allow people to discover information that is subjective and hard to describe. For example, say you were looking to eat at a “moderately priced, hip restaurant”. Would your definition of a place that fits this description be the same as your Grandmother’s? Probably not. Keywords and attributes like these have a wide range of meaning and are subjective, which make them very difficult for search engines Read More...
With the iPhone moving beyond gaming, music, Wi-Fi, lifestyle and entertainment, a new series of apps are emerging. For instance, with the help of some innovative apps, you can now track the tremors of the earth or, if you are living near the Hurricane Alley, you can chase the progress of Hurricane Ike.
This year, if you have an iPhone and internet connectivity, you can now track the trajectories of Nickolas, Grace, Bill, Rose and others when the Atlantic warms up during the hurricane season.
By making smart use of the iPhone's unique capabilities, Kitty Code has now turned the iPhone into Read More...
I love playing "Spot the Difference" games on the newspaper; may be this is one strong reason I read the newspaper everyday. However, it was only today that I realized the addictive nature of this eye straining game. I stumbled upon Photo Spot from Nexx Studio in the App Store and got hooked to this game.
Being someone with a try-before-buy knack, I installed the Lite version first. The lite version offers 20 sets of images and multiple levels.
Gameplay: It is real simple to use this app. The game shows two images separated by a time bar. You need to just tap Read More...
The iPhone has changed the notion of smartphone entertainment in many ways. Many applications in the App Store under the "Entertainment" category have opened new vistas concerning this as they have added newer dimensions to the notion of entertainment.
For instance, take the application Duck from swoon dot net. This application works on the weird and seemingly unconnected idea of making a duck character quack through a dose of caffeine.
In this application, the developers have ported Bob Nystrom's classic Duck to Mac OS X (Cocoa) to the iPhone. The duck also has a number of avatars. If you are not happy Read More...
Just the other day, we were talking about how developers are exploring the iPhone’s potentials as an excellent device for imparting education to children. That's when this app, Wheels on the Bus, caught our attention.
Description: Wheels on the Bus is an interactive book for children. It uses a musical narrative and gesture simulation to teach various every-day activities. The narrative uses a simple journey in a bus with a motley list of passengers including a bus driver, a chef, a toad, two dogs, a fish and other passengers.
Use of gesture simulation and iPhone UI: The app uses the iPhone/iPod touch Read More...
