firezoo.com

Free iPhone App Promotion

jackeveritt — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:11:09 +0000

I just found an excellent resource from free iPhone App promotion:

http://iphoneappreview.com/

Just submit your press release and the publish it on their site!

iPhone App SDK Tutorial: How add vibration in one line of code

jackeveritt — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:34:47 +0000

How do you add vibration to your iPhone App code I hear you ask? Well luckily for you, whilst developing my iPhone App (Volt) I had to work this out. I wanted to make the iPhone vibrate everytime the user touched the screen – so when a lightning bolt came out from their finger it felt like they were getting a shock! This feature was a brilliant idea by one of my friends at our local ‘watering hole’…. anyway! Here is how it is done:

Add the folowing framework to your project:
AudioToolbox.framework

Import the following header file:
#import

Now use this line of code everytime you want to make the phone vibrate:
AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(kSystemSoundID_Vibrate);

Download Volt to see this in action!

Technorati Tags: ipad, iphone, iPhone App, iphone development, iphone development tutorial, iphone sdk, itouch, tutorial, vibrate, volt

iPhone app sales week 1

jackeveritt — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:43:22 +0000

So my iPhone app Volt has been out for a week now. I would like to share my first weeks sales figures are a resource to indie developers out there. I hope to update this blog with the weekly sales figures so please follow my RSS feed if you want to keep updated!. Alternatively, join my facebook group – I will be updating that on a regular basis!

So here they are, my first week of downloads ($0.99)

02/14/10
Total Sales: 199

United States: 89
United Kingdom: 60
Germany: 11
France: 9
Austrailia: 5
Japan: 4
Canada: 3
Italy: 3
Mexico: 2
Sweden: 2
Finland: 1
Indonisia: 1
China: 1
Norway: 1
Austria: 1
Portugal: 1
Russia: 1
Denmark: 1
Singapore: 1
New Zealand: 1
Spain: 1

I plan to a 24 hour sale of Volt – FREE for 24 hours. It will be interesting to see how that will drive sales once the price of the app goes back to $0.99

Technorati Tags: 3g, 3gs, app store, ipad, iphone, iPhone App, iphone downloads, iphone game, iphone sales, itouch, itouch app, itunes

Doodle Jump – BE WARNED: insanely addictive!

jackeveritt — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:06:40 +0000

Always read the label! That’s the primary lesson learned from my time playing the iPhone game Doodle Jump. To quote Lima Sky the Developers of Doodle Jump – “be warned: insanely addictive. “ – That statement sums up my experience in one sentence.

Doodle Jump has a simple concept – jump from platform to platform, higher and higher up the screen. The higher you reach the more points you acheive. Ugly bugs, space ships and black holes provide a continuous challange on your progress up the screen. Don’t worry though, you can gather tools to help you acheive greater heights; just collect the jet packs and spring shoes along your journey!

The graphics in this game the are fun and well polished. The game play is addictive and is perfect for having a quick game on the train or in a lunch break. Once you pick it up you can’t put it down. I am always trying to better my previous score – at the moment I am stuck at around 25000 points, but I always seem to crack under the pressure! I think it has something to do with the very nifty way of dynamic display other payers scores from around the world at the side of the screen.

For £0.59/$0.99 this game represents excellent value for money – you will definately get a long play life from this game. It is a must have for every iPhone Gamer out there!

Technorati Tags: Doodle Jump, iPhone App