I have said it before and I will say it again. What makes a great app is not the amount of features packed in by the developer. On the contrary, people like things they can understand easily. That is why the iPhone itself is so popular. If I open an app and it does not include a “How to Use this App” section, it better be obvious how to use it within 20 seconds or I close the app and most likely delete it from my device.
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Plants vs. Zombies has been in top five app on the app chart with a perfect five star average review for many weeks now. I decided it was time to give in and drop the $2.99 to find out why people think this game is so great. The game is by PopCap, the successful company with popular titles such as Peggle and Bejeweled.
If you’ve ever heard of a little game called Doodle Jump, you’ll more than likely also know that the highly popular 99 cent game was originally developed by two brothers, co-owning iPhone development studio Lima Sky.
If you cast your minds back to January 2009, you might remember the introduction of a little thing called Pocket God. Created and designed by iPhone development studio Bolt Creative, Pocket God came at a time when the App Store really needed something new. Something, fresh. The game took the usual list of gaming rules and regulations and threw them out the nearest window, leaving behind a virtual world which you controlled truly under your own terms.
With the 140,000 apps in the App Store, there are endless games available to users. There are also countless games available in the various other categories of the App Store. However, what makes Addicus unique and so awesome, is that it is really more than just a game. It is first and foremost an educational tool that can help people of all ages brush up on their basic math. While you do that, you actually manage to enjoy a fast paced and highly addictive gaming experience. Yes, the developers of Addicus somehow managed to create a math lesson that can actually be a lot of fun. Now, that takes talent.
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://blog.appboy.com/2010/02/scoops-for-iphone-stacking-game-takes-cool-to-new-heights/’,size:’small’} I’m sure most of our readers enjoy eating ice cream (who isn’t?). Scoops for iPhone is not about eating/drinking Ice Cream, but about having fun with ice cream, something I’m sure most of you have only dreamt of doing. Well, if you have $1.99, you can, thanks to this [...]
There are many possible reasons an iPhone app would be a hit. There are apps that receive a lot of hype from the blogesphere mainly because of their developer, there are apps that provide a truly new functionality to your iPhone, such as VOIP calls for example. There are games that are just so fun, you can’t put them down, and then there are apps like Spear Fishing that give you a close to real life experience of what it would be like to explore the deep parts of the ocean and actually go spear fishing.
Since the App Store’s launch back in July 2008 we’ve seen an absolute explosion in both novelty and full-featured music based apps. From the very company who started it all off, MooCowMusic, showcasing their versatile suite of instrumental based apps, to game-changing studios like Amidio Inc with their digital contribution to the mobile DJ’ing experience, TouchDJ (which kinda doubles as a mobile Garangeband), and of course new players to the game, like RockStar Games and their celeb-endorsed Timaland title, Beaterator.
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://blog.appboy.com/2010/02/ramp-champ-for-iphone-brings-you-skee-ball-in-your-pocket/’,size:’small’} I’m sure most of our you have played Skee Ball at an arcade before. If you haven’t, it’s an amazing game, and surprisingly addictive! Ramp Champ brings you a similar experience packed in your mobile powerhouse (also known as, your iPhone) for the small price of $1.99.
Ramp Champ is [...]
var fbShare = {url: ‘http://blog.appboy.com/2010/01/harbor-master-for-iphone-an-excellent-flight-control-alternative/’,size:’small’} Often, imitation is a form of flattery, which is seen here, in the application Harbor Master for iPhone. It replicates the basic concept shown in Firemint’s hit game, Flight Control, and adds it own touch to it.
The main concept of Flight Control is chaos management, which is exactly what [...]
