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Tue Dec 8, 2015 2:15 am (PST) . Posted by:

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Number Chef Brings Innovation Back To The Puzzle Game Genre - Published on 12/08/15

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Selfhug Studios releases Number Chef 1.3, an update to their innovative puzzle game developed for iOS and Android devices. Number Chef is a brainburner puzzle game that is based on a completely new gameplay mechanic, one that rewards skill and careful thinking. Players face a series of ever more challenging puzzles as they "cook the numbers" together, fulfilling the orders of the Head Chef. Version 1.3 offers Leaderboards and achievements, with difficulty level tweaks for the first episode.

Helsinki, Finland - Number Chef is an innovative new entry into the puzzle game genre. It features a completely new kind of puzzle gameplay mechanic, based on odd and even numbers. Players face a series of ever more challenging puzzles as they �cook the numbers� together, fulfilling the orders of the Head Chef. The game is a purely skill based with no pay-to-win possibilities � each level in the game can be solved on the first try.

�We wanted to create a new type of puzzle game - one where winning is both rewarding and challenging but not happening through luck or paying for it through real money�, says Roope Rainisto, founder of Selfhug Studios.

Number Chef also features:
> 135 levels of hand designed puzzles
> Over 10 types of different game pieces, each with their own additional rules
> Challenging gameplay with no way to solve levels with payments
> Polished animations and user interface, optimized for both phones and tablets
> Splashes of dry written humour and wit from The Head Chef
> Leaderboards and achievements, allowing players to compete with each other (available in version 1.3)

Number Chef, is now available in English for all major platforms: iOS, Android and Windows Phone. The iOS and Android versions are free to play and the Windows Phone version costs $1.29.

Number Chef 1.3: http://www.numberchef.com/
More Info: http://apps.appshout.com/number-chef/
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/number-chef/id1035135393
Download from Google Play`: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rooperainisto.numberchef
YouTube Video (Demo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KNN6f7nv2A
App Icon: http://apps.appshout.com/number-chef/images/icon.png

Selfhug Studios is a new indie game development studio from Helsinki, Finland. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Selfhug Studios. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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The Audio Extractor 2.1 - The 7-in-1 Audio App for Music Lovers - Published on 12/08/15

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Dubai-based independent developer, Ammar Salem announces The Audio Extractor 2.1, an important update to his popular audio utility app for iOS devices. The Audio Extractor offers seven music apps in one. The app brings the ability to extract audio from videos stored in a device's Camera Roll. This app also offers a song editor, a voice changer, a BPM calculator, text-to-speech, and music recognition capabilities. Version 2.1 now includes MemoTone an entertaining tone memory game.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Independent developer, Ammar Salem is proud to announce the release of The Audio Extractor 2.1, an important update to his popular audio utility app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. The Audio Extractor offers anyone the ability to extract audio from any videos stored on their device's Camera Roll. In addition, the app also offers a song editor, voice changer, a BPM calculator, music recognition functions, text-to-speech capabilities, and an entertaining tone memory game.

The Audio Extractor offers 7-apps-in-1, offering a great value to anyone who enjoys working with music and other types or audio. The app is designed to be an all-in-one audio suite, offering multiple ways to work and play with audio. Once users try this app, they'll never look at audio the same way again.

"The Audio Extractor was the first app of its kind on the App Store, with its ability to extract audio from any video stored on an iOS device's Camera Roll," says the app's developer, Ammar Salem. "While this was the app's only function in version 1, it quickly became popular, offering great utility to users around the world. Fans of the app will be pleased to find that version 2.1 of The Audio Extractor offers so much more!"

The Audio Extractor offers seven great functions; it's like getting seven apps for the price of one. The app's features offer users a full-blown audio editing and listening suite in the palm of their hand.

From Vidz:
This feature extracts audio from video, allowing anyone to extract the audio from any video stored on their iOS device's Camera Roll. Users can cut, lengthen, mark in and mark out to select just the right timing, extract, save and share, saving only the portion of the audio they need.

Beat Calculator:
This feature uses the Audio Extractor engine to quickly and efficiently calculate the Beats per Minute of any music, both from your iTunes library, and any music playing around you, live or recorded. Simply select the song from your library, or let the app listen to the live audio source, and it will calculate the BPM of that music source.

Voice Changer:
The app's Voice Changer/Song Editor allows users to record their own voice, or import songs from their music library, and apply a huge variety of effects. Once the audio is perfect, it's easy to share the resulting masterpiece with family and friends. Special effects include a Minion voice effect, echo effects, the ability to speed up and slow down the audio, the ability to add city and nature effects, play audio in reverse, and more.

GeTune Music Recognition:
Working similar to the popular Shazam service, the GeTune Music Recognition feature allows users to simply hold their iPhone up while a song is playing, and allow the app to listen. Within seconds, the app will have identified the song and display the name of the song, the album it is on, and the artist who sings it. Tap the result, and the app displays a list of YouTube videos associated with the song, ready for viewing. Also included is a handy History function that allows browsing of previously recognized songs.

Text to Audio:
The Audio Extractor app's Text to Audio feature is a powerful, yet simple to use tool that allows anyone to type or paste a text string into the app, and have it read back to them in a clear and natural sounding voice. Users can adjust the speed, tone, and even the accent of the voice playback.

MemoTone - The Tone Memory Game:
This new addition to The Audio Extractor offers a challenging test to a player's musical intelligence. Everyone will enjoy this uniquely challenging tone memory game, where they'll match the blocks according to the tone they make. This unusual game will exercise the participant's brain, while building essential listening skills. This game will be a free update for current owners of the app.

Music Player:
Last, but certainly not least, The Audio Extractor offers up this simple and beautiful music player. The player is designed to be easy to use, and to quickly allow listeners to access their music library for their listening pleasure. It even offers the ability to operated from the iOS lock screen.

"I hate it when I try to use an app, and find there are just too many steps in between me, and what I want to get done," continued Ammar. "That's why I kept The Audio Extractor simple and easy to use, even with it's numerous features, everything in the app is accessible in just a few taps of the screen."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* 45.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
The Audio Extractor 2.1 is $2.99 USD (or an equivalent amount in other currencies) and is available exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category. Promo codes are available to members of the press. There is also a lite version available.

The Audio Extractor 2.1: http://theaudioextractor.com
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/the-audio-extractor/id859560590
Download Lite from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/the-audio-extractor-lite/id1055119863
Screenshot: http://theaudioextractor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/The-Audio-extractor.png
App Icon: http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple69/v4/53/74/71/53747159-4327-5844-d696-e736311b54ef/icon175x175.jpeg

Ammar Salem is an independent developer, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Ammar released his first app in the App Store in April 2014. Ammar is proud that he is one of the few Arab developers who made it to the App Store with no outside support. Ammar has one mission, to keep his development process moving forward, continually providing his users with cutting edge features, using the latest technology. Copyright (C) 2015 Ammar Salem. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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United Arab Emirates
ammar.sa@gmail.com

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BeeSoft Releases ProTA 4 - Now With Automated, Free Data Downloading - Published on 12/08/15

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BeeSoft today announced the Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan release of ProTA 4, their award-winning stock market charting and technical analysis application. The all-new, completely rewritten ProTA 4 empowers casual investors as well as veteran market technicians to chart, analyze and optimize their trading ideas. All major world markets are supported including USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Hong Kong, and Singapore exchanges.

Algonquin, Illinois - BeeSoft today announced the Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan release of ProTA 4, their award-winning stock market charting and technical analysis application. The all-new, completely rewritten ProTA 4 empowers casual investors as well as veteran market technicians to chart, analyze and optimize their trading ideas. For the beginner, more than 100 indicators, line studies, smartlists, chart templates and trading systems are built into ProTA's one-click browser. For seasoned traders, ProTAscript provides the ultimate flexibility to author your own screens, analytics, trading systems and optimizations.

The #1 Reason Investors Avoid Charting Software: Cost of Data. Most charting and technical analysis software (including previous versions of ProTA) require a third-party data source, usually involving a fee of $10-50 per month. ProTA 4 solves that problem with free, integrated data downloading. Simply add any stock, mutual fund or most market index tickers to your ProTA database. The historical and current market data is automatically downloaded and stored locally on your hard drive for fast, immediately access any time you need it. All major world markets are supported including USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Hong Kong, and Singapore exchanges.

Developer Jeffery Bizon: "As a completely rewritten version, I was able to redesign the software from the ground up. In addition to revolutionary new features such as free, integrated data downloading, users are also treated to a new streamlined set of workflows designed to put more analysis and control at your fingertips - to encourage exploration and invention with as few clicks as possible. The end result is a unique balance of 'powerful features' and 'ease-of-use' that fits beautifully within Mac OS X El Capitan."

For the first time, everything needed for professional level charting and technical analysis is provided in a single, comprehensive package.

Key Features
* Fast, free, fully automated data downloading with additional support to import dozens of data formats
* Object-oriented charting interface offers easy point-and-click control and total customization
* Over 100 bundled technical indicators, line studies, and templates
* Database scanning and ranking based on dozens of built-in or custom technical calculations
* Trading system modeling, reporting, and parameter optimizations
* Extensibility. ProTAscript is a built-in trader's programming language to design your own models and analytics
* 100% Mac OS X. Optimized for OS X 10.11 El Capitan; Requires 10.7 or higher

Assessed best market analysis solution for Mac OS by reviewers and users alike, the new ProTA 4 is available immediately for download at BeeSoft online. The 100% free Trial Mode allows new users to explore ProTA's features first hand.

ProTA 4: http://www.beesoft.net
Product Details: http://www.beesoft.net/prota-tour.html
Download ProTA: http://beesoft.net/downloads/ProTA4.zip
Purchase: https://www.beesoft.net/order.html
Screenshot: http://www.beesoft.net/images/screen%20shot%202015-04-30%20at%2010633%20pm.png

BeeSoft is a leading developer of stock market charting and technical analysis software, exclusively for Mac OS X. Since 1995, BeeSoft has specialized in providing Mac users with professional-level market analysis software. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 1995-2015 BeeSoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS X and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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United States
support@beesoft.net

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Elements CRM Includes Opportunity Tracking for Group and Pro Editions - Published on 12/08/15

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Ntractive today announces Elements CRM 6.1, an important update to its cloud-based Mac Customer Relationship Management (Mac CRM) Solution for Mac business and enterprise. Elements CRM enables anyone to manage their business, automate business processes, make their data more useful and accessible, and improve their team's efficiency. The new Elements CRM 6.1 update now offers opportunity tracking for users of the Group and Professional Editions.

Grand Forks, North Dakota - Ntractive today is pleased to announce the release of Elements CRM 6.1, its cloud-based Mac Customer Relationship Management (Mac CRM) Solution for Mac business and enterprise. The new Elements CRM 6.1 update now offers opportunity tracking for users of the Group and Professional Editions.

Opportunity tracking and forecasting has long been a part of the Elements CRM Enterprise Edition, a high-level edition of its cloud-based Mac Customer Relationship Management (Mac CRM) solution for Mac Business and Enterprise. Ntractive today announced that companies using the Group Edition of Elements CRM or above will now have free access to the opportunity tracking feature.

Elements CRM's opportunity tracking allows users to create a potential deal with its leads and clients and closely monitor its progress. Opportunities are tracked by stage, dollar value and potential close date. Forecasting reports can be generated so that management can get a top level view of what's in the pipeline.

"Our enterprise users of Elements CRM have always loved the opportunity tracking feature, and our small business users have long been asking for it. So today, we will deliver that feature for all businesses, large and small, to implement into their daily CRM use," says Justin Bartak, CEO at Ntractive. "We are excited to share this feature with our users."

Pricing and Availability:
Elements CRM 6.1 is available immediately. The download is free but requires a subscription to Elements CRM. Group pricing starts at $24.95/user/mo, Professional pricing starts at $49.95/user/mo, Enterprise pricing starts at $69.95/user/mo. and Performance pricing starts at $99.95 Some features are not available in all of the editions. Elements CRM 6.1 is available on the Ntractive Website and the Apple App Store.

Ntractive: http://www.ntractive.com
Elements CRM 6.1: http://www.ntractive.com/mac-crm/en/desktop/
Download Elements CRM: http://552e799f2cb0545a430d-c81cd21a02044d21d05a69a039517c33.r11.cf1.rackcdn.com/ElementsBrowser.dmg
Purchase: https://store.ntractive.com
Screenshot: http://www.ntractive.com/img/main-image-desktop.png

Ntractive is the Mac Customer Relationship Management (Mac CRM) company that develops Elements CRM. Ntractive is changing the way companies collaborate, work and communicate on the Mac and iOS Devices. The company's Elements Platform, which is part desktop and part cloud, is powered by Webkit. Webkit is the open source browser engine that is used by Safari, the iPad and iPhone and many other applications. (C) 2006-2015 Ntractive, the Ntractive logo, Elements CRM, and the Elements CRM logo are trademarks of Ntractive, LLC. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Justin Bartak
Founder and CEO
701-732-0056
United States
justin.bartak@ntractive.com

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/Ntractive
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ntractive
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/ntractive

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Xcore Apps Featured in Apps World's December 2015 Issue - Published on 12/08/15

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Xcore Apps, developer of the entertaining Guess the Emoji Icons Saga game for iOS devices, is featured in the December 2015 issue of Apps World magazine. The issue - as well as being available to 2,500,000 subscribers worldwide - will also be distributed at the yearly GMASA event on January 22, 2016. The company is featured on the front cover, as well as included in an article where Xcore's founders share their thoughts on the mobile app industry, and what they see for its future.

Forest Hills, New York - Xcore Apps, developers of the entertaining and brain-teasing Guess the Emoji Icons Saga game for iOS devices, are featured in the December 2015 issue of Apps World magazine. The issue, available to 2,500,000 subscribers worldwide, will also be distributed at the yearly GMASA event on January 22, 2016. Xcore Apps is featured on the front cover, as well as being included in an article where Xcore's founders, Sundari Chockalingam and Raja Ramanathan shared their thoughts on the mobile app industry today, and what they see for the industry's future.

Xcore Apps was founded in 2014 in Queens, New York, and the company has grown much more than even founders Sundari and Raja could have expected. The duo launched their first app "Guess The Emoji Icons Saga," soon after founding the company, and they say the experience taught them a great deal about the development and distribution of apps.

"The more we learn about the market the more involved we want to be and its a great experience to say the least, says Xcore Apps co-founder Raja Ramanathan. "We've prided ourselves on our interaction with our game's players, and from their helpful input, we've been able to bring an even more brain-teasing challenge to the game. Now, our experience in working with App World Magazine on this feature article has been another great learning experience."

Xcore Apps has been working closely with Apps World on the feature, and the founders say it has been another way that they've learned so much more about the industry they find themselves in. They have learned more about the various app markets around the globe, and have discovered a number of new ways to reach their target audience, such as their cooperation with the popular magazine.

As a result of their experiences in the market, and their discussions with App World Magazine, Xcore has evolved as a company, and have now branched out into offering social media marketing services to their users. The new service tailors the app marketing services to their customers' specific needs, offering an important and greatly needed service to the industry.

"As of now we offer social media marketing which could be tailored to the customers preferences, and we will offer other marketing services in the future," says Xcore Apps co-founder Sundari Chockalingam. "The Apps World Magazine article offers coverage of our newly offered marketing services, in addition to our opinions on current trends in the app market, so we are more than pleased as to what will come in the near future."

Xcore's first app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices was Guess the Emoji Icons Saga, an entertaining brain-teaser of a game that challenges players to select the correct emoji icons to represent the picture they're shown on the screen. The game starts out with a few easy puzzles, but quickly begins to challenge even the most avid user of emoji. The game includes over 40 levels of challenging questions, so it presents a challenge to even the most avid text messaging emoji user.

App World Magazine's December 2015 issue features Xcore Apps and its founders, and is recommended reading for anyone interested in their thoughts on the app industry today, and what they see for the industry in the future.

Xcore Apps: http://www.xcoreapps.com
Apps World Magazine: http://www.appsworldmag.com/
Guess The Emoji Icons Saga - What emoticon represents the picture? 2.1: http://itunes.apple.com/app/guess-the-emoji-saga/id942816776
Screenshot: http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple69/v4/43/7d/18/437d18f1-c8e1-0804-7119-cea6856b70bf/screen568x568.jpeg
App Icon: http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/cb/09/dd/cb09dd18-3ac5-8fe5-71f1-a5bdb415a911/icon175x175.png

Xcore Apps was founded in 2014 in Queens, New York by Sundari Chockalingam and Raja Ramanathan. Driven by the ever evolving world of technology and innovation, Xcore Apps was created to bring apps that are immersive and enjoyable. The more we learn about the market, the more involved we want to be, and it is a great experience to say the least. We think that there is an app out there for everybody and we strive to create those apps. Copyright (C) 2015 Xcore Apps LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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United States
xcoreapps@gmail.com

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Combat Monsters gets bigger - Again - Published on 12/08/15

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BAFTA nominated indie, Rubicon Development today announces Combat Monsters 4.3, a massive expansion to its popular CCG/TBS game for iOS and Android devices. In Combat Monsters, the player's hero spawns 3D creatures to a large board that serves as the battlefield. Once spawned, each creature can attack, move about, heal itself or others, or cast devastating spells like the ever-popular fireball. Version 4.3 contains a massive amount of both new content and new features.

Newport, United Kingdom - Combat Monsters, created by award-winning indie studio Rubicon Development, has just spawned the "OMG It's Massive!" expansion, its fourth such major update since the game's launch in 2013. A unique combination of tactical combat and collectible card game, Combat Monsters is a love letter to staples such as Magic: The Gathering and Hearthstone, with a full serving of Rubicon's legendary humor and polish - last seen in the BAFTA-nominated Great Big War Game.

"If you're a fan of CCGs and/or turn-based tactical strategy games, we made this for you," explained Paul Johnson, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Rubicon Development at Rubicon Development.

In Combat Monsters, the player's hero spawns 3D creatures to a large board that serves as the battlefield. Once spawned, each creature can attack (with various weapons or special abilities), move about, heal itself or others, or cast devastating spells like the ever-popular fireball. When the enemy's hero is fatally wounded, the battle is won.

There are many ways to play Combat Monsters. Will players overrun adversaries with dozens of bloodthirsty monsters? Defend at all costs with healing spells? Invest heavily in runes and concentrate on a few high-powered cards? New tactics are emerging all the time - like the triple-moving suicide bomber, amped Orc swarms, and the questionable ability to hide in a corner of the map like a sissy (pioneered by a Rubicon dev who shall not be named).

Key New Features/Content
* Team play: With up to three players per side, the tactical possibilities just exponentiated - will you focus on attacking the enemy, helping your friends, doing both, or neither?
* Clans: Clans are now an integral part of the game, thus promoting rivalry, death and destruction on a previously unseen scale - Sorry about that
* 600+ new cards: In this one update we've added more new cards than most other games in this genre offer in total. That's a lot of cards
* Money for nothing: Gifting, referrals and all manner of additional ways to share in-game progress have been added to bring people together - before they start cracking each other's' skulls
* New artwork: All the cards have had a graphical overhaul, and we believe our new foil effect is better than the real thing
* New heroes: Supporting the addition of a whole new class of monster, artillery, there are three new heroes to collect and play, each with unique stats and abilities
* Tons more: No, really - I know it's overused, but it's true

This latest expansion is so large that it would be badged as a sequel by most other studios, containing a massive amount of both new content and new features.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* 212 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Combat Monsters 4.3 is Free and available worldwide through the App Store in the Games category. There is also an Android version available on Google Play.

Combat Monsters 4.3: http://www.rubicondev.com/combatmonsters
Download from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/app/combat-monsters/id698616840
Screenshot: http://www.rubicondev.com/combatmonsters/images/gamescreens.png
App Icon: http://www.rubicondev.com/CM_icon_1024.png

Rubicon Development is a UK-based independent game developer founded by Paul Johnson and Steven Haggerty over ten years ago. Focused on creating original digitally-distributed games for PC and mobile platforms, Rubicon's best known other titles are the award-winning Great Little War Game and Great Big War Game. All Material and Software (C) 2015 Rubicon Mobile, Ltd. / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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01983730000
United Kingdom
paul@rubicondev.com

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New Appiness iOS App Marketing Guide could not come at a better time - Published on 12/08/15

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Marketing is what separates the winners from the losers in the App Store. Plenty of free information on app marketing already exists, but the new Appiness guide from Bright Newt has given iOS developers a step-by-step plan for effectively marketing their apps without breaking the bank. With cost-per-acquisition numbers trending upward over the past six months, Appiness couldn't come at a better time. A how-to marketing guide for turning duds into profitable apps.

San Ramon, California - Several different ad and promotion networks publish their cost-per-install (CPI) numbers and have reported an upward trend in recent months. Chartboost, for example, showed an increase from $1.99 per install in March 2015 to $2.21 in June 2015. Fiksu reported a $1.79 CPI in November 2015. These numbers represent a huge problem for iOS developers.

To help address this problem, Bright Newt has released Appiness, an iOS app marketing guide. Appiness could not come at a better time. In June 2015 Distimo reported that an app needs 23,000 downloads per day to rise to the Top 50 Free Overall. This means that app developers face a $35,000 /day spend if they want to achieve any real visibility.

"Most iOS developers simply can't afford the development and ongoing optimization costs required to build a freemium app," said Kyle Hartman, Chief Newt at Bright Newt. "And once they do finish an app, they can't afford to advertise and can't get their revenue-per-install high enough to make back their money. It's a Catch-22."

The Bright Newt team wanted to give iOS developers a hand by providing a how-to marketing guide for turning duds into profitable apps. Plenty of free information on app marketing already exists, but Appiness provides step-by-step instructions for inexpensive tactics, as well as "true tales of appiness" from successful developers.

The Appiness guide comes in three different packages at three price points - Basic Appiness for $38, Extra Appiness for $69, and Total Appiness for $118.

Each package comes with an assortment of other tools and resources, such as submission and launch day checklists, comprehensive spreadsheets of app review sites and app-related services, various templates, and interviews with thought leaders in the mobile industry.

The bottom line is this: Scrappy marketing is what separates the winners from the losers in the app business. If iOS developers make a unique, beautiful, and entertaining (or helpful) app, and then execute a smart, inexpensive marketing plan, then their apps will gain visibility, get more downloads, and make more money. Appiness is the winners' new, not-so-secret weapon.

Bright Newt: http://brightnewt.com/
Appiness: http://brightnewguides.com/appiness/
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Bright Newt is a creative company, headquartered in San Francisco Bay Area, California. Bright Newt represents a confederacy of creative professionals with different, if complimentary, skill sets and a similar way of thinking about branding, business, and relationships. Bright Newt's focus had grown from creative copywriting, marketing strategy, branding, SEO, and social media consulting to include mobile app development. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Bright Newt. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Kyle Hartman
Director of Operations
1-415-412-0004
United States
Kyle@brightnewt.com

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New Cooking Recipes Solution for ConceptDraw PRO Released From CS Odessa - Published on 12/08/15

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CS Odessa today announces a new Cooking Recipes solution in ConceptDraw Solution Park. The Cooking Recipes solution extends ConceptDraw PRO v10 with an extensive collection of vector graphic libraries, templates, and samples. It contains 14 libraries containing 565 objects, that helps make short work of drawing professional food related infographics and more. The solution is divided into libraries consisting of fruit, vegetables, meat, baking, cooking appliances, and kitchen utensils.

San Jose, California - CS Odessa is proud to announce the release of a new food infographic solution, Cooking Recipes. A wide and varied selection of food item and kitchenware graphic icons in this paid solution ($25 USD) let to plan a favorite dish using colorful and eye-catching illustrations.

The Cooking Recipes solution extends ConceptDraw PRO v10 with an extensive collection of vector graphic libraries, templates, and samples. The Cooking Recipes solution contains 14 libraries containing 565 objects, that helps make short work of drawing professional food related infographics, and visualizing cooking recipes. The solution is divided into libraries consisting of fruit, vegetables, meat, baking, cooking appliances, and kitchen utensils.

ConceptDraw Office v3 is an integrated set of visualization products and document exchange technologies. ConceptDraw Office consists of a diagramming platform, a mind mapping tool, and a project management tool. These tools are essential to generate business diagrams, mind maps, project plans, dashboards, presenta tions, schematics, and any other business visualizations.

ConceptDraw Solution Park is an online collection of visual solutions for knowledge workers designed to provide productivity increasing solutions for all ConceptDraw products. ConceptDraw Solution Park contains many subject areas for professional applications. It delivers solutions for Project Management, Business Productivity, Universal Diagramming and Collaboration.

Pricing and Availability:
ConceptDraw PRO is compatible with Apple OS X and Microsoft Windows. ConceptDraw PRO retails for $199 (USD). ConceptDraw PRO v10 is included in ConceptDraw Office v3 which retails for $499 (USD).

ConceptDraw Cooking Recipes Solution: http://www.conceptdraw.com/solution-park/food-cooking-recipes
ConceptDraw PRO v10: http://www.conceptdraw.com/products/drawing-tool
ConceptDraw MINDMAP v8: http://www.conceptdraw.com/products/mind-map
ConceptDraw PROJECT v7: http://www.conceptdraw.com/products/project-management-software
ConceptDraw Office v3: http://www.conceptdraw.com/products/office
ConceptDraw Diagram Viewer: https://itunes.apple.com/app/diagram-viewer/id981531525

Founded in 1993, Computer Systems Odessa supplies cross-platform productivity tools and graphic technologies to professional and corporate users around the world. With headquarters in Odessa, Ukraine, and an U.S. office in San Jose, California, CS Odessa sells products internationally through resellers in over 30 countries. The ConceptDraw line of products has won numerous awards and is used by hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. ConceptDraw is a registered trademark, and ConceptDraw Office, ConceptDraw Solution Park, ConceptDraw PRO, ConceptDraw MINDMAP, ConceptDraw PROJECT, and ConceptDraw Solution Browser are trademarks of CS Odessa. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

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Olin Reams
General Manager
United States
presscontacts@csodessa.com

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Tamper releases Curiosity - A beautiful context-aware Wikipedia reader - Published on 12/08/15

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Tamper LLC today introduces Curiosity 1.0, a beautiful location-aware Wikipedia reader for iPhone. Curiosity is the best companion to explore the world around you. The app surfaces interesting and relevant content to users based on their location, recent events, and hand-curated lists. Users can immediately see what movies were filmed nearby, historic battles that took place around them, as well as other curated sections that are constantly being updated and change with location and time.

San Francisco, California - Tamper LLC, a independent iOS company known for their award winning organizer app Morning, today is proud to announce the release and immediate availability of Curiosity, a beautiful location-aware Wikipedia reader for iPhone. The app surfaces interesting and relevant content to users based on their location, recent events, and hand-curated lists. Curiosity is the best companion to explore the world around you.

"Our first app, Morning, was designed for the daily routine, showing the weather, commuting time, and reminders," said Jeff Dlouhy, Co-Founder of Tamper. "Curiosity is all about learning something new and exploring the world around you. We want people to get out an explore. From wandering a foreign city, to learning the history of your own neighborhood, Curiosity is the best app for those with the itch to discover something new."

The creators of the app wanted the Wikipedia experience to be more than just searching for a specific topic. That's why when the app is launched, it immediately shows context-aware articles. For example, in the Explore tab you can see what movies were filmed nearby, historic battles that took place around you, as well as other curated sections that are constantly being updated and change with location and time.

Some other Curiosity features:
* Has a companion Watch app and Glance (watchOS 2)
* 3D Touch Quick Action to get to article search from the home screen
* Force Touch Peek and Pop support
* Supports over 30 languages
* Universal link support

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPhone (iPad, and iPod touch)
* Companion Apple Watch app
* Requires iOS 9.0 or later
* 18.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Curiosity 1.0 is offered today at the introductory price of $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Reference category.

Tamper: https://tamper.io/
Curiosity 1.0: https://tamper.io/curiosity/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/curiosity-by-tamper/id1045268097
Screenshot: https://tamper.io/curiosity/press/img/Curiosity-Nearby-White.png
App Icon: https://tamper.io/curiosity/press/img/CuriosityIcon.png

Tamper is a three year old independent company based in San Francisco. They are a two man team working to make the best iOS and Mac apps around. Their first app Morning was selected as an Editors' Choice and one of the 'App Store Best of 2013' by Apple. Morning was also pre-installed on iPhones and iPads in the Apple Stores worldwide as a demonstration app. Curiosity by Tamper is their second app and is currently available for iPhone on the App Store. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Tamper LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Jeff Dlouhy
Co-founder
United States
jeff@tamper.io

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LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tamper-llc
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/tamperapps

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iPhone app teaches music theory to DIY musicians - Published on 12/09/15

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Ten Kettles Inc. today announces Waay: Music theory that matters 2.0.0 for iOS. Waay provides an applied, practical approach to learning music theory for songwriting. Similar to how other apps teach new languages, Waay uses a series of lessons and quizzes to teach the basics of music theory in a simple, fun and intuitive manner. Featuring interactive exercises with three achievement levels, Waay offers bite-sized video lessons that emphasize practical music theory, examples and more.

Toronto, Canada - Aspiring musicians need to look no further than their iPhone for help taking the next step in their music-making journey. Today, "Waay: Music theory that matters" launched for iPhone. Waay provides an applied, practical approach to learning music theory for songwriting. Similar to how other apps teach new languages, Waay uses a series of lessons and quizzes to teach the basics of music theory in a simple, fun and intuitive manner.

Waay features:
* Bite-sized video lessons that emphasize practical music theory and provide musical examples
* Interactive exercises with three achievement levels
* In-app tools to track your progress and sync across your devices

"We've created this app for musicians who like to carve out their own path in music," said Alex Andrews, Waay's creator. "Waay teaches music theory for songwriting to people who aren't interested in an overly academic approach to music, but instead want to build skills they can use, and then get right back to making the music they love."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 8.0 or later
* 208 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Waay: Music theory that matters 2.0.0 is $4.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. The first course (8 video lessons and 9 interactive exercises) is called "Melodies" and is included with purchase of the app. The second course, "Chords," answers questions such as "What chords sound good together?" and is available as an in-app purchase. Additional courses are on the way.

Waay: Music theory that matters 2.0.0: http://www.tenkettles.com/waay
Testimonials: http://www.tenkettles.com/waay#experts
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/waay-music-theory-that-matters/id974357313
Vimeo Video (Promo): https://vimeo.com/tenkettles/waay
Screenshots: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ezqc4o7cpgq6nkw/AAA9IIZEQi7VEC-6tsNl8GfKa/Screenshots/Device%20screenshots?dl=0
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Ten Kettles builds apps for music education out of east-end Toronto. Founder Alex Andrews is an engineer, teacher, and musician, coming from a background in research labs (biosignal analysis, hearing development and disability, music psychology), music education, and playing many, many concerts with various bands in and around Toronto. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Ten Kettles Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Alex Andrews
Founder and CEO
Canada
alex@tenkettles.com

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