Gymboss 2 is coming soon
Just a quick note since we keep getting emails asking for an update: Gymboss 2 is shaping up nicely and should be available very, very soon. And for everyone patiently waiting: I can safely say if you loved Gymboss, you will be really, really happy with Gymboss 2. It maintains the simplicity and ease of [...]
How to price your app
Happy New Year, everyone! One of my resolutions for 2012 is to actively start blogging, and sharing some of the insights I’ve picked up after 3+ years of mobile development, and 28 (gasp!) years of software development, from not only development considerations, to larger business, marketing, and strategy considerations as well. This is the first [...]
Hiding Hannah out now!
Hiding Hannah, the new interactive children’s book from Squeaky Frog, developed by Glowdot Productions’ Glowdot Kids division, is out now in the Apple App Store, for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Download Hiding Hanna for iOS Hiding Hannah had a tremendous launch day, rocketing to the top of the App Store charts (#27 iPad Books, [...]
A note about Zen Jar and Gymboss
We have been getting swamped with emails (and even calls!) about Zen Jar and Gymboss lately, so I wanted to let everyone know the status of those apps. When Apple released iOS 5, we were shocked to discover that a lot of older apps completely broke. I’m still not sure exactly what caused it, because [...]
Hiding Hannah – An Interactive Book for Kids
We are pleased to announce that the first app developed as part of our Glowdot Kids app division has been submitted to Apple, with an Android version to follow in two weeks. We have been building an engine for interactive book development here for the past 6 months, and were eager to launch a few [...]
Dennis Ritchie – An Unsung Legend
We all know about the passing of Steve Jobs this week. I think its safe to say the world doesn’t need another blog post about his death, what it means to the modern world, modern software, and the tech industry. To be sure, Jobs built Apple into a powerhouse in the last few years (and [...]
Glowdot at Unite11
This week we are at the Unite11 Unity Conference in San Francisco, California. While Rick is here to learn some new Unity skills, both Rick and Michael are here to meet other Unity developers and potential clients, so if you happen to be in San Francisco this week, send us an email and we’d be [...]
Rogue Runner FREE to support Japan Relief!
In collaboration with OpenFeint, and in support of Japan relief efforts, Rogue Runner for iPhone and iPod Touch is FREE for the next two days. How does this benefit Japan relief? I will be donating a portion of the revenues from Rogue Runner IAP and sales for the game over the next 21 days to [...]
Glowdot in O’Reilly’s Best iPad Apps Book
Two Glowdot iPad apps made it into O’Reilly’s new book, Best iPad Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders. mentalBlock was named “Best Sliding Physics Puzzle Game”. You can read that page from the book here. Additionally, my casual music making app for non-musicians called SoundSketch was named “Best App for Making Music in a [...]
Need an app?
Looking for a freelance iOS app developer? I am now available for contract iPhone and iPad app and game development. The success of the apps I have developed through Glowdot speaks for itself — both in terms of critical success, as well as user response. Two of my earliest apps — Zen Jar and PhotoZen, [...]
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