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MyCntdwn 2 Launched
MyCntdwn 2 was approved and released by Apple today. What is MyCntdwn 2? It’s like MyCntdwn, only better. Seriously.
MyCntdwn and MyCntdwn 2 are two separate apps. You’ll have to pay for this update. I did this for a few reasons. The most important reason is that MyCntdwn 2 is not compatible with iPhone OS 2.x. It requires features that are only available in iPhone 3.0. If you are still running iPhone 2.x, you can still use the latest MyCntdwn.
Let’s face it. Another reason that I am charging for this version is that it has Push Notifications. Honestly, I have to pay for the increased server load. MyCntdwn 2 as a separate app will help to pay for this. I fought with this for a long time. In the end, I didn’t want to force anyone to upgrade to the latest iPhone OS, so I made it a separate app.
MyCntdwn 2 has a number of new features. The features include Push Notifications, Themes, Swipe to Delete (for events), and more. I’ve also rewritten much of the data layer (moved to Core Data).
Push Notifications allow you to know when an event is ending without having to open Mycntdwn 2. MyCntdwn 2 will remind you of an event 2 days before, 1 day before and when an event is ending. You can essentially set the event and forget it. You can opt out of these notifications.
Themes allow you to customize your events. I have included a number of themes to start with. You can chose from the following themes: Birthday, Calendar, Christmas, Default (What you’re already used to), and Sports.
For more information about MyCntdwn 2 (and screenshots), check out the MyCntdwn 2 page: http://software.ryangrier.com/mycntdwn2
My goal was to release this app at the end of September. I missed that goal by just over a month. I had a lot of freelance work come up over the summer which was a blessing, but it caused my iPhone work to be pushed back.
Now that I’ve finished my summer project, what’s next? Well, I am not sure. I have plans to update LearnIt. I also have some vague ideas for a new app. I am currently working on prototyping to see if the idea is even plausible. Firstly though, I have some freelance work coming up that I need to work through. After that, who knows.
