Ryan Grier Dev

MyCntdwn 2 2.2 has been approved and released to the Apple iTunes App Store. 

This latest update has two new themes for you to use. The new themes are ‘Due Date’ and ‘Wedding’. These themes were highly requested. 

I’ve already started thinking about the next big update. My plan is to move the server syncing (which can be annoying) to the background. It ruins the flow of the application when you are adding/editing events and you see the ‘Syncing with server’ screen a lot. I haven’t started on this work yet, but I plan to make it my main goal once the new iPad app has been submitted to Apple. 

Enjoy the new themes!

This past week Apple approved updates for all four of my iPhone apps. 

MyCntdwn, Mycntup, and LearnIt have some minor defect fixes. I have also added a way to collect some basic usage stats. I want to know a bit more about the iPhone OS versions and devices that are using the app so if I can move up an OS version. 

MyCntdwn 2 has already been sending this information. MyCntdwn 2 was updated with some minor defect fixes. 

If you are concerned about the information I am collecting by these apps, don’t be. I am only collecting the following information: application version, iPhone OS version, device type (iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone), and a piracy bit. MyCntdwn and MyCntdwn 2 also send the number of events and the number of events ending soon. I do not send the device id, phone number, or any personal data. 

I plan on submitting a new update to LearnIt in the next day or two. This update adds “swipe to change” the flashcard. In addition to pressing the previous/next button to proceed, you can swipe left or right to proceed. 

On Father’s Day, I submitted one of the completely new apps to Apple. If there aren’t any issues, it should be approved within the next week. Expect a new blog post about it when it launches. If you want a hint of what’s coming, check out the “Info” tab (Or About LearnIt button) in one of my apps.

After my brief hiatus, I am developing again. It was nice to have some time off to relax. But my ambition is starting to get the better of me. I am kicking myself now, I could have spent the time working on the updates below.

I almost have an interim update for LearnIt wrapped up and ready to test. This update has no noticeable features. The only changes are background changes which will eventually setup the ability to add DLC.

I have updates for MyCntdwn and MyCntup planned. I want to fix a nagging issue with the data layer. I am going to change the data layer to use SQLite. The data layer currently has a proprietary implementation which crashes more than I like. MyCntdwn 2 doesn’t have this issue because it uses Core Data.

I don’t have any plans for MyCntdwn 2 updates. Maybe by the time I’ve updated the other apps, I’ll have thought of some key updates for MyCntdwn 2.