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Aimofthispresenta6on

•  iPhoneisarela6velynewpla>ormandmanyofusarenotawareofthepla>orm,itscapabili6es,thewayAppleworksandsoon.Thispresenta6onaimstohelpanswersomeoftheseques6ons

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<<About

WhatisaniPhoneapp?

•  AniPhoneappisaprogramthatrunsonyouriPhone.Itenablesyoutoaccomplishacertaintask

•  Theycouldbeu6lityapps,games,enterpriseapps,entertainmentapps,appstoaccessyourbankaccountetc

•  AsApplesays–thereisanappforeverything•  Somepopularappsare

–  Facebook–socialnetworking–  DoodleBuddy–drawing–  PandoraRadio–radioonyouriPhone–  Yelp–restaurantreviews

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<<FAQs

HowdoIgettheseapps?

•  InstalliTunes(soTwarefromApple)onyourWindowsorMaccomputer

•  YoucreateanaccountoniTunes

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WhyshouldIbuildaniPhoneappinthefirstplace?

•  Ithasbecomeagreatnewmarke6nganddistribu6onmechanismthatcangiveyourbusinessawholenewwayoftransac6ngbusinessandgeXngyourbrandknowninfrontofmillionsofusers

•  iPhonesarethemarketleadersinthesmartphonesegment•  TheiPhoneusergroupisthemostinfluen6albuyingdemographic

–  Students–  Execu6vesandprofessionals–  Enthusiasts

•  TheiPhonehasbecomeagreatdevicetosurftheinternet,playgames,interactwithsocialnetworksandtransactbusiness

•  TheiPhonehasuniquefeaturesthatyourappcantakeadvantageof•  MostappsmadefortheiPhonealsorunontheiPodTouch,thereby

furtherincreasingthemarketyouarecateringto

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HowdowebuildaniPhoneapp?

•  iPhoneappsarebuiltusingtechnologiesfromApple–  Cocoaframework

–  Objec6veC–  ToolssuppliedbyAppletodevelop,testanddistribute

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WhatdoIneedtotellyou,ifIwanttostartbuildinganapp?•  Tostartbuildinganapp

–  SignanNDAwithus–wewanttoprotectyouridea–  Talktousaboutyouridea–  Enumeratethefeaturesthatyouwouldliketoseeinyourapp–  Wewillgetbacktoyouwithwhatitwouldtaketobuildtheapp–  Enlistabudget–  Priori6zethefeaturesthatarecri6cal

•  Oncewereceivetheinforma6onfromyou,wewillgiveyouabudgetand6meline

•  Wewillworkwithyouateachoftheabovestepstoachieveyourbusinessobjec6ve

•  Wedonothaveaset“requirements”template.Weencourageyoutojustwriteyourideaaseitheramindmaporabulletlist

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WhosubmitstheapptotheAppStore?

•  Wecan,oryoucan

•  Wewillgladlyhelpyousubmittheapptotheappstore•  Youcanuseouraccount,butwerecommendthatyouuse

youraccount–itisjustbefer,cleanerandgivesyoumorecontrol

•  Ifyourappisapaidapp,youhavetouseyourownaccount.Wewills6llhelpyousubmittheapptotheAppStore

•  Itgenerallytakesacoupleofhourstoactuallysubmittheapp

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Doyouchargearecurringfee?

•  No,wedonot•  Ourfeeisaone6mefee,thatcoversthecostofdesignand

developmentorwhateverwecommittoyouintheSOW.

•  Oncewedoourpartofthework,therearenorecurringfeesthatwechargeourclients

•  Ifyouwantustodoextrawork–featureaddi6on,maintenanceetc,wewillletyouknowinadvancewhatthecostswillbe

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DoyousignanNDA?HowdoIprotectmyidea?

•  Yes,wewillgladlysignanNDA–andactuallyencouragesigningit

•  ThisisamutualNDAthatprotectsallstakeholders•  Wewillnotrunawaywithyouridea–itisnothowour

businessworks.Webuildappsforourclients.WeveryrarelyputourownappsontheAppStore

•  Wewillnotdiscloseyourideatoanyoneoutsideourorganiza6on

•  Wehaveareputa6onatstakeandwewilldoalltomaintainourstellarreputa6on

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Howmuchwillitcosttobuildmyapp?

•  Again,itdepends,onwhatyouhavesetouttobuild•  Itcancostafewhundredtoafewthousanddollars•  Wewillgladlygiveyouadiscountif

–  Youagreetoprominentlycreditusinyourappandyourwebsite

–  Youcontractwithustobuildmorethanoneapp

•  Talktous–wewillhelpyoubuildanappwellwithinyourbudget.OurclientsareoTensurprisedbyourpricing.Youcouldbeaswell!

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HowdoIdistributemyapp?

•  Onceyourappisbuilt,yousubmitittotheAppStoreforreviewandapprovalfromApple

•  OnceAppleapproves,itappearsontheAppStoreiniTunes•  Itcanbedownloadedfromthere

•  Youcansendyourfriendsalinktotheapp•  YoucanputthelinkonFacebook,Twiferetcandletthe

worldknowaboutyourapp

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IsmyideaalreadyontheAppStore?HowcanIfindout?

•  SearchonAppStore(iniTunes,topright,thereisasearchbar)usingkeywordsthatcouldberelatedtoyouridea

•  Youwillknowifanapplikeyoursalreadyexists•  Butdonotstopthere

–  Seeifyourappcanbebuiltinabefermanner–  Seeifyoucanmarketyourappbefer–ifyoudonotknowaboutthat

app,chancesarethatitisnotmarketedproperly

•  Talktous–wemightbeabletohelpyoudifferen6ateyourapporbuildsomethingthatisbefer,orevengiveyou6psonhowtomarketyourappbefer

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Doyouhelpinmarke6ngtheapp?

•  Yes,wedo•  Wecanhelpyoucreateamarke6ngstrategyaroundyourapp•  What’smore,wewillhelpyouwithyourideato

–  Makeitviral

–  Incorporatemarke6ngelementsthatcanhelpyourappgeneratedirectorindirectbusiness

–  Integrateyourappwithyourexis6ngwebsitetoreinforceyourdistribu6onmechanism

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WhathappensaTertheappissubmifedtotheAppStoreforreview?

•  Applereviewstheappandwillapproveitorrejectit•  Itgenerallytakesanywherebetween7–28days(some6mesmore,

some6mesless)togetaresponse•  Applemightgetbacktoyouaskingformoreinforma6on•  Applereviewpoliciesarenotknown,buttheyoTendocheckfor

bugs(appcrashing),copyrightinfringement,explicitmaterial(adultcontent)etc

•  We,asdevelopersoftheappdonothaveanycontrolontheapprovalprocess–wecanjustguess

•  Ifyourappisstraigh>orwardanddoesnotviolateanycopyrightsanddoesnothaveanyadultcontent,itshouldgetapproved

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WhatdoesApplechargeforsubmiXngtheapp?

•  Nothing•  YoudoneedanaccountontheAppleAppStoreforwhich

thereisaone6me$99fee.

•  YoucanuploadanynumberofappsaTeryougetthisaccount

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Istherearecurringapphos6ngfeethatApplecharges?

•  No•  Youdonotgetchargedanythingforfreeapps•  Forpaidapps,applegets30%ofthecostoftheapp,each

6meitisdownloaded.Youget70%

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HowdoIknowhowmany6mesmyapphasbeendownloaded?

•  Appleprovidesyoumonthly,weeklyanddailyreports

•  Theyalsoprovideyouwithotherinforma6onlikeloca6ontheappwasdownloadedfrom,dateand6meetc

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WillmyappbeapprovedbyApple?

•  Mostlikelyitwill•  Someofthereasonsitmightnotbeapprovedare

–  Explicitadultcontent–  Bugs–  TryingtorecreatetheiPhonefunc6onalityinyourapptocircumvent

theirownapps–  UseofunpublishedAPIs

•  Thisisnotanexhaus6velist.Appleisnotconsistentinitsapprovalpolicies

•  Wecannotguaranteeit,noonecan

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WhatifmyAppisnotapprovedbyApple?

•  Well,hardluck

•  Applesome6mesgivesreasonsforwhyithasnotbeenapproved.Wecanhelpyouanalyzethesitua6onandworkwithyoutofindasolu6on

•  ThereisonlyonegenuineAppleAppStore,soyoucannotreallytakeyourapplica6onelsewhere

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HowdoIknowifmyideaisfeasibleornot?

•  Wehelpyoudoafreeini6alfeasibilitystudy

•  Inmostcases,wecantellifyourmainideaisfeasibleornotbeforewestarttheapp

•  Ifwecannotdeterminefeasibilityearlieron,wewillletyouknowupfronthowmuchitwillcosttodeterminefeasibilityandthenproceedtobuildtheapp

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Canthesameappbeusedonothermobilephones?

•  Theexactsameappcannotbeusedasisonothermobilephones

•  Butwecanhelpyouporttheapptootherpla>ormsliketheBlackberry,AndroidorWindowsMobile

•  Generallythecostofpor6ngislowerthanthecostofbuildingthefirstapp,asyoucanreusethelogicandsomepor6onsofthecodeasis

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<<FAQs

Whatisthedifferencebetweenawebappandana6veapp?

•  Awebapprunsinsideabrowserandalwaysneedsanac6veinternetconnec6on.ItiswrifeninHTMLandJavaScript

•  Ana6veapprunsonthemobileopera6ngsystemandtakesadvantageofthehardware’sfeatures.FortheiPhoneitiswrifeninObjec6veC

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Myappneedstotalk/interactwithmyexternalwebsite/database.Isthatpossible?

•  Yes,itispossible.Theappcantalktoanotherwebsite/database

•  Itisdone,mostlybybuildingawebservicethataccessesthedatafortheiPhoneandsitsonyourserver

•  iPhoneappscanalsoconsumeRSSfeeds,XMLdataandhfpfeeds

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CanIcreatealiteandapaidversinofmyapp?Woulditcostalotmore?

•  Yesyoucanandinmanycasesyoushould

•  Theliteversionallowsyoutogiveyourcustomersanopportunitytotryoutyourproductbeforetheydecidetoby.Thisisagoodideatopromotesalesanden6ceuserstobuy

•  Ifbuiltcorrectly,thecostshouldbeincremental,ratherthanawholelotmore

•  Talktous.Onceweknowyourrequirements,wewouldbeabletogiveyouabeferanswer

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Howdowemanageupdatestotheapp?WhathappensifIwantedtoaddanewfeature?

•  UpdatesarebuiltandpostedtotheAppleAppStoreforreview

•  Applecanapproveorrejectanupdate•  Ittakes6meforAppletoapproveorrejectanapp

•  Oneshouldupdatetheappforfeatureaddi6onsandbugfixes•  ManypeopleupdatetheappforgeXngfreshdataintothe

app,butthatshouldbeavoided

•  AppledoesnotchargeforsubmiXngupdatestotheapp

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Onceyoudeveloptheapp,whoownstheapp?

•  Youowntheapp•  Weholdrightstotheapponly6llwearepaidinfull•  Oncewereceiveourpayment,allrightsareautoma6cally

transferredtoyouastheowneroftheapp

•  Youcanchoosetomodifytheappatwillonceyouowntheapp’ssourcecode

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WillIgetthesourcecodetotheapp?When?

•  Youowntheapp,itisyoursourcecode•  Assoonasyoupayus,therightstotheapparetransferredto

youandwesendyouthesourcecode

•  Youcanmodifythesourcecodeatwill

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WillyouhelpmeuploadtheapptothetheAppStore

•  Yes,wewill•  WewilluseyouraccounttouploadtheapptotheAppStore

forreviewbyApple

•  Youwillhavetoprovideusyouraccountcreden6als•  Pleasenotethatwehavenocontroloverthereviewand

approvalprocessitself.ThatisinthehandsofApple

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