April 19, 2010 Comments Off
ArcTouch At AdTech San Francisco 2010

ArcTouch was invited to present in the App Exchange showcase on 4/20 and 4/21 during AdTech San Francisco 2010.
Download our AdTech presentation for an overview of the ArcTouch app development studio and our iPhone & iPad app developer services.
You can also try out the featured apps from the App Exchange that we developed for Maxim Magazine and CityMint.
January 25, 2010 Comments Off
Flash Packager For iPhone Developers
ArcTouch has been invited by Adobe to be part of a special pre-release program for the “iPhone packager for Flash“.
This allows iPhone developers like ArcTouch to design apps in Flash, but develop and deploy them using standard native iPhone code. ArcTouch’s creative teams are able work in an environment they are completely familiar with during design, but still produce true native iPhone apps. ArcTouch can also use Flash for the illustration, the animations, the interaction, and for showing it during design reviews to customers over the web. Then, when we are ready to build it, we convert it into native iPhone code.
We’re one of a small number of iPhone application developers chosen by Adobe and given access to this technology, and we’re thrilled.
iGevalt Dreidel App Featured On Adobe Site
To get started, we built iGevalt, a dreidel simulator for the iPhone. This app features realistic 3D graphics, motion and sound, and was recently featured on Adobe’s site to showcase the Packager for iPhone. iGevalt is available now in the app store.
Flash Apps To iPhone App Conversion
Do you have an existing Flash game or Flash application?
We can take your existing Flash based applications and convert them into a new native iPhone apps. You’ll benefit by being able to repurpose your existing investment and gain a faster time to market than if you were going to work with other iPhone programmers to rebuild your app from scratch. Plus, you’ll know how your application is going to look and work in advance of the programming phase.
ArcTouch is a full-service app development studio and we offer complete custom app design and programming services.
Contact us today to get started!
January 10, 2010 Comments Off
Tip Calculator for BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Bold, and BlackBerry Pearl
Tip ‘em! – the best tip calculator for the BlackBerry Storm – is now available for the entire BlackBerry platform, including the BlackBerry Curve, the BlackBerry Bold and the BlackBerry Pearl. Tip ‘em! helps you quickly and accurately calculate the tip on a check and split the bill between multiple diners. It makes it easy to exclude items from the tip calculation, such as drinks and tax, and includes built-in tip suggestions for over 20 countries.

Tip ‘em! is available now from BlackBerry App World.
BlackBerry App Developers
Tip ‘em! raises the bar on both application development functionality and design, showing that BlackBerry apps can look just as good as any iPhone app. ArcTouch’s San Francisco BlackBerry app developers combined a custom background graphic (a retro “diner” check complete with a coffee stain) with a built-in handwriting font and seamlessly blended in the native user interface controls of the BlackBerry for the numeric entry and lists for tip amount, rounding and split amount.
Key Features Of Tip ‘em! Tip Calculator For BlackBerry
- Easily enter the total bill using the numeric keypad
- Select a tip amount between 0% and 30%
- Split the check between 2 and 10 people (optional)
- Exclude tax and drinks from the tip calculation (optional)
- Round the tip or the total to make splitting the bill easier (optional)
- Includes recommended “Tip Suggestions” for over 20 countries
- Rich graphical interface and easy to use touch controls, or track pad, or track ball
- Designed, developed and programmed for the BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Pearl, and BlackBerry Storm
Have an app idea? ArcTouch offers complete custom mobile app development and programming services.
Contact us today to see how we can help you with your BlackBerry development needs.
December 25, 2009 Comments Off
Mobile Phone App Developers Of CityMint For iPhone

The CityMint application provides the fastest and most convenient way to order food from local restaurants on your mobile phone. CityMint was developed by ArcTouch and is available now for the iPhone and iPod touch in the app store.

Fast And Convenient Way To Order Food
Whenever you’re hungry – at home or at work – CityMint makes it easy to order food:
- Search by current location, address, cuisine, or available menu items.
- Choose what you want, make special requests, and complete the order for pick-up or delivery.
- Save favorite restaurants for one-touch ordering.
- Store frequently used cards and pay for your order without digging out your wallet.
ArcTouch iPhone App Developers
CityMint selected ArcTouch as the iPhone developer for the second version of their app, after realizing that the original iPhone programmer they hired was not able to create an application that was stable or scalable enough for their growing business needs. ArcTouch’s expert iPhone programmers redesigned and rewrote the application and the web services to support it. We used our proven agile development processes and other best-practices such as test-driven development, to ensure robust error free software that CityMint can grow with.
Featured ArcTouch iPhone Development Services:
- REST web services to access restaurant data and Yelp reviews
- GPS, MapKit & location services
- Ruby On Rails
- Core Data and SQLite
- In-app analytics to measure usage patterns
Have an app idea? ArcTouch offers complete custom mobile app development and programming services.
Contact us today to see how we can help you with your iPhone development needs.
December 12, 2009 Comments Off
iGevalt Chanukah Dreidel Game For iPhone and iPod

iGevalt is beautiful Chanukah dreidel game with realistic 3D graphics and sounds. You spin the dreidel with a swipe of your finger, or by using two fingers and “spinning” it. When it lands, a popup appears that shows you what you got and what to do with the “pot” when you’re playing the dreidel game. iGevalt is available now for the iPhone and iPod touch for $.99 from the app store.

iPhone App Created In Just 6 Days
It’s a miracle! ArcTouch created iGevalt in just 6 days! And on the 7th day… we submitted it to the Apple app store! Just in time for Chanukah.
Seriously, this app was created in exactly one week, but still has the polish and refinement you can expect from the iPhone apps that ArcTouch creates. We used a 3D modeling tool to create the stunning dreidel graphics, including the shadows and reflections, and recorded a series of audio clips from children playing an actual dreidel game for the realistic sounds during play.

The experts agree, iGevalt is the best dreidel app available for the iPhone and iPod. Here’s some proof:
It’s super fun! My dad doesn’t like me getting chocolate fingers all over the phone’s screen though. (Jason, 5)
Oy vey. This is about as authentic as you can get without the real thing… and I should know! Now can you use that GPS to help me find some good latkes? (Rabbi Abraham Westheim, 62)
Looking for an app of your own? Contact us for a free estimate. ArcTouch offers complete iPhone application development and programming services.
For those who were wondering, there’s a wide variety of ways to spell Chanukah and Dreidel. Here’s the most common variations: Chanukah, Hanukah, Chanukkah, Hanukkah, Dreidel, Dreydel, Draydel.
November 1, 2009 Comments Off
Captain ArcTouch Saves Phonopolis
Meet Captain ArcTouch, digital defender of justice, and his super apps! Captain ArcTouch is an iPhone comic book app developed by ArcTouch.

To Install The Captain ArcTouch Web App:
- From the Safari app on your iPhone or iPod touch, visit the Captain ArcTouch install page (http://arctouch.com/captain). If you go there from your Mac or PC this will not work – you must visit from your phone.
- Follow the instructions you see on-screen to add the app directly to your phone. Web Apps do not need to be downloaded to iTunes first.
Web Apps Delivers Full Functionality In A Browser
Captain ArcTouch is a Web App. Web apps are delivered over the Internet from a web site to an iPhone or iPod touch through Safari web browser. Unlike traditional mobile web sites, however, which are simplified web pages created for viewing over a the browser on the phone, Web Apps are very similar to the graphically rich and interactive “native apps” delivered through the iTunes App Store.
For example, Web Apps can contain complex animations and transitions through the capabilities of modern HTML5 and CSS. Web Apps can also take advantage of unique functionality of the hardware device, such as the GPS, acceleromoter and swipe and pinch/zoom gestures. Web Apps can store data locally on the phone, and can even be launched right from the phone’s home screen into full screen (without Safari’s navigation buttons) like our very own Captain ArcTouch web app. Best of all, Web Apps can be deployed quickly and easily right from your own web site and can be updated just as easily too.
Web Apps are also more portable to other platforms, since the Android, BlackBerry and the Pre all have some support for modern HTML5 and CSS.
Apps Make You Super. We Make Super Apps.
Contact us to learn more.
October 30, 2009 Comments Off
First App For Classic & Specialty Car Fans

CHROME from American National Property And Casualty Companies (ANPAC) is the first app designed exclusively for classic car & specialty car fans. CHROME is available now for the iPhone and iPod touch for $1.99 from the app store.

Fun And Useful Features For Car Enthusiasts
Instead of carrying a Blue Book, Black Book, or relying on limited online information, CHROME users can:
- Search a real-time price guide data for more than 40,000 models of vehicles from 1899 through the 1990s provided by Old Cars Price Guide.
- See a calendar of upcoming car show information searchable by name and location. Get directions or tell a friend about an event by email.
- Journal your road trips as you travel using GPS, notes and photos. Share your trips by email or post to Facebook.
- View and share photos by make and model for some of the best custom and original rides from shows across the country.
- Browse images of show-quality hot rods and classic cars featured in the 2009 and 2010 ANPAC Chrome calendars.
ArcTouch iPhone App Developer Snapshot
ANPAC chose ArcTouch to create a compelling application to reinforce their brand position as the trusted source of insurance and customer care for fans of classic cars & specialty cars.
Featured Technologies ArcTouch Implemented:
- REST web services to access price guide, car shows and car photos
- GPS, MapKit & location services
- Facebook integration to share trip photos
- Core Data and SQLite
- In-app analytics to measure usage patterns
ArcTouch offers complete iPhone application development and programming services.
October 30, 2009 Comments Off
Helps Patients Through Chemotherapy Treatments

The iChemoDiary from Merck is a personal medical diary to record your chemotherapy schedule, treatments, medication and symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. The iChemoDiary is available now for the iPhone and iPod touch from the app store.

iChemoDiary App Empowers Patients To Manage Their Medical Care
Patients use the iChemoDiary app to track their experience during chemotherapy and communicate with their care givers, empowering them to take an active role in their medical care. With both quick-entry and expandable options, no details are lost, and multiple reporting options make it easy to share the information with your doctor or nurse.
Create a profile for yourself or another person with current chemotherapies and medications.
- Touch a day of the week to record chemotherapy, medications, and symptoms. A dot on a calendar day indicates information has been recorded.
- Quickly and easily record severity of side-effects and other symptoms.
- See charts and reports of your chemotherapy experience on a daily or weekly basis.
- Email reports to family and caregivers directly from your iPhone or iPod touch.
ArcTouch iPhone App Developer Snapshot
ArcTouch was hired to create a best-in-class application that is easy to use for patients and adheres to the quality standards of the pharmaceutical and medical industry, and the FDA.
Thanks for being great partners and for all the help and suggestions you offered. And, of course, you guys did an amazing job building the app.
Featured Technologies ArcTouch Implemented:
- Custom Calendar Control
- Custom Graphing Library For Data Visualization
- Core Data and SQLite
ArcTouch offers complete iPhone application development and programming services.
October 23, 2009 Comments Off

ArcTouch Exhibiting At Ad:Tech
Want to talk about your app idea in person? Come meet us in the Big Apple – New York City! We’re exhibiting at ad:tech, the premier conference for advertising, marketing & technology convergence, on November 4th and 5th. Join us in the MobileMix area – the showcase for leading mobile technology companies. We’ll show you some of the custom apps we’ve recently developed for companies, and help you learn how we can bring your app from raw idea to launch in the app stores.
ArcTouch CTO To Share App Development Best Practices
Also, Eric Shapiro, ArcTouch CTO, will be leading a live session about some “best practices” for app development. Eric, a former engineering and product development lead at Apple, Macrovision & Accenture, and founder of Zero G Software & Caustic Graphics, will share information on the current landscape and exciting possibilities of mobile apps. He will offer insight into planning time and costs, and guidence on how to be ultimately successful at expanding your products & services into the mobile app world with killer apps for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. The session will end with Q&A.
See the ad:tech New York website for more event details. Register for the Full Conference as our special guest with code: 20EXNY9 and get 20% off the online price.
See you in New York!
September 3, 2009 Comments Off
Tip ‘em! Selected By Palm For App Catalog
We’re pleased to announce that Tip ‘em! – the tip calculator and check splitter for the Palm Pre – has been selected by Palm to be one of only 50 apps included as initial members of the Palm App Catalog. Starting today, Tip ‘em! is available through the App Catalog app on the Pre. Tip ‘em! helps you quickly and accurately determine the tip amount on a check and split the bill between multiple diners. It makes it easy to exclude items from the tip calculation, such as drinks and tax.
The Official Palm Blog writes…
Tip ’em! not only crunches through the calculations you need to figure out the appropriate tip, but adds some nice coffee-stained touches of realism to the experience.
Fun and Functional Design
Tip calculators in general are nothing new, but this one raises the bar on both functionality and design. ArcTouch developed Tip ‘em! for Azoombi and combined a custom background graphic (a retro “diner” check complete with a coffee stain) and seamlessly blended in the native touch controls of the Pre for the “picker” lists for tip amount, rounding and split amount.
Key Features Of Tip ‘em! Tip Calculator For Pre
- Easily enter the total bill using the numeric keypad
- Select a tip amount between 0% and 30%
- Split the check between 2 and 10 people (optional)
- Exclude tax and drinks from the tip calculation (optional)
- Round the tip or the total to make splitting the bill easier (optional)
- Rich retro graphical interface