Winners – Reader’s App Awards 2012!
This is a post by Reader’s Apps Reviewer Ryan Poolos, an iOS Developer and founder of Frozen Fire Studios. Check out his latest game, Cyborg Livestock. It’s that moment you’ve all been waiting for – we’ve tallied the votes for this year’s Reader’s App Awards! A team of five judges took a look at all […] By Ryan Poolos.
Grand Prize Winners
And last but not least we have our two grand prize winners. Lets review what they’ve won!
The “Best Reader’s App” and “Best Reader’s Game” grand prize winners will win a massive prize pack with over $450 in value – plus 4 priceless prizes that you can’t get anywhere else!
Tools
- AppViz 2 ($49 value): The best tool for monitoring your iOS and Mac App Store sales.
- TexturePacker ($29 value): The sprite sheet creator that turns chaos into order!
- PhysicsEditor ($19 value): Edit your physics shapes with ease!
- ParticleDesigner ($8 value): Create amazing particle systems for your games with a visual editor!
- GlyphDesigner ($30 value): Design beautiful fonts for your iOS games!
- SpriteHelper ($25 value): An easy to use sprite packer, with physics shape tracing support!
- LevelHelper ($50 value): Design levels for your game with a visual editor!
- CodeHelper ($25 value): Brand new product by makers of SpriteHelper and LevelHelper, soon to be released! A professional IDE for Cocos2d-Html5, Corona SDK and Gideros Mobile!
Books
- iOS Apprentice 1-4 Bundle ($54 value): Learn how to make iPhone and iPad apps via epic length tutorials – for complete beginners!
- iOS 5 by Tutorials Second Edition ($44 value): Learn about the new APIs that were introduced in iOS 5 like ARC, Storyboards, and Core Image. Now fully updated for iOS 6!
- iOS 6 by Tutorials ($54 value): Learn about the new APIs that were introduced in iOS 6 like Auto Layout, Collection Views, and Passbook – over 1,500 pages of high quality content!
Starter Kits
- Space Game Starter Kit ($77 value): Learn how to make a full side-scrolling space game with Cocos2D!
- Pre-release copy of Jake Gundersen’s upcoming Platformer Game Starter Kit (Priceless!): Get an early copy of Jake’s new starter kit on how to make a side-scrolling platformer game (like Mario)! Check out a sneak peek in this tutorial.
- Pre-release copy of Allen Tan’s upcoming Beat ‘Em Up Game Starter Kit (Priceless!): Get an early copy of Allen’s new starter kit on how to make a beat ’em up game (like Double Dragon)! Check out a sneak peek peek in this tutorial.
Swag
- raywenderlich.com T-shirt ($25 value): Sport a stylish black t-shirt with a colorful mosaic iPhone design!
- 2012 Reader’s Apps Awards Plaque (Priceless!): Show off to your friends and family that your app has been recognized as the best Reader’s App of the year!
Grand Prize Bonus
- The Tutorial Team will write a tutorial on a topic of your choice (Priceless!): That’s right, we’ll write a tutorial on whatever you want! (As long as it’s approved by Ray, of course!) :]
And without further delay, here are your 2012 Reader’s App Awards Grand Prize Winners!
Best Reader’s Game
Bee Leader
Bee Leader is an all around excellent game. Its has very fresh game play, beautiful graphics, plenty of levels and challenges to keep you busy, and a killer soundtrack.
It’s universal so you can play on your iPhone or iPad. It looks great on an iPhone 5. There are more than five different control set ups from joysticks to tilt. GameCenter integration brings it all together.
Overall, it’s just a fun and well polished app that should be held up as an example for everyone on this site of what it takes to make a great game! :]
“This game has an amazing level of polish. From the rotating main menu to the beautiful vector art to the myriad of control schemes and levels, you can tell this is a labor of love!” – Ray Wenderlich
“Bee Leader is not just the best readers game but a great game in general. It’s earned it’s place on the games section of my iPhone.” – Dustin Bruzenak
- Author: Greg Harding @flightlessnz
- Most useful tutorial: How To Debug Memory Leaks with XCode and Instruments Tutorial
- App Store Link: Check it out!
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Best Reader’s App
BobbleShop
BobbleShop was an immediate smash hit for me. Its probably the creepiest ice breaker I’ve ever used, but it never fails to get a crowd. :]
The level of customization in BobbleShop is incredible. The art style is beautiful and unique. Sharing is incredibly easy. And there is nothing like getting an copy of a bobble head modeled after a friend that actually bobbles! I’m addicting to making bobbles!
“I can’t stop building Bobble Heads! Friends, relatives, and favorite celebrities – watch out Tim Cook, you’re next!” – Ray Wenderlich
“Bobbleshop makes me wish I was a better artist. BobbleShop is a unique take on an iPhone art app and provides a fun experience that gets even better when you share your creations with others.” – Dustin Bruzenak
- Author: Robert Figueras @Bobbleshop
- Most useful tutorial: How to Import and Export App Data via Email in your iOS App
- App Store Link: Check it out!
That’s It!
Huge congrats to our winners! For the grand prize winners, Ray will be in touch soon to hook you up with your prizes :]
Special thanks to our guest judge Dustin Bruzenak from AppViz 2, and huge thanks to the amazing iOS tool developers who have kindly donated prizes: Andreas Loew, Mike Daley, and Bogdan Vladu!
As a reminder, if you’re interested in applying for the next Reader’s Apps Review column, please submit your app here! :]
As always it was a ton of fun playing with all your apps. Its been an excellent year for apps! I can’t wait to see what you throw my way next year. :] Have a Merry Christmas!
This is a post by Reader’s Apps Reviewer Ryan Poolos, an iOS Developer and founder of Frozen Fire Studios. Check out his latest game, Cyborg Livestock.