Apps for Less: Terminator Salvation and PCalc for iPhone
Ok, not many applications currently in the App Store worthy of our Apps for Less. Although, the ones we did end up finding are not bad deals.
First up we have Terminator Salvation [iTunes Link], if you have not checked out the trailer we post two weeks ago what are you waiting for? This is one of the top games in the App Store and it seems like Gameloft has gotten the hang of programming games for the iPhones hardware. The best thing about this game now is it’s price – it has dropped from $9.99 to $5.99. People complained about the higher price and Gameloft has listened. I feel bad for the early adapters as we always get the short end of the stick in terms of price but that’s to be expected.
Next up we have PCalc [iTunes Link], now on sale for $4.99 An excellent app for anyone who needs a feature-rich calculator that the stock app on the iPhone simply can not match. Features are as follows:
- Switchable button layouts – choose from many different horizontal and vertical layouts to suit your needs.
- Calculator themes – pick your look, all the way from minimalist to striking.
- An RPN mode with one button access to the stack and optional two-line display.
- Hexadecimal, octal and binary modes, complete with a variety of bitwise operators.
- All the extensive unit conversions and constants from the desktop PCalc.
- A simulated paper tape to keep track of your calculations.
- Multiple undo and redo. Just flick the LCD to the right and left to reveal the past and future.
- Stylish, consistent user interface.
- Shake to clear! Two shakes to clear, three shakes to clear all.
If you are a developer and have a great app in the App Store at a great price, we want to hear about it!
May 14th, 2009 at 10:31 am
I think that when we are charged $9.99 for a app, and then a short time later the price is dropped by $4.00, they should somehow credit our iTunes account. I have no problem spending money on something good, but like Apple did when the first iPhone came out, they gave $100 back!!.
May 14th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Bigmike, it’s tricky – Apple doesn’t have any mechanism in place to let us developers do something like that, and it’s really just a limited time promotion to try and improve sales. But if I had Apple’s billions in spare cash, I’d be happy to
On another note, I know PCalc is used by some people who work at US robotics companies, so the combination of the two apps above is a little worrying
May 14th, 2009 at 11:09 am
PCalc has been out a long time. As an early adopter of it myself, I’m just fine with them doing sales. I’m an adult with no personal responsibility issues, so if I buy early ’cause I can’t wait, I do so knowing the price will drop later.
Terminator was a much faster drop, but that looks to be part of the still-in-flux App Store market everyone is trying to figure out. If they hadn’t dropped the price, people would likely be just as upset…
That said, James Thomson helping them calculate Skynet is disturbing