prMac serves to enhance the visibility of press releases in the Mac world, offering Mac-centric news media distribution services as well as top-notch RSS feeds. © 2012 prMac http://prmac.com/ en-us http://prmac.com/release-id-37992.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-37992.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:30:00 CST Artem Lapitski, creator of Repeat Timer Pro, the acclaimed utility app for the iPhone, has published an extensive behind-the-scenes case study on the project, providing a rare insight into what goes into planning, designing, developing and marketing an iPhone app. Welcomed with raving reviews since its release, Repeat Timer Pro is a simple but versatile timer app with a secondary interval timer and repeat settings, making it the perfect timer for virtually any application. http://prmac.com/release-id-37832.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-37832.htm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:45:00 CST UK based CodeStore has announced an updated iOS app templates Story Book App v1.3, and Comic Book App v1.2. The iOS app template projects are a quick and easy way to create an interactive book-style app, without the need to learn software development. Swipe between pages, or use the menu to jump to any page. The easy to use templates load your pages in JPEG format, and output native iPad or iPhone apps, ready for the App Store. http://prmac.com/release-id-36833.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-36833.htm Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:00:00 CST Push IO, a leader in the real-time news delivery, today announced that they've sent more than three billion push notifications to millions of users of Apple's iOS devices. Push IO is the only company focusing on delivery high-value, real-time content to mobile apps, backed up by the most aggressive SLAs in the industry. Push IO's fleet of mobile services include push notifications, in-app purchase, data aggregation, and instant content delivery. http://prmac.com/release-id-36671.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-36671.htm Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:50:00 CST The second edition of Objective-C for Absolute Beginners is updated for iOS 5, Xcode 4.2 and Lion. This book is for anyone who wants to learn to write iPhone and iPad apps, including those who have never programmed before, or who may have programmed before, but not Object Oriented Programming. Free weekly Webinars occur every Wednesday night at 6:30pm Pacific. The book is available at Amazon, B&N, Apress.com and local bookstores. It is currently available on the Kindle and eBook. http://prmac.com/release-id-35941.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35941.htm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:30:00 CST Bizmey announces today that it has changed its name to Tapgage Inc. The new name change comes with the new focus of helping mobile application developers with monetization and user acquisition. Tapgage is currently working with 25 developers helping them with user acquisition through the click exchange network. The click exchange is a free service that lets developers plug their apps into a network and gain users by referring users to the network on a click basis. http://prmac.com/release-id-35060.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35060.htm Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:45:00 CST Profolio is an innovative iOS/App platform with a presentation and portfolio service for individuals and companies. These custom built Apps accommodate highly optimised visual mediums of photography, motion, animation, graphic design work, augmented reality, 3D content, copy and data in an interactive, engaging and cost effective way. In the digital age, Profolio is an exciting communication and marketing device created by creatives for creatives. http://prmac.com/release-id-35051.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35051.htm Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:00:00 CST The Pragmatic Studio announces their early 2012 schedule for their popular iPhone/iPad Programming course: January 23-26 in Denver, CO, March 6-9 in Denver, CO, and April 10-13 in Reston, VA. In this 4-day, hands-on training course you'll learn the tools and APIs in the iOS 5.0 SDK, Xcode 4.2, Objective-C and Cocoa Touch programming. If you're a programmer new to iOS development, or you've started building an app and need help putting all the concepts together, then this is the course for you. http://prmac.com/release-id-34681.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-34681.htm Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:05:00 CST PlayHaven announces today the addition of a Self-Serve Marketplace to their real-time marketing platform, essentially opening up their network of publishers for the first time to 3rd party mobile platforms and service providers. PlayHaven's new Self-Serve Marketplace will now allow game developers to leverage and deploy both 3rd party and native PlayHaven marketing and monetization tools in real-time. It is housed in a single SDK and web back-end technology stack. http://prmac.com/release-id-34352.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-34352.htm Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:45:00 CST IWannaMakeAnApp.com, a new platform which offers aspiring developers the opportunity to learn how to make apps for iPad, iPhone and the Blackberry Tablet. The website provides app development courses from Udemy with exclusive discounts. The website also grants an exclusive certificate to every student who has taken 1 out of the 3 courses offered on the website, giving students the ability to showcase their new found knowledge on app development. http://prmac.com/release-id-33926.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-33926.htm Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:10:00 CST PressOK Entertainment, Inc. announces hyper-local mobile ad solution working in conjunction with PlacePlay location-based engagement features boosts iOS developer revenue; Locally targeted advertising results in up to 10 times higher eCPMs than existing ad networks; 100 percent revenue share to first 25 developers who launch with PlacePlay Ads. PlacePlay Ads provide up to 10 times higher eCPMs than traditional ad networks. PressOK has positioned itself as the ideal partner for iOS developers. http://prmac.com/release-id-33512.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-33512.htm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:00:00 CST Code'n'Web today announces TexturePackerPro 2.4.0 for OS X, an update to their software development tool that creates and optimizes sprite sheets in 15 different output formats for iOS, Android, and Web frameworks. Sprite sheets are invaluable for their ability to speed development time, simplify graphics, minimize memory usage, and reduce load times. TexturePackerPro is a drag'n'drop solution that offers control over all variables of sprite sheet creation and image optimization. http://prmac.com/release-id-32892.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-32892.htm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:00:00 CST The Pragmatic Studio has announced two more offerings of their popular iPhone/iPad Programming course: November 29 - December 2 in Reston, VA and January 23-26 in Denver, CO. In this 4-day, hands-on training course you'll learn the tools and APIs in the iOS 5.0 SDK, Xcode 4.2, Objective-C and Cocoa Touch programming. If you're a programmer new to iOS development, or you've started building an app and need help putting all the pieces together, then this is the course for you. http://prmac.com/release-id-32215.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-32215.htm Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:00:00 CST MOVL today announced the official public release of their patented MOVL Connect Platform at the Game Developers Conference Online in Austin, Texas. The MOVL Connect Platform gives developers the tools necessary to create apps that can link SmartTVs and mobile devices. The platform allows various devices to communicate in a shared experience and supports the creation of multi-user, multi-screen applications such as multiplayer games, second-screen TV experiences and interactive advertising. http://prmac.com/release-id-31922.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-31922.htm Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:00:00 CST INFOMATO, Inc. today unveiled a new version of its iQuipment software that provides support for the ID TECH iMag and iMag Pro mobile readers for credit and magnetic stripe cards. Windows POS systems developers can now use the Apple iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to securely send information such as credit card data and employee IDs to their existing POS systems, and also use iOS devices as a highly user-friendly terminal to access the full-blown POS functions. http://prmac.com/release-id-30541.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-30541.htm Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:35:00 CST Wibble Quest is an iOS Text Adventure Game Framework with a simple object oriented API for: Objects, Rooms, People, Items, Stores and Creatures to fight. Wibble Quest will help you make a Text Adventure game very very quickly, and will help you scale to a complex game with ease. It's only one line in the terminal to get yourself up and started with your own project. Its a great way to dip your feet into programming for the iPhone. You just get to concentrate on making the game. http://prmac.com/release-id-30299.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-30299.htm Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:15:00 CST California based PlayHaven announces today the launch of their real-time marketing platform, built specifically to help developers maximize the success of their mobile games. By providing tools that bring the speed and flexibility of the web to mobile game development, PlayHaven's new platform enables mobile game developers to effectively market their apps, engage their users, and boost their average revenue per user in real-time. http://prmac.com/release-id-30202.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-30202.htm Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:00:00 CST After popular demand, developer Rod Cambridge has released a paperback version "How NOT To Write an App" of his successful eBook on app development. It is aimed at anyone looking to develop an app for the many smartphone and tablet platforms available. In this eBook Rod uses this experience to take the reader step by step through the things that should, and shouldn't, be done when creating an app for Apple's iPhone or its rivals including Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows Mobile devices. http://prmac.com/release-id-30192.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-30192.htm Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:30:00 CST Preschool University today introduces SENTENCE READING MAGIC 1.0 for iOS, their 14th free Education app, which provides the missing link between reading words and reading books - reading sentences. The app has two modes: sentence building, where children can move the words into their correct sentence position, and reading, where children can read the words of the sentence and then check their work by touching the hidden picture. The app features audible pronunciation of whole words and letters. http://prmac.com/release-id-29569.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-29569.htm Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:00:00 CST About Objects is set to begin offering its popular series of courses for iPhone and iPad developers in Boulder, Colorado. Classes will be held at the Millennium Harvest House hotel near the University of Colorado campus, beginning with Objective C for Beginners November 5-6, and iOS Development for the iPhone and iPad, November 7-11. About Objects is a leading provider of iOS developer training as well as expert-level consulting on enterprise iPhone and iPad development projects. http://prmac.com/release-id-29538.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-29538.htm Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:30:00 CST PixelMags today announced that they are now compliant with Apple's upcoming Newsstand and iOS5 platform. PixelMags will help publishers get into Apple Newsstand with speed utilizing their CDS, which allows a publisher to upload any magazine format ranging from PDF, Woodwing, Adobe Digital Publishing Suite to HTML5 into the Apple Newsstand. Accepting all forms of content input, this allows the publisher to stay at the forefront of content creation. http://prmac.com/release-id-29275.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-29275.htm Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:25:00 CST KittyPad today released their new SDK that is geared toward both developers of educational applications for kids and general game developers. Designed specifically to help spread game awareness and increase downloads, the SDK includes tools for implementing health protection, subscriptions and exchange downloading. The primary component is KittyPad's group purchase/subscription service, which users can purchase via an In-App-Purchase. http://prmac.com/release-id-28990.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-28990.htm Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:30:00 CST Lizbeth Publishing today announces App Instructor 2.0 for iOS, their app that provides an illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on different ways to make and sell iPhone and iPad apps. Designed especially for creative men and women who may have the next big idea for the App Store, but lack the skills to create and market it, the app includes: candid advice, tips & tricks, coding tutorials, sample legal agreements, links to useful products, instructional videos, and links to developer websites. http://prmac.com/release-id-28946.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-28946.htm Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:00:00 CST Toronto based Infinite Skills is now offering a 12.5 hour tutorial video course designed to make becoming an iOS Developer easier than it ever has been before. Presented by author Tony Bove, Learning To Build Apps for iPhone and iPad takes viewers through the standard app development cycle using the iOS SDK and Xcode all the way to submission to the App Store. The course focuses on two central app development projects - viewers can follow along and build the apps themselves, piece by piece. http://prmac.com/release-id-28486.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-28486.htm Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:30:00 CST Leading mobile services provider, Push IO, announced today it has sent more than two billion push notifications to users of Apple's iOS devices. Push IO's industrial strength platform supports the complex needs of clients ranging from well-known sports leagues to international news broadcasters and global businesses. The Company also manages TapLynx, a framework that extends Push IO's powerful platform to anyone who wants to create an app in a matter of minutes without required coding. http://prmac.com/release-id-28482.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-28482.htm Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:10:00 CST CodeStore today announces Comic Book App v1.1, an updated iOS app template for iOS development. Comic Book App is a quick and easy way to create a comic book app for iPad, without the need to learn software development. The easy to use template loads your pages in JPEG format and even optional background music in MP3 format, and outputs a native iPad app, ready for the App Store. Swipe between pages, or use on-screen buttons, animated page transitions, and app launch animation and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-28026.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-28026.htm Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:30:00 CST Chipmunk Physics, the high performance 2D physics engine popular on the iPhone, has reached version 6.0. Chipmunk has recently been seen in many top iOS hits, including Cars 2, Feed Me Oil, I Dig It, Alice in New York, and Zombie Smash! This release includes rewritten contact graph, spatial index, and sleeping algorithms, yielding significant performance improvements and other new features. We've also released Chipmunk Pro, a library with extra features that can dramatically speed development. http://prmac.com/release-id-27657.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-27657.htm Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:30:00 CST TapGen Corp. is providing completely free promotion for iOS developers in their new FeatureGiveaway app. With an ever-expanding install base, FeatureGiveaway 1.1 offers a perfect opportunity for developers to feature their apps for free to a wide audience of targeted and passionate users. FeatureGiveaway's daily contests ensure its users revisit the application regularly, offering them the chance to win daily prizes while encouraging them to download the featured application of the day. http://prmac.com/release-id-27279.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-27279.htm Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:03:00 CST CodeStore announces the availability of an updated iOS app template - Story Book App v1.2, a quick and easy way to create a picture book app for iPad and iPhone, without the need to learn software development. The easy to use template loads your pages in JPEG format and even narration or sound in MP3 format, and outputs a native Universal iPad iPhone app or an iPad-only app, ready for the App Store. http://prmac.com/release-id-27163.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-27163.htm Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:14:00 CST AnguriLab LLC announces the availability of MobileBricks for iOS Developers. Sometimes the standard iOS components library is not enough to create great user interfaces. MobileBricks develops fully customizable iPhone and iPad components that help build great-looking and functional mobile apps. All components are provided with full source-code, documentation, and extensive demo projects that show concrete examples of the components' usage. http://prmac.com/release-id-26970.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26970.htm Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:00:00 CST iOS development and marketing company TapGen Corp. are calling for all iOS developers to submit their applications to be featured in the release of their new app, FeatureGiveaway on the iPhone App Store due later this month. To celebrate the upcoming release of FeatureGiveaway, TapGen Corp. is offering a free promotion for developers of iPhone and iPod touch applications; developers are requested that they have a paid app and that they would be willing to offer it for free for one day or more. http://prmac.com/release-id-26782.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26782.htm Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:00:00 CST Florida based solutions provider Tapvision today launches "Install Wall," their free iOS application promotion service. Install Wall leverages the power of cross-promotion combined with targeting technology to help developers reach large numbers of new users that want their apps. This free service can quickly and easily be installed in any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch application, and it works automatically through the service's technology. http://prmac.com/release-id-26670.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26670.htm Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:30:00 CST The Pragmatic Studio announces two more offerings of their popular iPhone/iPad Programming course: August 22-25 in Denver, CO and October 24-27 in Reston, VA. In this 4-day, hands-on training course you'll learn how to effectively use the latest version of the iOS SDK to turn your idea into a solid app. If you're a programmer looking to get into iOS development, or you've started building an app and need help putting all the pieces together, then this is the course for you. http://prmac.com/release-id-26315.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26315.htm Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:52:00 CST StorageRoom is a new cloud-based CMS that serves content to mobile applications on multiple platforms. Native mobile applications require content in raw formats such as XML or JSON, while current Content Management Systems are focused on taking content and serving it as unstructured HTML - and offer no or only bad APIs. StorageRoom has been developed by experienced iOS developers and solves this problem by providing a cloud-based CMS optimized for mobile applications. http://prmac.com/release-id-26229.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26229.htm Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:00:00 CST Colorado based Push IO today announced the acquisition of TapLynx, the powerful yet simple platform that creates iPhone and iPad apps for content publishers. Push IO makes it easier for publishers, enterprises, agencies, and bloggers to create cool, engaging mobile apps. The acquisition of TapLynx extends this industrial-strength platform to a broader audience. TapLynx will be re-released by Push IO this month with a series of new features. http://prmac.com/release-id-26230.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26230.htm Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:11:00 CST MacTalk co-founder and editor, Anthony Agius, has announced his first post-MacTalk project, after deciding to sell MacTalk in early March. One More Thing is an iOS developer conference being held in Melbourne, on the 13th of August, 2011. It will showcase Australia's leading independent iOS developers, giving attendees an opportunity to learn from their stories, and apply them to their own App Store careers. http://prmac.com/release-id-26223.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26223.htm Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:00:00 CST IdeaSwarm today releases AppViz 2.0, a new version of their popular desktop analytics tool for Mac & iOS developers. AppViz helps developers download and visualize their application sales. It features a dashboard that displays an overview of product sales and trends, as well as a graph view for more in-depth analysis. Version 2.0 builds on the feature set of 1.0 and adds many new features including iAds, automated downloading, improved rankings, & support for the forthcoming Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. http://prmac.com/release-id-26173.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26173.htm Tue, 31 May 2011 09:00:00 CST LogicalVue Software, Inc. today announces SQLVue 4.1, an update to their elegant IDE for SQLite developers. SQLVue will make your database development more productive. You can quickly edit table data using the data editor. This robust SQL editor will auto-complete SQL commands, table names and column names. SQLite a free, open-source, single-user database engine that is taking the world by storm. SQLVue also gives you quick access to the official SQLite documentation. http://prmac.com/release-id-25880.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-25880.htm Wed, 25 May 2011 16:00:00 CST MobiCart announces that leading industrialist and Google's former Director of Online Sales and Operations, Stephen Lusty has joined them as Chairman and Investor. MobiCart is taking m-commerce to a new level of personalization by enabling anyone to quickly deploy a native storefront application on iOS and Android devices. With its portfolio of m-commerce shopping cart solutions it provides a smart, simple and unique path to taking a business mobile reaching customers 24/7. http://prmac.com/release-id-25865.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-25865.htm Mon, 23 May 2011 08:50:00 CST Kwiksher today announces Kwik 1.1, their updated plugin for Adobe Photoshop CS5 that simplifies the creation of interactive, animated content for both iOS and Android devices. Perfect for designers and illustrators who want to create comics, magazines, and interactive books, Kwik allows users to easily add buttons, animations, and with the new version, videos to static Photoshop compositions. Version 1.1 allows users to add video and brings new animation and button action types and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-25449.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-25449.htm Thu, 12 May 2011 06:00:00 CST eFusion today is pleased to announce the release of eWiFi 2.0.4 with some additional features including donation function to help victims of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. It is a application to scan surrounding free and secured WiFi access points and connect to get instant internet access wherever you are in the world. eWiFi is also capable to connect home and office secure WiFi network automatically with first priority. http://prmac.com/release-id-25343.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-25343.htm Tue, 10 May 2011 08:00:00 CST California based PhatWare Corporation today announces WritePad SDK 2.0, their new generation of the state-of-the-art handwriting recognition Software Development Kit for iPad and iPhone developers. WritePad SDK for iOS enables handwriting recognition based text input in third party applications on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices. It is currently available in 4 languages, including English, German, French, and Spanish with more languages to be announced soon. http://prmac.com/release-id-25148.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-25148.htm Wed, 04 May 2011 10:30:00 CST Haase and Martin announces that the tab bar icon collection made by iconsBerlin was revised recently and 51 useful icons were added. In the section, navigation, different Icons were added which for instance symbolize functions like changing of settings or updating process. The whole collection includes 578 tab bar icons and is available worldwide. All icons support the high resolution of the iPhone 4 retina display. So each tab bar icon appears in a size of 60 x 60 pixels. http://prmac.com/release-id-25109.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-25109.htm Wed, 04 May 2011 05:00:00 CST Kwiksher today introduces Kwik 1.0, their plugin for Adobe Photoshop CS5 that simplifies the creation of interactive, animated content for both iOS and Android devices. Perfect for designers and illustrators who want to create comics, magazines, and interactive books, Kwik allows users to easily add buttons and animations to static Photoshop compositions. The plugin provides many of the basic sound, camera, and animation capabilities of Adobe Flash or Director without ever leaving Photoshop. http://prmac.com/release-id-24765.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-24765.htm Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:00:00 CST Barnes & Noble's NOOK Developer program has added Ansca Mobile's Corona SDK as one of the recommended frameworks for development of NOOK Apps on NOOK Color. The move comes at the same time as Barnes & Noble has made a major update to the NOOK Color Reader's Tablet. Barnes & Noble stated that Corona's demonstrated ease and speed for developers to create high-performance apps was the reason the company added it as a featured development tool for NOOK Developer users. http://prmac.com/release-id-24605.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-24605.htm Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:38:00 CST Manhattan Edit Workshop, the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination, is pleased to present the Mac development community with two new, in-demand iOS App development workshops. Exploring the fastest growing development trend in the industry. The new Mewshop Art of the App Workshops delve into the power of programming and development on the iOS platform. The Art of the App Intensive and The Art of the App Fundamentals walk students through the basics of iOS development. http://prmac.com/release-id-24529.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-24529.htm Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:00:00 CST The Omegabundle Group today announce OmegaBundle 2011 for LiveCode. Save 85% on purchasing LiveCode and 12 essential, professional add-ons and extensions for LiveCode. Rapidly build iPhone / iPad apps and Mac OS X applications with LiveCode, and for other operating systems. Extend your applications with 3D, client-server databases and more. This is a limited time offer in order to provide cross platform, iOS and Android developers with the best original and third party tools available. http://prmac.com/release-id-24322.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-24322.htm Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:40:00 CST UK based independent developer Chris Mayer has announced two new Xcode projects available for free from the CodeStore website. CodeStore offers Xcode template projects to anyone looking to create an app for iPhone or iPad. The projects have a range of uses, and can be freely modified. No knowledge of the Objective-C programming language is required to create an app using the templates, as the code is already complete. All that is required is the replacement of the example content. http://prmac.com/release-id-24225.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-24225.htm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:56:00 CST Fling Soft today announces the availability of Movie Vault 1.3 for iOS. This update includes full AirPlay functionality, improved streaming servers, and additional features including a personal queue allowing the user to create a playlist of films that they would like to watch at another time. The prices of the applications have also been reduced to $1.99 (iPhone) and $2.99 (iPad). That's over 1,000 classic films, full AirPlay support, streaming over 3G and Wi-fi, with nothing more to buy. http://prmac.com/release-id-23629.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-23629.htm Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:00:00 CST Apress today announced it has published "The Business of iPhone and iPad App Development: Making and Marketing Apps that Succeed." This 450 page guide instructs developers how to incorporate marketing and business savvy into the design and development process - giving an app the best possible chance to succeed in the App Store. Written by experienced developers with business backgrounds, this book will show developers the steps needed to get a new app noticed. http://prmac.com/release-id-23339.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-23339.htm Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:30:00 CST Chimp Studios today announces that App Scanner, their popular iOS developer tool is now free. App Scanner mimics Apple's automated review process and picks through an app's internal structure to see if a developer has used a private API, an offense that warrants an immediate rejection. The latest version of App Scanner adds on a command line interface that developers can use to more tightly integrate scanning into their build process as well as a simplified form for improving scan results.