Key Benefits

Seagull Systems is a registered and authorised iPhone developer in the Apple development program with access to resources, information and development tools only available to members.

Our iPhone development service focuses on delivering 3 main benefits to clients:

• robust code so our apps are resistant to crashing and screens load quickly
• high quality and sleek user interfaces that are fun and exciting to use
• continuous feedback during project iterations delivering results on time and on budget

AppStore Insight

We also have extensive experience in all the areas of expertise required for launching and maintaining an iPhone app:

• helping our customers get setup and ready to sell in the AppStore
• creating LITE/free versions of apps to drive traffic
• optimising release cycles in the AppStore for maximum downloads
• creating punchy, relevant copy for your apps in iTunes
• researching and overtaking competitors
• tracking downloads, ranking and in-app user activity

Technical Expertise

• Native application development
• Social network integration with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others
• Client-server applications with server side components
• Audio and video streaming
• Incorporating full iPhone featureset, ie, multi-touch, accelerometer, audio, geo-location, in-app payments, instant notifications
• Support for internationalization
• Strict adherence to Apple Human Interface Guidelines

Achievements

In just the last year we’ve achieved some outstanding milestones with our iPhone apps

• Our My High Street app shot to #2 in the Navigation category only a few days after launch.  The app stayed there for for 3 weeks and continues to attract hundreds of downloads per day.
• Our Doris app was selected by Apple as the featured app for a week in April of this year – we did 35k downloads that week!

Our Apps

Doris

Doris is an iPhone client for the Doris task management website.  The app syncs with the web version using the a REST API and allows users to manage tasks online and offline.  We focused on ease of use, speed and aimed for overall great usability.

The application was developed using the iPhone SDK, XML Parsing, SQLite storage, Media Player Framework, Cocoa Touch, Accelerometer, Threading, Doris API, Interface Builder and Objective C.

»Visit Doris website

My High Street

My High Street lets UK shoppers locate their nearest favourite brands and retailers.  We focused on providing a sleek and sexy UI, making the brand discovery experience exciting and fun.  The app shot to #2 in the Navigation category and stayed there for weeks – with no advertising!

The application was developed using the iPhone SDK, SQLite storage, Core Location Framework, Cocoa Touch, Google Map APIs, Interface Builder and Objective C.

»Visit My High Street website

Read Later

Read Later allows users of the Delicious bookmarking platform to load specially tagged articles for offline reading.  Once stories are read, the app synchronises with Delicious and removes the ‘read_later’ markers.  A killer app for anyone keen to keep up with their web reading.

The application was developed using the iPhone SDK, XML Parsing, SQLite storage, Cocoa Touch, Threading, Delicious API, Interface Builder and Objective C.

»Visit Read Later website

Your project

To get a competitive quote from Seagull Systems for your next iPhone project contact us with your requirements.