iPad App creation?

[walker_2003]

Anyone know how to make one? I got a simple idea but I think would make some money, got a mate who thinks he can make one but never has so somebody with experience would be good

[CAPT-Irrelevant]

AFAIK you need to know C++ and have (at least) $2000 handy to be a registered Apple app developer.

[djpalmer]

Originally Posted by CAPT-Irrelevant

AFAIK you need to know C++ and have (at least) $2000 handy to be a registered Apple app developer.

Objective-C and $90/year.

[walker_2003]

Got the c++ so $90 a year or $2000? Big diff lol

[cyclobs]

how do you go about developing in house apps for the icrap? do you still need to use the app store?

(as in i make a app for our business stuff only)

[Howiefied]

Originally Posted by CAPT-Irrelevant

AFAIK you need to know C++ and have (at least) $2000 handy to be a registered Apple app developer.

Not necessarily Objective C anymore, you can develop IOS apps using C# and Java (have a look at monotouch, marmalade, etc).

[Ashpool]

Google it, there are tonnes of good tutorials!

[Samson]

Originally Posted by cyclobs

how do you go about developing in house apps for the icrap? do you still need to use the app store?

(as in i make a app for our business stuff only)

You are allowed up to 100 device for development so you can install your custom apps onto devices that have the appropriate development certificate.

After that you can choose to release your App on the App store or for "In-House (Enterprise)" use. A newer Business 2 Business model has been deployed (not sure if its available in Oz yet) which lets Business sell other Businesses their apps without having to go through the store (well that how I understand it).

There are platforms to make the Enterprise Distribution of App's easier, some even provide you with a means of configuring your own App Store on your own network. The first one that springs to mind is Apperian


Also you don't have to know Objective-C either. Early abstration layer restrictions have since been removed from Apples Policy. Which means you can now develop App's using 3rd party programs. Note: a Mac and Xcode are still required to build and run your apps on a iOS Device. Otherwise you'll have to pay for their pro service which lets you use their servers to compile your code, the upside to this is that Corona is available for Windows and it has a built in Simulator. Try out Corona which lets you use LUA Scripting to generate Apps for iOS or Android (some SDK restrictions apply).

Cheers,
Hubert

[somedood]

*jumps into topic, small hijack*

Originally Posted by Samson

Note: a Mac and Xcode are still required to build and run your apps on a iOS Device. Otherwise you'll have to pay for their pro service which lets you use their servers to compile your code, the upside to this is that Corona is available for Windows and it has a built in Simulator.

So by this you mean, I would need a Mac to compile whatsoever - the Corona thing lets you test it (like a virtual machine, like when you do android apps) but wouldnt let me compile something I could actually install on the iOS device?

[Samson]

The short answer is you need a developer license to "Provision" your device for testing. To do that you need Xcode... to use Xcode you need a Mac.

But you should be able to spend nothing and use a PC to simulate what your create using Carona for Windows.


Cheers,
Hubert

[asher001]

Also you can write it in HTML5 and use something like PhoneGap

[Philll]

Originally Posted by asher001

Also you can write it in HTML5 and use something like PhoneGap

That's cool. I just watched the intro vid. Is it really that easy if you know HTML/jQ/CSS? I could do tonnes of stuff with this.

[asher001]

Originally Posted by Philll

That's cool. I just watched the intro vid. Is it really that easy if you know HTML/jQ/CSS? I could do tonnes of stuff with this.

There are extra functions you need to learn to use phone specific features like location services etc, but those are all documented at PhoneGap. The biggest selling point for the service is that you can essentially code once for multiple platforms.

[Samson]

Phone gap is great if your are a web developer. However, not all API in iOS can be used and the app is basically a locally hosted website running in a WebView (iFrame for non Xcode folk). It is still far from being a native app. Although it is great for simple apps you could make as a Web App but want to release it on the app store to make some $$$

Cheers,
Hubert

[asher001]

Originally Posted by Samson

Phone gap is great if your are a web developer. However, not all API in iOS can be used and the app is basically a locally hosted website running in a WebView (iFrame for non Xcode folk). It is still far from being a native app. Although it is great for simple apps you could make as a Web App but want to release it on the app store to make some $$$

Cheers,
Hubert

Agreed. The major advantage is by coding in HTML5 you can also use your code for all the other smartphone platforms, the web, as well as for windows 8.

That is a MASSIVE advantage for developers.