iWillApps

Client: Melbourne Coffee Review Pty Ltd
Version: 1.0
Status: On Sale

iWillApps partnered with b2cloud to create The Melbourne Coffee Review which is an app based on the book MCR's Guide to Melbourne's Top 100 Cafes which contains information on the reviewers top 100 cafe's as well as other articles concerning coffee. The App turns this information into a hand held guide which can be used to see your nearest cafe's, and find out information about them such as the owner, the opening and closing times, the review of the cafe and directions. This app features include the following:
- Communication with an external server to provide updates to the applications cafe's
- Caching information for future use using sqlite3 to allow for limited operation even when no connection is present
- GPS use to calculate how far away you are from the cafe, and to plot directions to the cafe
- Threaded URL requests to allow the images to load in their own time without disrupting the whole application
- The ability to call the cafe and view its website from within the app
- A favourites feature that lets users flag their favourite cafe's and access them without the need for an internet connection
- Article and Cafe information presented in a stylish format

The app is currently (at the time of writing) 6th in the Lifestyle category in the Australian app store with more than 10,000 downloads and many positive reviews with a 4 star rating. It featured on the front page of the iTunes App Store.