Some Pointers For Success in the App Game We’ve been very lucky with our flagship app, Ear Spy. To date, it has been downloaded a over one million times on iOS and Android combined, in countries all over the world. This number continues to rise. However, not all of Overpass’ apps have achieved th …
Why we use Corona SDK – A Minute of Overpass
Here is this week's Minute of Overpass. Here I talk about why we try to use Corona SDK for the majority of our software development. Hi, this is Eric from Overpass. This is a minute of Overpass where I spend one minute each week talking a little bit about my company, about our apps, and about the …
8 Apps to Help You Have a Magnificent Summer
1. Cocktail Flow - Android & Windows Phone Summer is the perfect time to get out in the sun and enjoy a nice refreshing cocktail or two. If you are struggling for inspiration, or you are unsure exactly which spirits to purchase, Cocktail Flow is the app for you. Even if you have a random …
Creating Apps to Express your Creativity
I was meeting with a client a few weeks ago and was showing him the stats on Ear Spy. We were looking at store stats and Google Analytics. I showed how well over a million people have downloaded and tried my app. I also showed him how each day, around 5,000 people use the app. This client (I wo …
Your Ideal App User – A Minute of Overpass
Hi, this is Eric from Overpass and this is A Minute of Overpass where each week I will spend one minute only unscripted, talking about the app industry or our apps an that kind of thing and the reason I keep it to one minute is because I tend to ramble. So, I'll start the timer now. And this week, I …
The Necessity of Great Designers
Anyone who has ever hired a developer knows how hard it is to find a good developer. Anyone who has ever hired a designer knows how very hard it is to find a good designer. Not to belittle developers . . . I am a software developer, after all . . . but code is much easier to define than design …
6 of the Best Mobile Apps For Busy Businesspeople
People in business are always on the hunt for a “life hack” - something that makes everyday tasks go that bit smoother, so they can focus on what really matters. Efficiency is key for CEOs and busy managers, and there are plenty of apps on the market that remove some hassle and reduce general adm …
Guaranteed App Success – A Minute of Overpass
Here's my second instalment of "A Minute of Overpass". This week's topic is "guaranteeing app success". Hi, this is Eric from Overpass. Last week, I started doing this. I thought I'd spend one minute unscripted, each week talking a little bit about Overpass, the app industry, our app and that …
Ear Spy Lite and Alarm Spy Lite ain’t coming back to Google Play
I wrote yesterday that Google Play, from out of nowhere, removed Alarm Spy Lite and Eye Spy Lite. They cited their content policy and said they constituted "dangerous apps". This clause mentions adding adware, tracking users unaware, and several other things these apps did not violate. I wrote a …
Eye Spy and Alarm Spy Lite temporarily unavailable
I got an email from Google Play yesterday saying they've removed Eye Spy Lite and Alarm Spy Lite from the app store. The email said the apps violate the dangerous products clause of their content policy. However, none of our apps download malicious scripts or track users or do anything they are …
