Our new appisode all about birthdays is on sale! 99¢ on the App store (US dollars), so there's never been a better time to try us out!
We're featured on iTunes!
Our new Birthday Appisode is featured on iTunes!
We are under Best New Apps and Best New Apps for Kids. This is our 3rd time being featured on the App Store. We are really thrilled.
Launching tomorrow!
Appisode 5: "Snowy & Chinook's Birthday Invite" launches on Wednesday, which is ... tomorrow! Hooray!
We'll go live tomorrow and as soon as we do we'll have the links up and ready ... this is a really fun one, you get to make Snowy & Chinook jump on their beds :)
Find out what everyone thinks is a perfect gift for a buffalo in our new birthday adventure.
How to give a Windy app + some gift badges!
If you would like to give a Windy app or bundle as a Christmas gift, we've made some badges for you! Just click on any of the badges above to get a jpeg that you can attach to an email.
If you'd like to print out a little certificate, we have a printable one included here.
There are two ways to send apps:
1. If you are an iPhone user, you can send a paid app with your phone like this or like this
2. If you cannot send a paid app, then you can send a gift card from the App Store, Amazon, or whichever service provider your giftee uses.
We've made some badges that you can attach to an email to your recipient, letting them know that either you have sent them a gift certificate and would like to recommend Windy & friends or that you've sent them one of our apps!
Please let us know if you have any questions or tips about gifting apps — we'd love to here from you.
Gift certificates for digital gifts
This is another item on our advent calendar — it's something I've needed more than a few times: gift certificates for digital gifts.
The great thing about buying a digital gift, like an audio book, independent movie or set of apps (all of which I've bought for people) is that they don't take up space, perfect for those people on my list who don't want any more "things", just experiences. They are also great last-minute gifts. However, there's not a nice way to present it — you don't want to just tell the person next to the Christmas tree, you want them to see their gift right away! Gifting apps is the trickiest — you can send a general gift certificate directly from the app store, but how do you recommend one in particular? I've emailed people lists, but it doesn't feel very gift-y.
It's important to let people know to check their email, as they might miss an emailed certificate if they don't know to look for it.
Here is a set of printable gift certificates to show off your purchase with a little style and give the important information to your giftee. These will also let your recipient know that they should check their email, which is important, since people often miss emails from the companies providing the download if they're not looking out for them. Finally, this is a great option for a super-last-minute gift, if you need one :)
Do you have any request or suggestions for a certificate? Let us know in the comments, we'd love to hear from you.
Sunny's Dark Night an Editor's Favorite at appysmarts!
Our Sunny appisode has just won been honoured with an Editor's Choice award from appysmarts. We scored very highly, with a rating of 91 out of 100.
To celebrate we're giving away this appisode for free to one lucky winner — and we now offer Android versions of our app, too, so this is really open to everyone! To be entered for this prize (and all the upcoming prizes in this calendar) simply be subscribed to our monthly newsletter. Contest is open until midnight Dec. 20th.