{"id":11762,"date":"2009-08-23T19:52:10","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T19:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.razorianfly.com\/?p=11762"},"modified":"2009-08-30T20:27:15","modified_gmt":"2009-08-30T20:27:15","slug":"appcritics-review-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/23\/appcritics-review-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Sticky: App Critics: The Review. [WINNERS ANNOUNCED]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>This Contest is Now CLOSED. Thanks for Entering!<\/h3>\n<p>Have you ever been on the fence about buying an application? Come on, we all have. And sometimes, the reviews in our native App Store just don&#8217;t suffice. Maybe there just aren&#8217;t enough reviews, or maybe  the reviews are too short to justify any effect on your purchase decision. Well, AppCritics looks to solve that issue by providing reviews from around the globe. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Using AppCritics, you can check out reviews for any app in the App Store across all of the stores around the world. Each country is listed along with the amount of reviews in that country&#8217;s app store and the average star rating (out of five, of course). You can then select a country, and read all the reviews in their app store! It&#8217;s that simple!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, the obvious issue here is &#8212; What if it&#8217;s in a foreign language?<\/strong> Don&#8217;t worry! Developer Gary Fung&#8217;s got you covered. AppCritics can translate <i>for<\/i> you! You can either click a &#8220;Translate&#8221; button on each review, or, more conveniently, click the &#8220;Translate All&#8221; button on the top of the page. It&#8217;s very convenient.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it looks, side-by-side &#8212; before and after.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty sweet. Seems accurate, although some things obviously come out a bit choppy.<\/p>\n<p>Something else I love about this app is something incredibly simple, but it would have been a game-breaker if it wasn&#8217;t there. An &#8220;iTunes Page&#8221; link is displayed in the application&#8217;s information, allowing you to open the page up in the App Store so you can buy it. Pretty awesome, so that you don&#8217;t have to open the App Store application, search it, <i>then<\/i> buy it. Saves everyone some time.<\/p>\n<p>Other than that, there&#8217;s not a whole lot to say about this application. It&#8217;s a pretty simple app, but it&#8217;s incredibly useful. It has replaced the App Store application for me, unless I&#8217;m checking for updates or something. I just go directly into AppCritics, read reviews, then open iTunes to buy it. Gives you a much wider range of consumers looking at the application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Status:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Highly Recommended<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reviewed at:<\/strong> v1.0.2<br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed on Firmware:<\/strong> 3.0<br \/>\n<strong>Download size:<\/strong> 0.8MBs<br \/>\n<strong>Released on:<\/strong> 13th August 2009<br \/>\n<strong>Retails for:<\/strong> \u00c2\u00a30.59 \/ $0.99<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compatible with:<\/strong> iPod touch Gen 1 &amp; 2 \/ iPhone Classic \/ iPhone 3G \/ iPhone 3Gs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=320962057&amp;mt=8\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>AND THE WINNERS ARE&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>As of today, Sunday, August 30th, the competition is closed. I thank you all for entering.<br \/>\nI have just finished randomizing the entries and have come up with five winners&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>1. ErichD<br \/>\n2. Spencer<br \/>\n3. Marcus<br \/>\n4. Karthik<br \/>\nand 5. Jimi<\/p>\n<p>Again, thank you all for entering! I will soon dispatch an email to each of you containing your promo codes!<\/p>\n<h3>ORIGINAL CONTEST<\/h3>\n<p>Gary Fung, the developer for this application was kind enough to provide RazorianFly with <b>five<\/b> promo codes, to give out to you guys! Lucky you! Of course, this application is just a buck, which this app is definitely worth, so even if you&#8217;re not one of our five lucky readers, you should still <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=320962057&amp;mt=8\" Target=\"_Blank\">pick up<\/a> a copy, no doubt.<\/p>\n<h3>How To Enter<\/h3>\n<p>Simple. Leave a comment. The comment doesn&#8217;t really have to be about anything specific, so long as it&#8217;s not just spam. Actual words are a necessity. You can enter once, and the winners will be announced a week from today, <strong>August 30th<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you include an email address in the comment form, otherwise we won&#8217;t be able to contact you. The winners will be chosen completely at random &#8212; I promise. *Displays hands to show the lack of finger crossing*<\/p>\n<h3>Terms and Conditions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> This RazorianFly contest is open to all residents worldwide. Although, please be aware a US iTunes account will be required in order to redeem the promo code and you <strong>must<\/strong> be 13 years of age (or older) to enter.<\/li>\n<li> Judges decision is final.<\/li>\n<li> Winners will be contacted via e-mail.<\/li>\n<li> 5 Winners. Each winner will receive a promo code for &#8216;AppCritics&#8217; (Courtesy of Gary Fung).<\/li>\n<li> Winners will be selected randomly.<\/li>\n<li> Prizes used for contests are NOT redeemable by RazorianFly.com or it\u2019s representatives.<\/li>\n<li>One entry per contestant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Full terms and conditions for all contests RazorianFly.com run, can be found at:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/contests\/terms\/\" Target=\"_Blank\">https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/contests\/terms\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Best of luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Contest is Now CLOSED. Thanks for Entering! Have you ever been on the fence about buying an application? Come on, we all have. And sometimes, the reviews in our native App Store just don&#8217;t suffice. 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