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Kwik 2 Contest [Updated]

In order to celebrate Kwik 2 Beta availability and to prepare the market for the full announcement later this year, Kwiksher partnered with Corona Labs and Code and Web (makers of Texture Packer and Physics Editor) to get the best upcoming apps made with Kwik 2. If you are already working on (or are planning) an extraordinary story and want to be highlighted in Kwik 2 launch PR, plus being interviewed at Kwiksher and Corona Labs website, follow the instructions below: How to participate: Download and start using Kwik 2 now – available at http://www.kwiksher.com/download-kwik2/; Create your first pages using the trial and send me (showcase@kwiksher.com) a link to a…

Introducing Kwik 2 Beta

Few days ago, in a private session for paid users, I introduced Kwik 2 Beta. Today, I am pretty excited to public announce the beta availability to any user. This is a huge milestone till the official launch date, coming this fall. What is coming? Physics is a major thing in the new version but, don’t be fooled: Kwik 2 is much more than that. In fact, the plugin was re-written almost entirely. Besides the new interface, several improvements and additions are coming due your feedback. Honestly, there are so many new features that is hard to find the most important ones. Below my top 5 list: 1) New interface:…

Useful Data from Kids and Apps: A New Era of Play

One of the questions developers always ask is “How much should I charge for my App?” especially given the fact that the current trend towards the freemium/in-app purchases pricing model is so popular right now. I thought this information might be useful for Kwik users and all App developers in general. Earlier today the NPD Group released results from their latest report “Kids and Apps: A New Era of Play“. Here is a snippet from the press release: App Purchasing and Purchase Intent While gaming applications are the apps most frequently paid for (35 percent) followed closely by educational game and movie apps, most of the apps downloaded to devices…