Most Expensive Apps in the App Store

Welcome to the World of Pricey iPhone Apps

How much are you willing to spend on downloading an app on your iPhone? Like others you must be interested in downloading free apps or apps that cost a minimal amount of 99 cents. But have you ever thought of downloading an app worth $1000? Yes I’m talking about the most expensive apps on the App Store. Serving as high-end concierges, many of these pricey apps are developed to give you a taste of sheer luxury, whereas, others are developed to resolve complexities in the medical field, education or agriculture sector.

Here is a list of the most expensive apps with incredible capabilities. Would you pay $999.99 for any of these applications?

1) BarMax (iPhone and iPad) – Priced at $999.99, BarMax, a multistate version, is a prep course for either the California or New York bar exam. It is created by a group of Harvard Law School alumni and iOS developers with an objective to help law students who need to pass state bar examinations. Loaded with 50 hours of audio lectures, a full-time study calendar and more than 1,000 questions from previous bar exams, the app offers portable study material to the aspirants. The other state-specific versions are in the working which will roll out in 2020.

2) iVIP Black ($999.99) – Have you ever thought of booking a private jet, yacht or private island? Do you wish for personalized attention at hotels or resorts? Then iVIP Black iPhone app is your escape to a superior lifestyle. Known as the millionaires’ app, the application is your license to a premium life. To own this app, users are required to certify that they have a net worth of at least $ 1 million.

3) Agro (iPhone/iPad, $999.99) – The app aims at assisting agronomists in creating and distributing field inspection reports. According to its description on the App Store, "No matter what field of agronomy you specialize in, vineyards, orchards, broad acre farming, sugar cane or small-time domestic, this app will save you time and increase your bottom line by eliminating duplication of paperwork."

4) Engine Connect (iPad, $999.99) – The iPad app helps TV weather forecasters, sportscasters and news anchors in manipulating animations and graphics such as weather maps on the television screen as viewers watch them.

5) iStutter (iPhone, $999.99) - This app helps stutterers with their speech. As per its description "It analyzes vocal fold activity and selectively provides delayed auditory feedback (DAF) when the user's speech is too fast or the user is stuttering."

6) Intuition Control Solo WolfVision - This great utility application will help in controlling video conferencing. Images from video conferences can also be saved, stored and emailed directly from the iPhone.

7) QSFFStats – (iPhone/iPad) $999.99 – Don’t want to miss the score of your football team? Download QSFFStats, an iPhone app which keeps you update with all the scores and stats of all the leagues. It uploads game by game statistics via email.
8) SongBook DS - $999.99 – Now control multiple networked music players through a single touch interface. It is still on the App Store, but the developers of this app have made a cheaper but the same version of it, which only costs $25.

9) CTC - ($999.99) – Capture the Charge, in short CTC is developed for the doctors in solving their charge capturing problems. It facilitates the transmission of Current Procedural Terminology and ICD medical codes. The app supports a database of more than 1000 CPT Service and ICD diagnosis codes, which allow for doctors to file the correct codes and avoid inaccurate coding costs.

10) MobiGage NDI - ($999.99) – The app is developed for the factory managers for the inspection of manufactured parts and assembly lines. It can also be used in measuring of materials in manufacturing plants like, production of airplanes and cars.

All these apps come with some special and extraordinary capabilities. The unique idea behind each and every app aims at maximizing user experience and helps them in achieving their personal goals, be it achieving success in State bar exams or getting unique privileges such as welcome packages etc.

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Developers Checklist for Creating Apps for Children

Latest FTC's Guidelines to Protect the Privacy of Children Using Mobile Applications

Last month Apple tentatively agreed to pay an estimated $US100 million ($98m) in kind and cash to US parents whose kids bought virtual fish, unicorns, fairies and make-believe money - at exorbitant prices - while using bait apps.

The incident alarmed Apple, and now the company is offering parental security feature to give parents more control over their kids’ activity on Apple devices.

The company could have avoided the unpleasant circumstances if the developers had made it evident to the parents that the app they have downloaded on their device comes with interactive features like in-app advertising.

There are many apps, available in Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market that offer little or no information to parents about the privacy practices. A number of apps come with interactive features, such as, advertising, the ability to make in-app purchases, and links to social media, without revealing these features to parents prior to download. Many of the apps available on the App Store and Google Play Store share personal information like; device ID, geo-location, or phone number. These apps shared kids’ information with third parties without disclosing these practices to parents.

The existing app ecosystem is not transparent when it comes to building apps for children. However, companies have started taking initiatives after a strict regulation passed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The FTC suggested smartphone companies and mobile app developers to be mindful of parental concerns, government regulations, and practice transparency with users of all ages. The commission also suggested:
• To incorporate privacy protections into the design of mobile products and services;
• The developers must offer parents, comprehensible choices about the data collection and sharing through kids’ apps;
• To provide better transparency about how data is collected, used, and shared through kids’ apps.

Apps introduce kids to a new form of learning, which can be made easy by using the play medium. Their intriguing features and engaging content have given a new dimension to the way kids learn today. Most of the kids use iPad and mobile devices without their parents’ supervision. Therefore, it is important for developers to provide a clear declaration to parents regarding what information is being collected for whom and for what purpose ?

The idea behind creating mobile apps for kids is to make learning a fun activity for children and not an annoying activity for parents. The developers must consider these privacy concerns, particularly when developing apps for kids.

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