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Georgia · Thread Author #1 (**permalink**) 10-15-2010, 04:50 PM

PCalc, one of our favorite iPhone and iPad calculator apps, has just hit version 2.3, and in celebration the developer has very kindly offered us a bunch of promo codes to give away. To you.

Let's make this one simple, shall we? Give us your best, most creative way to let people know about the PCalc update (other than doing a promo code give-away or adding some angry feathered creatures to the app, of course), we'll pick the ones we like best, and you'll get a great app for free. Sound good?

Then get going! Post your idea below!

[$9.99 - iTunes link]

tnations · #2 (**permalink**) 10-15-2010, 05:50 PM

Create a QR code for the post describing the update. Place the code in some ad space with no description. Let people's curiosity do the rest.

danowar · #3 (**permalink**) 10-15-2010, 06:26 PM

I bet if you put in a hidden feature that uses the volume button to snap pictures the app would be in the top ten immediately. It would remain there just long enough for apple to pull it. The you can re-release with the feature "removed", unless you know the secret to turn it back on.......

Wait...this is a calculator! Nevermind I guess. Unless....no that wouldn't work either. Guess you stuck spending some advertising dollars.

blyths · #4 (**permalink**) 10-15-2010, 07:01 PM

Give free copies to the Chilean miners and it will be all over the news!

Streetbranch · #5 (**permalink**) 10-15-2010, 07:17 PM

The main focus of PCalc 2.3's update is the fact that you can take advantage of the additional screen size on the iPad. There are other great updates, but this is the main one. So doing an advertisement (either on TiPb or some other website - especially sites geared for scientists, engineers, programmers, and students) would be the best way to go. I think that you could have an on-screen "splash" ad that happens when you open that page (or even 5-10 seconds after you open it - a delayed effect). You would have an image of a very small calculator that suddenly starts to grow bigger and bigger until it completely fills the screen with a screen shot of the iPad app. Then in the calculator's display (where you would see the numbers as you type them in) you could "type in" the app name and other info about it and where to go to buy it.

Another concept could be a video/commercial that shows the screen shot of the iPad app. There would be someone in the background talking about Apple's iPad (or iTunes/iPhone/iPod/Mac) statistics and each time they mention a number it gets "punched in" to the PCalc app and "adds" up. Since Apple is announcing their quarterly financial results on Monday you could use those "numbers" as your stats to be punched in to show Apple's financial results.

cbm · #6 (**permalink**) 10-15-2010, 07:51 PM

I haven't used PCalc, but DragThing, a Mac app by the same developer is everything the Apple Dock should have been.

One promo idea is to have equations the results of which spell silly words in the calculator display.

Randall_Martin · #7 (**permalink**) 10-15-2010, 07:54 PM

Have the name of the app on Rene's coffee cup, and on Georgia's shirt during the next iPhone live on Wednesday night! :P

techmom · #8 (**permalink**) 10-15-2010, 09:44 PM

Everyone knows the iPad is for games.
And all the MMOGs play best when you can understand the math.
So a video showing a player calculating Weapons, Speed, Defense, Luck etc and winning an online battle with a much better equipped player would have every 15 year old wanting PCalc to strategize. And the country would have better engineers to boot.