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APPSfactory is the leading German agency specialised in designing and developing applications for smart phones, tablets, smart watches and smart TV. The full-service, cross-platform app agency based in Leipzig creates apps for Android, iOS, Tizen, Windows 10 and Blackberry operating systems.

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German Stevie Awards 2018: Five awards for APPSfactory´s apps

Last week, March 8, 2018, five of APPSfactory’s mobile apps were announced as winners of the Stevie Award. The agency received four Gold Stevie Awards in the categories Experimental & Innovation, Travel, News and Vocational Training, and one Silver Stevie Award in the category News.

The German Stevie Awards are the most multifaceted business award in Germany and have taken place for the fourth time since 2015. They form part of the Stevie Awards programs, which are among the most important international business awards. For more than a decade, the Stevie Awards have honored work performance in programs such as the International Business Awards® and the Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service. At the German Stevie Awards, all German companies and organizations can submit their applications.

Throughout Germany, more than 400 applications were accepted in more than 30 categories. Four apps implemented by APPSfactory received the Gold Stevie Award: The lifestyle app Beurer’s CosyNight in the category Experimental & Innovation, the tourism app DB Reisen in the category Travel, the recruiting app for vocational training Bundeswehr Challenge as well as the innovative news app Tagesschau 2.0 in the category News. The Dlf Audiothek App, which APPSfactory implemented on behalf of Deutschlandfunk, was awarded with the Silver Stevie Award.

APPSfactory´s CEO, Dr. Alexander Trommen, said: “Receiving five prestigious German Stevie Awards at our first participation is a great success. The awards in various categories show that our team is able to develop optimal solutions for a wide range of target groups!”.

Around 50 executives evaluated the submissions from all over Germany. On April 27, 2018, the winners will be honored in the framework of a festive award ceremony at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin, where the winner of the Grand Stevie Award will also be determined.

APPSfactory would like to thank all those involved in the award-winning projects for their successful work!

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Portfolio

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Weisse Liste

The new guide app for iOS and Android, implemented on behalf of the Weisse Liste, Germany's largest independent doctor and hospital search, helps users to select a suitable physician, the adequate clinic or emergency service in the area. Additionally, the app helps to navigate to the appropriate facilities, provides both information relating to health as well as check and memory lists for visits to doctors and hospitals.

mytheresa

The mobile app mytheresa, which provides exquisite women's fashion and has been completely redesigned by APPSfactory, offers its users extensive optimizations in terms of performance and functionality. The shopping app´s intuitive navigation and modern design are highly convincing as well as its smart filter function by designer, category, size, color or pattern.

Hirmer GROSSE GRÖSSEN

The shopping app for the fashion house Hirmer GROSSE GRÖSSEN provides its users an accompanying shopping service, as well as individual styling recommendations and top news from the desired branch. Selected items can directly be placed into the shopping cart of the app and then easily bought for delivery to your home.

ECKERLE

The shopping app for the fashion house ECKERLE provides its users an accompanying shopping service, as well as individual styling recommendations and top news from the desired branch. Selected items can directly be placed into the shopping cart of the app and then easily bought for delivery to your home.

HIRMER

The shopping app for the fashion house HIRMER provides its users an accompanying shopping service, as well as individual styling recommendations and top news from the desired branch. Selected items can directly be placed into the shopping cart of the app and then easily bought for delivery to your home.

beurer CosyNight

The app "beurer CosyNight" enables the control of the heated underblankets. Via app, users can preheat their heated underblanket, regulate the heating zones and create an individual heating program.

Santa Cloud

The free app "Santa Cloud" enables users to download original songs and albums from Universal Music together with a Santa Cloud Advent calendar. From 1 to 24 December 17, users will expect a new Universal song every day as soon as they scan the QR code hidden behind each door.

Soehnle Connect App

The Soehnle Connect App offers users the possibility to store the personal measurement values of their personal scales and fitness trackers on the smartphone, to retrieve trend analysis and to control their individual fitness development. The Soehnle Connect app can also be used without registration and requires only the most necessary access rights to access the smartphone.

Bundeswehr Challenge

Bundeswehr Challenge enables a young target group to test their fitness, acquire a playful knowledge of the Federal Armed Forces and simultaneously experience them interactively. Users are provided comprehensive insights into the daily routine of a soldier and the activities at the Armed Forces - the app is also used for staff recruitment.

Dlf Audiothek

With the new app "Dlf Audiothek“, users can listen to the entire program of the radio stations "Deutschlandfunk", "Deutschlandfunk Kultur" and "Deutschlandfunk Nova“, including both live broadcasts and all contributions of the previous six months, at any time. The audio-library app additionally allows the users to select their personal radio program and to discover editorial recommendations.

Lufthansa Quartett

With the new Lufthansa quartet game, young and adult aircraft fans can get to know Lufthansa's fleet while playing and competing with other players. The players can select either the multiplayer mode or the single-game mode against the computer. The level of difficulty and the game length can be set individually.

DB Ausflug-App

The new DB excursion app offers its users 100 varied tours through Berlin and Brandenburg and exclusive regional sightseeing tips, including offline maps, connection information of the public transport and weather forecast.

Karstadt

With the new Karstadt mobile commerce app, customers can browse diverse product worlds, check the availability of the items in the branch of their choice and use the digital customer card.

Body2Brain

The Body2Brain health app for the publishing company Random House offers its users rexercises for relaxing and recovering energy based on the medical theory Embodiment, which can be easily integrated into everyday life.

Wellonga - mein Einkaufsnetz

With the mobile food commerce app "Wellonga - mein Einkaufsnetz", users can order food online and select individual delivery times, discover new recipes with local ingredients and get to know the regional suppliers of the week.

SÜDKURIER digital newspaper

The new SÜDKURIER digital newspaper provides the entire content of the print edition even in offline mode. One of the major goals of the relaunch was to optimize the performance through intelligent charging techniques. 

Helsana-Trails-App

The Helsana-Trails-App serves as a navigation aid and coach for runners and walkers in Switzerland and provides 378 beautiful and perfectly signposted running and walking trails spread over 120 locations throughout Switzerland.

Bibi & Tina Puzzle-Spaß

The puzzle app for pre-school and primary school pupils enables children to choose out of 60 great puzzle templates from the Bibi & Tina movies in different degrees of difficulty, with jokers and selfie function.

Shortlisted

 

 (May 2017)

photo moments app

The photo moments app of ORWO Net GmbH automatically creates photobooks based on the image files stored on the smartphone. The app intelligently selects images and automatically sorts out duplicates and poor quality photos.

Datacenter 360°

The new app ‘Datacenter 360°’ by the high-performance computer Datacenter Leipzig, offers its customers and interested parties an informative insight into its central premises via virtual reality videos. Users can watch the informative videos not only on their smartphone but also enjoy them via virtual reality glasses.

FAZ.NET

The new FAZ.Net news app has been optimized in view of user-friendliness and performance. Version 3.0 of the app convinces its users with a clear design, easy navigation and shorter loading times.

Inklumoji

The app ‘Inklumoji’ by Aktion Mensch offers its users a keyboard with 27 emojis, small pictograms with and without disabilities, hence the term ‘Inklumoji’ [inclusive emojis]. The keyboard can be used complimentary to existing emoji compatible messenger apps.

Tagesschau

 APPSfactory has created the new Tagesschau App in close cooperation with the project team at ARD-Aktuell and the NDR innovation department. The app is impressive with its upright video playback, machine learning technology, a chatbot search interface and its passionate design.

Asklepios hearing training

The development of a hearing training app for patients with a cochlea implant was effected on the behalf of the Hanseatisches Cochlea Implantat Zentrum. It allows them to specifically train their hearing by completing exercises and judge their hearing ability with the new implant.

Richter+Frenzel

APPSfactory has created the ‘R+F’ App on behalf of Richter+Frenzel, a company specialized in plumbing and domestic installations. The app offers craftsmen a comprehensive package of useful features for processing customer orders, including among others an integrated scanner and a location finder.

"Freche Freunde" game app for children

The entertaining games app by Freche Freunde combines play activities with fun and learning. The aim is to teach kids about all the different varieties of fruits and vegetables in an entertaining and fun way. Games like ‘Freche ABC’, ‘Fruchtschieber’ and ‘Fotospaß’ are supposed to aid this fun learning experience.

StudienAPPschluss Uni Leipzig

The Leipzig University introduces a new app, a mobile student guide for international students. Weekly articles will support students in getting to know the university, their new home town, the city of Leipzig, and to aid them in the successful completion of their studies.

Porsche Leipzig App

The Porsche Leipzig App excites their users with individual information and is catered for the target groups, customers who pick up their car from the plant, visitors and event guests. The App serves as an interactive companion when visiting Porsche Leipzig and offers innovative features like 360°videos, augmented reality and bluetooth smart technology.

FR News

FR News, the new news app of the Frankfurter Rundschau, for iOS and Android, convinces its readers with innovative design and practical features like push notification, a reading list and offline functionality. The average rating ranges between 4.5 and 5 possible stars in their respective stores, showing that the app is highly valued by its customers.

Spiel für dein Land

APPSfactory, together with digame mobile, have developed a high performance second screen solution consisting of a backend and an interactive app for Android, iOS and Windows to accompany the new ARD primetime show, "Spiel für dein Land," which pits contestants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland against each other in a quiz show format.

Beurer MyIPL

Working on behalf of Beurer GmbH, APPSfactory has created the Beurer MyIPL app that provides users post-sales services to their Beurer IPL hair removal appliance. The app offers users information before, during and after applications, generates an individualized treatment plan, and includes a reminder feature. 

Finalist

EOY-Finalist2015-cmyk

 

(October 2015)

In der Weihnachtsbäckerei

Working on behalf of Universal Music and in collaboration with children's song writer Rolf Zuckowski, APPSfactory has developed the children's app, "In der Weihnachtsbäckerei” (In the Christmas Bakeshop). The app offers children a lovingly illustrated and lavishly animated Christmas village, along with lots of games and original Christmas songs by Zuckowski together with a special recipe for Christmas cookies.

F.A.Z. Der Tag

The new news app, "F.A.Z. Der Tag", for Android, iPhone and Apple Watch, provides users with a wide range of current news items on topics in politics, society, sports, etc. Users receive breaking news items as push messages sent directly to their phone or watch. The app quickly shot to first place at the App Store shortly after its release!

Math in a Flash for 1st to 4th Grade

Working on behalf of Klett Verlag, APPSfactory has developed the app "Math in a Flash" for 1st to 4th Grade,” for iOS and Android, to help school kids learn counting in step with classroom lesson plans. The app offers several types of math exercises as well as entertaining animations.

Hamburg Events

Working on behalf of Hamburg Tourismus GmbH, APPSfactory has now created the “Hamburg Events“ app. Whether it’s concerts, festivals, markets, nightlife or sporting events – this new app provides a complete listing of all types of events and activities going on in and around Hamburg while also offering a handy search feature and a cultural events alert.

InStyle Shopping Deals

Working on behalf of InStyle, Hubert Burda Media’s leading fashion publication, APPSfactory has developed the new app, "InStyle Shopping Deals," including backend, for iPhone and Apple Watch. The new app offers shopping fans exclusive discounts on fashion, beauty and lifestyle products.

Bibi Blocksberg: “Witches, witches everywhere!“

Working on behalf of Blue Ocean Entertainment AG, APPSfactory has created the official Bibi Blocksberg app, ”Witches, witches everywhere!“ Users will be able to play a thrilling game, listen to adventure-filled witch tales and enjoy a cool photo-feature. The app is child-friendly, safe and requires no reading skills.

Zebra for 1st Graders – Learning to read

APPSfactory has developed a new app for iOS and Android on behalf of Klett Verlag: "Zebra for 1st Graders – Learning to read," a tool aimed at helping children learn to read in parallel with their school curriculum. This child-friendly app offers a variety of exercises and descriptive videos.

Helene Fischer

APPSfactory has put in place the official Helene Fischer app for Universal Music. The app offers users up-to-the-minute news, videos and sound clips along with photographs of Helene Fischer as well as her current touring schedule. The app also offers special innovative and interactive features for concert-goers attending the Farbenspiel Stadium Tour 2015, which include a unique lightshow and a 360°x360° panoramic view.

Lass mal kreuzen

Working in collaboration with Jung von Matt, APPSfactory has developed a second app on behalf of apoBank: "Lass mal kreuzen" offers students of medicine and dentistry currently in the pre-clinical phase of training an opportunity to acquire a better grasp of the extensive material they have to learn using either learning or competition mode.

Eurovision Song Contest

In cooperation with digame mobile, APPSfactory developed a second screen solution for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest that includes a high-performance backend as well as four apps for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Windows 8. Using the app, viewers can vote for their favorite performers while also calling up interesting information about contestants and participating countries.

Super JetFriends

APPSfactory, working in collaboration with KB&B, has created an app on behalf of Lufthansa aimed at children ages seven and above that is designed to provide young app users an entertaining way to learn how an airport operates. The app uses a child-friendly design meant to encourage creativity and logical thinking while forgoing advertising or in-app purchases.

Aldiana App

APPSfactory worked with D+S 360 to develop a travel app for Aldiana GmbH that serves as a concierge app, providing an array of handy features, timely information and recommendations for use both before and during travel.

Manni´s Bandit Hunt

Working together with KB&B and on behalf of the Hamburger Sparkasse AG (Haspa) and Hoffmann and Campe Corporate Publishing, APPSfactory has developed a 3D running game that offers pre-school and elementary school children a thrilling chase, together with super boosters and super stickers. The app is child friendly and has a separate parental section.

Erfolgsrezept (Prescriptions for Success)

The “Erfolgsrezept" (Prescriptions for Success) app created for apoBank in collaboration with Jung von Matt helps physicians in independent practice and pharmacists make their practice or pharmacy more profitable. The app uses basic information about their operations to provide tips and suggestions specifically targeted to their needs.

Epi-Manager

 Version 2.0 of the Epi-Manager, an app specially created for epilepsy patients on behalf of UCB Pharma, offers users a range of new features that can assist them in coping with everyday challenges. The updated app now lets patients collect detailed information on seizures and then send this information to their physician via email. It also displays data over time.

Promipool

The new Promipool app provides users the latest information on stars, both big and not so big names, along with a wide selection of picture galleries and exciting background stories. Whether it’s royals, Hollywood stars or celebrities from the film and music world – our app keeps users on top of the latest news around the clock!

TOPModel Contest

Working on behalf of Depesche, APPSfactory introduces the ”TOPModel Contest“ for Android and iOS – a game with 13 lavishly designed 3D worlds, each with eight levels. The game expands on the well-known and widely popular “3-in-a-row“ game principle to create exciting features revolving around the world of TOPModel photo sessions.

AndachtsApp (Devotional App)

Working on behalf of the Medienhaus, a charitable media center affiliated with the Lutheran Church, the APPSfactory has deployed a mobile app that provides new devotional materials each and every day in audio, video and text formats, all under the motto “inspirational, spirited, day for day.”

Pixi book "Lesestart – Three Milestones for Reading“

The PIXI book series has the widest circulation of children's books in Germany. APPSfactory has released this children's book series for iPhone, iPad, Android smart phones, Android tablets, HTML5 and Windows 8. The series has had several hundred thousands of downloads, making it a big hit on the appstore.

SBK “Get in the Saddle“

APPSfactory has developed an app for iOS and Android on behalf of the Siemens health insurance fund. The company’s “Get in the Saddle“ campaign seeks to encourage participants to incorporate bike riding into their daily routines. The app records distance and duration, changes in elevation and the pace of bike trips.

Kontor Album Deals

APPSfactory has created an iOS app for the Kontor Records music label, which offers users exclusive bargains on singles, albums and compilations of well-known artists as deals. In addition, a CMS was created so that Kontor can add and manage deals themselves.

myGalaxy

APPSfactory is deploying the myGalaxy app for Samsung, which provides users with information about the latest innovations and promotions for their Galaxy smartphones. The CMS associated with the app lets Samsung manage special offers and ad campaigns.

Merian momente City Guide

APPSfactory is making available a series of travel guides for Travel House Media and ”MERIAN momente“ on some of the world’s great metropolises, like Paris, Istanbul and New York, each containing a variety of information and other practical features.

King Laurin and his Rose Garden

The "King Laurin and his Rose Garden” app makes this well-known legend of the Dolomite mountains come to life in a vivid and entertaining way and encourages kids to improve their reading and speaking skills. The numerous animations and the option to listen to professional speakers reading to them will convince the target group.

Quizduell

APPSfactory is deploying both an app for iOS, Android and windows phone as well as a high performance control center backend to accompany the show, ”Quizduell“, produced by NDR and iTV.

Flat Handover Pro

This app guarantees a proper handover for real estate agents and property administrators: it takes the user step by step through the property handover and can be personalised. The intuitive navigation impresses the user. The app allows people to sign directly on the iPhone using their finger, and the moving-out checklist can be sent directly per email to all tenants.

TV Movie

Implementation of the mobile website in HTML5 as well as Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 apps for “TV Movie”, the best known German TV magazine.

DKV App

The DKV app for Android and iOS helps drivers locate nearby filling stations and service stations quickly and easily. The app offers an overview of current gas prices, details about individual stations as well as a variety of filtering options.

Shopping Center Portfolio

A portfolio app was developed for the ECE centre managers who run about 160 shopping centres in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Users are provided with 360° views as well as information on tenants, centre layouts, etc.

Chip.de

The app contains all of the well-known features on the CHIP online portal such as news and tests, high-score lists and information on the latest technical trends. The practical search function, loads of test results and videos from the CHIP editorial team will impress every user.

Hotelsnapper

Hotelsnapper for iOS and Android enables customers to find suitable and affordable rooms from 300,000 hotels on nine comparison sites. App users can benefit from the practical and time-saving functions of the online portal even when on the go.

A Journey to the Hidden World – children's encyclopaedia from Brockhaus

"Eine Reise ins Unsichtbare" (a Journey to the Hidden World) is an impressive interactive eBook with exciting content and innovative features such as a microscope, video clips, quizzes and picture puzzles.

GU Balance

The wellness portal acts as a personal coach and is aimed at health-conscious women who place great value on nutrition, exercise and relaxation. The online offer impresses with its high-quality content taken out of GU guides, the latest fitness trends, healthy recipes and a fair payment system. The mobile app for iOS and Android complements the portal perfectly.

Mach was!

Working on behalf of frechverlag, APPSfactory is deploying the ”Mach was!“ app for iOS and Android, along with the backend and website. Crafts enthusiasts can use the app to share their handiworks among themselves and join with other do-it-yourselfers to rate the results.

Flash Kitchen

APPLE wasted no time at all in awarding our first interactive eBook the prize of iBook Author of the Year 2012. Numerous interactive HTML5 widgets make cooking a totally new experience.

Winner

European Digital Media Awards 2017: 

Win for Tagesschau-App 2.0

 

(April 2017)

Pocket Football Leagues

The Pocket Liga app provides football fans with news and analyses of the most important leagues and matches. Moreover, users can also look at match schedules, detailed news tickers and read up on the most important facts about all of the clubs.

Here.com

Here.com was chosen as the partner for the Tizen operating system to supply the pre-installed navigation. APPSfactory implemented a democase on behalf of here.com (Nokia) for the Mobile World Congress, which meant show visitors were able to test for themselves the outstanding features of this navigation solution (incl. public transport routing, indoor navigation).

Bild

BILD Digital has partnered with APPSfactory for their Windows platform. The BILD application is fast and has become one of the most downloaded applications on Windows tablets and smart phones.

Princess Lillifee and the Unicorn

Lillifee fans will love the interactive app "Princess Lillifee and the Unicorn", it is full of entertaining, playful and educational content in the fairy kingdom of Pinkovia. The app offers three things in one: a picture story, colouring pictures and sticker magic. The app is child-oriented and has no adverts or in-app purchases.

iF Design

The iF Design App features the winners of the iF Design Awards with the aim of bringing them into prominence. There is useful additional information as well as 3,300 photos and videos on the award winners, who can be found listed under their categories.

Die Welt

The client's objective was to design and programme the fastest news app for the WELT (newspaper, meaning WORLD). And according to Axel Springer SE we succeeded. An elaborate optimisation of the user interface and the application has made performance and loading time distinctly better than that of the competition.

Hamburg Tourism

A convenient interactive travel guide for Hamburg with carefully chosen tips for visiting the Hanseatic City as well as practical features such as an offline map and personalised tips.

Football leagues at BILD

The BUNDESLIGA bei BILD (Football leagues at BILD) apps are a fundamental component of the BILD newspaper's paid content strategy. The apps for iOS and Android smart phones offer extensive information on the first and second divisions, the teams, a news ticker and exclusive video highlights.

Disney Cars 2

The app is a digital book with 40 pages based on the film. The corresponding pictures from the film appear in the app and professional voice-over artists speak. As the texts being read out loud are highlighted graphically, it makes it easier to read along.

House of Color

A hair-dye app for professional colourists and stylists worldwide - the House of Color app acts as a multifunctional support tool to advise customers, create colour formulas and manage customer data.

The Smurfs – Learning to count and add

Blue Ocean has created an app for preschoolers and first-formers to help them learn how to add: entertaining exercises on various levels of difficulty, intuitive navigation and child-friendly implementation – the ideal way to get to know the numbers 1 to 20.

Princess Lillifee and the Mermaid

Another Lillifee adventure that APPSfactory has created as an iOS app: child-oriented, no adverts or in-app purchases and easy to use, the app provides lots of entertainment and fun with Princess Lillifee and the mermaid Jule .

SmartRunner

The SmartRunner app developed by APPSfactory was one of the first GPS fitness tracking apps. More than 2 million downloads and 780,000 active users in 60 countries have made the app one of the most successful fitness tracking apps worldwide.

Sleep Well!

One of the most successful applications worldwide for children, downloaded more than 2 million times, was ported on Android and developed further by APPSfactory and Unity.

ElitePartner

ElitePartner for BlackBerry 10 – people looking for a partner can use this app even when on the go, they can look for interesting partners, correspond with each other and benefit from the ElitePartner matching system.

Laura's Star

The interactive children's app for iOS and Android based on the story of "Laura's Star". Children will enjoy the numerous interactive options, great sound effects and all kinds of painting and matching games.

Holiday Home

The app serves to increase the number of site views on Holiday Home as well as the annual bookings on the new sales channel. Thanks to the comprehensive filter functions for the various facilities available and the easy-to-use navigation, app users can find the right property quickly and easily.

HARIBO

The HARIBO weather app, presented by the confectioner, offers all of the functions expected of a professional weather app. The lovable HARIBO Gold-Bear supplies the entertainment.

Take-off! The fun-packed journey for little passengers

Lufthansa's children's app "Take-off!" shows young holidaymakers airport and aeroplane procedures. Lovingly designed hidden object games with lots of animation, funny sound effects and games – the ideal way for children to be kept busy when travelling.

MyChatPortal

The "MeinChatPortal" (MyChatPortal) app is the mobile addition to “RTL Online- und SMS-Chat” by RTL interactive. All of the messages can be read online as well as on Teletext on TV. Moreover, app users can find contacts in their vicinity with the “Chatter-Navi” (Chatter-SatNav).

1-2-3.tv

1-2-3.tv, the home shopping channel, achieved an increase in sales with their new m-commerce strategy to introduce iPhone and iPad apps developed by APPSfactory. 1-2-3.tv's typical bid client was implemented natively so that users can also place real time bids with the app.

GU Cooking app framework

Working closely together with Gräfe & Unzer, an app framework was developed that set new standards in functionality and design as well as cost per app. More than 20 cooking apps to date have been developed, based on this framework, with incomparably low production costs.

La Veganista

An elaborately designed eBook with numerous impressive features such as step-by-step photos, product knowledge and an interactive shopping list.

Süddeutsche Zeitung

The SZ app developed for Windows 8 and BlackBerry enables users to read the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper on the go. They even get to read the next day's paper from 7 pm the day before it is published. The app comes with additional features such as video columns, interactive graphics and individual storing options.

Alfons Schuhbeck - My Spice Kitchen

The first app ever of a German celebrity chef got to second place in 2010 in the Overall Charts on iTunes and has been in the top 25 near-continuously in its category on iPad since then.

Small Fox

A sing-along songbook with more than 100 interactive elements - the "Kleiner Fuchs" (Small Fox) app has delighted millions of users worldwide and was developed by APPSfactory for Android smart phones and tablets.

Osterie d'Italia

The Osterie d'Italia app for iOS recommends osterias and wine stores, cafés, bars and pastry makers in Italy, based on the selection made by SLOW FOOD e.v. It describes them vividly and includes a vector map function based on OpenStreetMaps.

Lokin

Working on behalf of Axel Springer, APPSfactory has developed the train chat app Lokin for Android and iOS. This new app gives those traveling by train a chance to get to know their fellow passengers while also providing them with a wide range of information about the trip as well as shopping opportunities at both their originating and destination stations.

Tractors – Giants of Agriculture

Young and old alike will enjoy this entertaining and interactive app. The app features the 40 largest tractors in the world and implements multimedia elements such as videos, high-resolution photos and audio recordings of the engines. The app offers a tractor “happy families” game that lets users compare the tractors' performance data.

Club Magic Life

The "CLUB MAGIC LIFE" app helps users find their way around on their holiday and provides detailed information on the Magic Life Club resorts as well as features such as booking options, maps and 360° images of the holiday resorts.

Weight Calendar

As a tool to support weight control, this app manages personal weight information and weight-loss progress. BMI can be calculated according to scientific principles and helps users monitor their weight fluctuations.

Diamond League

The IAAF Diamond League app features the 14 yearly athletic meetings, which take place in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and USA. App users are informed quickly and comprehensively of the results in the 32 disciplines and can see photos and videos of the contests.

Animation Themes Library

This app is the first comprehensive collection of animation examples for developers and agencies. It saves research and programming time and every sample comes with a short description and vivid demo version. All source codes can be bought via the in-app purchase for €0.89 per sample.

Hotel 1898

The APP framework helps hotels create sophisticated android and iPhone apps for a one-off price of €1.500 to ensure they are always available on a customer's smart phone and not to lose direct customer contact to the large booking portals.

Workflow

Support / Concepts

Behind every successful app there is a good idea. And then again, the best ideas are in our clients' minds. Having developed more than 500 apps, we organise interdisciplinary creative and conceptual workshops to help you define an outstanding concept that will take your app to the top and beat your competitors.

Design

Our team of highly-specialised user interface designers and graphic designers ensure that your apps are optimised for touch screens of every size. Major smartphone and tablet OEMs have trained our designers in user guidance and design for various platforms so that your apps will become App Store benchmarks with regards to visuals and usability.

Programming

We provide native programming of your apps as well as the implementation in HTML 5. We strongly recommend native programming of all important apps. Only then will the benefits in performance and user interface show the app to its best advantage.

Testing

Our ISTQB®-certified testing department conducts professional systems and certification tests on actual equipment in order to ensure that our apps meet the highest standards of quality. The explorative testing methods we employ combine blackbox techniques with empirical test case investigation. Each stage of development makes use of regression testing. We design and perform load and stress tests for the backends developed in-house. In addition, we also conduct unit tests in accordance with customer specifications.

Marketing

Already 17  times number one over all and 927 days number one in the corresponding categories: these numbers speak for the success of APPSfactory. Not only can we thank our outstanding concept, the reason also lies in our know-how in the specialist discipline of media app marketing. A combination of PR blogs, social media, performance-based media and viral marketing enables us to take your apps to the top of the charts with a small media budget.

Solutions

APPSfactory - MapPal

MapPal

Implement vector-based offline maps in apps, quickly and easily:

The SDK for iOS and Android enables the time-saving integration of personalised offline maps in the desired app. Each user can select the map area and style as well as points of interest according to their individual needs.

APPSfactory - CMS für Verlage

CMS for publishers

We offer a back-end for publisher clients especially who have several books of a specific publication series. They can add content to the app template and design the visuals.

APPSfactory - PushPal

PushPal

PushPal offers the option of integrating the push notifications function in apps quickly and easily.

APPSfactory - Smartrunner

Smartrunner

Our GPS fitness tracking app developed in-house for iOS and Android, with the appropriate community, more than 810,000 registered members and more than 5 million routes.

APPSfactory - App-Marketing

App Marketing

We provide comprehensive know-how in the specialist discipline of media for app marketing. A combination of PR blogs, social media, performance-based media and viral marketing enables us to take your apps to the top of the charts with a small media budget.

"Mobile is too compelling to ignore"
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Contact

Locations

APPSfactory GmbH
Nikolaistraße 28-32
04109 Leipzig
Germany

APPSfactory GmbH
Lange Reihe 29
20099 Hamburg
Germany

Telephone / Fax

phone: +49 (0)341 355 920 50
fax: +49 (0)341 355 920 60

E-Mail

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