iPhone Cigar App RELEASED!

[Blueface]

Ken,
Had a blast toying with it last night.

I noticed a big line missing.
No NC La Gloria Cubana.

While I think it is neat to add your own if need be, will any of the currently missing major ones be added at a later date as an update?

Neat application.
Well done.
I am totally intrigued as to how someone can put something like that together and can only imagine the time you invested in doing it.
I hope it takes off for you.
Congrats!

[KenS]

Originally Posted by Blueface

While I think it is neat to add your own if need be, will any of the currently missing major ones be added at a later date as an update?

Yup, I will be adding some more. I have the update-code completed, and I'm fixing a few more things for a version 1.1. Probably ship it off to Apple within a week at most. Likely changes:

- A few more cigar brands added
- Default to last used Humidor when adding cigars to MyCigars
- Picklists for "acquired from" and "format" fields in MyCigars section
- Picklist for year (and maybe include month with it)
- Some code cleanup and optimization
- Default to all CAPS for box code field

Mostly just tweaks to make it a bit easier to use, while I get ready for a version 2 that will focus on smoking notes, reviews, etc... still thinking through the design for that.

[KenS]

Originally Posted by Blueface

I am totally intrigued as to how someone can put something like that together and can only imagine the time you invested in doing it.
I hope it takes off for you.
Congrats!

I'm guessing I invested somewhere around 200 hours in developing this so far, but half of that was the steep learning curve for learning how to program in Objective C for the iPhone. Future work will go much quicker, I hope.

As for it taking off ... sold 26 copies on the first 1/2 day. Probably can't quit my day job . But that's ok, it's really just a fun hobby for me anyway. If fellow inmates find it useful, so much the better.

[Jason]

nicely done Ken, great contribution to the cigar world I'm sure!

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by KenS

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As for it taking off ... sold 26 copies on the first 1/2 day. Probably can't quit my day job . But that's ok, it's really just a fun hobby for me anyway. If fellow inmates find it useful, so much the better.

Ken,
I am guessing that if over 13 million iPhones have been sold, which does not even account for iPod Touch (can only imagine what that figure is), I venture to guess there are a lot of us cigar smokers with them.
The thing is to spread the word to them and certainly this forum, and others like it, should be of great value to you to help you accomplish that.
When my son returns from this week's road trip, I am sure he too will get it once he sees mine.

[ECPrevatte]

Just picked it up.

[sikk50]

Hey Ken,

I've been looking through and if in the next few days I can hunt down the info for you on some of the missing nc's would you want me to pm you that?

[KenS]

Originally Posted by sikk50

Hey Ken,

I've been looking through and if in the next few days I can hunt down the info for you on some of the missing nc's would you want me to pm you that?

Absolutely; that would be great. Best thing to do is to put the info in a spreadsheet, and I can format it and add it to the update that'll come out next week sometime

[76GTFan]

Originally Posted by KenS

Absolutely; that would be great. Best thing to do is to put the info in a spreadsheet, and I can format it and add it to the update that'll come out next week sometime

I will say one great addition you could do. I am not a developer, so stop me if it is worth the effort or not.

I have a drink app on my phone that allows you to add drinks that aren't listed in the apps database. There are many cigar company lines(Holts, CI, etc.) that aren't listed. Granted you could spend all day and night listing brands, but could possibly let your customers take care of that for you, or at least for themselves.

Good looking app, and is now one of my most used.

[KenS]

Originally Posted by LORD PUFFER

I will say one great addition you could do. I am not a developer, so stop me if it is worth the effort or not.

I have a drink app on my phone that allows you to add drinks that aren't listed in the apps database. There are many cigar company lines(Holts, CI, etc.) that aren't listed. Granted you could spend all day and night listing brands, but could possibly let your customers take care of that for you, or at least for themselves.

Good looking app, and is now one of my most used.

You can add any cigars you want to your own database. From the brand or cigar listing in the reference section, just click on the "add cigar" button, and you can add anything that's missing from the database. In the brand field (or any other field that has a picklist to choose from, just scroll to the top and you'll find a "Add New ..." selection. If you add a cigar with a new brand, then in the future that brand will show up in the picklist. Same is true of the other fields (shape, wrapper, binder, etc....).

Hope this helps. If you are referring to a different capability, please let me know...

As far as me adding more brands to the app in upcoming versions, I'll do my best, but I'm sure I will never capture them all. That's why I coded it for each user to add their own favorites.

[fissure]

Great app Ken!! The wife downloaded it for me on her itouch. Now all we need is a way to password protect the humidors Hopefully she'll never look how many cigars I have

[Wolfgang]

Bought it last night! Very awesome! Love how everyting is editable. Now im going to have to do inventory GREAT!

Ken, many congrats, I'll be downloading the official version here shortly! Can't wait for updates that don't wipe my database

[white_s2k]

Thanks for all the work you have put into this Ken.

It's cool see an App like this being "born" before our very eyes. I plan on getting an iPhone in July when my current contract with Sprint expires, and you can bet this is going to be the first thing I download!

[longknocker]

Works Great, Ken! Thanks again!

[Jbailey]

Enjoying it very much, thanks Ken.

You got that right Carlos. Wait till he tells us what is in the office humi. It's gonna take more than one Sunday to log all of those trust me, I've seen it.

[688sonarmen]

great work Ken. Just downloaded and now I have a system to keep track of my whole collection. Thank you so much you have made my life that much more easy!

[Wolfgang]

If anyone is hesitating abotu the 3.99 Let me tell you that it is 100% worth it!

[Wolfgang]

Just finished CC inventory of my cooler.

137 total
29 unique

and I have'nt gotten to the NC's yet.

I love this app in fact I may go buy an I phone so I can buy it again :-)