{"id":2077,"date":"2016-06-22T22:51:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T02:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/?p=2077"},"modified":"2016-06-22T22:51:16","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T02:51:16","slug":"ios-tip-calculators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/ios-tip-calculators\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS Tip Calculators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am in the midst of wrapping up a new iOS app. Wrapping up an app includes so many things that are oftentimes overlooked when it comes to\u00a0developing a mobile application. From App Store screenshots, intro video, and description text, there is a lot of room to do it well (or poorly).<\/p>\n<p>My new app is a tip calculator, which is by no means a\u00a0new idea.\u00a0The reasons I decided to build a tip calculator was that I wanted 1.) to implement modern\u00a0usability improvements and 2.) have an app that is visually attractive.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the App Store, most calculator apps adopt a heavily skeuomorphic\u00a0style. There is nothing wrong with\u00a0skeuomorphism (in the context of aiding usability), but I wanted to build a tip calculator that is sleek and does not resemble a\u00a0calculator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below are screenshots from the current top search results for &#8220;tip calculator&#8221; in the App Store.<\/strong> They are all probably\u00a0decent apps that work, but I&#8217;m posting them as a reference of what the current state of tip calculator apps looks like.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2078\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.17-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-06-22 at 7.26.17 PM\" width=\"262\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.17-PM.png 262w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.17-PM-94x150.png 94w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.17-PM-188x300.png 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2079\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.41-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-06-22 at 7.26.41 PM\" width=\"262\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.41-PM.png 262w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.41-PM-87x150.png 87w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.41-PM-174x300.png 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.56-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-06-22 at 7.26.56 PM\" width=\"246\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.56-PM.png 246w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.56-PM-89x150.png 89w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.26.56-PM-177x300.png 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2081\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.05-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-06-22 at 7.27.05 PM\" width=\"248\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.05-PM.png 248w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.05-PM-102x150.png 102w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.05-PM-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2082\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.20-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-06-22 at 7.27.20 PM\" width=\"231\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.20-PM.png 231w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.20-PM-98x150.png 98w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.20-PM-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2083\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.49-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-06-22 at 7.27.49 PM\" width=\"203\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.49-PM.png 203w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.49-PM-86x150.png 86w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.27.49-PM-172x300.png 172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2084\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.28.03-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-06-22 at 7.28.03 PM\" width=\"270\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.28.03-PM.png 270w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.28.03-PM-91x150.png 91w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.28.03-PM-182x300.png 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2085\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.28.09-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-06-22 at 7.28.09 PM\" width=\"266\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.28.09-PM.png 266w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.28.09-PM-87x150.png 87w, https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-22-at-7.28.09-PM-174x300.png 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am in the midst of wrapping up a new iOS app. Wrapping up an app includes so many things that are oftentimes overlooked when it comes to\u00a0developing a mobile application. From App Store screenshots, intro video, and description text, there is a lot of room to do it well (or poorly). My new app [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[965,1290,1291,966,468,1292,967,1289],"class_list":["post-2077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech","tag-app","tag-calc","tag-calculator","tag-ios","tag-screen","tag-screenshots","tag-store","tag-tip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2077"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2089,"href":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077\/revisions\/2089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rexfeng.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}