We’ve been thinking of doing this for a while now and are finally ready! Have a great App? Think it has was it takes to win you a prize? Then, this contest is for you.
You can participate if you are in USA or Timbuktoo. There is no geographical, caste, creed or age restriction, and the rules are simple…
[1] There are prizes for current EDUmobile candidates and non-candidates.
[2] One person – One App. Sorry, no multiple App submissions are allowed. So, if you do have more than one App… pick and choose the one you think is better!
[3] If you are a team of more than one person, thats OK. We allow at maximum a team of two. No companies please. This is a contest to encourage and promote indies only.
[4] The App must be YOUR OWN WORK and that belongs to you. If you did a project for someone else – that is NOT allowed to be submitted. It must be YOUR idea and YOUR product.
[5] The App must be fully ready and working properly. If its buggy – we’ll reject it right away. So, please clean it up before you submit it. You have time.
[6] It is not necessary that your App has already been published. Just make sure it works and does what you say it should! 
[7] Submit the executables in a zip file, along with a small brief description of the App, along with the Category it could fit into on the App store or already is (if its available).
[8] The App can be free or paid – both are allowed, and preference is NOT given to either. iPad Apps are also allowed.
[9] Deadline for submissions are 31st July 2010. So, hurry up and get your App ready!
[10] There is no preference given for early submissions or early birds. All entries will be treated equally by our panel of judges. So, you have time to polish your App – and we suggest you make good use of it, so you can score higher.
[11] Results of the winners will be announced on our website and by email to all participants on 15th August 2010.
[12] The winner Apps will be showcased on our main site and blog. We will also list all entries on our blog so you can see what other competitors have made, and so that all Apps submitted get the extra exposure and SEO juice to increase their popularity and get the bonus exposure you seek. If you want your App to remain confidential, please notify us while submitting it – and will not list it or showcase it anywhere.
If you win any prize in this contest – you can showcase your winning entry and certificate to potential Clients and Employers… or even boast your achievement on project bidding sites like Elance and RentAcoder!
Contest Prizes – for EDUmobile Candidates
First Prize
+ iPod Touch
+ Letter sent to top executives at Apple Inc. informing them that your App has won the contest, so they will consider placing it high up in the App store listings – giving you that extra boost as soon as you are ready to publish.
+ Free Press Release to all popular Mac and iPhone Review sites (over 100 sites), telling them about your App – if you are already published or when you are ready to publish.
Two Runner Ups
+ iPod Shuffle
+ Free Press Release to all popular Mac and iPhone Review sites (over 100 sites), telling them about your App – if you are already published or when you are ready to publish.
Special Prize for Most Surprising App
+ Letter sent to top executives at Apple Inc. informing them that your App has won the prize, so they will consider placing it high up in the App store listings – giving you that extra boost as soon as you are ready to publish.
+ Free Press Release to all popular Mac and iPhone Review sites (over 100 sites), telling them about your App – if you are already published or when you are ready to publish.
5 Apps That Almost Made It, but with great potential
+ Letter sent to top executives at Apple Inc. informing them that your App has won the prize, so they will consider placing it high up in the App store listings – giving you that extra boost as soon as you are ready to publish.
+ Free Press Release to all popular Mac and iPhone Review sites (over 100 sites), telling them about your App – if you are already published or when you are ready to publish.
Most Promising iPad App
+ Letter sent to top executives at Apple Inc. informing them that your App has won the prize, so they will consider placing it high up in the App store listings – giving you that extra boost as soon as you are ready to publish.
+ Free Press Release to all popular Mac and iPhone Review sites (over 100 sites), telling them about your App – if you are already published or when you are ready to publish.
Publicly Voted Top 3 Apps
+ Your App will be showcased on our website on a special page and users / visitors will be invited to vote for it. You can also invite your friends to vote for your App. You may not use any deceptive ways to self-vote or generate automated votes. You may not pay anyone to vote for you. We can easily detect this and you will be expelled from the contest – should find out.
+ User voted winner will have a Press Release sent to all popular Mac and iPhone Review sites (over 100 sites), telling them about your App – if you are already published or when you are ready to publish.
Contest Prizes for non-candidates
Top 5 App Submissions
+ Letter sent to top executives at Apple Inc. informing them that your App has won the contest, so they will consider placing it high up in the App store listings – giving you that extra boost as soon as you are ready to publish.
+ Free Press Release to all popular Mac and iPhone Review sites (over 100 sites), telling them about your App – if you are already published or when you are ready to publish.
Our Private Panel of Judges Will Use The Following 5 Criteria While Choosing -
- Uniqueness
- Fun Factor (if game) and Usefulness (if application)
- Graphic Design / UI
- Performance / Functionality
- Potential to make money (via paid downloads or advertisements)
Please complete and submit the applcation form below when you are ready. Please compile the code with UDID number = xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Please bookmark this page if you need to come back to it later!
If you have any questions, please ask by posting comments below.
Good luck … and Appy Coding!
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