New version of Alphabetic (Finally)

Whew! After 36 long days, Apple finally approved Alphabetic 1.0.4. The Lite version was approved after only a couple of days (as usual) but for the full version I received one of the dreaded “Your application is requiring unexpected additional time for review” emails from Apple. These emails are usually a kiss of death if you believe the internet. There are horror stories out there about people waiting for 8 months for their app to be approved. Yikes!

So, after about 3 weeks of total radio silence from Apple I decided to pull the binary and make a few small tweaks to the game so I could resubmit it (on April 15). And what do you know, it worked! This morning I received the glorious “Your application is ready for sale” email from Apple!

The major change in this version is a new game mode (Custom game) that allows you to play at custom difficulty levels and with or without the timer (by far the most requested feature I received). This mode is especially designed for small children that are still learning their ABC’s and novice/casual players that are looking for a more relaxed experience.

I’m glad that this is all over so I can get back to work on game #2 (it’s coming soon I promise ;)

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