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Switchr – a free tool for iOS developers

Some of us are checking out other App Store countries constantly. We need to do it to see what’s being featured by Apple in other territories in order to have a better understanding of it. Also, if we’re lucky and our app or game got a feature in some country, we’d like to check it out. Changing stores is not always easy, specially since the introduction of the new App Store in iOS 11 and the removal of the App Store on the latest version of iTunes.

A few days ago, our game Evergrow got featured as Game of the Day in China (awesome!). Long story short, we kind of missed the external promotional opportunities because 1) We were too busy working on our next product, and 2) We didn’t had a simple, fast way to check out what was going on in the Chinese App Store.

After that we decided to develop a small app internally, just to help us with this frequent “switching” of App Stores. But, you know, sometimes you can’t help yourself but to go a step further.

So we decided to spend a few more hours on it and create something that looks nice on our iPhones. And once we had it ready and running, why not share it with our fellow iOS devs?

And that’s the story behind Switchr. A simple, free installable web app to make your daily App Store country switching nice and easy. 

Give it a try! Hope it’s useful for you guys: switchr.imagility.io

As always, we love feedback and suggestions. You can reach us at: [email protected]

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Evergrow is a Visually Enticing Adventure of Survival and Growth for iPhone® and iPad®

SEVILLE, SPAIN – February 16, 2017 – Today, Imagility announces the release of Evergrow, a visually enticing cosmic adventure where players help a cute block-like lifeform grow to become as big as possible.

The game features fresh physics-based gameplay, fluid multi-touch mechanics, and beautiful lighting and visual effects – all accompanied by an original atmospheric soundtrack.

As players progress through each level, they will acquire special Power Blocks, with unique properties, to help protect the lovely Chromaroid from danger. Along the way players will also gain access to the Multidimensional Block Bucket, an item that adds a new layer of gameplay to the mix.

Travel through nebulas, survive black holes, and explore a vibrant universe, all while discovering hidden treasures and uncovering ancient artifacts in this journey of survival and growth.

Game Trailer: https://youtu.be/0pWLnwW7U1o

Evergrow Features

Original physics-based game with fluid multi-touch gameplay

Enticing visual design and lighting effects

Haptic Feedback support for iPhone 7

3D Touch support for iPhone 6s or later

Animated iMessage Stickers

Test your skills with challenging level-based goals

Visit the Workshop to trade your in-game earned coins for upgrades and new blocks

Evergrow is a premium game with no in-app purchases or ads

Universal App for iPhone and iPad

Pricing and Availability

Evergrow is available for $2.99 on the App Store for iPhone and iPad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/evergrow/id1059236437?ls=1&mt=8. (iOS 9 and Metal support required). The game is available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

About Imagility

Imagility is a small software studio based in Seville, Spain, focused on developing eye-catching and user-friendly apps and games.

Additional Information

Screenshots, videos, and other related media are available here: http://evergrowgame.com/presskit

A limited number of Promotional Codes are available to members of the media: [email protected]

Press Contact

Imagility, S.L. Seville, Spain http://www.imagility.io

Pablo León-Asuero – Founder Email: [email protected]

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/evergrowgame and https://twitter.com/ImagilityIO Dev Blog: http://blog.imagility.io Website: http://www.evergrowgame.com

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Evergrow is launching on February 16th, watch the final trailer now

After 2 years, thousands of lines of code, months of testing, and quite a lot of sleepless nights, Evergrow is coming to the App Store.

This is the most challenging and exciting project I’ve ever worked on. The feedback has been amazing. February 16th can’t come soon enough!

Here is the trailer, enjoy it!

Do you like the music from the trailer? We love it. It’s made by Sabzi. He licensed it to us for the trailer.

Want to read more about the game? I can recommend you these great articles written by awesome people:

“Evergrow looks like a rather clever game of physics and survival in space” - Carter Dotson, TouchArcade

“We’ve got our block-building, cannon-firing fingers stretched and ready” - Jillian Werner, Gamezebo

“Evergrow is a pretty, physics-based cosmic adventure” - Emily Sowden, PocketGamer

“我是不一样的方块 射击游戏《无尽生长Evergrow》即将上线” (*) - 3367.com

* Honestly, no one here knows Chinese, but I found it pretty cool :)

Twitter: @evergrowgame and @ImagilityIO Facebook: facebook.com/evergrowgame Press Kit: evergrowgame.com/presskit

Also, don’t forget to check out the Evergrow game website.

-Pablo

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Keep Calm and Keep Growing

Everyone is asking when are we going to release Evergrow. Well, soon – very soon. That means stay tuned because an announcement is really close.

Version 1.0 of the game have been ready for some time (actually release version is gonna be 1.0.5), so we’re not spending so much time coding these days, which feels weird.

These weeks, instead of writing code, we write (and receive) emails, a lot of emails. You know that feeling when you use a song as your wake up alarm? Well, I need change my notifications sounds ASAP.

(That’s actually a good thing when you’re gonna release an indie game.)

Anyways, if you want to be the first to know the release date for Evergrow, it is very simple: Follow our Twitter account, Facebook Page, or this blog.

And again, if you are a journalist, take a look at our Press Kit. You can also send us a quick email, we remain at your disposal.

Other things we’ve made these days apart of managing mailboxes:

Evergrow Made With Unity (MWU) Game Profile Page

Toucharcade Evergrow Thread

SlideDB Evergrow Game Page

Oh, and of course, don’t forget to visit www.evergrowgame.com!

EDIT:

We also added:

SlideDB Page

Imagility IndieDB Page

Cheers, -Pablo

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Evergrow is ready!

Evergrow game has been approved for release!

Stay tuned! In the meantime you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more info!

Also we’ll be updating evergrowgame.com soon.

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Enjoying the moment

I should write a post about my personal experience building a startup and developing a videogame. I’ve been tempted to do it multiple times, but for writing such story I still needed a very important chapter: Launching the product game.

But that is about to change:

The final release candidate for Evergrow is being reviewed by Apple in these moments.

It’s a mix of emotions over here. The waiting is difficult indeed, and sleeping doesn’t look like a viable option.

Evergrow has been in beta for a few months now, and actually previous builds of the game have been reviewed and approved for release in the last months. So I’m positive for this final build. Once approved, we’ll reveal all the launch details.

EDIT: Approved! :)

- Pablo

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GIFs are awesome

Just a quick break in our crazy pre-launch schedule in order to share some GIF love.

There are a few more on our Press Kit. And more will follow.

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Announcing Evergrow (officially)

We are incredibly excited to officially announce our biggest project to date. After almost two years of hard work, thousands of lines of code, some sleepless nights, and months of frenetic beta testing, Evergrow is ready.

Introducing, Evergrow: www.evergrowgame.com

Be sure to check out the Evergrow website, follow @evergrowgame on Twitter and Like us on Facebook!

If you are a journalist looking to have a first look at Evergrow before it’s available, please send us an e-mail, or make a request: distribute().

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Almost ready

After a lot of hard work, everything is almost ready.

www.evergrowgame.com