Pi Cubed

TheAppPodcast.com has posted a video review of Pi Cubed, which explores the features of the application from a layman's perspective. As a disclaimer, I commissioned the review, but the reviewer has been honest about other applications that he's looked at. It's worth viewing if you would like another perspective on the application.

Hot on the heels of the Pi Cubed Lite release is the 1.11 version of the full Pi Cubed. This version fixes some bugs in the 1.1 version that were pointed out by users and in iTunes reviews. Additionally, this is the first version of Pi Cubed to require iPhone OS 3.0, because I've started to integrate some 3.0-specific features. As usual, the updated version can be found on the App Store.

Read on for more details on this update.

Since its April release, Pi Cubed has been well-received. However, it is difficult to sell users on the value of a $9.99 visual math tool in the App Store without any means for them to try it out. Well, I'm happy to announce that the free Pi Cubed Lite is now available on the App Store.

Read on for the differences between this and the full version of Pi Cubed.

The good people at 148Apps.com have just posted a positive review of Pi Cubed. Honestly, using Emoji for a custom variable is not something that is part of my standard testing procedure.

Unfortunately, they did run into a couple of crashing bugs which I had not seen before, so I'll try to parse the crash logs and fix those issues. I'm also taking some of their user interface suggestions under advisement, and I'll see if I can incorporate improvements into the upcoming iPhone-OS-3.0-focused update.

Pi Cubed version 1.1 made it on the App Store today. This is a significant update, adding one of the major features that I had planned for the application: the ability to create your own custom equations and save those equations within your own equation library. It also adds support for plotting equations by handing them off to Grafly, if you have that application installed on your device.

Read on for more about the new features in this version.

Pi Cubed version 1.01 just arrived on the App Store yesterday. This is mainly a bugfix update, although a new editing capability has been added as well.

Read on for the specific updates in this version.

Today, I'm proud to announce the release of my latest application: Pi Cubed for iPhone / iPod Touch. Pi Cubed is a visual math application built around the touchscreen of these portable devices. Rather than follow the standard design of calculators, with fixed buttons and a small LCD display, I wanted to try something new. Pi Cubed uses the full touchscreen to typeset and evaluate calculations, and it relies heavily on Core Animation to animate all of its operations.

Pi Cubed is available for $9.99 (or the local equivalent) on the iTunes App Store.

Read on for more about this new application.