Apptuary on sale!

Hi everyone

To celebrate Apptuary's first birthday, Apptuary will be on sale for HALF PRICE for the next two weeks. Tell your friends!

Cheers,
David

Version 2.13 released!

Hi everyone!

Just a quick note to say that version 2.13 of Apptuary (the paid-for app, not the free one) has been released!

The biggest update is that it is now a Universal app, meaning that it is compatible with both the iPhone and the iPad.

Even if you don't have an iPad there is a reason to upgrade - I've remodelled the way the app shows the life tables that are available to download. They're now grouped by country and are searchable. This will come in handy for countries with lots of life tables...

So go forth and upgrade to the latest version. As always, upgrades are free!

Enjoy!
David

Update!

Hi everyone!

I've been pretty quiet the last few weeks, so I thought I should provide an update on what I've been up to.

Firstly - life has been pretty busy! Work has been relentless and I'm less than three weeks away from moving country. So yeah, I haven't had much spare time recently to devote to Apptuary.

Secondly - even though I haven't had much time, I have been working on Apptuary. When the new iPad came out I decided it was a good time to get one, and promptly began converting Apptuary into a universal iPhone/iPad app. It's pretty close to completion. The two points that are slowing the process are: a) my first point above, and b) I don't have a non-retina iPad to test on.

So look out - it'll be ready soon!

If anyone has an iPad 1 or iPad 2 and would like to test out the new version, send me an email!

Also - thanks to those of you who have sent me ideas for the next version. Things have gone a little quiet due my comments above, but they haven't fallen on deaf ears.

Cheers!
David

What next?

Hi everyone

The release of Apptuary version 2.0 plugged a large gap in the calculation toolset of actuaries: it brought life-contingent calculations to the app.

Now, I'd like to ask you: what is missing from Apptuary?
What features would you like to see added to Apptuary next?
Is there anything in the app that could be improved?

Let me know!
David

Introducing: Apptuary Free!

Hi everyone

Introducing a new development: Apptuary Free!

I guess the title is rather self-explanatory - it's a free version of Apptuary. If you don't want to stump up whatever-Apple-charges-in-your-region to get hold of Apptuary, Apptuary Free is now available to give you a taste of what Apptuary can do.

Note that I said it'll give you a taste - it doesn't have everything that Apptuary does, and it's loaded with ads - but it's a good indication of what Apptuary is all about.

Tell your friends!
David

Apptuary Free:

Apptuary:

Version 2 released!

Hi everyone

After what has felt like an eternity, Apptuary v2 has been released.

So what's new? A new look! More distributions! Life-contingent annuities!

And behind the scenes, I've re-written a lot of the code behind the pre-existing distributions.

The life-contingent annuities are the main addition of course. If you'd like more calculated values or life tables in here, let me know!

I can add more life tables quite easily, if I can find them on the web.

Cheers,
David

Apps For Actuaries and an update on the next version...

Hi everyone!

It has been a little while since I posted an update, so I figured it was about time to let you know what's been happening with Apptuary.

The next big feature is going to be life-contingent annuity calculations. I don't want to go too far into the detail here in case that detail changes, but it should be a good addition to the App. And as always, updates are free!

Also, the Society of Actuaries have launched a website called Apps for Actuaries. It is essentially a list of apps that actuaries may find of interest, categorised by practice area, audience etc. Readers can even 'like' their favourite apps, and, at the time of writing, I'm proud to say that Apptuary is the most 'liked' actuarial app in their database :-)

Cheers!
David