NPR News for iPhone, NPR for iPad and NPR Music have all been nominated for 2010 Best App Ever Awards in the Best News App category. The winners will be determined by popular vote. Votes can be cast at http://bestappever.com/v/news until January 25, 2011.
DALLAS, TEXAS (January 17, 2011) — All three of the apps developed by Bottle Rocket Apps for NPR have been nominated for the Third Annual Best App Ever Awards. Sponsored by 148Apps, the annual competition recognizes the best iPhone and iPad apps in the iTunes App Store in 2010. Also seen as the People’s Choice awards of the App Store, the goal of the awards is to help publicize the very best apps available, not just the best-selling apps.
NPR News for iPhone and iPod touch, NPR for iPad and NPR Music were all nominated in the Best News App category. The nomination process lasted just under a month and saw 87,138 nominations–three times the number from last year–for 2,891 different apps submitted to the site. Each award category has 10 nominees for iPhone and iPad applications.
The winning app will be determined by public vote. Votes in the Best News App category can be cast at http://bestappever.com/v/news through January 25th, 2011. The winners will be announced at the 2011 Macworld Expo in San Francisco, CA and will be posted to the Best App Ever site shortly thereafter.
“We are deeply honored to have our work with NPR nominated not just once, but three times for this prestigious award,” said Calvin Carter, Bottle Rocket’s president. “We hope that the millions of loyal NPR fans who rely on these apps daily will support them by casting their votes for these top-class apps.”
About Bottle Rocket Apps
Bottle Rocket Apps (www.bottlerocketapps.com) is a full-service mobile app development firm, focused on creating mission-critical, premium brand experiences for the Apple iPhone and iPad and Android devices. In just over two years, Bottle Rocket has completed more than 40 iPhone and iPad apps for leading brands such as NPR, PBS, Disney, ESPN, The Seattle Times, American Express and AARP. The company’s apps have won numerous industry accolades for innovative and user-centered design, and frequently appear at the top of their categories on the iTunes App Store. The Bottle Rocket team of senior strategists, architects, developers and artists work their magic from the company’s offices in Dallas, Texas.
NPR for iPad is featured on The Daily as an app for “iPad owners who know what they like”. Many public radio stations are not syndicated nationwide and the ease and accessibility of a mobile app can be more convenient than visiting a website, which is why this app received a 4-star rating. Some other great things about NPR for iPad are:
