Chilli X has birthday - everyone gets presents, but no cake
If you look under your seats, you'll find a bevy of free iPhone apps. That's right ... you get an app, you get an app, everybody gets an app (or 16)!
We've mentioned Chilli X a few times, and I've developed a fondness for their collection of sleek, simple iPhone apps with great-looking interfaces. And now it's their first birthday, and they're giving out presents: this weekend only (starting right now), you can grab any (or all) of Chilli X's iPhone apps for FREE.
There are plenty to choose from; 16 apps in the App Store and one just submitted for approval today. We've mentioned Done [iTunes link], MyCal [iTunes link] and Playlist Alarm Clock [iTunes link], but much has happened since then. What follows is a roundup of some of the latest apps, but you can find them all by searching for "Chilli X" in the App Store.
Next, and one of my favorites, is PlaySafe [iTunes link]. Victor mentioned Flicktunes previously, and PlaySafe is in the same vein: a full-screen, flick-driven controller for your music, designed for use while driving. PlaySafe is simpler than its competitors, and better looking.
While it lacks some of the extra functionality (like slide volume control or 30-second skip, both in development), its simplicity makes it, in my opinion, the most elegant of the bunch. It has a great-looking display, and is extremely easy to use.
Then there's Juiced [iTunes link], which is (yet another) battery monitor, but again, one of the best-looking you'll find. It shows the current charge level as a liquid-filled battery, complete with bubbles and changing colors depending on the charge. Tapping the screen adds hash marks to the container for an accurate (within the 5% proximity allowed by the SDK) reading of your current battery level, and rotating to landscape provides further information and lets you see how long your charge will last with various activities. Simple, yes, but elegant.
If you're not already a Chilli X fan, this is the weekend to give it a shot. The "birthday bonanza" is on now, and all of their apps are free for the next couple of days. Head on over to the App Store, search for "Chilli X" and enjoy the feast!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Allen said 2:42PM on 10-09-2009
Playlist Alarm Clock is still .99. What's going on with it?
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PSTMD said 2:43PM on 10-09-2009
sadly, playlist alarm clock is still not free
happily, it is only $0.99.
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Jaz said 2:44PM on 10-09-2009
Playlist alarm clock is not showing as free in the UK store, all the others are though.
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Ken said 2:55PM on 10-09-2009
Looked. Found nothing I wanted, even for free. :(
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mere said 3:01PM on 10-09-2009
whirred
Nick said 3:46PM on 10-09-2009
Me neither. Aren't all of those apps SUPPOSED to be free?
Gillan said 3:31PM on 10-09-2009
Playlist alarm clock isn't free :(
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Greg said 4:12PM on 10-09-2009
They will be free when its the weekend. Its still only Friday the 9th !!!
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klitorisaurus said 4:21PM on 10-09-2009
Can't even GIVE 'em away! Pretty lame line-up IMO
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RestaurantShareApp said 4:26PM on 10-09-2009
Very simple apps. All these alarm apps are like copies of each other...
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Dave Hornsby said 7:05PM on 10-09-2009
Hi there
This is Chilli X here - for some reason we can't make P.A.C free! The idea was that everything was going to be free but when we went in to the back end of the App Store to change the prices, P.A.C did not have a free option. We've contacted Apple Tech Support about it but with no luck so far (no surprise really as they normally take days to get back to you if at all). All we can say is that we'll keep trying to make it free over the course of the weekend and if we can't we'll do it again at some point in the future.
Sorry.
Dave
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Per said 9:02PM on 10-10-2009
Sixteen apps noone would ever use.
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