Tapulous Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Devs quickly move to new models after in-app purchase change

by Mike Schramm (Oct 17th, 2009)

It was just yesterday that Apple announced they would allow free apps to enable in-app purchases, and developers are already jumping on the "get the app for free, buy the content later" business model as quickly as they can. ngmoco came out swinging, as Touch Arcade reports, with both a free intro ...

Tap Tap to Dave Matthews

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 21st, 2009)

Tapulous has released a version of its mega-popular Tap Tap Revenge app geared toward Dave Matthews fans. Dave Matthews Band Revenge (link opens iTunes) costs $4.99US and includes 10 songs from the band, including two from its upcoming album "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King." Additional features ...

New Tap Tap Revenge slammed with network issues

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 6th, 2009)

Tapulous unveiled the latest version of its megapopular iPhone music game franchise, Tap Tap Revenge 2 (link opens iTunes), a few days ago. While it has become the top free app in the App Store, the program is plagued with several issues due its massive popularity. An update posted on the App Store ...

First Look: Christmas with Weezer

by Christina Warren (Dec 13th, 2008)

When Tapulous released Christmas with Weezer [iTunes link] for the iPhone and iPod touch last week, I was pretty excited, as it combined three of my favorite things: Weezer, Christmas music and Tap Tap Revenge. The tough economic climate, stresses over moving two days before I leave for Macworld ...

First Look: Tweetsville brings pro features to Twitter on iPhone

by Christina Warren (Nov 13th, 2008)

There are a number of Twitter apps available for the iPhone and iPod Touch -- and why not? Much like peanut butter and jelly, Twitter and the iPhone are a classic combination. Tweetsville [iTunes Link] from Tapulous is the newest Twitter client available from the App Store, and it offers up an ...

The Numbers Game

by Steven Sande (Aug 1st, 2008)

It's a week of superlatives for Apple content providers! Tapulous announced that their free game for iPhone 2.0 / iPod touch, Tap Tap Revenge (click opens iTunes) should reach the one million download mark sometime this weekend. Tap Tap Revenge joins Facebook in the million-download club, with ...

First Look: Twinkle

by Cory Bohon (Jul 18th, 2008)

The iPhone will no doubt see it's fair share of Twitter clients (just as the Mac has). Twitterrific is the big name in the Mac/iPhone Twitter app space, but in a client from Tapulous called "Twinkle" has also been generating some interest. Originally released as a jailbreak application for the ...

First Look: Tap Tap Revenge

by Cory Bohon (Jul 12th, 2008)

The last time we covered Tap Tap Revenge, the AppStore hadn't yet been released. Now that we've been able to get a hands-on with the app, let's take a new look at TTR by Tapulous. When you first launch this application, you get a fun interface that is very straightforward. The game play is very ...

Tap Tap Revolution to be sold by Tapulous, called Tap Tap Revenge

by Mike Schramm (Jul 4th, 2008)

Nate True, iPhone developer extraordinaire and friend of TUAW (but who isn't, really), has sold off his Tap Tap Revolution game to a company called Tapulous, and they're renaming it Tap Tap Revenge and are going to try selling it in the iPhone's (and iPod touch's) App Store. The game isn't much ...

WWDC '08: Mike Lee (Tapulous)

by Brett Terpstra (Jun 15th, 2008)

Mike Lee (yes, the self-proclaimed world's toughest programmer) has a new project called Tapulous. Last time we spoke with Mike, he was part of Delicious Monster but has since moved his focus to the iPhone. Tapulous includes several prominent names from the jailbreak community (including Polar Bear ...