Ananse Smash Android Game

As promised, my first game among my list of proposed androids apps I am developing in my leisure time is done and published now. Ananse Smash takes inspiration from the Mole Mash game concept. I designed it to just be addictive and keep one busy until something much important surfaces.

As the name implies, you are expected to hit the forever-moving Ananse the spider. Your goal is to gain as much points as you can before you miss it ten times. At which point, your game is over.Of course it gets boring after a while. However, because high score is stored, you will definitely want to beat your high score each time you open the app.

I hope you enjoy the game as much as I enjoyed working on it. Don't forget to share and comment your thoughts as well as rate. What features would you like to see in it?

Ananse Smash Gameplay Interface

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Ghana Cedi Converter Android App

After a lot of anticipation and lackluster, I eventually got my first app on the Google Play Store. It just had to be the simplest of the apps I had tried my hands on - Ghana Cedi Converter. As you might have picked up already, it a very simple app that converts a figure entered from some of the most popular currencies to our beloved Ghana Cedi (GHS). I still wonder why GHS is used rather than GHC as our currency's official code. Gave me a few errors in development of the app I must admit. However, it is here for your use if you are that Chinese goods importer who needs to know how much duty you are likely to pay or even a businessman on the road and who needs to know how your foreign transactions are affecting your local accounts.

Ghana Cedi Converter page on web browser

Installation page on phone

App Interface

Hopefully, this is the first of a lot of Ghanaian centered apps I am going to publish on the app store. Looking ahead, there are a few fun apps and tools currently in development.

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MyVodafone Android App

After finishing up on the MyTiGO app, I thought I could just do a few code modification to provide the ease and relief of common network tasks that MyTiGO brings to other networks as well. And so, as you might have noticed, this is the same version of the app for +Vodafone Ghana subscribers.

If I have to go through the features again, then it is a very simple android app aiding users perform simple tasks as checking credit/balance, loading up credit, subscribing for data or internet bundles. How different is this from the traditional way of performing these tasks you may ask. Well, you don't have to remember and call any short codes. Just a touch of an on-screen button and you are good to go. For example, no entering of *123*...# to load up credit. Just enter your scratched number in the text box, touch the load credit button and it's taken care of.

A few additional gimmicky features are pages for Vodafone Ghana social network profiles on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. This version for Vodafone Ghana also includes a button for contacting customer support which was not available in the +Tigo Ghana version.

The file can be downloaded from the link below for installation on only android devices. Please ensure that 'Unknown sources' is on in your settings as is the case with installing any apk file. On tablets, tasks such as loading credit, checking balance and customer care can only be performed if the tablet is cellular enabled (or works with a sim card - not wifi only).
(Link has been updated for a new version as the old one had a bug with loading credit)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nh44gy9um2vhyp/MyVodafone.apk

Feedback will be gratefully appreciated. Thank you.

MyTiGO Android App

MyTiGO is an android application I developed and have been using for some time now. How many times have you had to pause and think for a while or even ask a friend for one of those short codes to check your balance, get internet bundles or even recharge? This is your answer. Having developed and been using it personally, I think it's time to get this in a lot of people hands as a lot seem to also have my code memorizing mental challenge as well.

MyTiGO helps to easily recharge a scratch card number for credit with just the touch of a button. Unarguably a better alternative to the *842*...# option or going through automated voice menus to perform a simple task. Also included is the ability to check your balance and bonuses. The app also provides quick access to the Tigo Cash menu where transactions can be made with the various sub-services under Tigo Cash. +Tigo Ghana can provide more details on that.

Tigo recently launched an Internet portal which I also included in the app. It most helpful to get details of and subscribe to various data packages. The first page of the portal that I incorporated gives an overview of the user's account providing information about balance, current data package and its expiration date.

Tigo Internet Portal Page

Additional features that are included are pages for the 3 main social network accounts for Tigo on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus. All these are embedded into the app and can easily be switched back to the normal Tigo mobile services page.

Wrapping up, I think these type of applications should be provided by all the mobile network service providers to ease usability for their customers especially on mobile devices they sell directly to customers as pre-installed apps. The app is currently available to any interested persons who send me an email ( felixsarp@gmail.com or techdroolgh@gmail.com ) requesting for it. Please do send feedback of your experience and how it works for you just so I can optimize it for various devices.

Update: The apk file is now downloadable from the following links.
Download from the Google Play store now