Second in the series of NASSCOM EMERGE AppFAME contest, this year the objective is again to showcase and present to you the Indian start-ups and emerging cos. who are doing some really cool stuff in the Mobile Apps space.
Some quick facts: (Source: Gartner, Juniper Research and Markets & Markets)
- 17.7 Bn is the estimated App downloads from app stores in 2011, up from 8.2Bn in 2010.
- 185 Bn applications will be downloaded from mobile app stores by 2014.
- 20.5% of the app market in 2015 is estimated to be held by Apple despite growing competition.
How Apps will make money?
- 81% downloads in 2011 will be free. This figure is likely to decrease before going up again between 2012-2014.
- 33% revenues will come from advertising. In 2010, it constituted 16% of the income.
- 70/30 is the average split in revenue per app between the developer and an app store.
- Net revenue from app downloads in 2010 was $5.2Bn
- Estimated net revenue from app download in 2011 is $15.1Bn (a 190% increase)
(Source: Gartner, Juniper Research and Markets & Markets)
About the AppFAME 2011 contest
There were 45 applicants for the contest. The first round of screening was based on the video links and other data gathered (no. of downloads, no. of last 30 day active users etc.) through which the uniqueness, applicability, UI and novelty, of the app was judged. The companies (12), who made the cut, were then invited for the demo round through web conferencing. Mobile emulators etc. were used by App developers to showcase the performance and capabilities of their respective Apps. At the end the jury was able to pick only 7 Apps as winners. So although we committed to showcase Top 8 Apps, it’s better to give visibility to the very best, hence the 7 winners. The winning apps would be showcased at the EMERGEOUT Conclave on 12th August 2011, at Gurgaon.
Criterion for selection
The eligible entries which match up to the criteria will be judged by our jury members, constituting of industry experts. An overview of the criteria is appended below:
- Accessibility and Availability: What mobile platforms the application can successfully run?
- Usability/Creativity: The application demonstrates superior user experience (UI, graphics, etc.) e.g. by leveraging the latest technologies.
- Uniqueness/Novelty Value: Display creativity in applications, use established technology in a unique and innovative way, leverage the latest technologies, etc.
- Market Potential: Size of target market for which the app is relevant and accessible. Potential to monetize.
- Traction: Current downloads, revenue generated, partnerships for distribution etc.
So here are the winners…
Akmin Technologies presents Akmin’s mobiSiteGalore
mobiSiteGalore.com is a Do-It-Yourself online mobile website building tool that allows anyone to easily build, publish & share full-fledged mobile websites just by using a basic mobile phone connected to the Internet. It’s the first time in the history of the Internet that mobiSiteGalore has made it possible for anyone to build full-fledged mobile websites just by using a mobile phone. Websites built with mobiSiteGalore are guaranteed to work fine on any mobile phone.
When 3 billion mobile phone users in the world get the power to create full-fledged mobile websites using just their basic mobile phone, it is just a matter of time before the number of mobile websites far exceeds the number of PC websites. The mobile web revolution is now all set to unfold and touch the lives of millions of people around the world. mobiSiteGalore acts as a powerful catalyst that drives the revolution forward.
MobiSiteGalore.com would help improve the existing revenue stream by getting more customers like Telcos and other Mobile Service Providers to offer this service as a VAS to their customers.
No technical knowledge required. Add Forms, Sell via mobile, Show Ads, Analytics. Update website from your mobile phone. Mobile hosting integrated with advanced device detection 100% compliance to W3C Mobile Web Standards.
Syndeon Technologies presents FieldEZ
FieldEZ is a mobile based solution that makes managing field sales or service teams very efficient and easy. It enables call scheduling, location tracking, on mobile call update & closure and remote attendance. It completely removes the service / sales engineers’ burden of manual reports and time accounting, while providing real time field data with personnel locations so that management can deploy resources efficiently.
As a service engineer,
Receive customer calls/ incidents on your mobile along with complete call history and reminders on payments to be collected/AMCs
Update status on calls on the go and stop wasting time filling up manual Daily activity reports
View customer locations on map and get driving directions to the same. Plan your travel time efficiently
Attach files / photos to the call for offsite analysis
Raise Spare requests, track spare dispatch and utilization
Instantly capture customer feedback & signature on the service provided
As a service head,
Assign/schedule service calls to service personnel calls optimally with the help of their real time location information
Track the utilization of your field personnel time – call response time, travel time, resolution time, out of office time, overtime – and correlate travel data with conveyance reports
Get valuable insights on how efficiently field team is deployed and improve on the same.
Benefit from accurate customer service data gathered from the field with little or no burden on the field force.
FieldEZ thus ensures maximum productivity and effective deployment of field personnel, while providing reliable field data to management.
MediaAgility presents iFitnessPedia
With iFitnessPedia, every workout session is different, more knowledgeable than ever before giving you another unique experience. iFitnessPedia is the best company you can ever have during your workout sessions.
iFitnessPedia is designed to take this vexing boredom out of the picture to make exercising sheer fun! It’s an interactive game that helps you set your preferred virtual tracks to work upon.
It’s Time to Spice Up Your Workout with iFitnessPedia!
Eterno Infotech presents NewsHunt
NewsHunt is a News application which offers latest news from top 50 newspapers and news portals in India in 9 different languages in a single application. Irrespective of the fact wheter the handset supports Indian Language, NewsHunt makes sure that the end user reads the latest news in his own language on his mobile handset. A few of our esteemed clients are Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar, Amar Ujala, Punjab Kesari, Eenadu, Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhoomi, DinaMalar, Loksatta, Lokmat, Sandesh, Divya Bhaskar, Indian Express, Mid Day, Businessline, The New Indian Express, etc along with IBN Live, IBN Khabar, Moneycontrol.com and Cricketnext.com. Currently, we have more than 4 million downloads of NewsHunt and are doing 3.5million page views per day. NewsHunt is the largest downloaded news application in www.Getjar.com.
3gsimplified presents Plan Hound
Mobile users in India struggle with finding the best plan for their mobile phone. There are a lot of choices even within an operator and the plans are very complex. Prepaid users do not even know how many minutes they have called because they do not have a bill. Users that we have spoken to arbitrarily recharge whenever they run out of balance and end up overspending when there are better plan options available.
Plan Hound does two critical things for a user. It keeps track of their usage – minutes they talk, sms they send etc automatically classifies it into local / std .. calls to mobile, landlines etc and in 1 click recommends the right plan+topup+rate cutter which saves them the most money.
Further additions to the app will include the ability to monitor multiple phones and visualise their calling.
99Games presents The Jim & Frank Mysteries – The Blood River Files
The Jim & Frank Mysteries – The Blood River Files is a Puzzle-Adventure game catering to gamers that enjoy solving a variety of puzzles weaved around a intriguing storyline. The game is available on the iPhone, iPad and Mac platforms.
Looks and Style:
The game has beautiful hand-drawn art. Each scene was sketched, transferred to a digital form and then colored. The end result was that each scene looked stunning on the iDevice.
Features:
- Play over 70 unique types of puzzle, ranging from word games to logical tricks; from mathematical quandaries to visual challenges.
- Earn Achievements and compete on the Crystal Leaderboard
- Unlock new bonus scenes, puzzles and characters
- Over 20 hours of gameplay
- Hidden object element in the form of ‘Eurekas’ hidden in each scene which the player must look for
- Puzzle making use of the touch interface of the iDevices
- Game Center Integration
- Original soundtrack and Voiceover
Performance:
The game has quick response and load time despite the fact that it is graphics intensive.
Product specifications:
The game provides players with over 70 puzzles to solve. The story revolves around 2 friends Jim & Frank who must uncover the mystery of Blood River. To solve the mystery, the players must interact with the townsfolk of Tinyville and gather clues that lead them to the answer. Each puzzle takes them closer to the mystery.
Key differentiator:
The game entered the Apple’s App store at a time when the store sorely lacked options in the Puzzle – Adventure genre. The game provided fans of the genre with a irresistible title which proved to be must-have for puzzle lovers and was very well received.
MindHelix Technologies presents TukTuk Meter
TukTuk Meter and its successor TukTuk Meter 2 became one of the most talked about mobile applications in India.
It is a GPS based multi-platform Auto fare calculator that can be started on getting into the autorickshaw and the fare and distance traveled are displayed in realtime. There is also Google maps integration and preloaded autorickshaw fare list for many of Indian cities have also been added to TukTuk Meter 2 using which the user can select which city they are in.
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