June 19, 2013

11 Contestants for Battle of the Apps IV

Eleven gutsy app enterpreneurs ("entr-app-reneurs") will be competing in our 4th Battle of the Apps Contest, held on Wednesday 19th June, 2013 at Bisous, 9/F, LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong.

We list them below in order of submission to the contest and provide links to their websites, apps and social media presences. Do try them out and let us know what you think.

Yoketown: a social city guide with quality content. Download from iTunes. Follow on Twitter (@yoke_town) or Facebook.

Little Rewards: an incentive programme for reluctant children that teaches goal setting and the value of rewards, including money. Download from iTunes. Follow on Twitter (@littlerewards) and Facebook.

ZNAP, by MPayMe: a new way to simplify payments. Download from iTunes, Google Play or BlackBerry App World. Follow on Facebook and watch on YouTube.

Search for Amazon, by S4BB: search for and set push notifications about sales on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. Download from BlackBerry App Store. Follow S4BB on Twitter (@s4bb) and Facebook.

ConnectU Map: a social map to end shyness. Download from iTunes. Follow on Twitter (@gteconnectu) and Facebook. Catch those special moments on YouTube.

Oz Tales, by FamLoop: a highly interactive story for kids (and parents). Follow FamLoop on Twitter (@famloop), Facebook, Pinterest, Google Plus and watch their video demos on YouTube.

HotelQuickly: last minute hotel bookings with deals in the Asia Pacific. Download from iTunes. Follow on Twitter (@hotelquickly), Facebook, Pinterest and Flickr.

Pingspot: a fast and easy way to share recommendations of great local businesses, and discover places from people you trust. Download from iTunes. Follow on Twitter (@pingspot) and Facebook.

Provesor, from FETC (香港財智科技): brings investment algorithms to the public. Download from iTunes. Follow on Twitter (@ericdiwu), Facebook, Sina Weibo and LinkedIn. (Note the different use of channels).

LanguageX, by Global Citizen: a way to find people anywhere at anytime for language exchange. Download from iTunes. Follow on Twitter (@globalcitizenco) and Facebook.

GOnnect: a better way to find, make and keep connections. Download from iTunes. Follow on Twitter (@gonnect) and Facebook.

We also have prizes from our generous sponsors, Amazon Web Services, Amaze Mobile Media (a member of the Gravitas Group), BlackBerry Hong Kong and the Internet Society of Hong Kong.

Game on!

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