Eleven of Australia's leading independent iOS developers that make a living off their hard work on the App Store.
Marc Edwards - Bjango
Bjango (pronounced be-jan-go) is a privately owned company. We've ranked as high as #2 on the iTunes App Store overall paid app chart and been the iPhone App Of The Week. Apple have featured Bjango's apps on iTunes and in some of their advertising, including an ad on the back cover of Time Magazine in the US. Bjango was founded by the team that created iStat Pro, iStat Menus, Organized and quite a few other successful donationware apps and widgets under the moniker of iSlayer. iSlayer formed mid 2005 and transformed into Bjango early 2009. Our Mac apps and widgets have been downloaded well over 25 million times. Our latest creation is an iPad game called Sideways.
Twitter: @marcedwards
Matt Comi - Big Bucket Software
Matt has an 8 year career in software development that spans from embedded C to the web. Starting out as an after hours gig, Big Bucket had its first formal release in 2007 with the TV Forecast Dashboard Widget. Big Bucket became Matt's full time job after the release of the hit game, The Incident in August 2010.
Twitter: @mattcomi
David Fumberger - Collect3
David Fumberger is CTO and Founder of Collect 3, a software company based in Melbourne specialising in iOS and OSX. Collect 3 was conceived in 2008 with their first App Store release XBMC Remote. With sister company Revolutionary Concepts they have since developed over 15 apps that in total have been downloaded over 5 million times and counting. Titles include UFO On Tape, Spout, Beatwave, Picture Safe, Karate Champ, Video Stream and more.
Twitter: @collect3
Daniel Kagan- Lookout Mobile
Back in 2008 (not that long ago) Daniel Kagan and co-partner Patrick Fitzgerald founded Lookout Mobile and begun working on Aussie Rules Live and Rugby League Live. To date, both apps are the #1 and #2 most downloaded sports apps in Australia. Lookout Mobile is also responsible for the development for some of Australia's iconic festival and tourism iPhone apps. Daniel's background is in marketing & promotion, bringing a more business-like approach and consideration to app development.
Twitter: @DanielKagan09
Russell Ivanovic - Shifty Jelly
Located in Adelaide, Australia, Shifty Jelly started two years ago with two guys on their respective couches with no real plans for the future. Two years later, they are one of Australia's most successful iOS developers, working in a sunny office in the city. It has to be said, they are just as surprised by this as you are.
Twitter: @rustyshelf
James Cuda - Savage Interactive
James is one of the founders and CEO of Savage Interactive (Si). After developing their first app Sorted as a side project, Si turned to full time iOS development in March 2011 to complete their first major release, Procreate. After only 12 weeks, Apple hand picked Procreate as the coveted iPad App Of The Week in countries all over the world while reaching #1 in the Entertainment charts in 17 countries. With Procreate already shaking up the digital painting scene, the 4 members of Si, are now focused on pushing it further in front.
Twitter: @SiPropaganda
Alex Johnston - Apps Perhaps
Designer and one half of Melbourne-based duo Apps Perhaps, creators of OzTV - the top selling TV Guide for iPhone. What started as a side project, while Alex and fellow co-founder Jeff Tan-Ang were working together on the Sensis mobile portfolio, has recently become a full time gig, with the pair quitting their day jobs to collaborate on new projects including OzTV for iPad.
Twitter: @alexjston
Jason Morrissey - Alien Blue
Jason is a Melbourne based freelance iOS developer and an avid Redditor. His love for the site and its community took him on a journey to develop a suite of applications that landed him amongst the top of the US App Store charts and earned him a CNET Top 10 of 2010 award. He now combines his passion for Reddit and software development, while affording him the opportunity to work alongside his daughter. Jason is now busily preparing the Mac release of Alien Blue, and continues to battle the distraction of Reddit's comment threads.
Twitter: @jasemorrissey
Galvin Scott Davis - Blind Mice Studios
Galvin is Director/Creative Director of Sydney Digital Agency, Protein and iOS outfit Blind Mice Studios. His #1 Apps include 'Ask The Butcher', the augmented reality game 'Upsies!' and the Graphic Novel 'Stricken'. Anthill Magazine awarded 'Ask The Butcher' the Commercial Creativity Award in 2010. He is also an Author, Father and loves a strong cup of tea.
Twitter: @galvinsd
Thomas Killen - The Voxel Agents
The Voxel Agents create chart topping games for the iTunes store. Their hit title, Train Conductor, has been the #1 game around the world, repeatedly featured on iTunes, and has 4.5 million players worldwide. Tom Killen is deeply engaged in the Melbourne games community. In addition to creating totally rad iOS games at The Voxel Agents, he assists with the Melbourne IGDA, runs game jams, and organises game dev events around Melbourne.
Twitter: @tomkillen
Danny Gorog - Outware Mobile
Danny is a founder of Outware Mobile, a local app development company that works with Australia's best-known business, government and not for profit organisations to build standout mobile apps. Danny is also a recognised media commentator. His writing appears in the Herald Sun, The Age and Macworld Australia and he presents weekly on SEN's The Run Home program and Melbourne Talk Radio's Sunday weekend.
Twitter: @gorog
Peter Wells - Master of Ceremonies
Peter Wells has been playing around with Apple products since his beloved Apple IIc. Since the release of the iPhone, he's spent more than any man should on the App store, buying and reviewing Apps for the weekly MacTalk podcast. In his day job, Peter is a Apple Sales and Training Consultant for Key Options Technology. After speaking at conferences as diverse as Ad:Tech and SxSW, he's now ready to MC his first event.. (or something)
Twitter: @fulltimecasual