Today’s interview is with Barbara Fernandes of Smarty Ears. Please be sure to check out their website, Facebook page and Twitter pages. We have also reviewed many Smarty Ears apps here at The iMums including Preposition Remix, Custom Boards Premium, Match 2 Say, Articulate It!, Go-Togethers, iPractice Verbs just to name a few.
Barbara, thank you for participating our interview. Please tell us a little about yourself.
Smarty Ears is a company founded by Speech-Language Pathologist, Barbara Fernandes. We have been creating apps for children with speech and language delays for the past three years. Currently we have 50 apps on the app store, in English, Spanish & Portuguese.
How did the idea for your app come about?
The ideas come from the professional experience of working with children with speech and language delays.
And how long was the process from the original idea to the release of the app?
We have been in the market of creating apps since before the iPad was even announced. We have been creating apps for the past several years and each one of our 50 apps available has taken a different amount of time to complete based on its complexity.
Did you hire a developer or do it yourself?
We now have a team of three programmers.
What has been the hardest obstacle you have had to overcome in the development process?
The hardest part has been to make sure our apps continue to grow with each generation. Maintaining a high quality level on our apps is the most important goal for us.
Have you had much support during the development process (from family, peers, Apple Inc.)?
We have a team of professionals in our advisory board. They are parents, teachers and therapists all involved in the development process of our apps. Our apps are all managed and created by Speech Language Pathologists, which is what sets us apart from other developers.
What are your plans for the future? Will you be developing any more apps?
We have been working on our upcoming app called ” Language Adventures” which we hope it will be released in December, 2012.
What sort of feedback has your app been receiving so far?
The feedback we have received has been amazing. At our last conference, a user came to tell us that she had tried some other ” less expensive” apps, but the quality is just not the same as Smarty Ears apps. Well worth the purchase.
Thank you so much for talking with us today and sharing a bit about your company. We really appreciated the chance to get to know you!
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R intensive SLP
by Smarty Ears
Category: Education Requirements: Compatible with all Size: 286.37 MB |
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Preposition Remix
by Smarty Ears
Category: Education, Kids, Educational, Games Requirements: Compatible with all Size: 87.06 MB |
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Custom Boards- Premium
by Smarty Ears
Category: Education, Medical Requirements: Compatible with iPadThirdGen, iPadMini, iPad WiFi, iPad 2 WiFI, iPad 3G, iPadFourthGen, iPad 2 3G, iPadMini4G, iPadFourthGen4G, iPadThirdGen4G Size: 532.26 MB |
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Match2Say
by Smarty Ears
Category: Education, Card, Educational, Games Requirements: Compatible with all Size: 75.53 MB |
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Articulate it!
by Smarty Ears
Category: Education, Educational, Games Requirements: Compatible with all Size: 327.57 MB |
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Go-Togethers
by Smarty Ears
Category: Education, Games, Family, Educational Requirements: Compatible with iPad 3G, iPad WiFi, iPod Touch (3. Gen.), iPadThirdGen4G, iPadThirdGen, iPadFourthGen4G, iPhone5, iPad 2 WiFI, iPad 2 3G, iPadMini4G, iPod Touch (4. Gen.), iPadMini, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone4S, iPadFourthGen, iPodTouchFifthGen Size: 150.94 MB |
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iPractice Verbs
by Smarty Ears
Category: Education Requirements: Compatible with all Size: 71.47 MB |
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[...] Anlock Apps was founded in Greece in 2011. The company has designed a number of apps for both Windows and the iOS platform. Among their apps is Puzzle School Pro which features over 300 puzzles optimized for the iPad that are developed into three stages to help children succeed in making puzzles. In addition, George is an active member of Moms with App’s Friday and Parent’s With Apps. The team at Anlock is comprised of a traditional board game designer, agraphic designer and a developer. Smarty Ears was founded by Speech-Language Pathologist, Barbara Fernandes three years ago. They create high quality apps for children with speech and language delays and currently have 50 apps in the app store. They have apps available in English, Spanish & Portuguese. Their apps are used professionally by Speech-Language Pathologists and by parents to help children do Speech Therapy practice at home . We have reviewed many Smarty Ears apps here at The iMums including Preposition Remix, Custom Boards Premium, Match 2 Say, Articulate It!, Go-Togethers, iPractice Verbs just to name a few. To learn more about Smarty Ears read our developer interview [here]. [...]