I got it in my iphone, too. Look so good.

It's really nice but I don't have an ipod. I have a PSP. :(

Finallly saved up my pennies and spent my $.99 on this.

Well, actually, I only today got back home where my itunes store login/PW was so I could purchase it.

Looks cool on my iPod iTouch - very much like I'm carrying around my PC with MA version 2.6 almost.

Can't seem to get the crystal and the clock working though.

(Yeah, I know - it's not there, yet.)

Best $.99 I've spent so far on my Itouch. Well, it's also the only $.99 I've spent on Apps for it since the rest of the Apps I've got were all free.

The clarity of the screen on the iTouch is amazing and MA looks great on it. I really like the zoom feature. As long as the aquarium doesn't leak I'm very pleased with it.

:TU: to all involved.

One small thing I've noticed with MA2.6 on the iPad is that the framerate is noticeably low for such a high powered device, especially given the relatively low 3D complexity of MA2.6. I realize this is just the first version, and I'm sure improvements will undoubtedly be coming. I just wanted to point out that the low framerate is noticeable and hopefully this will be an area targeted for improvement.

Having said all that, I'm still greatly enjoying MA2.6 for the iPad. Keep up the good work and keep the updates coming!

I haven't seen it yet on an iPad yet, but the animation is very smooth on an iPhone. Are there other OpenGL programs running faster on the iPad?

The iPad is a single core 1GHz computer.

One step forward, two steps back for the PC world. Why not just give it a 486? :D

Didn't know that. 1GHz is painfully slow.

It's an ARM CPU, though I'm not sure OTOH if an A8 or something similar (my iPhone is an A8, which is a very nice single-core ARM), I'm sure it's single-core, clocked 66% faster than the iPhone and has good memory bandwidth for an embedded CPU. Will be noticeably slower per MHz than any x86s tho, especially if you use SSE, etc. Okay, I'm getting too technical, time for a coffee...

You can put an iPhone in an A8. :lol:

Is it possible to keep the Ipod Touch on while running the aquarium? It now shuts off after a minute or so...

You would need to go in to settings and disable power save, click on never, I think, to stop screen switching off.

Yes -

"Settings"

then "General"

then "Auto-Lock"

and change the Auto-Lock setting to "Never".

Don't forget, though, that this setting affects all of the Apps and you'll be going through battery power a lot faster.

It would be great if the iPod Touch had separate settings for when on battery or plugged in. Maybe that will be on a future update to the OS?

I bought it and don't even own an iPhone :) looks good on the one i saw it running on though. I even wrote a review for you.

'Tis a pity that people who enjoy the iPhone app are not leaving 'glowing' reviews on the App Store site.

Of the folks that actually took the time to leave a review on the Apps Store, they all gave 5 star (highest possible) reviews.

The two lowest 2 star reviews don't explain why. Perhaps they were expecting a game or interaction such as "feeding" the fish or "tapping" on the screen to get the fish's attention?

Dunno.

MadBob - you bought an app without something to run it on?

The clue might be in the name! ;);):D ..... He comes from near Mossley, - the land of hills and chip-shops! .... :roflmao:

Mmmmm chiiiips.

'twas only £0.59 and my missus wants an iPhone as soon as she can talk me into it, myself I am getting a dual sim iPhone clone (chinaphone) so will never be able to run it.

I though that every bit of Jam helps!

The most loyal fan ever!
I never thought of targeting customers who DON'T have iPhones, but now I realize that it's a much bigger market. If I got 99 cents from even 1/10 of those folks, I'd be able to finish my house, my studio, and my movie.

I don't have an iPhone. but I think it's alot more harder for you to target my PSP. :(

Ah, I see the problem. You expect the program to actually RUN on whatever hardware you have :). I was hoping there were more MadBobs out there with no such expectations.

Who do I need to take for lunch at Prolific to convince that a Symbian version would be a good idea? :)

Judging from the low level of interest in the PPC version (http://www.serenescreen.com/product/ma-ppc/), it's unlikely that any more tiny-screen versions will be forthcoming.

How many people have a PPC?
iPhone does seem to be the most logical one.

Tiny Screen? Harrumph. :p
Mine has a 3.5" screen with a resolution of 640x360. Bigger than the current iPhones, I think, though possibly not compared to that new iPhone 4G discovery. One can hope.

My PSP has 4.3" 480x272. :)
PSP Go has 3.8"

Works great on my iPod Touch.
Any plans for MA3 for the iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad?

Keep up the good work.

At this point, I don't know. I think they looked at the hardware of the iPod Touch and iPhone (all but the 3GS) and found it was not strong enough to handle Marine Aquarium 3. I'm sure they'll evaluate things and see what makes sense.

Although since MA2.6 and MA3 are quite different, even in the Mac version, this could take more time than they'd ever make back on sales. They'd be splitting the market into MA2.6 for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch and MA3 for people owning an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4G, or iPad.

Yes, we've discussed all of that. Assuming the hardware could handle it, re-writing MA3 as an i-version would be a major expense for Jim O-Connor's team. The past few days have seen a 3X surge in sales for the iPad version of MA 2.6, but this only means that it is buying my dinner, and not just lunch. To make a living with iPhone apps, you either need a LOT of different apps selling fairly well, or one killer app that you can charge a decent price for.

How did you guys arrive at the 99 cent price?

All the other aquarium programs are 99 cents. Studies show that the vast majority of iPhone apps are downloaded, looked at once and then never again. People will pay 99 cents out of curiosity, but no more than that.

When I browse the iPhone store, the first thing I look at is free apps. Then after downloading them and trying them out, I make the tough decision of spending $3-5 for the 'Pro' or paid versions.

The only paid app that I even look at more than once is the Universe Splitter, by my friend Eric Daniels (Goldfish).

MA 2.6 is now #7 in the iPad paid entertainment apps list.

Been a long time fan/user of Marine Aquarium since day 1 (WAY back when). And I'm a big iphone/ipad user. Had no idea this even existed until I saw it listed in the top 100 ipad apps today when browsing the store. So I instantly showed my support and picked it up. Looks good on iphone - can't wait to get home and try it on the ipad. Thanks for making it a dual app.

I haven't seen it on the iPad, but reports indicate it's quite stunning. We increased the price to $1.99, based on the fact that we are still behind "Colorful Aquarium" in the ratings. (Amazingly, their price is triple ours, they have dismal reviews, and their program apparently crashes whenever you touch the screen. What's wrong with people?!!)

Not sure raising the price will help your sales but will be interesting to see if it increases profit enough to offset (potential) sales loss. I think 99 cents is a magic price point ESP on iPhone.

It does look fantastic on iPad btw. Zooming in and out is a nice little bonus.

Fishworld has just come out for the iPad etc. It's a very 2 dimensional thing derived from a Facebook app. It is free, but you have to buy coins and fishbucks to play it. By comparison, $1.99 for MA2.6 is the bargain of the year.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/fish-wor...367939271?mt=8

99 cents was a good price on the iPhone, where the tiny screen gives it limited use. But people seemed shocked that it was that cheap on the iPad, and that's where most of our sales are coming from. Often, an extremly low price lessens the value of something in buyers' eyes. I'm wondering how many people are buying Colorful Aquarium just because the price is 3x ours.