Sugarware Technologies today announces iCoin Canada 1.0, a Canadian dollar money counter for the iPhone and iPod touch. iCoin counts Canadian coins and bills by letting users tap, swipe and shake their iPhones. The application features real coin and bill photos (scaled down) and plays realistic and entertaining coin and bill sound effects. It also displays coin denominations to guide those who are unfamliar with Canadian currency.
iCoin Canada is intended for visitors and newcomers to Canada, as well as Canadians wishing to count their loose change. It is especially useful for waiters collecting tips, store owners calculating their end of day cash balance, and children and youth who wish to learn Canadian currency and personal finance or determine their piggy bank balance.
iCoin Canada has been very well received by its initial users and viewers of its YouTube Demo Video. It has received an enthusiastic initial reaction from iPhone application reviewers. Mike at iPhoneInCanada.com says: "What a great idea. I love this app".
Features: * Choose between realistic coin photos or coins with $ denomination labels if they are unfamiliar with Canadian currency * Add/subtract any number of coins or bills at once by using a spinning wheel or by tapping a coin/bill icon * Clear the balance anytime by shaking the iPhone or tapping the CLEAR button * The balance is automatically saved on exit, so users can start and exit the application anytime without losing their information * Automatically expanding scroll wheels make it easy for users to add large number of coins/bills * Free Lite version of iCoin Canada is limited to coins (no bills) and allows adding of up to 9 coins of each denomination
Pricing and Availability: iCoin Canada comes in both a full version ($1.99 US and Canada), and a free Lite version. Both applications are available on the App Stores in Canada, US, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand starting on Monday, November 16th, 2009.