Man, 2020 has been one crazy ride so far, huh? In this midyear post, I will summarize what we’ve accomplished so far in 2020, what we are currently working on, as well as what you can expect from us for the rest of this year. Despite all the crazy around us, we are determined to […]
Price Cut and Thumbnails
Happy 2020! We’ve been absent for a while there at the end of last year, but now we are undoubtedly back and are ready to take on the New Year! To get things moving right away, we’ve already slashed our price for premium content and added a new feature to Sprouted for iOS. PAlm Package […]
Sprouted: What’s Coming
Exactly one month ago today, we launched our first product, Sprouted. A small marketing campaign followed and we went from virtually unknown to about 500 downloads in our first month. Feedback has been scarce unfortunately, so it has been somewhat difficult to decide on priorities and next steps. Nevertheless, here’s what you can expect for […]
Product Launch Day!
We are excited to announce the launch of our new product, Sprouted! It is currently available for iOS on the App Store. The 1.0 version of the app is primarily designed for anyone who wants to track their plants’ progress over time. Track cultural data, take photos, and even share your plant data with others. […]
Sprouted: The Palm Package
Cyrtostachys renda at Lyon Arboretum. Oahu, Hawaii. Sprouted is a freemium app. This means that it is free for anyone to download and install from the App Store. However, there are premium features available that you can purchase after you’ve installed the app. For version 1.0 we have the Palm Package. It contains detailed information […]
UI/UX engines
One of the greatest challenges when building apps or applications is creating the app’s user interface or UI for short. Getting this part right is so important, in fact, that a whole new term has entered the vernacular, User eXperience (UX). The latter involves not only the design of a user interface, but also considers […]
Chase value, not trends
In the world of startups, words like innovation, hip, and trendy go together like bread and butter. Countless products are built and millions of dollars are spent on creating the next big thing. Innovation undoubtedly requires vision and to some extent an uncanny ability to predict the future. Peter Thiel famously called this the “secret” […]
Sprouted, iOS app coming soon
Sprouted, the latest iOS app from Red Frond Software is coming to the App Store this spring. It will be free to download with in-app purchases coming in the Fall of 2019. The app will ship ad-free and will remain that way in the future. All iPhone versions with iOS 12 installed will be supported.