Rapid Review: Masayuki Akamatsu’s Banner.

Posted on September 7th, 2008. Written by Arron.

We first saw Banner [App Store] appear on the store back in late July. Since then banner was renamed to ‘Banner Free’ [App Store] signaling to pretty much the entire world the developer was gearing up to launch a charged version, and on Friday, that’s exactly what Masayuki Akamatsu (the developer) did …

Akamatsu is not new to the store, by any means. He/she has brought you to likes of Alarm Free
[App Store] as well as the simple audio generator Oscillator [App Store] and other various useful, pretty unique titles.

Banner
Ever seen those scrolling LED panels? – Well Banner is a customisable one of those, for iPhone. Unlike ‘Banner Free’, Banner is priced at just 59p, and offers extensions to what is available in Banner Free. These include:


- Enter five messages and have them scroll across the screen sequentially or individually.
- You can now select from 6 different styles of banner and LED representation
- Adjust the scrolling speed of your banner
- Double tap option for opening editor, as to avoid accidental opening.

Ok, yes, it’s gimmicky, but a great party trick and I must say it is very well implemented and designed.
Banner takes full advantage of the gorgeous 3.2″ (160 ppi) LCD screen we all know and love, on the iPhone.

Overall
Banner is great fun as well as visually stunning,
and at 59p, not many would argue it’s value.

Rating: 7.5/10 (Good fun)

App Store: Banner

R-Fly



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Arron

Hi, I'm Arron. I'm 20 and I am currently working as a freelance graphic designer and blogger. While managing RazorianFly, I currently also write for AppBoy.com, have previously written for 148Apps.com and have been approached by many others. I've been into graphic design for about 7 years now, and now offer iPhone and iPad Interface Design to developers professionally. Along with James, I also co-founded our brilliant new shortening service, RFly.Me. I'm very much tuned into both the App Store and Apple in general. I like the design, presentation and clarity of a product. If it doesn't cut it I'll tell you straight. I'm on Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook!

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