Hello friends! Right now your minds must be set for enjoying summer and we hope you are doing great

However, this is the time when responsible managers at your uni or college or school are thinking of things that could be useful for you in the upcoming semester. And of course they are looking to find good apps and good prices.

We present you iStudiez Pro for Mac Volume Purchases online store. Now your school can order iStudiez Pro with 40% discount if buying 20 copies and with 50% discount if buying 50 copies or more at a time.

Don’t you think your school managers need to be informed? Be the first to let them know 😉

Oh, and remind them that iOS version of iStudiez Pro can also be purchased in volumes through the Apple Volume Purchasing Program.

Summer rocks!

Hi again to everyone, spring is in blossom and we are inspired to bring you some nice features in the new update of iStudiez Pro iOS and OS X. So let’s see what’s in there to explore:

First of all, we’ve worked a lot to make Week pane more flexible and improve its usability. Now you have the ability to increase/decrease Week pane font size and ability to hide event types, option to set start/end time for a day and option to select all-day events and view details (OS X). Oh, and we have updated Week pane appearance on iPad. With this update you can zoom Week pane to see small events in detail, on all iOS and OS X devices.

Also, weekends are marked in grey color, and events display their start time (OS X only). The week number is shown when the week is selected on iOS devices.

There is a number of other small touches that we hope will make you happier:

OS X:

• Option to add classes, exams and holidays from Overview
• Option to edit custom class types
• Copy&Paste option added in Planner for semesters, courses, classes, exams and in Day pane for assignments
• Added assignments badge in toolbar
• Preferences pane redesigned
• Keyboard navigation improved

iOS:

• Option to add holidays from Calendar on iPhone and from Day/Week pane on iPad

There are some fixes as well:

OS X:

• Fixed backup saving and loading
• Fixed issue causing application to show notifications for cancelled classes
• Fixed various performance issues

iOS:

• Fixed appearance in Week pane of event title and subtitle
• Fixed issue with iPhone calendar in Thai localization
• Fixed various performance problems

So far that’s it. We are now concentrating on some things and we are sure most of you will love it, but hush on this until late summer…
We keep you updated!

Let’s celebrate the update: iStudiez Pro Mac version is 50% OFF for one week!

Hey there, we know you’re glad to learn that we’ve started a promo week for iStudiez Pro for Mac. Time’s perfect as new semester is about to start. Note that it’s only one week, so hurry and get it!

Oh, and while iTunes Connect Team were on holidays we were working to fix some crucial bugs (including “0” grade issue, incidental crash on start and localizations) in the previous version. Update is submitted, waiting for approval.

UPDATE: One more week 50% OFF! (Till Jan 18, 2013)

We are announcing special promo for one week only: iStudiez Pro Mac version at 50% discount from the Mac App Store.
The discounted app is available from Friday 23rd of November till Friday 29th of November inclusive, don’t miss it!

P.S. Don’t be greedy and absolutely tell your friends 😉

iStudiez Pro for Mac update 1.0.9 has just been released to the App Store. To tell you the truth, we wanted to make this update even bigger, but there were some objections from the App Store review Team, so we will need to make some corrections and then introduce to you some really cool new options.

So far, what’s new:

• Option to make data backup
• App interface enhanced for the MacBook Pro with Retina display
• Notification Center in Mountain Lion (now you can be notified of your upcoming classes and pending tasks and not be late with either)

We also fixed some grade calculation issues and improved stability and general app performance.
BTW, update for mobile version of iStudiez Pro has been submitted and is now waiting for review.

More news coming soon.

UPDATE: iStudiez Pro mobile version 1.6.2 is now available in the App Store.

We decided to release a quick update before holidays and hope that it’ll be approved by Apple before the whole team goes on holidays.

Most importantly, the updates include A&B and alternate days schedule shift after holidays, fixes of random syncing issues, customization of date for assignment notifications and some more improvements of general performance of the app.

Also, for iOS version the School Bell notification sound is added

Update: both versions are available on the App Store as of Dec 20, 2011.
NOTE: you need to update both iOS and Mac versions in order to get Cloud Sync work properly.

Since the release of version 1.0.3 we received numerous letters from you. Most were all about optimization of the app for Lion, but there were also some other issues that needed our attention. So we analyzed your feedback and worked to implement most claimed options and fix most common crashes.

The update 1.0.4 is already submitted for approval, now waiting Apple’s feedback.

What’s new:

• Enhanced for OS X Lion: full screen support, basic restore (app will open where you left it)
• Week view now supports overnight events as well as events that start before 4 a.m.
• Data is saved to disk automatically when any change is made in the app
• Added alert message to prevent occasional delete of courses and semesters

Fixed and improved:

• Fixed synchronization of cancelled classes and exams
• Fixed swapped actions for “Cancel Classes” and “Keep Cancelled” buttons
• Fixed problem causing exams to be duplicated on several days in Overview
• Fixed day change refresh
• Fixed improper ordering of courses in Planner
• Fixed bug preventing input of decimal credits
• Improved drag & drop of classes in Planner
• Improved assignments list layout
• Minor improvements in localizations

Though the launch of iStudiez Pro for Mac was a success, but we still received a number of comments from you related to app’s features you wish to see in the app. So we decided to issue an quick update with what is at the same time easy and fast to add and will be useful to you:

• Added option to select separate iCal calendars to show in iStudiez Pro
• App will not quit when you close the main window
• Added three finger swipe gestures for better navigation
• Added option to copy/paste classes and exams in Planner
• Added undo/redo option when editing text fields

Bonus: new icon for iCal Birthdays calendar

We also fixed a number of bugs related to app’s performance and stability:

• Improved Planner performance
• Improved overall stability of the app
• Fixed option to edit weight names for assignments
• Fixed sync feature for Mac OS X Lion Beta

In addition, almost all localizations of the app were reviewed and corrected.

UPDATE: iStudiez Pro version 1.0.1 now available in the Mac App Store

• Double click any class in Day or Week View to see/change its details. This does not work for iCal events so far though.
• Right click any class in Day View to see contextual menu.
• In Day View use three fingers swipe gesture to the right or left to get to the next or previous day respectively.
• When in Planner press Delete (Backspace) key on your keyboard to delete selected Classes, Courses or Semesters. IMPORTANT: there is no undo for this action so far.
• Drag & drop an instructor from Instructors pane to any Class in Planner to assign such instructor to that Class.
• Check application menus to learn about shortcuts active for iStudiez Pro for Mac.

It took quite fast for Apple to approve it, thanks!

iStudiez Pro for Mac is available in the Productivity category and overnight got to 10^th best selling productivity apps in US Mac App Store and the tendency continues.

Right at the moment we are on the verge of submitting a quick update with minor improvements and bug fixes, as well as expanding localizations of the app.

We would like to say big thank you to all of you who helped with comments, ideas, translation, testing and supported us on our long way to deliver the app to you. We already have much more to give you in the future updates. Follow us in Twitter (@istudiez) or Facebook to stay tuned.

iStudiez Pro for Mac is $9.99.