Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Gottahava Wawa

My first iPhone app is completed!

This app locates the closest Wawa Food Stores location to you, as well as shows you where all are located.

For more information on Wawa Food Stores, visit their website at www.wawa.com.


App Details:
-shows you every Wawa location by distance.
-gives you directions from your current location to a selected Wawa.
-allows you to search for a certain Wawa by town name or store number.
-shows a map of every Wawa location, with options to see only 24 hour stores, only gas stores.
-semi-complete iPad compatible version (everything works, just might not look quite right)

Future Plans:
-Complete iPad version.
-have the ability to mark which stores have been visited.
-add the ability to input the current location for iPod Touch users.
-add the ability to show the current promotion and sales.
-add the ability to check gift card balances.
-add the ability to customize the way the app shows information.
-make the database be an auto-update for new stores.
-add nutritional info. (put on hold)
-add a search option to find a specific store, or stores around a specific location. (complete in v2.0)

Note: I have been getting requests to make ordering from the deli a part of this app. Unfortunately, this is not possible with the way Wawa's ordering system works, If this situation does change, that will be added.


App History:
Jan 15, 2010: version 1.0.1 is submitted to Apple, this version is a bugfix release which fixes issues getting directions from the MapAll screen, as well as fixes a few stores info which was listed incorrectly.

Mar 1, 2010: version 2.0 submitted to Apple. I took the past few weeks re-writing this app from the ground up. It now features a tab bar. This makes updates and more features easier to put into the app. Also included is a search function so that you can search for your Wawa of choice by either town or store number.

June 3, 2010: version 2.0.3 approved by Apple. This update fixes a big error where iPod Touch would load the app. Also in this update was some iPad code, so there is now a semi-complete iPad version.


12 comments:

  1. Love it, add a search option too!

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  2. This is a great app for Wawa. I give it 5 stars along with just a few small suggestions. 1. when switching to map view, don't have it show the whole state cuz it loads way too slow. Just open the map to a 5 mile radius and let us zoom out. 2. add all the features of the Wawa website, such as Promotions and Gottadeals section. 3. ordering from the app would be great too - don't know if you can do that tho... still 5 stars.

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  3. How did you get Wawa's permission to develop this application? Great app by the way

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  4. Congrats on your first iPhone app! I work on the road in PA/NJ/DE, and I'm in Wawa 2-3 times a day (gottahava coffee :)...last week I had to fly to Raleigh and drive the kids (big Wawa fans) back to Phila...as we entered VA I did a quick search, found your app, and everybody was happy for the rest of the ride! Thanks.
    bill@quinn-pulver.com

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  5. hey just FYI...the latest Wawa app update, 2.0.2, isn't loading on my iPod Touch...just a blank white screen.

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  6. My family loves Wawa and this app would have been a welcome addition to my iPod Touch. Sadly, as Nick reported, the app did not load in my iPod Touch; all I got was a white screen. Please fix. My children would be eternally grateful once the app loads.

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  7. Thank you goes to Nick Langan and AV, without your comments, I would not have discovered the error in v2.0.2 (i did not have an iPod Touch to test on yet). v2.0.3 was approved today, and has fixed this problem. Download the update, and I hope you have a Wawa kind of day!

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  8. Any possibility of a port for an Android? I have looked but there does not seem like there is an android app for Wawa.

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  9. Has development stopped on this app? Great app!

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  10. is this app still available? Can't find it anywhere.

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  11. We need this app for android users too.

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