iOS 11 Upgrade Woes

iOS 11 is here, and with it the demise of any 32-bit apps that you might have been using. Apple helpfully provides a way to see which apps will stop working before you upgrade - and it was quite a shock to the system when I checked.

Going to Settings / General / About on my iPhone, I see that I have 462 applications installed - clicking that text shows the full list of incompatible applications... 49 in my case! On my iPad, things are even worse; 501 applications, 97 of which will stop working!

Below, I've listed all of these apps, together with my thoughts about what I'm going to do about losing this particular app, and links to my chosen replacements. As you might expect... this is going to be a work in progress, and I'll be updating this post as I go!

Application	iPad	iPhone	Description
12 Days	✔	✘	Gift of the day for Christmas.
Action: Defunct, so delete
12 Days (*)	✔	✘	Another, similarly named Christmas gift app
Action: Defunct, so delete
1Path	✔	✘	Pathfinding game
Action: Delete
300 Workout	✔	✘	Workout app based on the film 300
Action: Delete
AA Parking	✔	✔	Parking map
Action: Seems to have been merged into the main AA app
Alain Ducasse	✔	✘	Recipes
Action: Delete
Amex UK-iPad	✔	✘
Action:
AppGratis	✘	✔	Free app of the day
Action: Delete and abandon; these free app services mostly seem to give away apps I'm not interested in.
AppGratis HD	✔	✘	Free app of the day
Action: As above... and the few times I have found a useful app, it seems that a week later the company produces a "Pro" version that's a separate purchase anyway!
AppOfTheDay	✔	✘	Free app of the day
Action: As above for AppGratis
Beat On	✔	✔	Metronome
Action: Neat feature of this app was that it allowed you to tap out a tempo.  Need to find a replacement!
Bookworm	✘	✔	Fun letter puzzle game
Action: Delete
Brain Test	✔	✘
Action:
Candy Train	✔	✘
Action:
CloudOn	✔	✘
Action:
CLZ Books HD	✔	✘
Action:
Cockpit	✔	✔	Devolo control software
Action: Just use the PC software, sadly
Compass	✔	✘
Action:
Contraptions	✔	✘
Action:
Crazy Raider	✔	✘
Action:
Curiosity	✔	✘
Action:
Debenhams	✔	✘
Action:
DH3	✔	✘
Action:
Eye-Fi	✔	✔	Control software for Eye-Fi card
Action: Hardware is end-of-life already, no solution
F1 Challenge	✔	✘
Action:
FarmVille	✔	✘
Action:
Fieldrunners2	✔	✔	Fun tower defense game
Action: Delete
Fit	✘	✔	Garmin exercise app
Action: Delete
Flybe Business	✘	✔	FlyBe Magazine app
Action: Delete
Flybe Uncovered	✘	✔	FlyBe Magazine app
Action: Delete
FrozenLexicon	✘	✔	Word puzzle game
Action: Delete
Geared	✘	✔	Gear puzzle game
Action: Delete
GearedHD	✔	✘	Gear puzzle game
Action: Delete
Giftshare	✔	✔
Action:
Greek	✘	✔	Greek Translation
Action: Find a replacement next time I go to Greece
Greenredeem	✘	✔	Green loyalty points
Action: Just use the website, I guess
HE Everest	✔	✘
Action:
httpebble	✘	✔	Pebble Smart Watch app
Action: This is one of a number of apps that links to my Pebble.  Since the Pebble is discontinued, I've kinda given up on apps for it, which is a shame
iSee Files For Visio	✔	✘
Action:
iSSH	✔	✔	SSH, Remote Desktop and Wake-on-LAN
Action: This is my biggest loss, and will need a lot of research to choose a replacement, as most of the good alternatives appear to be paid apps
iWOL	✔	✔	Wake-on-LAN app
Action: Will need replacing
Jungle	✔	✘
Action:
Kapow Free HD	✔	✘
Action:
Link Free	✔	✘
Action:
Lync 2013	✔	✘
Action:
Magic 2014	✔	✘
Action:
Mahjong	✘	✔	Game
Action: Delete
Metro Phone Edition	✘	✔	Newspaper
Action: Delete
MoneyWiz	✔	✘
Action:
MovieCharade	✘	✔	Game
Action: Delete
MPG w/Ads	✘	✔	Mileage and petrol tracking
Action: Already replaced with Road Trip
My Measures	✔	✘
Action:
MyFitnessPal	✔	✘
Action:
NanoBlockesLite	✔	✘
Action:
NHM Alive	✔	✘
Action:
Node	✔	✔	Node.JS interpreter
Action: How this ever arrived on the App Store, I don't know... but it's gone, and I doubt it will ever come back
Num Addict	✔	✔	Number Game
Action: Delete
Odeon Magazine	✔	✘
Action:
One Minute Changes	✔	✔	Guitar chord training app
Action: Find a replacement, or build my own
OneTuner	✔	✔	Multiple radio stations
Action: Delete - I don't listen to radio much anyway!
OnLive Viewer	✔	✘
Action:
Packing	✔	✘
Action:
Paper Zoo	✔	✘
Action:
Paris Metro	✔	✔	Paris Metro map
Action: Switch to NaviTime Transit, which seems better anyway
Pebble Faces	✘	✔	Pebble Smart Watch faces app
Action: This is one of a number of apps that links to my Pebble.  Since the Pebble is discontinued, I've kinda given up on apps for it, which is a shame
PetrolPrices	✘	✔
Action:
Photobucket	✔	✘
Action:
PhotoMagic	✘	✔	Photo effects
Action: Delete
PipeLand	✘	✔	Really good water-pipe puzzle game
Action: Sadly, delete it, since the developer seems to have stopped working
PipeLand HD	✔	✘
Action:
Pirates!	✔	✘
Action:
Planetary	✔	✘
Action:
pocket BLU	✔	✔
Action:
PopSci+	✔	✘
Action:
Premier Inn	✔	✘
Action:
PuzzlerWorld2	✔	✘
Action:
Quidco	✔	✘
Action:
RAD Soldiers	✔	✘
Action:
Radiation	✔	✘
Action:
RATP Pure	✔	✘
Action:
Re	✔	✔
Action:
RecipeMark	✔	✔
Action:
ReversiHD	✔	✘
Action:
Rimshot!	✔	✘
Action:
Ringer	✔	✔
Action:
Rokco	✔	✘
Action:
Room Design	✔	✘
Action:
Rosecliff HD	✔	✘
Action:
Sainsburys	✘	✔	Loyalty App
Action: Merged into Nectar app
Score!	✔	✘
Action:
Scrobbler	✔	✔
Action:
ShanghaiHD	✔	✘
Action:
Shark Dash	✔	✘
Action:
Shazam	✔	✘
Action:
Six Pack Abs	✔	✘
Action:
Sky News	✔	✘
Action:
Skyrim	✔	✘
Action:
SmartWatch+	✘	✔	Pebble Watch Face app
Action: This is one of a number of apps that links to my Pebble.  Since the Pebble is discontinued, I've kinda given up on apps for it, which is a shame
Solitaire	✘	✔	Card Game
Action: Delete
Song Speed	✔	✘
Action:
SpiritLevel	✘	✔	Uses iPhone gyros as a Spirit Level
Action: Find a replacement!
Taboo Buzzer	✔	✘
Action:
TapDefenseHD	✔	✘
Action:
Tesco Finder	✘	✔	Demo of Tesco API
Action: Delete… and build my own version!
Tesco Food	✔	✘
Action:
The Crib	✔	✘
Action:
TicketScanner	✘	✔
Action:
Timeli	✔	✘
Action:
To-Fu	✔	✘
Action:
toptable	✔	✘
Action:
toptable (*)	✔	✘
Action:
TouchTerm	✘	✔	SSH Terminal
Action: Find a replacement
Touchwood	✘	✔	Loyalty App
Action: Delete
Travelodge	✔	✔	Hotel booking app
Action: Delete, and search again next time I stay there!
TTR Premium	✔	✘
Action:
UltiMaze	✔	✘
Action:
Vlingo	✔	✔
Action:
Voice Translator	✔	✔
Action:
Waitrose	✘	✔	Shopping app for Waitrose
Action: Delete
Was That You	✔	✘
Action:
Windowshop	✔	✘
Action:
Word Lens	✔	✘
Action:
Words HD Free	✔	✘
Action:
YO! Calc	✘	✔	Yo! Sushi plate counter
Action: Either find a replacement, or build my own
YO! Sushi	✔	✘
Action: Either find a replacement, or build my own
Zombie Dice	✔	✘
Action:
Total	98	49

Simple Score Pad - Released!

Ladies & gentleman, boys and girls, prepare to be astonished, perplexed and... disappointed!

Yes, it's that time - I've finally submitted my first App to Apple for review prior to distribution on the App Store.

Following the lessons of Lean development, it doesn't do much more than act as a simple score pad (yes, the clue was in the name), to save you reaching for pen and paper when you need to keep score in any kind of real-world game.

Happy downloading (when it's approved, of course!)

Update: It's been approved! Download now from iTunes