BJJ Timer iPhone App

Last night I recieve notice from the app store that they had approved my first submitted application.  It took just about 10 days for the process, which wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it could be.  I had read on the forums of people waiting months, or just never getting an answer.

This program is for score keeping of Brazilian jiu jitsu matches, a martial art that I practice regularly.  Creating something that I could use in my favorite sport was a good way for me to learn about iPhone programming, objective C and the SDK.

When starting to work with a new language or framework, I find it’s helpful to start with something I know well – that way the learning is focused on the software, rather than on the real world problem I am solving.   Had I tried to start by making a game, for example, then I would have had to learn about game design at the same time, dividing my attention.

Submitting to the app store was more about learning the process than expecting this to be a revenue generator.  I imagine that the sub set of people that own iPhones and referee Jiu Jitsu matches is pretty small, but at least it will be available for them.

It is available for purchase at the app store now.  An update (version 1.1) adds some features for handling ADCC rules submission wrestling matches, and should be available in the next 2 weeks.