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Quikthinking Software Blog
  • 0 Top 10 Mobile Apps for February 2020

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    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 02/20/2020

    February 2020 has been a record breaking month for us with a week left to go. We are happy to be able to give back to you with some of our most popular mobile apps. Here is the top ten ranked from highest at #1, with Black History People Game (Android version) skyrocketing to the top spot after a January 24, 2020 release. The iPhone version of the game plays the same way, so help spread the word! Explore all of our Quikthinking Software apps, games, teaching tools, and audio books.

  • 0 How to Caption Emojis

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 10/24/2019

    In early October, 2019 we received an email from Albert G. who asked "Is there any way to add different comments to the emojis?" The stickers Albert was referencing are called AAeMojis for iPhone and Android. This is our app. AAeMojis are 137 African American emojis. Three weeks later after his suggestion, we've come up with a brand new sister app for AAeMojis called AAeMojis Comments Editor. This is a working title and may be changed before release! The app is finished and is in extreme testing for an Android release. It couldn't be any easier to add your own comments or caption to the emojis. There are 6 emojis included in the new app that are not in the original AAeMojis. If you grabbed AAeMojis for Android, the app creates a custom gallery in your phone (if you completed that optional step). Now in the new app AAeMojis Comments Editor you can load an emoji from the app (6 included) or from your phone gallery and add you own comment or shout out using different built-in type fonts! Super cool! Here is a screen shot example using an AAeMoji from the original collection (loaded from a gallery) with a caption added: Big bonus. You can use your camera inside of the app to take pictures, then add emojis to the picture. You can also grab any image from any gallery on your phone you want, customize, save, and share. These are only a few of the app benefits. We kept things really simple without going crazy with mindless features.  If you have AAeMojis on your phone (Android) you will get an instant notification when the comments editor is available for action. Look for the release of the free AAeMojis Comments Editor in early November 2019. We'll also produce a video showing you how to use the app. ** Update October 28, 2019. Final app name is AAeMojis Caption Editor. After testing on real phones and tablets using Android 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 we have released the app! If you have an older phone, no problem! Go creative crazy using AAeMojis Caption Editor on Google Play Watch the two how-to videos below:  

  • 0 Black History Quotes Express App Tips Video

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 02/12/2019

    "Technology," "politics," "music," "tennis." Pick a subject. Black History Quotes Express app lets you search an author phrase by any words you choose. Searching by author name is also a simple way to gather quotes from within the app.  In this Black History Quotes Express Tips video, watch me demonstrate how you can easily build a theme of several quotes around your specific keyword search. The Android version is demonstrated. February 19, 2019 Update: The iPhone and iPad version is now in the App Store

  • 0 Inventor Granville Woods Creates Remarkable Technology

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    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 02/08/2019

    Inventor Granville T. Woods was extremely creative accumulating 45 patents between 1884 - 1907.  In addition to the steam boiler furnace (his first patent in 1884), Woods has patents for telephone/telegraph technology, brake systems for railways, and battery technology.    Woods is one of the buried inventors missing in action from most American history books. Two free mobile apps celebrate the inventive men and women who used brain power to dream up solutions to common problems. For the basics, download Black History Inventors from Google Play. More advanced is Black History Inventors Quiz. This version is bundled with two games along with a sketching app allowing you to draw your own brilliant ideas. Both of these apps are very popular. Discover the African American visionaries who helped lead innovation.

  • 0 Black History Quotes Express App for iPhone Sneak Peak

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 01/28/2019

    Black History Quotes Express app for iPhone and iPad is wrapping up. Here's a sneak peak of just a couple of screens on an iPhone. We expect to release this brand new version in the first or second week of February, 2019. You'll get thousands of quotes to enjoy and share for inspiration, instruction, reflection, and empowerment. The Black History Quotes Express App for Android has been available since mid-2018. February 19, 2019 Update: Black History Quotes Express for iPhone and iPad version is now in the App Store.      

  • 0 16 Apps That Celebrate Your Favorites

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 12/31/2018

    Quizzes, quotes, games, emojis, and honest history that is not marginalized. These are your favorite choices in order rounding out the top 16 apps of 2018 from Quikthinking Software. Each title is identified in full below the collage of app images... Touch each title below for more: Black History Inventors Black History Quiz Black History People Black History Audio Book I Black History Inventors Quiz Black History Audio Book II Black History Quotes Express Black History Museums Thanksgiving Match 3 Game Pizza Burger Crush Game R&B Music Quiz Soul Black History Express Hip Hop Fingers Game AAeMojis Black History Audio Book III Banana Bear Shuffle Game Thank you for your support and all the best in 2019!

  • 0 New African American Emojis for Texting are AAeMojis

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 10/05/2018

    Eight new African American Emojis nicknamed AAeMojis for Android have been added to our entertainment app. There are now 110 emojis in the collection, with an iPhone/iPad version on the way. It is super easy to use them for texting or on Facebook personal pages (in comments). Discover more and download AAeMojis.

  • 0 How To Use African American Emojis for Android Text Messaging Updated

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 09/26/2018

    How To Use African American Emojis for Android Text Messaging. By popular demand this video includes an update about using the emojis with Facebook. Yes, we are finishing up a new version of the AAeMojis for iPhone. We hope to release it as soon as possible. Here's more info on how to get the AAeMojis app Android version right now.   

  • 0 How To Use African American Emojis for Android Text Messaging

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 09/22/2018

    Developer Hugh Smith   African American emojis for Android text messaging are in high demand. In May of 2018, we released the AAeMojis app with little fanfare. We've been adding both new emojis and animated GIFs to the collection almost every month since. We've commissioned our artist to develop another 6 emojis to bring the collection up to 108 stickers in early October, 2018. Watch this video to see how easy it is to text using the AAeMojis. I explain how to do it using an Android phone, texting to an iPhone. Right now, AAeMojis is an Android only app. After the video, discover more about AAeMojis - African American emojis for Android.  

  • 0 How We Create Apps

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 09/01/2018

    The process of creating an app can be a lot of fun. A team can collaborate. One developer can do it all. We've had team members help, and we've done some apps solo. Here's a log of the Emoji Game QuikMoji. You can see at the bottom of the log that this was not the original name of the game. The two original name candidates are written at the bottom of the log. As games go, this one took just shy of one month (May 24, 2017 - June 22, 2017). Twenty-nine days from inspiration to completion. My daily log indicates what was done, what needed to be fixed, and what needed to be improved. We never release any apps with known bugs. What does it take to create an app? Knowledge of a programming language or a template building system Dedication to finish the project The mindset to get your project into the hands of users The aptitude to acknowledge that perfection comes with experience Just release the app and improve it, don't procrastinate These are our 5 tips for success!

  • 0 Why App Developers Say Anyone Can Do It

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 07/31/2018

    About a couple of years ago I received the following email on a Saturday night from Ezell who wrote: "I am looking to get into the industry and like you focused on African American games. How have you found the industry has it been lucrative?" Here was my exact answer: "Hello Ezell. The app industry is extremely hyper competitive so you have to know what you are doing. Lucrative income was not my primary motivation for creating apps. I will tell you that out of 20 apps we have released 4 of the top 5 money makers do have African American themes or images however some have cross-over appeal beyond the black market. Not all of our apps have African American themes. Focus on research. Study the market. Release high quality products." I wonder how Ezell is doing now and if a decision was made to take the first step by moving forward. You just have to do it and make a move without fear to accomplish what you want. Here's a tweet along with a link to an article I shared that is relevant to the theme of Ezell's question. "Anyone can do it," making apps that is, but you have to believe in yourself first!   How to make a video game @Clickteam @Basic4Android. Read why these developers interviewed by the BBC say 'anyone can do it' https://t.co/RThLHQmGhk — Quikthinking (@Quikthinking) July 31, 2018

  • 0 AAeMojis Update

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 07/12/2018

    We've just added a bunch of new animated gifs to the AAeMojis app. Check out the quick video...

  • 0 The Power of Positive Thinking

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 06/18/2018

    As the picture and meme below suggest, sometimes you just can't place a value on intangibles. That's why you'll quickly discover in our next app how the power of the individual can be harnessed through the process of positive thinking. Our second 'Express' app is coming soon to join Black History Express for a powerful one - two combination. You'll want to download both. Grab Black History Express right now.

  • 0 What Do You See?

    • Apps
    • by Kingsley H. Smith
    • 06/12/2018

    Expand your mind for a moment. What do you see? A drinking cup shaped like a weird goblet? If you guessed a new app, you've got it right because you can see the faces. Coming soon in just a couple of weeks or less!

  • 0 AAeMojis App Review

    • Apps
    • by Andy Malavevi
    • 05/03/2018

    Here's what Android app expert Andy Malavevi had to say writing about our AAeMojis app that you can download now. Note we do include a couple of animated gifs in this first release. More are coming - Hugh Smith "The app works very well. The emojis are very unique. But I would suggest you also add more emojis as possible as this will make the app even more valuable. What I consider a must in your app is to add even more African American Animated Gif emojis this will also make the app more professional."  

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