Last night we got the email that all app developers dread - a rejection notification from Apple!

Thankfully (though frustratingly), Apple seem to have misunderstood the additional information which we provided them with for testing (a set of co-ordinates within Alton Towers). The app was rejected because "we need to be able to access a fully functional demo account". Towers Guide, of course, doesn't employe user accounts at all...

We've now explained everything to Apple and await a reply. Since we're going to have to re-submit the binary, we're going to make version 1.1 which we've been working on the initial 1.0 release! So, there are a few improvements to report.

First off, directions are more intelligent. Previously, if you were in the car park and tried to navigate to Air, it would tell you to naughtily sneak in "round the back" - because that's the nearest way in! Towers Guide now knows what routes you can and can't take though.

Secondly, we've fixed quite a significant bug which would cause the App to crash when the 'Nearby' screen had been displayed for over 20 seconds.

So all in all, a frustrating past 24 hours. Towers Guide could (and should) have been accepted into the store by now, but at least you'll get a couple of improvements when it finally does arrive.