News and Announcements

Here's the latest and greatest going on at Lyn and Line!

  • Save The Day is now available on Android!!
    July 7, 2010

    Our follow up to The Rescue of Ginger, an app featured by Google, is now available in the Android Market.


  • We got mentioned in this article on guardian.uk.co!
    July 4, 2010

    The article's not really about us, but we really like what they said. Check out the section on Jane Ballantine.


    Here is the article


  • The Rescue of Ginger v3.0 is now approved and ready for download!
    July 2, 2010

    Thanks for your patience!


  • This is not so great news. The Rescue of Ginger has a bug with iOS4. The fix is sitting with Apple waiting for approval. If you are running iOS4 on your phone, please make sure you have v3.0 of The Rescue of Ginger. Check back here or sign up on our mailing list and we'll inform you right away when it's released.
    July 1, 2010

    SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE!


  • We're really excited that Save The Day got a positive review from mommy blogger, Hila Grinker-Golan!!
    Jun 1, 2010

    "I especially love that the application allows the children to choose what they want to do"


    Hila Grinker-Golan at Appsy.co.il

    Here is her whole review.


  • Apple listed Save The Day as New And Noteworthy in the UK!
    May 29, 2010

    Madera & Figaro Save The Day is on the front page of the UK App Store!


  • Save The Day is on the What's Hot list on iTunes!
    May 22, 2010

    Madera & Figaro Save The Day was sitting at the #2 position for Books last week and now we're on the What's Hot list! Woohoo! We're hot!


  • The iPhone Mom likes Save The Day!
    May 21, 2010

    "..this is the kind of app [young preschoolers] will get a kick out of."

    -The iPhone Mom
    Mommy Blogger who has been featured in ABC News and TechCrunch

    Here is her whole review.


  • Save The Day is featured on the front page of the App Store!
    May 13, 2010

    Wow! What an honor! After just 3 days on the market, Madera & Figaro Save The Day, was chosen by Apple to be featured as one of the New And Noteworthy apps in the US!


  • Save The Day is now available for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad!
    May 10, 2010

    Our follow up app to The Rescue of Ginger has just been released on the App Store. It's called Madera & Figaro Save The Day.

    Here is the product description page


  • The Rescue of Ginger is a top featured app on the Android Market!
    Apr 8, 2010

    Google selected The Rescue of Ginger to be a featured app on the Android Market! For the past few days, we've been rotating through the store's front page.


  • USA TODAY rates The Rescue of Ginger 4 out of 4 stars!
    Mar 18, 2010

    "Tap into the best storybook phone apps"

    Jinny Gudmundsen at USA TODAY


  • We were so happy to hear that Hila Grinker-Golan, a blogger and mom in Israel, liked The Rescue of Ginger! Here's her review in Hebrew.
    Mar 2, 2010

    "I was delighted, I was giggling, I was amused, but mainly I was very impressed."

    Hila Grinker-Golan at Appsy.co.il

    Here is her whole review.


  • We WON Best App for Pre-schoolers Runner Up in the 2009 Best App Ever Awards!
    Feb 11, 2010

    We were pretty excited when The Rescue of Ginger was one of the top ten finalists for Best App for Pre-schoolers in the 2009 Best App Ever Awards. But we are just absolutely thrilled about our 2nd place win, especially since The Rescue of Ginger was only out for 3 months when it won. Thanks everyone for voting for us!

    Best App Ever Award Winners


  • We love Google Wave
    Feb 8, 2010

    We were honored when the nice folks at Google Wave asked us to write a guest post about how we use Wave to help us run our business. We really like Google Wave and have found it to be an extremely useful communication tool. Check out our blog post and let us know what you think.

    Creating software and superheroes: Google waving with Lyn And Line


  • "Awesome for the little ones!"
    Feb 4, 2010

    "The iPhone app Madera & Figaro In The Rescue of Ginger is an interactive playful iPhone app. This app was designed well and has some decent 2D graphics that pop with color...Madera & Figaro In The Rescue of Ginger...receives 4.5 CrazyMike’s heads for being a high powered app for kids."

    Mike Vallez for CrazyMikesApps
    The premier app review site with honest, accurate, spot on iPhone app reviews and a healthy dose of sarcasm

    Here his whole review.


  • "Preschoolers Will Love To Rescue Ginger"
    Jan 30, 2010

    "The Rescue of Ginger is a very fun and effective app for teaching preschoolers. They'll love it!"

    Cindy Downes for iPhone Life
    Distributed in 60 countries, iPhone Life is the magazine for App Developers, Mobile Professionals, and iPhone Enthusiasts

    Here is her whole review.


  • We got our first Android review! This one is from The Android Mom. And we're happy to hear some older kids liked The Rescue of Ginger, too.
    Jan 22, 2010

    "The Rescue of Ginger is a really cute interactive storybook that I was pleased to see my boys, who are 5 and 8, enjoy! They are Mario Kart fans and I thought this would be too simple. But they especially got a kick out of the dancing mice at the end."

    -The Android Mom

    Here is her whole review.


  • Another positive review for The Rescue of Ginger! This one is from The iPhone Mom.
    Jan 15, 2010

    "I like the way The Rescue of Ginger pulls you into the story through it’s puzzles. The characters and silly voices don’t hurt either!"

    -The iPhone Mom
    Mommy Blogger who has been featured in ABC News and TechCrunch

    Here is her whole review.


  • Best Kids Apps included The Rescue of Ginger in its Best Kids' Story Apps
    Jan 6, 2010

    The Rescue of Ginger is one of 6 story apps that Best Kids Apps included in its post Got Books? Best Kids Apps calls The Rescue of Ginger a “sweet … interactive story with lots to do on every page” and especially likes the mice.

    Best Kids Apps
    Jen Leo, a lead blogger for the Los Angeles Times, and Jamie Pearson, Nielson's Top 50 Power Mom

    Here is their whole review.


  • GiggleApps says "Lyn and Line are on to something very special"
    Jan 3, 2010

    "There's much to offer with this engaging application. ...the characters (especially the mice) are endearing, playful, and full of cunning humor. ...this application engages the audience in active participation to solve problems along the way (think Dora the Explorer). From an educational perspective, this application encourages critical thinking and learning opportunities for color, shape, size, and number identification."

    -Kristen at GiggleApps
    Partner site of 148Apps, one of the top app review sites

    Here is her whole review.


  • The Rescue of Ginger is nominated for Best App for Pre-schoolers!
    Jan 1, 2010

    The Rescue of Ginger is one of 10 nominees for Best App for Pre-schoolers in the 2009 Best App Ever Contest.

    -BestAppEver

    Click here to cast your vote for The Rescue of Ginger


  • Press Release for The Rescue of Ginger on the Android Market
    Dec 15, 2009

    After just one week on the App Store, Lyn And Line bring their first app to the Android Market.


  • We got our first review from a blogger! And we're so happy about what she wrote!
    Dec 13, 2009

    "[My toddler] ... loved The Rescue of Ginger which in turns makes me love it because I know she not only enjoyed it but she learned how to follow along, about interacting with her surroundings and she laughed her laugh that lets me know she is enjoying herself."

    -Jennifer at The Dirty TShirt
    Nielsen's Top 50 Power Mom whose reviews have been featured in The Chicago Sun Times

    Here is her whole review.



Trailer for The Rescue of Ginger released


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