So getting closer – have spent the last couple of days trying to figure out whats eating memory… Also trying to make sql queries fast. Unfortunately seems like loading the entire table takes a while. But its coming! Maybe in the next couple of days ?

AppStore rejected SkyCharts since it didn’t test for connectivity before trying to download (you just get a messaged downloads failed). So need to add the reachability delegate now instead of later (was planned for 1.7).

Got the fixes in – decided to keep version number as 1.3.

See updated release schedule here.

So it will probably show up as an update in a couple of days ?

1.3 should be significantly faster on loading – like twice as fast!

The load times are now:
WiFi: 5 minutes
3G: 9 minutes
Edge: 32 minutes

Again – the problem is not really the amount of data, its the number of files/tiles that are in use – about 2000 per chart..

Release notes are here.

Just got the digital charts and started the process to convert them all (tiles are processed on three servers in parallel!)

Sadly it seems to take about 5 days before its reviewed/released.

Status is here.

So I have been for a while pondering why I have way more chart downloads than purchases (and purchases from countries where SkyCharts should not be for sale!).

Turns out there are websites with cracked versions of Apps available on AppStore!

Thank you to all who actually have purchased the App! I will soon be adding a way to only provide data to legally purchased versions – unfortunately that means you will have to register. Sorry! Stay tuned.