16 Year Old Programmer Develops Chile’s Most Downloaded iPad App

Dec. 21, 2011 - PRLog -- Santiago, Chile – Chilean startup Nixter.com announced today that Chile’s current #1 ranked app, Canal 13, was developed by their 16 year old programmer, Francisco Yarad. The app shot to number 1, in just 30 hours after the app was approved.

"This was my first app that I made in the past year, but I couldn't upload it to the App Store because Apple has a lot of rules. After 3 attempts trying to upload the app, I stopped," stated Francisco Yarad.  "I recently needed to renew my iOS Developer's License, so I just tried to submit it again. I didn't have much expectation about it."

Canal 13 is one of Chile's most popular TV television stations. The Canal 13 app includes all of the content that Canal 13 produces, including live tv, shows that you may have missed and daily news. It also features others specialty programming such as MiaMia" a blog for women and "TodoCine" for people who love the cinema. And of course it could not be complete without "Deportes13", for all the diehard Chileno futbol fans. The app can be downloaded for free in Apple’s Apps store or by visiting ww.canal13.cl

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