About Pebble Beach Apps
Here at Pebble Beach Apps we create 'apps' - small software applications that have a clearly focussed target, which aim to do a few thing that are really useful, and do them in a very easy-to-use manner.
Frequently Asked Questions
How's an 'app' different from a 'program'?
Traditionally, software for you desktop / laptop was a 'program'. and would handle many, many different related tasks. Programs tended to grow more complex, and usually harder to use, over time. They became large and bloated because program developers and publishers would compete on feature set, and add features to distinguish themselves from others in the same market. Recently we have seen an explosion of 'apps' for smartphones and similar devices, particularly the iPhone and iPad.
These apps are generally small and simple to use, but can be very owerful because they do one thing, or a few closely related things, and do them very well. Because they are small and relatively simple, they are often lower in cost than traditional, bloated programs.
Pebble Beach Apps aims to bring this simplicity and ease of use to the PC / desktop / laptop market.