About the a.k.a. iPhone / iPod touch / iPad App
Bored with your life? Wish you could be someone else? Maybe you yearn for the exciting life of a pirate. Or a Jedi....yeah! Or....an exotic dancer!! Sorry, we can’t help you with that (what would your mom say?!?), but we can at least help you come up with your alter-ego’s name.
Use this handy app to generate a new pirate name for your bad self. Or decide on your stripper name. Or when the movie extras casting agent comes calling, have your Jedi name all ready.
Hey, why keep the fun to yourself? Generate new names for your friends (use the Contacts button to pull in their information from your Contacts app). Make the meeting a little more tolerable by picturing your boss as “Salty” Squid Flint. If that politician were an exotic dancer, what would his (or her!) name be?
Oh. And it’s free. Why wouldn’t you grab this app?
a.k.a. includes the following name types:
- Pirate (male and female)
- Jedi
- Stripper (male and female)
- Soap Opera (male and female)
- Mafia (male and female)
- Fantasy (male and female) including Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Human, Orc, Troll and Undead
- Spy
- Rapper
- Superhero
- Wild West (male and female)
- Ninja
- Wizard (male and female)
... with more types on the way!
If you've purchased the ad-free upgrade, click the bonus-feature Lanyard button to present the generated name in a familiar "HELLO my name is" label. This view auto-rotates when the device is oriented upside-down, such as when dangling from some lanyards. (When the view is back to right-side-up, dismiss it with a double-tap and the main screen returns.)
The latest version includes the ability to copy the generated name into the clipboard. Just tap and hold the name until the Copy menu option appears.
Coming Soon: social sharing! Post your new name to Facebook, Twitter, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: a.k.a. does not transmit any of the information collected to anyone at anytime.
If you feel uncomfortable inputing sensitive information into a.k.a., just use a different name. That is, a.k.a. does not know if you're lying. You're not obligated to tell it the truth!
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NOTE TO CURRENT USERS: The latest version (2.1.3) should fix a bug in the previous version that prevented the close button (X) for the Race Picker of Fantasy names from appearing for iOS 3.x users. Users of v2.1.2 should upgrade to the latest version in order to continue to enjoy using a.k.a. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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Download on the App Store and give it a shot. We hope you’ll like it!
a.k.a. News:
July 13th: a.k.a. Version 2.1.3 Now Available
This update fixes a bug that was causing a missing close button for Race Picker of Fantasy names from appearing for 3.x users. It also serves Apple's iAds for users on iOS 4.0.a.k.a. Downloads Top One Million!
CASTLE ROCK, Colorado—July 7, 2010—DEJOware™ today announced that more than one million copies of a.k.a. (new downloads as well as upgrades) have been downloaded from Apple’s App Store by iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch® users worldwide since this fun, name-generator app was first released in September 2008.“One million copies downloaded in less than two years—this is so much more than we ever expected,” said dejo, DEJOware’s Founder. “The revolutionary App Store offers iOS users an experience unlike anything else available on other mobile devices, and we are so happy to have been able to tag along for the ride.”
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch customers from 77 countries worldwide have chosen a.k.a. as the app they use to find out the pirate names, Jedi names, fantasy names, etc., for themselves as well as for friends and family.
DEJOware™ is a small, independent software developer striving to produce quality apps for the iOS platform, with an emphasis on entertainment.
June 25th: iOS4-ready a.k.a. Version 2.1.2 Now Available
This update has been tested and qualified on iOS 4, as well as adding the ability to copy the generated name to the clipboard (tap and hold the generated name to bring up the Copy menu option). Updated AdMob ads go along for the ride.
May 18th: a.k.a. Version 2.1.1 Now Available
This update fixes some minor bugs as well as upgrading the AdMob ads.May 10th: a.k.a. Version 2.1 Now Available
This update adds an option to the iPad-side of things to purchase an upgrade to an ad-free version which, as a bonus feature, includes a 'lanyard' view that presents the generated name in a familiar "HELLO my name is" label. This view auto-rotates when the device is rotated. (At any time you can dismiss it with a double-tap and the main screen returns.)
April 6th: iPad-friendly a.k.a. Released. Version 2.0 Now Available
DEJOware is happy to announce that version 2.0 of a.k.a. has been approved and is now ready for download / upgrade. This version adds support for the iPad and includes a special UI tailored for that platform.
November 6th: Update Available! a.k.a Version 1.5
This update adds an option to purchase an upgrade to an ad-free version which, as a bonus feature, includes a 'lanyard' view that presents the generated name in a familiar "HELLO my name is" label. This view auto-rotates when the device is oriented upside-down, such as when dangling from some lanyards. (When the view is back to right-side-up, dismiss it with a double-tap and the main screen returns.)
August 1st: Update Available! a.k.a Version 1.4
This update adds three new name types (Wild West, Ninja, and Wizard) as well as restores access for those OS 2.x users out there. Hope you like it!July 8th: Update Available! a.k.a Version 1.3.2
This minor update adds a Shake-to-Shuffle feature and fixes an issue with the ad-serving. You’ll now need iPhone OS 3.0 to use this and any future updates. Enjoy!June 26th: Update Available! a.k.a Version 1.3.1
This minor update adds support for iPhone OS 3.0 users. (a.k.a. has now exceeded 325,000 downloads, as well as 80,000 upgrades to version 1.3. Thanks again to everyone for your continued interest.)April 30th: Update Available! a.k.a. Version 1.3
a.k.a. has already been downloaded over 270,000 times! This latest update adds three new name types: Spy, Rapper and Superhero. It also includes a reworked name type selector that now scrolls, as well as a new input fields table animation when switching between name types. We’ve also added better input handling, to avoid some issues users were encountering with data entry not being detected. Have fun!
We are also taking advantage of this update to promote CraigsHarvest℠, both within the app and here on the website. CraigsHarvest is a craigslist companion app that is produced by DEJOware’s sister company, Another Roadside Attraction LLC. Please follow the links if you’d like more information.
March 9th: a.k.a. Reaches A Quarter Million Downloads!
a.k.a. has hit a new milestone, over 250,000 downloads! We would just like to thank all the users for your support. a.k.a. was first released on September 9th, 2008 so this milestone also marks the 6-month anniversary of its debut! We plan on adding more name types to a.k.a. in the near future and if you have other suggestions, feel free to contact us or leave a review on the App Store. Thank you, one and all!Update Available! a.k.a. Version 1.2
a.k.a. is nearing 100,000 downloads. So to offer more fun to our current and future users, we have released version 1.2. This new version adds three new name types: Soap Opera, Mafia and Fantasy. And with Fantasy names you can choose from seven Races: Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Human, Orc, Troll and Undead! As well, we’ve added the ability to specify gender for all names but Jedi. Enjoy!
Update Available! a.k.a. Version 1.1
Version 1.0 was an unexpected hit, at least for us, and has had far many more downloads then we ever expected. But we knew we could make it better. So, a version 1.1 update is now available for download on the App Store. Version 1.1 includes a Clear button to make starting over easier, an Info button to take you the “About a.k.a.” flipside, a Contacts button that lets you pick people from your Contacts list, and it saves your input fields when quitting and restores them upon return.