Landka

Landka

Landka

Mobile software development company

Landka is a mobile software development company focused on educational apps. Notable products include Back in Time, Kiwaka and Art Legacy.

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History

The Portuguese company was founded in 2010 and gained notability with its flagship product Back in Time, an education iPad app about world history.[1][2] Back in Time was released in September 2011 and brought instant success to Landka, being featured in the App Store worldwide and reaching the top sales of iPad book apps in nearly 40 countries.[3][4][5] This project won Landka a World Summit Award (UN based initiative) in Learning and Education and was later ported to Windows thanks to a partnership between Landka and Intel.[6][7] Back in Time was distinguished by The New York Times and selected for the top 10 apps of the year.[8][2]

Later developments included ThinkO, a brain-training game released in 2012 that reached the top1 downloaded apps in Brazil, and Kiwaka (2014), an educational game to teach children about astronomy developed in collaboration with ESA and ESO.[9][10][11][12]

In 2015, Landka released Overpaint, an educational game about colors and Art Legacy, an education book app about the most relevant paintings in the history of art, that won the company another nomination for the World Summit Awards.[13][14][15][16]

Apps

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References

  1. [1]
    LANDKA. Back in Time. ISBN 978-989-97421-0-9. Retrieved October 17, 2018. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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    "iPad Apps - the Best of 2011 - App Smart". The New York Times. January 5, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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    Usher, Oli. "Educational App with ESA/Hubble Content in New York Times Top 10 Best iPad Apps". Hubble Space Telescope | ESA. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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    Coentrão, Abel (January 24, 2012). "Portuguese app reaches top sales in 38 countries". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese).
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    "Portuguese app in the US top sales". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). October 10, 2012.
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    "Back in Time | WSA 2012 Winners". World Summit Awards. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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    Totura, Nathan. "Redesigning 'Back in Time' from an iPad* to Windows* Store App - Case Study". Intel. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
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    Tedeschi, Bob (October 5, 2011). "Watching Stars Fall, Cellphone in Hand". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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    "News | LANDKA". LANDKA. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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    Sandu, Oana. "New App Kiwaka Features ESO Material - Mobile app company LANDKA brings the Universe closer with ESO images and videos". European Southern Observatory. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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    Dredge, Stuart (June 9, 2014). "20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  12. [12]
    Coentrão, Abel. "Portuguese company Landka launches a new iPad game following the success of "Back in Time"". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  13. [13]
    "Google Play App Roundup". Tested. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Portuguese company releases app design to explore colors". Sabado Magazine (in European Portuguese). Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  15. [15]
    "Art Legacy: the latest temptation from Landka… and from the App Store". Exame Informática (in European Portuguese). Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  16. [16]
    PÚBLICO. "Seven portuguese projects selected to compete at the World Summit Awards". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  17. [17]
    Kiwaka Story. ISBN 978-989-97421-1-6. Retrieved 2020-03-01. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  18. [18]
    "Art Legacy Live". App Store. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  19. [19]
    "Live Gallery". App Store. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  20. [20]
    "Visão | Is Halloween night and Landka releases a new game". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  21. [21]
    "Earth and Science". App Store. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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