Back in Time (iOS software)

Back in Time
Developer(s)Landka
Initial releaseiPad
September 22, 2011
iPhone
December, 2011
PlatformiOS
Available inEnglish, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
TypeEducation Book App
Websitelandka.com/apps/back-in-time Edit this on Wikidata

Back in Time is an education book app for iOS about the history of the universe, earth, life and mankind that uses a time analogy to explain different timescales.[1] Released on September 22, 2011, it was developed by the software company Landka in collaboration with scientific institutions such as ESA/Hubble Space Telescope.[2] The app was featured worldwide in the App Store and rapidly became a success, reaching the top sales of iPad book apps in 38 countries.[3][4] Back in Time was distinguished by The New York Times and selected for the top 10 apps of the year.[5][6] In 2012 it was recognized with a World Summit Award (UN based initiative).[7]

  1. ^ LANDKA. Back in Time. ISBN 978-989-97421-0-9. Retrieved 2018-10-17. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Usher, Oli. "Educational App with ESA/Hubble Content in New York Times Top 10 Best iPad Apps". Hubble Space Telescope | ESA. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  3. ^ Coentrão, Abel (2012-01-24). "Portuguese app reaches top sales in 38 countries". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ "Portuguese app in the US top sales". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). 2012-10-01.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "iPad Apps - the Best of 2011 - App Smart". The New York Times. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Back in Time | WSA 2012 Winners". World Summit Awards. Retrieved 2018-10-17.