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Understanding the app rating
Notice that the SketchBook Pro app is rated 4+, as you can see below the Buy App button in the
upper-left corner of the screen shown in Figure 11-4 . The rating means that this app contains no ob-
jectionable material. Here are the other possible ratings:
9+: May contain mild or infrequent occurrences of cartoon, fantasy, or realistic violence; or
infrequent or mild mature, suggestive, or horror-themed content that may not be suitable for
children younger than the age of 9.
12+: May contain infrequent mild language; frequent or intense cartoon, fantasy, or realistic
violence; mild or infrequent mature or suggestive themes; or simulated gambling that may not
be suitable for children younger than the age of 12.
17+: May contain frequent and intense offensive language; frequent and intense cartoon,
fantasy, or realistic violence; mature, frequent, and intense mature, suggestive, or horror-
themed content; sexual content; nudity; or depictions of alcohol, tobacco, or drugs that may
not be suitable for children younger than the age of 17. You must be at least 17 years old to
purchase games with this rating.
Checking requirements and device support for the app
Last but not least, remember the three categories of apps we mention earlier in the chapter, in the
section “ Tapping the Magic of Apps ” ? If you look below the Information heading in Figure 11-4
(below the Description and What's New sections), you can see the requirements for this particular
app. It says Requires iOS 6 or later. Compatible with iPad. Note that it doesn't mention the iPhone or
iPod touch. That's because this app falls into the first category — apps made exclusively for the
iPad. Another clue that it falls into the first category is that it says iPad Screenshots above the two
pictures shown in Figure 11-4 .
If the app belonged to the second or third category — apps made to work properly on
an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, or apps made for the iPhone or iPod touch — it would say
Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad rather than Compatible with iPad. Now you're
probably wondering how you can tell whether an app falls into the second or third category:
Little gray plus sign next to the price, which appears for many of the apps shown in Fig-
ure 11-3 . Apps with this symbol are universal and run at full resolution on iPhones and iPads.
Look at the screen shots. If you see two tabs — iPhone and iPad — after Screenshots, the app
will work at the full resolution of an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Conversely, if you only see
one tab that says iPhone Screenshots, the app will run at iPhone/iPod touch resolution on your
iPad.