Streamside Software is celebrating 10 years since Spirit Story Box was first published on the Apple AppStore.
In Summer of 2013, our fledgling company was just looking to get its feet wet in the Apple ecosystem, when we chose a paranormal app as our first entry.
As paranormal investigators, Jill Beitz and Roger Pingleton, spent hours experimenting with the technology which would eventually provide the underpinnings to Spirit Story Box.
“Jill and I spent a half a year designing the app in our spare time, hoping it would take off, but having no idea what to expect. When the app was ready to be released, I got cold feet, and Jill had to talk me into putting it out into the world,” Pingleton said.
The app has surpassed our wildest expectations. Not only has it appeared in national publications such as CNET, The Huffington Post, and USA Today, but it continues to perform well in the Apple charts, placing in the top 100 entertainment apps on a weekly basis.
In 2023, StreamSide broke new ground in the paranormal market when we released the ER70, an audio recording app which mimics a famous, discontinued digital recorder, and just last week both apps appeared in Apple’s top 100 entertainment apps with a few places of each other.
“We couldn’t be happier about the success of our newest app. It’s humbling to know Spirit Story Box is so well-loved, but even more humbling to see the ER70 EVP Recorder joining its sister app. Thank you all for supporting us these past 10 years!” Pingleton said.