The number 1 application in the App Store is from an ESI student
Alfonso Mérida creates ScanLotería, the most purchased iPhone application
ScanLottery Since last Thursday, May 8, it has become the most downloaded paid application on the App Store in Spain. Alfonso Merida he presented ScanLottery as his Final Degree project in June 2013 at the Escuela Superior de Informática de Ciudad Real and later received the 2013 Indra Chair award for the best project in Informatics Engineering. Since then he has continued to work on improving the application, which has become the most purchased application in the Apple store.
Using computer vision techniques through OpenCV, ScanLottery allows you to manage bets on the main lotteries in Spain in the clearest and fastest way, without having to look for the results to check your bets. It is by far the best app in this industry, and Alfonso Merida It has already received numerous collaboration offers from entities and companies at a national level that are interested in its development.
The reviews from blogs and users are impressive:
- En Applesfera note: “Looking for a real lottery scanner on iOS? ScanLotería is for you. An easy-to-use, intuitive lottery scanner with a very neat interface that you will like. ScanLotería is… different. I have tested this app with real tickets and bets and I can say that it works as promised.”
- apperlas: “Spectacular!!!. We don't have to do anything, just scan our bets. The rest is taken care of by the application.”
- MacNotes: “It makes your life easier because you don't have to be aware of the results online on the day of the draw, you automatically receive notifications of your results.”
From the ESI we feel especially proud of the high quality of the development carried out by Alfonso and of his clear success in this entrepreneurial initiative.
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