Next App Star: a global competition for Windows Phone applications

January 14, 2013 started the global competition of Windows Phone applications - Next App Star . And it is available for Windows Phone developers all over the world. In order to participate in the contest, it is enough to be a developer registered with the Dev Center, go to a special section by March 5 of this year and submit an application. All your applications published in the catalog until March 5 will participate in the competition.
If you have not yet developed an application or have developed it, but have not published it, then you can register now and publish the application before March 5.
Here is a short video from Laura Foy (in English) with a story about this competition.


Principles of selection of entries

Applications submitted to the competition will be evaluated based on both user ratings and application quality, including the use of new features of Windows Phone 8, such as live tiles. The number of works put up for public voting will be reduced to 64. Over the next weeks, the number of works will be reduced to 32, 16, 8, 4, 2 and finally the winner will be determined! Also, prizes will be played along the way to encourage people to participate in the contest (details will be later). There will also be various opportunities to promote applications and gain new users.
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Big prizes

The prize fund amounts to thousands of dollars for the authors of 64 applications to be selected, including a smartphone based on Windows Phone 8 - Nokia Lumia 920, an annual free subscription to Dev Center.
The application that has reached the final will receive prime time on US TV channels. As a result, the developer will be in the center of attention of a large audience.

Windows Phone Next App Star is more than a contest. This is a way to thank the best developers and encourage the creation of dynamic, exciting, high-quality applications. Please take time to visit the Dev Center and register for the competition.

* The competition is open to students, amateurs, individual developers age 18+. The application deadline is March 15, 2013. The public voting period ends April 8, 2013. For more information, see the Official Rules .
See also the announcement in the Windows Phone Developer Blog.