A start-up UK app developer and a woman from Orpington were the big winners as Apple announced its 10 billionth download from its iTunes App Store.

Gail Davis of Orpington in Kent downloaded the app, Paper Glider from Cirencester-based iPhone app developer Neon Play.

"We've been eagerly discussing the 10 billion app countdown in our game studio, so when I got a call from Apple Cupertino saying they had some "good news", I thought they might tell us they were featuring one of our apps on the App Store,” said Oli Christie, CEO of Neon Play. “So when they said that Neon Play's Paper Glider was the 10 billionth app, I was completely and utterly dumbstruck. It's a great piece of news for the whole Neon Play team. Paper Glider was already the number one app in the UK, so this is a double piece of great news for our studio."

Paper Glider is a free to download iPhone app. The aim of the game is simple - you need to flick a paper plane with your finger to try and get it out of the office window while avoiding ceiling fans. Once you’re out of the window you need to fly the plane as far as you can by using your limited amount of wind boosts.

If you need more information or to speak with Oli Christie, CEO of Neon Play, please call 07966 510702 or email marc@marcompr.net

Neon Play (www.neonplay.com) is a mobile games studio based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. Their previous iPhone hits include Flick Football, Golf Putt Pro, Hotshot Pool and Talking Baby. Neon Play was set up by ex-creative director Oli Christie in June 2010.