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[iPhone] Need to quickly save a web page to PDF format? Try WEB to PDF!
Today’s app review is on a tool called WEB to PDF. I personally have never needed to convert a web page to a PDF, but after much research and reading of reviews, there is a large following for a such a tool. For those who keep detailed records and [...]
[iPhone] Add some animated fun to your text messages with Animoticons Emoji Pro
I have been a member of hockey messageboard for several years and one of the things I loved about it was the little animated smileys that you could input into your posts. Some of the smileys were so well done, that you literally didn’t even have to write something in [...]
[iPhone] Share your location quickly with Moby Simple Location Sharing
I think it’s pretty safe to say that most people don’t give detailed directions on the phone anymore. They basically just give their address and the person coming to visit plugs it into their phone or GPS device. But what if you are at a location you don’t know the [...]
[iPhone] Need to relax or get some sleep? Ambiance’s soothing sounds should do the trick!
Are you one of the 60 million U.S. adults that suffer from insomnia? Are you one of the 40 million that are plagued by anxiety? If you fall into either or both groups or just enjoy listening to soothing sounds, then Ambiance might be just what you need.[...]
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Read More »[iPhone] Send securely encrypted messages that self-destruct with Wickr
I’m sure many of you watch television dramas including some type of police enforcement or federal investigators. In pretty much every episode, there is some warrant distributed in order to get the contents of a phone. And while many things in Hollywood are exaggerated greatly, using forensics to examine phones [...]
[iPhone] Add an explosive action movie sequence to any video with Action Movie FX
Has a car ever rolled through your office parking lot? Has a gigantic boulder ever landed in your backyard? Hopefully the answer to both those questions is a resounding “no”, but these are the types of action move effects that you can easily create with Action Movie FX.[...]
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Read More »[iPhone] Let Awesome Calendar keep track of your day-to-day appointments and tasks
When it comes building an iPhone calendar app, you are generally limited to the functions of the built-in iOS calendar itself. So to be successful on the App Store, a developer must go the extra mile to present all the same information in not only a more appealing manner, but [...]
[iPhone] Looking to save minutes on your phone plan? Try HeyTell’s voice messenging service!
Some people love Nextel push-to-talk phones. They are the closed thing to walkie-talkies that you can get without have to carry around a complete separate walkie-talkie device. And who wants to carry around a phone and a walkie-talkie at the same time? Nextel phones seem to be very popular in [...]
[iPhone] JumiCam lets you see through your computer’s webcam!
Have you ever been out for any reason and just wanted to see if everything was okay at home? Maybe you left your kids with a babysitter in order to get out for a night. Or maybe you want to see if your pets are okay. The easy solution is [...]
[iPhone] Gyft allows you to store and send gift cards on your iPhone. Fully Passbook compatible!
As of iOS 6, merchants can now develop passes that can be stored in Apple’s new app called Passbook. If you have updated your iPhone’s operating system, you might have seen it appear after the update. Although it is empty when you first click on it, it has the ability [...]
[iPhone] Use Cinemagram to create brilliant animations from your photos
According to Wikipedia, a flip book is “a series of pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next, so that when the pages are turned rapidly, the pictures appear to animate by simulating motion or some other change.” You probably have seen something like this, as they are [...]
[iPhone] Keep track of all of your favorite television shows with TV Show Tracker
If you are an avid television watcher like I am, you probably have a jam-packed DVR and little idea of when shows are actually airing. When it comes to the DVR, you basically just set it and forget it. The problem is that a DVR usually costs upward of $120 [...]
[iPhone] Download some custom ringtones or make your own with Pimp Your Sound
Currently your iPhone comes shipped with approximately 25 alert tones and 25 ringtones. Just as an aside, there can be some confusing wordplay here, because the term ringtone can often be used to represent any sound for alerting the user on your phone, but in reality ringtones and alert tones [...]
[iPhone] iTriage is an all-in-one medical reference app that specializes in diagnosing symptoms
Mostly everyone has been a situation where they have some sort of curious ailment and aren’t exactly sure what to do about it. Or maybe it isn’t you, but rather a child, spouse, or other loved one who has an ailment. Healthhagen LLC provides an app called iTriage that will [...]
[iPhone] MyFitnessPal allows you to track your calories and lose weight
Dieting is not easy. You need to be 100% committed and even then, it is hard to stay with it. What many people don’t understand, though, is that you might not need to change all the foods you eat and do a tremendous amount of exercise to lose weight. There [...]
[iPhone] Measure just about anything with your iPhone using Multi Measures
When it comes to measuring utilities, I have downloaded a ton of different apps for my phone. Most of them have one main purpose (i.e. a compass) or might have a small handful of purposes (i.e. ruler, protractor, and level). What I didn’t like, though, was having to download six [...]
[iPhone] Do you constantly forget to take your medications? Pillboxie will help you remember!
Do you find yourself habitually forgetting to take your medications? Do you normally take vitamins or herbal remedies, but just can’t remember to take them with any consistency? If you are one of the many users that struggle with either situation, then Pillboxie might be just the app for you.[...]
[iPhone] Take a captivating 3D walk through the solar system with Solar Walk
The added bonus of reviewing apps is that you get to see many more apps than you would have normally. I often end up downloading apps that I would not ordinarily consider useful for a phone or even have any interest in myself. What I have realized is that if [...]
[iPhone] Monitor your iPhone’s performance and release its memory with System Status
When buying an iPhone, chances are that the overwhelming majority of users know very little about the phone they are buying. Users also tend to struggle with battery issues and don’t even know that it usually is due to memory performance issues. Techet distributes an app called System Status that [...]
[iPhone] Is your mailbox at home packed with junk mail? MailStop Mobile can help you get rid of it!
Are you absolutely tired of getting tons of junk mail every single day? Do you wish that you could somehow stop these companies from sending the same marketing clutter every week? Well that is where the website Catalog Choice can help you. Think of it as the Do Not Call [...]
[iPhone] Puzzlejuice is falling block and word game rolled into one
Do you love falling block games such as Tetris? Are you always on the lookout for another fun word game? Believe it or not, Puzzlejuice will satisfy your craving for both.
What is it and what does it do
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Puzzlejuice is a falling block game that also seconds [...]
Read More »[iPhone] Use bitly as your goto link shortener
Link shorteners have became a major part of internet culture, specifically when dealing with social networks. Twitter is probably the best example of a site where link shorteners are absolutely necessary due to the limited length of posts. The most famous link shortener out there is bitly and today I [...]
Read More »[iPhone] Upgrade your YouTube experience. Try Jasmine!
Do you browse YouTube all the time on your iPhone? Do you feel you want more out of your current YouTube client? If so, look no further than Jasmine – YouTube Client.
What is it and what does it do
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Jasmine is a well-designed YouTube client.
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Read More »[iPhone] Get real-time streaming tweets with #TweetStream for Twitter
Are you a serious Twitter user? Do you find that most apps are just too slow in updating your timeline? If so, then give #TweetStream for Twitter and its real-time streaming a try.
What is it and what does it do
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#TweetStream for Twitter provides many of the [...]
Read More »[iPhone] Drop – Copy & Paste lets your phone and computer share a clipboard
Have you ever been on your phone and thought how helpful it would be to get a link or just plain text from your phone to your computer or vice versa? A new app called Drop – Copy & Paste will help you do just that.[...]
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Read More »[iPhone] Join the logo guessing craze with Logos Quiz Game
The human brain has superb recognition ability. When you are walking around a city/town and looking for a place to eat, if you come around the corner and see yellow arches, most people on this planet wouldn’t even need words on the sign to know it is McDonald’s. The same [...]
[iPhone] Create words to knockout your opponent in WordBoxer
It might be bold to say, but I might have just found the next great turn-by-turn word game on the iPhone. That game, WordBoxer, takes a head-to-head word game and fully encapsulates it symbolically into a world class boxing match. That’s right! Go 12 rounds with your opponent and [...]
Read More »[iPhone] Want a whole new way to browse Craigslist? Try cPRO craigslist client!
Craigslist was started up in 1995 as a simple email distribution list between friends in San Francisco. The next year it became a web-based service and eventually expanded to the over 50 countries it supports today. The interesting part about Craigslist, though, is that visiting the website makes you feel [...]
Read More »[iPhone] ClearWeather shows the current temperature using color
There are a tremendous number of weather apps in the App Store, so a developer really needs to set theirs apart from the others in order to attract attention. ClearWeather does exactly this by using dynamic background colors to symbolize temperature ranges.[...]
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Read More »[iPhone] Organize your tasks into your weekly schedule with Droplist
The App Market is flooded with list and task apps, because everyone has their own way of organizing their lives. So many of the apps in this genre also involve traveling through multiple screens, which can be impractical for power users. Droplist provides a whole different avenue for dealing with [...]
Read More »[iPhone] Keep track of your monthly data usage with DataMan
Have you ever found yourself coming way tot close to your data plan limit? Have already gone over the limit a couple times? With companies expanding their 4G LTE coverage across the United States, many wireless companies have been trying to phase out unlimited data plans. As a result, having [...]
[iPhone] Master challenging block puzzles in Blockado Mountain
When I am looking for games, I usually look for ones that have excellent retina graphics, are quite fun to play, and provide a quality challenge. Blockado Mountain is that type of game!
What is it and what does it do
Main Functionality
Blockado Mountain is a puzzle app that [...]
Read More »[iPhone] Do you remember the game Rummikub? Then you will love OkeyOnline!
Back in the late 70′s, Rummikub became a bestselling game in the United States and still is sold to this day. If you were a fan of Rummikub or like Rummy-like games, then you will enjoy OkeyOnline.
What is it and what does it do
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OkeyOnline is a [...]
Read More »[iPhone] Password protect your photos and videos with Safety Photo+Video
Many iPhone users are concerned about the security of their photos and/or videos. Whether it is a snooping parent, a curios young child, or you’re just handing in your phone for service, any of these situations could make a user uncomfortable. Safety Photo+Video is an app that takes care of [...]
[iPhone] Get over 250,000 recipes at the tip of your fingers with BigOven
Are you always looking for some new recipes to try? Are you sick of the typical written cookbooks? If so, then give BigOven a try. It is a giant cookbook for your iPhone.
What is it and what does it do
Main Functionality
BigOven is a database of over 250,000 [...]
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