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[iPhone] Explore stars, constellations, and planets with Star Map 3D+
Are you an astronomy buff? Do you stargaze regularly? Do you want to teach your kids about the universe? Whether you say yes to any of these questions or just like having a handy star guide in your back pocket for special occasions, then Star Map 3D+ is a good [...]
[iPhone] Follow just snippets of a webpage with NetSnips
NetSnips is a clever new new app that simplifies web browsing and surfer productivity. Do you find yourself going to the same website every day, but only for once small piece of content on the physical page? Maybe you never really thought about it, but many surfers do exactly that. [...]
Play multiplayer street baseball with Wannabat Season Plus [iPhone]
Wannabat Season Plus takes baseball out of a stadium and puts it on the streets. The app boasts absolutely incredible graphics and gameplay, so much so that you literally feel like your in the action. It also requires that you master two different baseball skills, both batting and pitching, which [...]
SamCard automatically adds a contact by scanning their business card [iPhone]
SamCard is a new business card scanner/reader for the iPhone. The purpose of the app is simply to skip the step of entering a contact into your phone after receiving their business card. Or if entering cards takes up too much time normally, you won’t have to carry around a [...]
Organize your thoughts with DOOO – To Do [iPhone]
DOOO – To Do is an intriguing reminder utility that organizes your thoughts so your brain doesn’t have to. There are many different reminder/to-do apps on the App Market, but DOOO takes a very unique approach towards their creation. The premise of the app is that the user has important [...]
Create breathtaking collages of your photos with TurboCollage [iPhone]
TurboCollage is a photo utility that groups a set of photos into a gorgeous collage. Featuring 5 unique collage styles (Picture Pile, Picture Grid, Mosaic, Center Frame, Zig Mosaic) and an endless array of editing options, TurboCollage can truly provide limitless possibilities.
Once you upload the photos from your camera [...]
Read More »Jewels with Buddies is a multiplayer version of the classic gem matching game [iPhone]
Jewels with Buddies Ads Free is a turn-by-turn based match-3 game. Through SMS or Facebook, you can challenge your friends to a jewel matching duel. The chat feature, that is a key feature in most of these multiplayer games, allows you to have casual conversation or obnoxiously heckle your opponent [...]
Save big on your data plan with Onavo Extend [iPhone]
Are you an iPhone user that spends a lot of time on 3G? Do you find that your battery seems to decrease quickly when using 3G? Do you have a limited data plan? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should take a long look at [...]
Securely erase your deleted files with ProtectStar iShredder Std. [iPhone]
ProtectStar iShredder Std. is a tool to securely erase anything on your iOS device. Whether you are selling your device or letting a techie friend borrow it, you should always feel like your private information is safe and sound. And don’t think that deleting something from the device is enough, [...]
Find all types of sales and deals with iSlick [iPhone]
Are you constantly on the lookout for the best deal? Do you aimlessly search the web to find the best freebies? If you answer yes to either or both of the previous questions, then iSlick might be the app for you. The app contains comprehensive lists of deals accumulated from [...]
Race against your friends in MotoHeroz [iPhone]
MotoHeroz is a tremendously fun “physics-based” racing game. The goal of the game is to beat your opponent and gather as many coins and stars as possible. Stars allow you to not only unlock the next racing track, but also upgrade your racing vehicle to one of 8 options. There [...]
Want to watch YouTube videos on your phone? Use Tubeacco for YouTube [iPhone]
Tubeacco is an excellent YouTube client for you iOS device. The app is packed full of features and easily allows you sign into your YouTube account to monitor your contacts, subscriptions, playlists, favorites, watch later queue, uploaded videos, and channel stats. Tubeacco allows you to search for videos, playlists, and [...]
Share files with your home network with FileApp Pro [iPhone]
FileApp Pro is an excellent resource for anyone looking for a file manager on their iOS device. It has the ability to read/view PDFs, Microsoft Office documents, iWork documents, OpenOffice.org documents, plain text files, web archives, HTML files, ZIP files, as well as standard iOS image, audio, and video files. [...]
Use ScoreMobile to stay updated on all current sports news and scores [iPhone]
SportsMobile is all-in-one sports app for your iOS device. It provides a wealth of information on over 25 sports leagues, including the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL, as well as push notifications for just about anything sports-related you want to be alerted to. SportsMobile provides scores, standings, player/team news, and [...]
Best free financial management app [iPhone]
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Finance management apps are some of the most popular downloads in the App Store. My goal for this article is to cover a wide spectrum with this category, as I am covering apps that could not only generally manage your money but also could function as a bill reminder. The [...]
Read More »Use My Xbox Live to control your Xbox 360 [iPhone]
My Xbox Live is like taking your console’s Xbox Live dashboard and putting into the palm of your hand. Once you sign-in with your Windows Live ID associated with your Xbox Live account, the app will display a tinier version of your console dashboard with 5 screen categories. The first, [...]
View, edit, and create Microsoft Office documents with Smart Office 2 [iPhone]
Smart Office 2 is a Microsoft Office document manager for your iOS device. It supports all major Microsoft Office document formats since 1997, including the typical doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, and pptx formats. Smart Office 2 doesn’t only allow you to view Office documents like many document manager apps [...]
So what happens when you mix Poker and Scrabble? Find out with Pokerabble [iPhone]
Pokerabble is quite an intriguing game for Scrabble and Poker lovers. In a nutshell, you have 7 playing cards in your hand and the object of the game is to create poker hands of 2, 3, or 5 cards and place them on a Scrabble-like game board to accrue points. [...]
Manage your to-do lists in style with Orderly [iPhone]
Orderly handles to-do lists in a unique, gesture-oriented manner. The app contains a coded ranking system that automatically prioritizes your to-dos. The main screen of Orderly displays your to-do lists on beautifully designed sticky notes, with different rows based on priority (i.e. high, medium, low). Each row is its own [...]
Wake up to the weather and your own tunes with Alarm Clock Rio [iPhone]
To say that the iOS App Market is saturated with alarm clock apps is the understatement of the century. I have used many of them and almost everyone has let me down eventually (i.e. alarm fails), with the exception of Alarm Clock Rio. I purchased a Kensington nightstand charging dock [...]
Friendle+ allows you to play popular board games against your friends [iPhone]
Friendle+ is an online multiplayer environment that allows you to play several different popular games. The app’s top game is Words, a Scrabble® type of game, but Friendle+ also offers Yahtzy, Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, Chinese Checkers, Four in a Row (similar to Connect Four®), and Reversi in the same app. [...]
Fend off a zombie invasion in Judge Dredd vs Zombies [iPhone]
Judge Dredd vs Zombies is an excellent shoot ‘em up zombie thriller. The app features thirty levels of game play (3 episodes) containing four different types of zombie creations. Judge Dredd arms himself with one of 2 weapons to start, a MKII Lawgiver Pistol or a Widowmaker Scattergun. With the [...]
Need flashcards to study for a test? Try gFlashPro [iPhone]
Are you looking for the ultimate study aid? Then gFlashPro – Flashcards & Tests might be just that. The app lets you create and edit an unlimited number of your own flashcards. Many users take advantage of the app’s Google Docs integration by importing their own flashcard creations from Google [...]
Everybody enjoys their privacy now and again. Hide It Pro give you peace of mind when your phone is in another person’s hand. The app is quite simple as it contains two folders, photos and videos, each of which is equivalent to a password-protected vault. When you first open Hide [...]
Learn more about your prescriptions and identify any pill with iPharmacy [iPhone]
iPharmacy is your all-in-one utility for prescription medications. The app contains relevant information on over 20,000 medications, making iPharmacy an outstanding prescription reference guide. You will find information on indications & usage, dosage, adverse reactions, contraindications, warnings, overdosage, identification, and interactions of each medication. There is even a full PDF [...]
Multi Edit – Contacts Manager can fix, organize, and backup your contacts [iPhone]
Multi Edit is an all-in-one contacts manager particularly for those who keep a messy address book. The app provides the ability to find and merge duplicate contacts by name, phone number, or email address. Multi Edit will create a full backup of all your contacts in one click, which can [...]
Need to find your heart rate? Try Instant Heart Rate [iPhone]
Instant Heart Rate is a heart rate measurement tool for your iOS device. The app works the same as a medical pulse oximeter by detecting the pulse in your fingertip. This is accomplished by tracking color changes on the surface of your fingertip, which changes every time your heart beats [...]
Tristis is logic game with a twist of addition [iPhone]
Tristis is a logic game that throws in a little mathematics. You are given a five by five grid that contains a handful of numbers, with another group of numbers on the right. The numbers in the square grid are on grey chips that are completely static and therefore cannot [...]
Mark important moments in your voice recordings with Highlight by Cohdoo [iPhone]
Highlight by Cohdoo can simply transform your audio recordings. If you are a researcher, do a lot of interviews, listen to lectures, or do pretty much anything else with an audio recorder, this app could greatly boost your productivity. Picture yourself in school (or back in school) taking notes. The [...]
HiCalc Pro is 12 calculators in 1 [iPhone]
HiCalc Pro (Calculator – 12 in 1) is a tremendous upgrade over the current iOS default calculator. It doesn’t just give you a few upgrades for its small price tag, but rather provides twelve different calculators in one package. HiCalc Pro provides the typical basic & scientific calculator, a currency [...]
Are you interested in adding music to your videos? Try Vidify [iPhone]
Vidify is a music video creator for your iOS device. The app allows you to take a video clip from your camera roll (or any video app), select any song from your music library, and combine them, or as the developer states “Vidify It”. Vidify allows you to use as [...]
Draw Book Mobile lets you sketch and paint on your iOS device [iPhone]
Draw Book Mobile is a new drawing app that turns your iOS device into a drawing table. The app features 6 outstanding drawing tools that allow you to draw, paint, color, sketch, and write at your leisure and are fully customizable. You can choose any color according to the hue, [...]
Tired of of junk mail and spam? Let Unlistr Pro unsubscribe you from mailing lists [iPhone]
Unlistr Pro is a new utility that automatically unsubscribes you from those pesky mailing lists that spam your inbox. The app is very simple to use and works on almost all newsletters, retailer advertisements, and listservs. You simply add an email account (me, mac, hotmail, live, gmail, yahoo, rocketmail, and [...]
Have trouble keeping up with your bills? Download Pageonce – Money & Bills [iPhone]
Pageonce is one of the top bill and money management apps on the market. It allows you to manage all of your money and track all of your spending in one place. Pageonce currently supports over 6000 providers, including credit card, mortgage, and utility companies. You simply use your online [...]
SeatGuru by TripAdvisor will help you find the best seat on the airplane [iPhone]
If you are looking for the best way to create a pleasant experience on your next flight, then SeatGuru by TripAdvisor is the app for you. SeatGuru is a dependable source for not only airplane seating, but also in-flight amenities. The app provides access to over 700 color-coded seat maps [...]