Apps

Google launches YouTube Kids in the App Store

Christian Zibreg ∙ February 23, 2015

The Internet giant Google on Monday announced its dedicated YouTube application for kids. Dubbed YouTube Kids, the app is now available for the iPhone and iPad as a free download from the App Store.

Billed as “the first Google product built from the ground up with little ones in mind,” it's been designed as a safe place for kids to experience YouTube content deemed “kid-appropriate” such as family focused clips.

Because it's focused on children, the software includes a set of options that help parents control the experience for their kids.

Imps In Tokyo is a unique atmospheric adventure arcade game

Lory Gil ∙ Updated January 30, 2018

Most of us have wondered where dreams come from at least once or twice in our lives. There is even a whole industry around interpreting them. What if there was a whole other dimension where creatures were fighting to protect our good dreams from other creatures that are trying to steal them.

Imps In Tokyo is an adventure arcade that tells the story of good creatures protecting our dreams from bad ones. If they don’t stop the invasion, we may never sleep soundly again.

How to watch the Oscars on your iPhone, iPad

Jake Smith ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

ABC will be airing the 2015 Oscars on Sunday at 7PM EST/4PM PST from Dolby Theater, and if for some reason you aren't able to catch it on your television set, ABC is one of the networks that has actually embraced online streaming.

Sift, Evil Genius Online, WiFi Priority, and more apps to check out this weekend

Lory Gil ∙ Updated October 14, 2018

Some weekends, you have too much free time on your hands and want to fill the void with some form of mobile entertainment. Other times, you are so busy that you need an app that will help you get through everything faster.

No matter what this weekend looks like for you, we’ve got a list of apps and games we want you to check out. If you want to speed up or slow down, there is always an app for that.

AG Drive review: get behind the wheel of an anti-gravity racecar

Lory Gil ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

I’ve mentioned before that there are just too many racing games on the market. It gets to the point where, unless a game is doing something different, it starts to feel like a new skin on an old title.

AG Drive does something different. Instead of putting the pedal to the metal on hyper realistic pavement, players get behind the wheel of anti-gravity ships and blast off at incredible speeds across the skyways of the universe. We’ve got a full game review of AG Drive for you today.

Calcbot 2 launches as a freemium app with all-new look and new features

Christian Zibreg ∙ February 20, 2015

Tweetbot developer Tapbots has released Calcbot 2 in the App Store. The intelligent calculator app is now completely free for everyone, has no ads whatsoever and, among other perks, has been revamped from the ground up for iOS 8.

The refresh software brings out a brand new favorites system which replaces the somewhat confusing memory keys, includes an iCloud-sync'd history in portrait mode alongside the calculator and other perks.

Rovio’s new ‘Jolly Jam’ puzzler now available in the App Store

Cody Lee ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

Finnish video game developer Rovio released a new game for iOS and Android devices today entitled 'Jolly Jam.' It's a puzzler that looks nothing like the games from the firm's popular bird-flinging 'Angry Birds' franchise, and more like Candy Crush.

Unsurprisingly, Jolly Jam is a freemium title, which tasks you with strategically matching your jelly in a box to battle monsters and advance to the next level. All of this is part of an effort to help Prince Jam save Princess Honey and the Jelly Kingdom.

Facebook update allows you to add stickers to photos

Cody Lee ∙ February 19, 2015

Facebook today began rolling out a new feature to its mobile apps that will allow users to add stickers to their photos before uploading them. The functionality is similar to that in the "Stickered for Messenger" app the social network released back in December.

Users who have received the update should see a small icon at the bottom of each uploaded image, which you can tap to see all of the stickers you can use. After selecting a sticker, you can determine how big you want it and where it should be placed on your photo.

IFTTT rebrands iOS client, launches three dedicated task automation apps

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 30, 2018

IFTTT (an abbreviation of If This Than That), a popular Internet mashup service, announced in a blog post Thursday that its flagship mobile app shall be known henceforth as just “IF by IFTTT”. Available free in the App Store, it features an updated icon and a revamped new look.

In addition to it, the company has announced a trio of task focused ‘Do’ apps: Do Button, Do Camera and Do Note, each available free in the App Store.

With these dedicated apps, and more to come in the future, users can create specific on-demand workflows and tie them to buttons for quick one-tap access.

Twitch reflex based Duet Game is Apple’s new Free App of the Week

Christian Zibreg ∙ February 19, 2015

The full version of Duet Game by Melbourne, Australia-based Kumobius has just been slashed to zero bucks as Apple's latest free app of week. As you know, each Thursday App Store editors get to cherry-pick an app or a game that goes temporarily free for a week.

This twitch reflex title was on the App Store's Best of 2013 list and shouldn't be missed. Easy to play, hard to master, Duet elevates the act of dodging falling blocks into something “captivating, beautiful, even profound.”

10 great ways to put Workflow to work

Timothy Reavis ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

If you're a fan of automation in iOS and continuously strive to make common tasks easier, you've probably already been introduced to Workflow, an incredible app that enables users to create workflows, or recipes of tasks for the app to perform when invoked. The potential of this tool is incredibly far-reaching, and this article explores a few ways in which Workflow can be a must-have app.

Review: Alto’s Adventure, an endless snowboarding odyssey unlike any other

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 28, 2015

As promised, developer Snow's much anticipated game called Alto's Adventure has backflipped into the App Store. Two years in the making, Alto's Adventure challenges you to embark on an endless snowboarding odyssey across procedurally generated alpine hills and breathtaking scenery.

You're zipping through neighboring villages, drifting through peaks and valleys, collecting shooting stars, passing through ancient woodlands and long-abandoned ruins while enjoying with simulated night and day, weather conditions, awesome lighting effects and more, courtesy of the Unity graphics engine.

Featuring a somber soundtrack and smooth execution, the game has you rescuing runaway llamas while performing various tricks to progress and unlock new characters, each with its own distinct set of capabilities and snowboarding styles. Best of all, Alto’s Adventure is a premium game with no ads or In-App Purchases.