Readers’ App Reviews – February 2013

More great apps by fellow readers!

More great apps by fellow readers!

Alright readers, you’ve been hard at work developing more awesome apps! And its time to showcase a few again. :]

This month we’ve got:

• A cool workout app that will help you keep that 2013 resolution ;]
• Some addictive games including one you can play without looking!
• A powerful photo meta data organizer
• And much more!

Lets take a look at them all!

Clever Clues

Put your trivia knowledge to the test in this clue based puzzler.

Clever Clues gives your simple 2 or 3 word definitions and a scrambled letter grid. You’ve got to find words between 3 and 6 letters to solve each clue.

Its very addicting but can get rather challenging quick. Thankfully you can tap a button for a hint, which reveals the first letter of the word – sometimes a necessity for me! :]

• Author: Andrew Tetlaw @atetlaw
• Most useful tutorial: Introduction to In-App Purchases
• App Store Link: Check it out!

How I met your Panda

How I met your Panda is a very cute game with a very fat Panda!

Help this poor Panda find his true love through hours of levels that test your steady hand and quick reflexes. The game features familiar tilt controls while the excellent level design definitely keeps your mind working.

GameCenter and universal support help make this game a must download.

• Author: Israel Illan @israelillan
• Most useful tutorial: Intro to Box2D with Cocos2D Tutorial
• App Store Link: Check it out!

Mad Racer

You’ve got to be mad to race in this traffic! ;]

Mad Racer is a simple addicting game all about endurance dodging. Simple tilt controls allow you to steer your car around other cars and obstacles and into powerups and point boosts.

Get high enough scores to unlock new cars and get your name on the world wide highscore charts.

• Author: Bill Rigas @brigosx
• Most useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D
• App Store Link: Check it out!

Memory And Alphabet HD

Memory and Alphabet is a great app for kids. It packs over 170 words with sounds.

Four game modes will help teach your kids all 170 words. Games include bubble spelling, picture matching, memory matching, and learning gallery mode.

Every game is very interactive and well paced for children. The app includes audio cues and directions for kids who have trouble reading.

• Author: Rakshak Kalwani
• Most useful tutorial: How To Use Animations and Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D
• App Store Link: Check it out!

Photofacts – Picture Intelligence

Photofacts is a powerful digital photography tool providing extensive metadata for all your photos.

Photofacts provides geo-locations, color profiles, the most advanced EXIF data you can handle, lens details, and more. It will even aggregate not only local photos from your camera roll but also grabs pictures form Flickr, Facebook, and Instagram. It can even keep track of your friends photo feeds.

It has a beautiful interface for iPhone and takes full advantage of your iPad’s extra screen realestate. This is a must have app if you’re using your iOS device for professional photography.

• Author: Brian Kohn @pocketparadox
• Most useful tutorial: How To Use Blocks in iOS 5 Tutorial Part 2
• App Store Link: Check it out!

FruitSort Free

When I get bored in the grocery store, I just sort some fruit!

FruitSort is a fun game where you catch falling fruit by swiping open the properly labeled drawer. Watch out for fruit flies buzzing around trying to get in the way! Smash them! That’s what I did. :P

This fast paced game gets addicting and when things really get moving try not to mix up your strawberries and cherries. ;]

• Author: David Ivanov @BeakerApps
• Most useful tutorial: Introduction to In-App Purchases
• App Store Link: Check it out!

Pico Time

Help Pico survive the Bermuda Triangle!

Navigate Pico through fifty random mini games to help him avenge his father and save his girlfriend. From defending castles to throwing snowballs at penguins to fighting the Bermuda Triangle himself. This game will never leave you bored.

Endless arcade mode will keep you busy for hours after you’re done saving Pico in story mode. GameCenter will keep track of your highscores.

• Author: Tyler Bandy @HangZoneGames
• Most useful tutorial: How To Make a Space Shooter iPhone Game
• App Store Link: Check it out!

App Stalker

App Stalker will help you keep track of apps on your wish list.

Type in the name of an app you’ve got your eye on and it will keep track of price changes and udpates.

Its a simple app that does its job well when you need it without spamming your email or notifications when you don’t.

• Author: Weston Chambers @WChambersDev
• Most useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple RSS Reader iPhone App Tutorial
• App Store Link: Check it out!

Finding Power

This guy needs your help to find more power for his dying battery!

This excellent puzzle platformer challenges your mind and reflexes with 32 unique levels. Simple left, right, and jump controls let you guide your way through each level. Slide boxes, cut ropes, drag other obstacles to get all three power stars in each level. But be quick, the battery is running out!

• Author: Kotaiba Jabkji @KotaibaJabkji
• Most useful tutorial: How To Make a Catapult Shooting Game with Cocos2D and Box2D Part 1
• App Store Link: Check it out!

Ragdoll Cam

Ragdoll Cam is the most unique camera app I’ve seen!

Ragdoll Cam lets you draw different shapes around pictures you take to slice them up into pieces. Pieces can be connected to each other, draged around, resized, or just shake your phone and let physics decide!

This app provided endless hours of amusement for me while I tried find new things to interact with. Rearrange your face, jumble up a room, or just do something crazy.

• Author: Monte Hurd
• Most useful tutorial: Introduction to Augmented Reality on the iPhone
• App Store Link: Check it out!