Readers’ App Reviews – November 2017
Check out some apps released by raywenderlich.com readers this November, including an AR Christmas Tree app, a coloring book app, a multiplication game, and much more! By Stephan Dowless.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, everyone is taking time to acknowledge what that they are most thankful for.
At raywenderlich.com, we are very thankful for our readers. Lets see what they have been up to!
I’m honored you are taking a quick break to see what the community has been building. Every month, readers like you release great apps built with a little help from our tutorials, books, and videos. I want to highlight a few today to give just a peek at what our fantastic readers are creating.
This month we have:
- An AR Christmas Tree App
- A coloring book app
- A multiplication game
- And of course, much more!
Keep reading to see the latest apps released by raywenderlich.com readers just like you.
Drums AR
This app is for all of the drummers who would like to carry around their drum set without all of the hastle of putting it up and taking it down.
Drums AR is a fantastic app for playing around on a virtual drumset. You just open up the AR camera on your phone, then the app scans the floor and inserts your very own drum set! You can rotate it around by swiping.
Once you have positioned it perfectly, you can lock it in place and begin jamming away by tapping on each drum. This app is great for playing around for a few minutes or for experimenting with different patterns that you may want to try out on a real drum set.
Download Drums AR and play around with it. See which one of your friends can come up with the coolest beat!
- Author: Bo Kalvslund @bokalvslund
- Most useful tutorial: iOS 11 by Tutorials
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Colorgram : Adult coloring book
Everyone enjoys taking a simple, black and white drawing and bringing it to life with a variety of different colors. Colorgram is a great app that lets you do just that!
Colorgram is a very simple to use coloring book app. It has a large amount of different pictures that you can choose from and add your own color to. The app features different genres such as Famous Cities, Adorable Dogs, Zen Mandalas, and many more.
After choosing the category you like, just pick a picture and start coloring! There are many different colors to choose from. Just tap the color palette on the bottom of the screen, use the scroll wheel to select the primary color you wish to use.
Then, pick which shade of that color you like best and start tapping on the picture to fill it in with color. You can zoom in and out, rotate, and even watch a video playback of you coloring in the picture!
Colorgram is tons of fun and there are so many different drawings to colorize. This app will keep you entertained for a while, and after you’re finished you’ll have something that you created to show for it. Download it and see what you can create!
- Author: Minsara Madhawa @colorgramapp
- Most useful tutorial: The Swift Apprentice
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Trigonometry Calc
For some people, math is difficult. This is especially true whenever you are dealing with trigonometry. Thankfully the Trigonometry Calc is here to help!
Trigonometry Calc is an app that allows you to calculate the different sides and angles of a triangle by just inputting the missing sides and angles. This app is very useful for saving time on calculations that may take a few minutes to do by hand. If you’re looking for the length of side “a”, just put in the lengths for sides “b” and “c” and the Trigonometry Calc will give you your answer!
If you need these type of calculations quickly and easily, download the Trigonometry Calc and save yourself some time and effort!
- Author: Bo Kalvslund @bokalvslund
- Most useful tutorial: iOS Animations by Tutorials
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Travel Hero – Benny & Bagelina
Every now and then, it is fun to go back to the classic style of 2D platformer games. Travel Hero is a great throwback to this style of game that we all know and love.
Travel Hero has you play as Benny the banana and your goal is to travel the world with your soul mate, Bagelina. This sounds like an easy task but there is one problem, Benny keeps getting lost. You must guide him back to Bagelina so that they will be safe and sound. There are many obstacles that you must overcome in order to reunite Benny and Bagelina such as dragons, zombies, and much more.
Can you help Benny stay with Bagelina and enjoy their trip around the world? Download the app and help keep them safe!
- Author: Steve Prescott @slprescott87
- Most useful tutorial: 2D Apple Games by Tutorials
- App Store Link: Check it out!
100 Day Selfie Challenge
We change very quickly, but not necessarily quickly enough to notice. If you’re looking for a way to record your ageing and see what has changed, the 100 Day Selfie Challenge has got you covered.
The 100 Day Selfie Challenge is an app where you take a selfie each day for… you guessed it, 100 days. At the end of the 100 days, it will compile all of your selfies into a video that you can share with your friends across many social media platforms.
I am currently on day 1 of my selfie challenge (see picture to the right). Now all I have to do is try to recreate this same face each day. :]
The 100 Day Selfie Challenge is a simple concept, but it is also a fun experiment that you can share with your friends.
- Author: Zac Workman
- Most useful tutorial: no book; used free tutorial on raywenderlich.com
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Augmented Christmas Tree
Do you love the look of a big christmas tree set up in your house, but don’t like having to set it up? Well Augmented Christmas Tree may be the app you have been looking for!
Augmented Christmas Tree is a fun holiday app that displays a Christmas tree in your house using the AR camera on your phone. You can view the Christmas tree right in your home and tap on the presents to play Christmas sounds.
This app will definitely get you in the mood for some decorating. You could even use it to preview new spots to put up your real tree for this year if you are thinking about switching it up a bit.
Augmented Christmas Tree is a fun app for the holidays and a great example of the capabilities of augmented reality. Download it and get motivated for the Christmas season!
- Author: Bo Kalvslund @bokalvslund
- Most useful tutorial: iOS 11 by Tutorials
- App Store Link: Check it out!