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Spidey’s Piano Is a Fun New Memory Game for iOS

February 18th, 2016

Sarah Hanlon

Spidey’s Piano
Price: Free
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Reviewed by Sarah Hanlon

Spidey’s Piano is a fun new game that requires players to memorize sequences. The game is entertaining for kids and adults alike and is off to a great start.

Concept and Gameplay:

Memory games are one of my favorites because it’s rewarding to be challenged in real time. Personally I like the pressure of knowing that one wrong move could mean the end of the game.

Spidey’s Piano, by Ben Ponniah, features a character named Spidey who has lost his leg to an evil villain. It’s your job to help him get it back by repeating sequences and completing levels. You start off at level I every time you play the game.

There are a few improvements that can be made in order to make this game even better. For example, there isn’t a way to pick up where you left off if you have to close the game.

You start with three lives, and you lose a life if you hit the wrong note. Your score is cumulative as you play, and Spidey’s Piano increases in difficulty as you reach higher levels.

Features:

Spidey’s Piano iPhone Game

Even though Spidey’s Piano is off to a great start, there isn’t much that sets it apart from other memory games. In fact, he lacks quite a few basic features such as Game Center integration and even leaderboard tracking.

While there are many great games that make you always start off at the beginning, they usually also provide some way of skipping past at least some portion so you start further along.

The fact that Spidey’s Piano doesn’t let you pick up where you left off is frustrating. There should be some way to start further into the game.

Checkpoints or separate levels would definitely make it much less frustrating to play, especially if you don’t have time to sit and play through as many levels as you can at once.

Value:

Spidey’s Piano is available to download from the App Store for free and is universally compatible with iPhone and iPad. The game is supported by ads that pop up at the end of every level, and unfortunately you have to wait them out.

You get to try the game for free and then, once you’ve had a chance to check it out, you can decide if you want to disable ads via an in-app purchase.

Spidey’s Piano requires iOS 6.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.

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FileCalendar Lets You Add Files to Events and Syncs Your Existing Calendar

February 17th, 2016

Sarah Hanlon

FileCalendar – Attach documents, pictures and contacts to calendar Today!
Price: $1.99
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Reviewed by Sarah Hanlon

Keeping track of meetings and events can be a difficult task, but trying to manage attachments and files associated with important dates is even more troublesome.

Luckily there is a handy app for iPhone and iPad that aims to make file management a breeze.

FileCalendar is an incredibly useful app that works directly with your existing iPhone and iPad calendar.

It lets you attach over 20 different file types to events so you’ll hopefully never lose track of an important file again.

Concept and Functionality:

When I first heard of FileCalendar, developed by Homburg&Schmidt UG (haftungsbeschränkt), I had a hard time figuring out how this app could be useful on a regular basis.

After taking this puppy for a test drive, however, I found myself wondering why this wasn’t something that could be built into the native iOS calendar.

I did have a bit of trouble figuring out how to use FileCalendar effectively, mainly because there isn’t a tutorial to show you how to use the app correctly.

In order to add an attachment to an event, you have to use the iOS context menu and open an attachment or file in FileCalendar. From there, you can select which event to attach the file to or you can create a new event.

The only major drawback to the visual aspect of FileCalendar is that it looks almost too similar to the native calendar app. Personally I’d like to see a bit of variation in the design, mainly because it looks pretty plain.

I also found that FileCalendar lacks a way to see dates with files attached in the year overview screen; you have to scroll through all of your events listed by day in order to see those with files attached.

It’s not a huge deal for those with a light schedule, but it could be very troublesome and irritating for anyone with a full calendar.

Features:

FileCalendar iPhone App

FileCalendar is a pretty powerful calendar app in itself, mainly because it features the ability to sync everything with your existing calendar.

You don’t have to worry about rebuilding your schedule from the ground up in order to take advantage of features.

As I mentioned above, FileCalendar supports pretty much every file type available. From images to spreadsheets and PDF files, most users should be able to easily add files to events.

There’s even a built-in file manager that allows you to find all attached files in one place.

Value:

FileCalendar is available to download from the App Store for $1.99 and is universally compatible with iPhone and iPad.

When it comes to value, I think FileCalendar is worth what you as the user will get out of it.

I do wish the developers offered a free version (or a limited trial) so users could make sure the app was right for them without taking the plunge and buying it outright.

Overall, FileCalendar is definitely useful as an app for those who find themselves swimming in email attachments and files that are associated with particular dates and events.

It’ll definitely help you stay organized once you use it a bit and figure out how the app works.

FileCalendar – requires iOS 8.2 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.

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Wiper: Media Has Never Been So Social

February 16th, 2016

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Wiper
Price: Free
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Wiper iPhone App

Wiper is a truly remarkable app that combines social networking with several entertainment features into one amazing app.

Wiper combines everything you may need to have a great fun times on your iOS devices. From getting lovely customized playlist and quality music on your iOS devices, to watching movies and messaging with friends, it’s got you covered.

That makes this app from Wiper, Inc. really unique, because we truly can’t remember an app that combines such features in one app. You can even save and send bitcoins.

Let’s take a look now to see how the developers have combined all the features and capabilities into one app.

Concept & Functionality:

In its core, Wiper is a messaging app that enables sending messages, photos and even making calls. We have tested the app for calls and I can confirm that it is surprisingly functional, with only slight occasional glitches.

The other entertainment features are an added functionality that the team of Wiper gives to its customers. I’m going to mention them bellow, but in terms of functionality and quality of content I can only give another huge plus. Tasteful organization and high quality of content are making this app extremely enjoyable and likeable.

Features:

Wiper iPhone App

I’ve already mentioned some features, but now I will talk about all of them separately. The messaging feature is like others you’ve already seen on Viberr, Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger. You can easily message with emojis, share your location, photos and videos.

In addition, make free calls to anyone and talk over the Internet. It functions properly. Another interesting feature Wiper has is the possibility to delete the messages you’ve send from the recipient’s phone. That is a feature we all know about as well, but it is always nice to have.

Wiper differs from all of the messaging apps because it enables you additional entertainment features. I watched some of the movies that are available within the app and they are really interesting, although I’m a fan of independent alternative movies. You can also stream movies yourself or download them for offline viewing.

You can also use it to listen to any type of music on the existing playlists. The playlists could’ve been better though. But, I liked the search feature and it works relatively fast. Also, if I follow my friend I can see what he/she has listen to, which is neat.

One surprising feature of Wiper is the fact that you can store and send bitcoins. I honestly didn’t expect that, but that is a really cool feature that may come handy in many situations!

Overall Value:

Wiper is great. It has so many useful features that can really be useful to anyone. The fact that the messaging and call feature is stable is a huge plus and the additional features make the app even better.

Listening to music, watching movies, storing and sending bitcoins, etc. are indeed high quality features that you can’t find in any other app on the App Store.

While the Premium Version does have some additional features, you may find that you don’t need anything more than what’s available for free, which is amazing.

Wiper requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.

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Updown Fitness Puts Your Personal Trainer in Your iPhone

February 15th, 2016

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Updown Fitness
Price: Free
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Updown Fitness iPhone App

Trying to get in shape on your own without a personal trainer is tough and makes it hard to stay in an effective workout routine. Whether it’s because you can’t always get to the gym or some other reason, it’s no fun working out alone.

Updown Fitness is a terrific new app that brings you all the benefits of a personal trainer to help you achieve your fitness goals.

Features:

This personalized fitness app, from UpDown Technologies, Inc., has the potential to offer over 1,500 different workouts to the users, which belong to five different categories.

These five categories include stretches, core, cross, strength and cardio. As you can see, Updown Fitness has the ability to offer a complete workout to your entire body.

Updown Fitness is a smart application. You can personalize it according to your specific needs and requirements within few minutes. In other words, you can select your preferred workouts along with their duration, location that you are planning to engage with the workout and the intensity of it.

The cardio category consists of fast paced workouts that can offer maximum calorie burn with minimum rest. It is ideal for all the people who are looking forward to burn fat and lose weight effectively.

Strength exercises can assist you to build body muscles by focusing on specific areas of the body. The core workouts can assist anyone to build a six pack with the assistance of a core strengthening routine.

For cross workouts the category contains a combination of intense, strength and cardio workouts, which can increase the muscular endurance. Last but not least, the stretch workouts category can target specific muscle groups of the body via many different stretches.

Updown Fitness iPhone App

People who use Updown Fitness are encouraged to find the perfect combination of exercises in between these categories.

Design and Functionality:

Updown Fitness is well designed to help you get the best out of this it and help your body to stay fit. The application takes down all your goals, progress and experiences.

It can also be considered as a social application. This fact makes it unique from the other fitness applications. The available social features in the app can assist the users to stay motivated. You can add friends to your list and share your workouts with them.

This lets you get to know about their goals and compete with them via the leaderboard. You can simply gain points through engaging with workouts and achieving your goals.

Overall Value:

Updown Fitness combines a modern interface with being completely free! How cool is that?

You don’t need to pay any money to download it and you will not be asked to spend any money to unlock the features as well.

In addition, the well-thought-out design makes it easy to navigate through the available features.

It can also be considered as an intelligent application because it will ask you to increase weight and reps based on your weight and fitness goals.

The bottom line is that any person who is looking for a quality personal fitness trainer app should download Updown Fitness. We highly recommend it.

Updown Fitness requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.

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Swipe and Pop to Help Mr. & Mrs. Cute in Cute VS Evil

February 15th, 2016

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Cute VS Evil
Price: Free
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Cute VS Evil iPhone Game

The latest trend followed by mobile game developers is to combine two different gameplay styles into a single app. It can give life to a fabulous output or lead to an absolute disaster.

Cute VS Evil is a perfect example of combining two gaming styles to create a fun and impressive new game.

Features:

Cute VS Evil, from TiTon ApS, can simply be defined as a combination of a classic and puzzle style shooter games. In fact, it is the very first swipe and pop type game to hit the mobile gaming arena.

Even though the concept seem to be little confusing, the developer has done a wonderful job with it and you will not feel any discomfort when you are playing it for the first time.

The gameplay of Cute VS Evil is similar to an ordinary match three game. However, you will be able to see a set of bubbles on the top of the screen. When you match three in a row, you will be provided with an aiming gun, which can be used to shoot the bubbles on the top.

You will have to move it towards left and right in order to get the perfect aim. It might sound a little complicated, but the actual gameplay is very straight forward and you’re sure to get used to it within a short period of time.

Concept and Functionality:

The interface of this game is filled with eye-catching graphics to make gameplay even more enjoyable for players.

Cute VS Evil iPhone Game

All the people who play Cute VS Evil will be able to dig right into the game and meet a variety of challenges in the long run. The challenges are impressive and you will never get bored while playing.

It’s also actually quite a relaxing game as you are not bounded with any time limits. Therefore, while you can certainly just pick it up anytime you want to kill a minute or two, we think many players will also play it during extended leisure time.

It is the first game to hit the market with a swipe and bubble shooting style and it provides a very interesting unique experience when you play it. The fascinating nature of this game has further been increased with the introduction of two characters, Mr. and Mrs. Cute.

Cute VS Evil also offers gamers an addictive gameplay. The graphics are absolutely superb and add greatly to the enjoyment of playing the game.

A large number of levels are available for the players and there is something new in each level. The latest update to the game has provided additional 40 stages. The developers have also promised to release a massive map for all the Cute VS Evil gamers.

Overall Value:

As you can see, Cute VS Evil is one of the best mobile games available out there on the Internet and there isn’t much to complain about it.

However, you will have to integrate your Facebook account to play this game and it does not always work as smoothly as you’d like. Once you start playing, though, you’ll hardly notice it.

Cute VS Evil requires iOS 8.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.

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InstaSnoop for Instagram Lets You Save Profiles and Photos with Ease

February 14th, 2016

Sarah Hanlon

InstaSnoop
Price: Free
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Reviewed by Sarah Hanlon

When it comes to social media, you can never be too careful. If you’re like me, you’ve accidentally liked or shared something you didn’t mean to, causing undue stress.

InstaSnoop is a terrific app that allows you to peruse Instagram without fear of accidentally liking a photo.

You can interact with Instagram normally, but everything you do is private.

Concept and Functionality:

You might not think something like InstaSnoop, by Ziad Ghosn, would be necessary, but there’s nothing worse than creeping on someone’s Instagram profile and accidentally telling them so by liking or sharing a photo.

Snooping isn’t the only reason you would want an app like InstaSnoop. For example, you might want to be able to follow other users without it showing up on your Instagram account.

InstaSnoop lets you easily create a “Snoop List” so you can follow users without actually doing so on Instagram.

The best part about InstaSnoop is the fact that you can optionally open a photo or profile in the Instagram app if you want to interact with something using your actual account.

This option is pretty hard to get to, so it’s not like you’re going to accidentally open Instagram within InstaSnoop.

Features:

InstaSnoop iPhone App

InstaSnoop is loaded with quite a few features that aren’t expected from a free social networking app. Along with the ability to create separate snoop lists for photos and users, InstaSnoop includes the ability to link multiple Instagram accounts to the app so you can easily switch between them.

Not only is this great for individuals, but it’s perfect for businesses and professionals alike.

This is usually a paid feature when it comes to Instagram apps, so it’s something that’s definitely worth considering if you’re thinking about using InstaSnoop.

Value:

InstaSnoop is available to download from the App Store for free and is designed for iPhone. The app is supported by ads, but you can optionally disable them via a $2.99 in-app purchase.

When it comes to price, this is a bit steep for disabling ads, but I found that the ads aren’t very intrusive and are only located at the bottom of the screen.

Overall, InstaSnoop is an invaluable app for anyone who wants to browse Instagram privately and without fear of accidentally liking a photo or following a profile.

InstaSnoop requires iOS 8.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.