The iPhone App Review : iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad App Reviews

The iPhone App Review : iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad App Reviews

Birthday Calendar Pal: Remember Facebook Birthdays with Ease

May 19th, 2013

Sarah Hanlon

Price: $0.99
Rating:
Birthday Calendar Pal: Written iPhone App Review

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Reviewed by Sarah Hanlon

Remembering birthdays of relatives is hard enough to do, so what happens when you have hundreds of Facebook friends? While there are many apps that allow you to be notified of birthdays, it’s time to become the ultimate Facebook birthday wisher!

Birthday Calendar Pal, developed by 321AppLabs, is a new and useful way to keep track of birthdays and send custom cards and greetings to your friends. Never wish someone an awkward belated happy birthday again!

Concept and Functionality:

Birthday Calendar Pal seeks to eliminate the risk of missing a birthday by connecting with your Facebook account and giving you easy access to birthday information.

In order to use the app properly, you need to not only allow Facebook access your information, but you also need to give the app permission to send posts to your friends on your behalf. Once you’ve successfully connected Birthday Calendar Pal to Facebook, you’re able to quickly and easily see upcoming birthdays.

Birthday Calendar Pal offers two ways to view upcoming birthdays. You can choose to view birthdays the classic calendar way or in list format. While this is purely personal preference, I’d have to say that viewing birthdays in a list format would be more efficient for users who have many friends. You’re able to see birthdays months in advance, plus you know which friends will be celebrating without having to tap individual days on the calendar.

Features:

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Reviewed by Sarah Hanlon

Of all the cool things Birthday Calendar Pal can do, I’d have to say that sending greetings to friends directly within the app has to be the coolest feature. After all, do you really want to be one of those friends who writes a typical “Happy Birthday!”, or do you want to quickly and easily send your friend something meaningful and personalized?

You can even choose to send a greeting via text message. There are hundreds of greetings to choose from, and all of them are sorted by category see you can easily find what you’re looking for. You can choose from short poems to jokes and even world languages. After all, how many people can say they were wished a happy birthday in Bulgarian?

Value:

Birthday Calendar Pal is available to download from the App Store for $0.99. If you enjoy keeping track of birthdays and you’re looking for a cool new way to do so, I definitely recommend downloading Birthday Calendar Pal!

Birthday Calendar Pal is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. A small expedite fee was paid to speed up the publication of this review.

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Achieve Your Goals in Record Time with Time Optimizer

May 19th, 2013

globalwhirl

Price: Free
Rating:
Time Optimizer: Written iPad App Review

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Reviewed by Michael Naber

Time Optimizer, from BogushTech LLC, is an app for the iPad. The point of Time Optimizer is in the title. The app helps you to optimize, or make better use of your time. Time Optimizer is built to help motivate you to achieve your goals and live a more fruitful and efficient life. The iPad application comes with an array of useful features that can help improve efficiency and effectiveness in your daily life. The application has an excellent design that us streamlined and easy to use. I’ll explain this more below but the main thing is that Time Optimizer has the potential to save you hours every month so you can stop checking your task and actually do them.

Features

The features of Time Optimizer are pretty cool. You can customize key areas, create multiple reminders for task, set modern date and time entry, use the planning time calculator, and more. These features combine into an excellent application that can be very useful and functional. The planning time calculator is especially cool because it can help you plan out your day in terms of hours. The app has an excellent interface, four modules, six key areas, three goal types, six task types, and a lot more. I would be really tedious to list all of the specific features, but if you get the app you will see how functional it is.

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Time Optimizer iPad App Review

Design

The design of Time Optimizer is about average. It could use some more color, but then again, that might hinder the functionality of the app. The app’s goal is to be easy to use, not look good. One of the best things about the design of the app is that it nearly eliminates the need for pop-ups. The app mainly uses a right panel if it needs to give you more information or have you enter an action. This is a new design shift away from traditional apps that have a pop-up requesting you to enter more information.

Overall Value

In all, the entire interface works but it could use a few added touches. Hopefully as the developers make more updates the design and functionality will improve even further. Overall Time Optimizer is a promising way to help you keep track of your daily task and events. It has a decent and functional interface that gets the job done and saves time in the process. If you have an iPad, I would check out this app right away. The developer also states that an iPhone version will be available very soon.

Time Optimizer

Time Optimizer – is compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later. A small expedite fee was paid to speed up the publication of this review.

The iPhone app reviews rating:

“The best iPhone apps and the best iPad apps are reviewed by TheiPhoneAppReview.com”

Easily Flow From Week to Week with weekflow

May 18th, 2013

globalwhirl

Price: $0.99
Rating:
weekflow: Written iPhone App Review

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Reviewed by Michael Naber

Weekflow is an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch from allthirds. The point of weekflow is to help you organize your calendars, appointments, and events in one easy to use format. The real power behind weekflow comes from it’s gestures. Weekflow has intuitive gestures incorporated that not only make it easier to use, but more fun to use as well. The application also comes with a clean interface that is geared to be functional and get things done. I’ll go into this more below below, but the important thing is that weekflow has the potential to make you more efficient and effective during the day.

Features

Weekflow has some really useful features that make it a great app to have. Some of the top features are a unique ‘weekflow’ view with an infinite stream of weeks, a ‘week peek’ overview, three different color modes, natural language input and the first calendar app to offer the possibility to create events with unclear dates. These features combine to give you an excellent and functional iPhone application. I really like the week peek overview, which gives you a brief glance at your next week. It can save a few seconds each time you check your calendar, but it really adds up. Another feature is that the app is in English and German. So if you speak a bit of German, or want to challenge yourself with a new language, give the German option a shot!

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weekflow iPhone App Review

Design

The design of weekflow is actually pretty good. I imagined a drab looking user interface, but instead, I discovered weekflow is actually really cool. While the gestures could be both a feature and a design element, I choose to put it in the design part of the review because it makes up the design. Everything in the app is designed to work with gestures. With weekflow, tapping is a thing of the past. Gestures seem to dominate the interface, and that is what makes weekflow unique. The overall interface of weekflow is clean, crisp, and functional, and I would highly recommend checking out the app.

Overall Value

Overall the application has great use of gestures, a variety of useful functions, and an excellent design. It’s an all around app that can be a great way to plan your events and better organize yourself. Right now the app is 50% off, so it would be a great time to check it out on the store. In total, it seems like a great app, and I would definitely take a look at it.

weekflow

weekflow – iPhone app requires iOS 6.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. A small expedite fee was paid to speed up the publication of this review.

The iPhone app reviews rating:

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ReRave is a Must-Have Rhythm Game for iOS

May 17th, 2013

Sarah Hanlon

Price: $0.99
Rating:
ReRave: Written & Video iPad Game Review

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Reviewed by Sarah Hanlon

As an avid music enthusiast, I’m always excited to learn about music games that are available. The days of Guitar Hero and Rockband really set the standard for how future rhythm games would be designed, and it’s about time that a revolutionary game came along and broke the mold.

ReRave, developed by Step Evolution, is a fun and challenging music game for iPad and iPhone. If you’re a fan of rhythm games, this is one you definitely have to try!

Concept and Gameplay:

ReRave literally puts a new spin on the music game genre. The concept of the game is to tap various symbols on the screen at precise times to match the beats of songs. Some symbols require single taps, while other times you’ll be required to complete more complicated moves based on difficulty level. Those of you who are familiar with games like Guitar Hero will definitely enjoy playing ReRave.

Each song can be played on three difficulty levels: Easy, Hard, and Master. ReRave allows you to anticipate how difficult the song will be to play by showing you a preview of the number of beat moves you’ll have to perform. While songs were a breeze to play on Easy mode, Master mode certainly isn’t for the faint of heart. Once you’ve completed a song you’ll see performance stats such as accuracy, max combos, final score, and grade. Read more »

Win Real Money with I Win Box!

May 17th, 2013

MarilynChau

Price: Free
Rating:
I Win Box: Written iPhone App Review

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Reviewed by Marilyn Chau

I Win Box by J.B.J Development is an app pitched as being a fun, easy way to win cash prizes. I Win Box players enjoy spinning a virtual die in order to work their way around a game board. Players can then submit their scores to an international score board for a chance to win weekly cash prizes.

Features:

I Win Box features a basic game board and a “click-to-roll” die that players use to test their luck. The goal of I Win Box is to get the high score of the week, and players can choose to play the game as long as they’d like to. However, only high scores that are saved and submitted to the international score boards are eligible for winning real cash prizes. Therefore, players must make the decision to either roll the die again to try to gain more points (and potentially lose all of their points) or to simply submit their scores as they are. The weekly high scorer of I Win Box currently wins $25, but this cash prize could change with time. Therefore, while playing I Win Box does require a bit of decision-making, most of the success gained in this app is based on randomized chance through rolling a virtual die.

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I Win Box iPhone App Review

Appearance and Layout:

The appearance of I Win Box doesn’t really leave any room for complaints. The graphics are bright and colorful and will remind many players of the graphics seen in traditional board games; others might notice the similarities between I Win Box and the designs in lottery machines. Either way, the simplistic graphics of I Win Box leave no room for confusion of how to play the game. Likewise, navigating through I Win Box is very simply done. First time users are greeted with an entry screen that directs them to either play the game, view current high scores, learn how to play the game, or personalize their app’s options. Setting up an account on I Win Box is also simple to do and must be done in order to be eligible for any of the weekly prizes. Just like the graphics of I Win Box resemble those of a board game, so does the game play and overall layout.

Value:

I Win Box is currently a free game through the iOS store, although special in-app purchases can be made if desired. Since playing I Win Box could potentially result in winning actual money, some iOS users might see this app as one worthy of the memory space it would take up on their devices. However, the chance of winning on I Win Box seems to be relatively low, and the randomized game play that doesn’t require much thought and so while it may very well enjoy the popularity of other games of chance such as lotto or slot machines, it may also bore some players. Give it a shot and see what you think.

I Win Box iPhone app requires iOS 5.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. A small expedite fee was paid to speed up the publication of this review.

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The Terrifying Building in Eyeville is an Allegorical Story for Children

May 17th, 2013

Sarah Hanlon

Price: $0.99
Rating:
The Terrifying Building in Eyeville: Written iPad App Review

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Reviewed by Sarah Hanlon

As parents, sometimes it can be extremely difficult to explain certain life situations to children. Occasionally it’s best to give kids a chance to understand these situations themselves by learning about them from a story.

The Terrifying Building in Eyeville, developed by Joel Grondrup, is a new storybook app that helps teach children about the effects of cancer in a subtle, yet understandable way.

Concept and Functionality:

The Terrifying Building in Eyeville is probably one of the most unique storybook apps I’ve encountered. The topic of cancer is often extremely difficult to explain to children, and to see a story that does so in a subtle but understandable way is nothing short of incredible. The story is about a little guy named Kanser who ruins the pristine city of Eyeville by uncontrollably constructing a horrendous building that eventually drives citizens out of town.

While I won’t spoil the storyline by revealing all ofthe details, I will say that the symbolism in The Terrifying Building in Eyeville is extremely strong and deep. Though it might not be clearly obvious to young children as to what the story is about, they’ll definitely understand once it’s explained to them. Even though the story is somewhat sad and dark at certain points, it does end on a positive and uplifting note. Read more »