Trivial Pursuit - I have always felt lucky if I won at any trivia game. Since my friends and I are not big trivia buffs, it feels like we could play Trivial Pursuit for hours until one of us finally wins. We just keep rolling, asking questions, missing questions, and rolling again. Trivial Pursuit for [...]
As soon as you start playing Letter Bug, you will find that it is a unique word-forming game, with multiple layers and levels. However, because Letter Bug is more complex than other word games, it can also be slightly confusing. Letter Bug from Portable Zoo is similar to yet different from word games like Word [...]
Don’t let the name mislead you. Seek ‘n Spell is nothing like your childhood toy, Speak & Spell. In fact, forming words is only a small part of this adventurous, GPS-based scavenger hunt. Who knew a word game could be this invigorating? Seek ‘n Spell from Retronyms uses the iPhone’s GPS function to guide you and [...]
Zentomino - Whenever I review a strategy game app, I pretty much always describe it as “hard.” This may say more about me than the apps. That said, Zentomino is a hard game, but not too hard. Zentomino is a pentomino app for the iPhone. I had never heard of the word “pentomino” before today, [...]
I used Slacker Radio for the first time today, and I was impressed. Slacker Radio is a free custom internet radio app developed by Slacker, Inc. that provides some extra perks that its main competitor, Pandora, does not. Slacker Radio offers the same basic features as Pandora. You type in the name of a band [...]
When I first picked up the iPhone to play FriendFreak, I wondered if I would be stumped. How well do I know my friends? One thing is certain, I know them better than FriendFreak does. To play FriendFreak from TopDownApps, you are first prompted to sign into your Facebook account. You choose a category such [...]
World Cup Ping Pong - During my senior year of high school, we were given the choice in phys ed of playing competitive ping pong, or doing aerobics. Since it was the 80’s and I was already taking a Jane Fonda-style aerobics class three nights a week, I chose ping pong, and I discovered that [...]
BrainTeaser definitely teases your brain. Uwe Meier made this app a serious workout for your mind. Question is, how much of a challenge are you looking for? BrainTeaser could prove to be too difficult for you. In this game, the user taps on squares to reverse their colors. When a square changes color, it also [...]
Fandango - Movies are not cheap. In the spirit of the recession, I recently got rid of my satellite television. Now for entertainment, I am considering going to the movies again, and Fandango makes it easy to spend my precious play money wisely. With the Fandango iPhone app (from Fandango), all you need to find [...]
Farm animals and UFOs are common themes in the app store. Chickens, cows and aliens somehow bewitch people into spending their money. The game Sheep Abduction from Sticky Studios is no exception. Both the sheep and aliens in Sheep Abduction are nothing short of adorable. The sound effects of the bleating sheep and alien tractor [...]
Depeche Mode, an 80’s band that never went away, knows that in today’s world of digital music, album sales are only one part of a much bigger picture. In conjunction with their latest album, they released two apps: Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe and iDrum: Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe. These two music [...]
If you have ever visited Epicurious.com, you know that this website houses one of the most comprehensive and user-friendly recipe sites on the web. Epicurious Recipes and Shopping List offers a database of the same great recipes on your iPhone. Epicurious Recipes and Shopping List by CondeNet is nothing short of fabulous. With over 25,000 [...]
How much time do you have? iHeartNewMusic offers an endless list of new music you can stream from blogs on the web. There are people who search the web for music, and people who don’t. iHeartNewMusic from Scafell Software is for people who have an insatiable need for new music. With countless links, you could [...]
What are fractals? I have no idea. Are they be relaxing? Nebula - Relax with Fractals proves that they are. It has been about twenty years since my last math or physics class, so I looked up fractals on the web. What I sort of understand is that fractals are geometric shapes that are split [...]
iheart radio - Being a small town girl, I am not too familiar with Clear Channel Broadcasting. I remember the Howard Stern controversies – who doesn’t – but Clear Channel has otherwise not frequently touched my sheltered ears. Their iPhone app, iheart radio, has changed that. Initially only offering twelve Clear Channel radio stations, iheart [...]
