Articles and Reviews by Jennifer Beam

Part drawing tutorial and part game, Draw This is an iPad app that challenges users to replicate images.

Kick the Buddy: No Mercy HD features the return of the invincible rag doll buddy and a whole new plethora of weapons and items to destroy him.

Heads Up is Warner Bros. new iPhone party game that has guessers and clue-givers racing against the clock to guess as many words as possible in categories.

CamFind - Search with Your Phone is a powerful mobile search engine for iPhone that tethers the real world and the internet for easy, accurate results.

They say “no news is good news,” but if you’re a news junkie then that just isn’t so. And if you crave news of various types and sources, then VU might be good news indeed. A news aggregate app for iOS, VU pulls news stories from multiple web sources and has the ability to “predict” [...]

What the Walrus Knows is a guide to shamanic meditation based on the ancient belief of connections with spirit animals.

Ideal for preschoolers, Tiny Tap provides opportunities for parents, teachers and even kids to create fun learning-style books with pictures and sound.

Yes, it's a simple coloring app, but Color Patterns can be used as a quick creative outlet for crafters, quilters, stained glass artists, and decorators.

Magisto - The Magical Video Editor makes video editing on the iPhone so easy, it feels like magic.

Loquella has a reputable language learning series available for iOS devices and the third installment, Learn Spanish by Loquella tackles the most popular foreign language in the US. Loquella’s methods are proven ones that guide serious language learners through multiple lessons on diction, grammar, language patterns and conversational tactics. Available as a series of 63 [...]

Word Soup is an iOS word game that combines the traditional search and spell challenge with a few tactical elements and three different modes of play.

With the release of Learn French by Loquella, the series of language learning apps for iOS has grown to include a total of three language options. Like with their other apps, Loquella takes a methodical approach to language learning and introduces users to pronunciation, grammar and dialogue while helping learners to grasp meaning. Learn French [...]

Pop Rocks World is a simulation game that follows the rise to stardom from no-name musician to mega pop superstar.

More challenging than the average bubble-popping iOS game, Splash It! is a frantic cycle of corresponding color selection and popping.

Stingy Bees is a visually-appealing physics game that adds a logic puzzle element to the typical catapult challenge.