Articles and Reviews by Jennifer Beam
Pixo by PaintPoker is one of the more original iPhone games I’ve seen in a while. The basic premise of Pixo is to test your color perception by recomposing a picture in order of color dominance. Pixo presents users with a picture that has exploded into small squares and then you select the colors that you [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: Games
For those who enjoy simplistic, pick up and play games for their iPhone or iPod touch, Dodgem by Nikita Logachev is pretty much a winner. The premise of this simple game is to guide a lone star around the screen for as long as possible while avoiding enemy shapes and racking up points. Dodgem uses [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: Editor's Picks, Games
It’s nearly Mother’s Day and once again, new ideas have emerged for recognizing moms for all their love and all they do. The newest Mother’s Day app available for iPhone or iPod touch is Mother’s day, Send your iFlowers and iCards by ideas2mobile GmbH. A virtual flower shop, Mother’s day, Send your iFlowers and iCards [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: Lifestyle
Ant Hill is an entertainment app that puts a simulated ant hill on your iPhone/iPod touch screen and — much like Pocket God — lets you interact with the ants in a sadistic sort of way. Ant Hill was developed by Concrete Software, a company that is no stranger to the App Store and that [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: Entertainment

Packing Pro is an organizational packing checklist for anyone preparing to travel for any reason. From the very beginning when I first checked out this app, I felt as if Quinn Genzel, the developer of Packing Pro and the lite version, Packing, personally knows me and wants to be my travel buddy. I can not [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: Editor's Picks, Travel
What first began as a Flash 9 game on the Internet, Perfect Balance: Harmony for iPhone and iPod touch is puzzle game that strikes a perfect balance of value for price and entertainment. Perfect Balance: Harmony contains over 60 levels of geometric stacking and balancing that requires a bit of thought, a bit of balance [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: Games

Categorized as a finance app, Kids Allowance (formerly Kids Allowance and Rewards) could also fall into the category of productivity because when it comes to kids, a reward system is one of the best motivators. Kids Allowance by Gedgers helps parents with kids of any age to set up individual “accounts” for tracking allowance and reward points. [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: Editor's Picks, Finance

Classifieds Pro by EPage, Inc. is a compilation of classified sites like Craigslist, eBay, iClassifieds, and Oodle in one simple app for the iPhone or iPod touch. The collection of sites is easy to browse and the ads are filtered by category when and where applicable. Before beginning the basic breakdown of Classifieds Pro, it’s [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: Editor's Picks, Lifestyle

VoiceCount by Solnet Solutions Ltd. is a countdown timer for your iPhone or iPod touch (2nd generation only). There’s not a lot to say in regards to an explanation of what VoiceCount does. It is a countdown timer that talks to you. So long as the application is open, a British male voice audibly counts [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: Utilities, Worthwhile Apps

AyeNotes is an iPhone productivity app that was designed to address what the developers, Aye Team, must have seen as common issues with note-taking apps, such as speed, ease of use, and portability. What AyeNotes provides is the ability to assign shorthand clips that will expand into whatever you define them to be, sync to the [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: Productivity
Sprill: Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle - I love the challenge of a good picture seek and find. The fact that there are several apps for iPhone and iPod touch created in similar fashion to my ultimate favorite — I Spy — is pretty cool in my opinion. I have already had the pleasure of reviewing Yard [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: Editor's Picks, Games
If you haven’t given Spiffyware’s Super Ball 3 a try yet and you enjoy brick breaking games like Breakout, then definitely give this app a gander. Super Ball 3 is sleek, responsive, and has enough levels to remain a fresh pick on your iPhone menu for awhile. It is similar in play to 3D Brick [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 4.0/5 | Category: Editor's Picks, Games

Planetarium is an iPhone app that puts the solar system in your pocket. Developed by Core Coders, Planetarium features planets displayed in beautiful 3D along with features that allow you to fly across the solar system or watch the rotational orbit of the planets. The touch screen interface allows you to take control of your viewing angles [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 3.5/5 | Category: Education

If you’re already familiar with Howcast.com, the online community website that shares video guides for how to do just about anything, then you’ll understand the concept of this app. How to Videos from Howcast.com makes their collection of how to videos available right on your iPhone. The How to Videos from Howcast.com can be entertaining, informative, [...]
Jennifer Beam rated this app 4.5/5 | Category: Best Free Apps, Lifestyle
Like other similar apps for iPhone, Tip Calculator Top is exactly what its name implies — a tip calculator. You can input the amount of the bill, select the percentage you want to tip, and even split the total bill evenly between multiple people and receive an immediate calculation. You’ve probably seen it or similar [...]
Category: Finance
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