Editor’s Picks Apps

Spread not only plays into our fascination for sharing photo of things we like, but also our curiosity by providing a visual representation of viralness.

Tagged: information sharing, photo-sharing, social media, trending moment, viral images

With it's real-time alerts, easy to understand stock research and access to expert market research, Chaikin for tradeMONSTER is a winner on the iPad.

Tagged: personal finance, stock market, wall street

Stealth Checkers for iPhone and iPad offers a fresh take on two old school board games that can be fun just about anytime you want a little break from the norm.

Tagged: board games, checkers, chess, strategy app

Snow Brawlin’ is a solid arcade-style game with a nice combination of elements to keep the game entertaining, but simple and fun for everyone.

Tagged: arcade games, Game Center, snowball fight, whack-a-mole

A genuinely unique game, LETZ: The Story of ZED features a smart combination of word building, match-3 puzzle style and a clever storyline.

Tagged: arcade game, match three game, spelling words, unique game, word game

Nighty Night HD - Winter Special is an interactive bedtime story for young children featuring the soothing sounds and images of animals being put to bed.

Tagged: apps for kids, bedtime story, interactive book

Critix for Netflix is a powerful movie selection tool for iPhone that lets you breeze through your instant queue and get back to your cinematic experience.

Tagged: apps for Netflix, film fans, movie collection, movie trailers, rotten tomatoes

A game that shows off stellar graphics that really pop off the screen is Jet Raiders, a flying adventure through detailed and beautifully crafted levels.

Tagged: air combat, flight simulators, top-down shooter

Juice is a quick and easy energy tracker app that shows the correlation between sleep, nutrition, exercise and energy levels.

Tagged: daily journal, fitness calculator, health tracker, self-improvement, sleep health

Zapd for iPhone makes collaborative collages of photos, text and links. More than clever marketing, each Zap is a stylish, mobile-friendly website.

Tagged: blogging apps, information sharing, photo editing, photo-sharing, web design

Oahu Revealed is a comprehensive travel guide for iPhone that provides easy to navigate information and an interactive map to help travelers discover O'ahu.

Tagged: Hawaiian islands, travel guide

TinyVox Pro is a solidly built app with a ton of features that will help you take down notes for your classwork, new song or random thoughts.

Tagged: audio files, audio recorder, for students, note apps, voice recording

Word Winder HD is a word puzzle collection that offers unique word finds to challenge yourself or play with up to two friends.

Tagged: crossword puzzle, trivia game, word game, word jumbles

Jungle Adventure is an interesting app that will take your children on a jungle adventure to find exotic and wildly colorful animals of all shapes and sizes.

Tagged: child development, color recognition, educational game, jungle theme

Draw A Stickman: Epic is a draw-your-own-adventure game and one of the best uses of the iOS gaming platform I've ever seen.

Tagged: choose your own adventure, creativity app, drawing app, hand-drawn games, must-have apps