App Reviews for iPhone and iPad Devices

Do you crave the best iPhone apps? Check out these reviews for insight before you download. Leave a comment for apps you've tried and let us know what you think!

Jacks or Better Could Be a Lot Better


The app known as "Free Video Poker" or "Jacks or Better" is a very rough, 1990s DOS type video poker program from large, Irvine CA based MobilityWare.  As the screenshot shows, the interface is a far cry from a Las Vegas style video poker machine. Also note a rather unique ad format, a mini-banner that [...]

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Posted 08.23.08 in | Similar iPhone apps: , ,

Flipbook is Fun for all Skill Levels


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Flipbook is a fun app that is much more sophisticated than it lets on. For an iPhone app with such a low price, Flipbook contains an incredible level of features -- color and brush size controls, layers and onion-skinning, undo, the ability to load pics from and save images to your photo library. These are robust tools.

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Posted 08.22.08 in | Similar iPhone apps: ,

Pogo Stylus is Finger-Slidin' Good


While I may have been "born with the ultimate pointing device" (according to Steve Jobs), my fingers are a bit oversized when it comes to creating fine detail. It's a problem I've gotten used to when typing text messages, but now that drawing apps are available, it's time to find a better solution. So I [...]

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Posted 08.22.08 in , | Similar iPhone apps: , ,

Crusher for iPhone


Crusher is a solid game. It incorporates decent graphics, great sound and strategy. Crusher feels like a couple different games mixed into one. It mixes games like Bejeweled with centipede type games in which there is a cannon at the bottom and you shoot upward toward a target. With Crusher you actually shoot gems up [...]

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Posted 08.22.08 in Uncategorized | Similar iPhone apps:

Coin Toss


I’m just going to let the guy speak for himself. From the Coin Toss web site: “I was thinking of a good program to write for my first iPhone application. I thought this idea would be a good intro to the programming for me. I looked to see if there were any other coin toss [...]

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Posted 08.22.08 in |

Break Lite has Great Graphics, Lacks Control


OK so looks like with Break Lite we are getting yet another copycat game – Break Lite is like Breakout. We are seeing a lot of those on the iPhone. The first time I played Breakout was back in ’86. I was firmly planted on my cousin's couch as I was amazed to see a [...]

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Posted 08.22.08 in | Similar iPhone apps: ,