October 22, 2009
The $1.99 Critter Crunch iPhone application is a great game with cute graphics and solid entertainment. In the game, you're the big happy orange critter on the bottom of the screen, Biggs, who is tasked with feeding small critters to larger ones so that Biggs himself can be ... more
October 21, 2009
One of the games I have fallen in love with on the iPhone is Chocolatier ($4.99), an incredibly addictive game in which you are a chocolatier who must sell chocolate around the world. You'll visit factories and build concoctions of delicious treats, following ingredients to a tee in order ... more
Want to keep track of your finances? If you don't use an online application that stores your data like Mint, PocketMoney ($4.99) is a solid alternative. PocketMoney is a personal finance manager, allowing you to keep track of your credit card debts, checkbooks, and bank accounts. ... more
October 20, 2009
I've been reading about (and hearing about) a ton of Grocery applications for the iPhone and iPod touch, and none has stood out for me until I saw Grocery IQ ($0.99). Grocery IQ is a simple yet extremely powerful grocery shopping list that is elegant and professionally done ... more
October 19, 2009
I grew up playing the LIFE board game. There was nary a weekend that I didn't play it with my younger sisters. Now, the experience is available on the iPhone/iPod touch. For $4.99, the Game of Life is great family fun for all ages.
If you've played ... more
Parents rejoice! iKidNY ($2.99) is a handheld encyclopedia of venues in New York City that are kid friendly, which is especially helpful for geeky mommies or moms (and even dads) on the go. Got a 2-year-old who needs some playtime but it's raining? Check out ... more
September 17, 2009
Dinosmash Online ($0.99, sale price) is a fun addictive game to let you let off steam. In the game, you're required to shoot the other dinosaurs to get more points.
The game is self-explanatory. The introductory video is all you need to get on your way. ... more
September 16, 2009
Moonlights ($1.99) is a brilliantly-made tower physics puzzle. The object is to build towers based on available nodes that point to the moonlights and that stay there for at least three seconds without toppling over. Sometimes you may have to delete existing nodes; other times, you may ... more
September 15, 2009
Mahjong Epic is on sale for $0.99, and at that price, it's a steal for an incredibly powerful iPhone game. This game brings the power of Mahjong, the tile game from ancient China where you only match "free" (not surrounded by any other tiles) tiles to clear the board ... more
September 14, 2009
With probably 30 or so screens of iPod touch applications, you can only imagine that I was excited for iTunes 9 and iPod touch v3.1.1. After all, the highly anticipated feature of being able to manage your screen icons was introduced in both versions, which in actuality was a ... more