Tamar Weinberg



October 22, 2009

Critter Crunch is a Cute and Addictive Puzzle
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

Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth with Chocolatier
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



PocketMoney, Check Please, and MPG are a Useful Suite of Finance Apps
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

GroceryIQ Makes Trips to the Grocery Store Easy
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



Wordology is a Fascinating Word Game
If you like word games, you'll love Wordology ($2.99). In this game, the object is to create as many words as possible, using up as many tiles as possible and leaving as few tiles possible on-screen. At first, you can leave a handful of tiles, but that ... more


October 19, 2009

The Game of LIFE for the iPhone: Rockin!
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



iKidNY Shows You Kid Friendly Fun in New York City
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 Brings a Fun Beating Online
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: A Way Addictive Physics Game
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 a Great Treat
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

Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Upgrade to iPhone/iPod Touch v3.1.1
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



UniWar is a Great Turn-Based Strategy Game
If you're a fan of turn-based strategy games, UniWar is one of those games you should definitely look into. UniWar features amazing graphics and stupendous sound in a prize package, featuring three different types of races in a grid, as pictured. Twenty-one missions are offered in the ... more