MyPlaces! ($1.99)

Version – 1.2.1

Review – “A great way to sort your photos by events!”

If you spend a lot of time traveling and you love taking photos, MyPlaces! is an app that you should tame a look at! The concept is simple. MyPlaces! allows you to sort your photos by the event they were taken for. It also allows you to add location data to your photos if they’re taken with a device that does not have a built-in GPS chip.

When you open up MyPlaces! the first thing you see is a simple interface with a menu bar at the top and bottom of the screen. To add a new event, or “Group,” all you have to do is touch the “+” button in the upper right corner of the screen. All you have to do is enter a name for the group and then touch the “Done” button in the upper right corner. You can sort the list of Groups or the events within them in ascending or descending order by touching the button in the center of the bottom of the screen.

Once you have added and opened up a “Group” you can add individual locations, photos and notes by touching the “+” button in the upper right corner. You’ll be taken to a screen with a map to enter in location you are posting about. At the bottom of the screen is a “Notes” button that will let you view and edit the name of the event and add relevant notes and photos.

It may seem a little silly at first to put your photos in an app to sort them by location when your iPhone already does that for you. With that said, if you’re the kind of person that takes a lot of photos, you’ll very quickly come to appreciate the fact that you can sort your photos into a variety of different sections based on where they were taken and what you were doing! All of that combined with the ability to add notes about the events you’re photographing manage to make this app quite useful.

The best selling points of this app are in how simple it manages to keep itself. At any time if you need to remove entries all you have to do is touch the “Edit” button in the upper left corner of the screen and use the familiar iPhone interface to touch the “-” button on the left and then touch the “Delete” button on the right.

While the interface is pretty simple, if you’re unsure and want to be walked through it all you have to do is touch the “?” button in the lower left corner of the screen. With that said, I don’t think very many people will ever need this feature because of how simple the app is. If you’re still unsure of how useful this app can be, I’d encourage you to try out the “Lite” version of the app for free. It is fully functional, just with ads and a limit on how many groups and events you can add.

- David H.

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Developer – Alan Dalessi

URL: http://www.thelostproject.com/myplaces/

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easyFinder (Free)

Version – 1.0

Review – “Helping people find you made easy!”

Sometimes there’s nothing more frustrating than trying to give someone directions over the phone. If you find yourself constantly trying to send and receive directions, you may want to check out easyFinder! easyFinder makes it extremely easy send location information that can be viewed on any phone with access to Google Maps!

When you open up easyFinder the first thing you’ll see is a dialer much like the phone app. You’ll want to set things up first, and you do that by touching the little “i” button in the upper right corner. There is some basic information that will be used to generate the text that will be sent to your recipients.

Once you get everything setup it takes just a few seconds to send your coordinates to someone. You can either type in a phone number, or get one from your contacts list by touching the phonebook button on the left side of the screen.

If you want to send a message in addition to your coordinates you can either change the “Position” message in the setup options or you can create a custom message by turning your device sideways and typing in whatever it is you want it to say. Once you’re ready all you have to do to generate the message and link is touch the “Position” button. The “to” field will be automatically filled in with whatever number you chose within the app.

While sending your coordinates will work with any phone with a web browser and access to Google Maps, the “Request” feature requires the other party to have the easyFinder app running on their device. When you choose a number and touch the “Request” button it will send that person a link that will open up easyFinder on their phone and automatically fill in your phone’s number so they can send you where they are quickly!

If you even think that this app may be something you would be interested then you should really check it out. The app is very simple to use and it worked for me without any kinks whatsoever! That combined with the fact that it’s currently free and might not stay that way make this a great time to grab it up as well!

- David H.

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Kemba – personal journal (Free)

Version – 1.02

Review – “Keep a personal journal with a unique twist!”

Kemba is a journal that not only helps you keep track of your thoughts, but it also helps you keep them organized! People that journal write about all kinds of things, they write about their experiences as mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and as participants in all kinds of activities and hobbies. What if there was a way to keep track of how much time you spend writing about different parts of your life? Well with Kemba (a sort of acronym for “KEep Me BAlanced”) you can do that and more with an easy to use interface on your mobile device!

The first thing you’ll need to do when you open up Kemba for the first time is set up your “roles.” These are the different aspects of your life that you want to post about and keep track of. You can have anywhere from just a couple of broad ones, or you can choose to really micro-manage things down into up to 14 different categories, each with it’s own unique color code.

Once you get your roles set up you’re ready to start journaling! To write a new post you just touch the “New” tab at the bottom of the screen. You’ll need enter a title for your post and it will automatically track when you start and end your post to figure out how much time you spend on it.

Once you’ve finished a post you can add up to 4 images to your post. Unfortunately you can’t just snap pictures from directly within the app. This is not a huge deal, but being a journal app it would be nice to have a way to just snap a quick picture to add to your post. Once you have your post finished you’ll need to enter in which “role” your post is most closely related to and then touch the “Save” button in the upper right corner of the screen.

Over time and as you accumulate more posts Kemba’s graphs will get more accurate. The idea is that with time you’ll find out where your true priorities lie. While you may want to think that you spend the most time on certain activities, you may find your life completely dominated by some of the more trivial things in your life! The graphs break down not only how many posts you create for each “Role,” but also how much time you spend writing them.

While I’ve never been a big “journaler” myself, this app manages to take a fresh approach that uses journaling to help set your priorities. While the app is free to try out, if you really want to get the most out of this app you’ll probably want to spring for the full version which can be bought via in-app purchase. While this may seem a little pricey, if you really want this app to be a help in setting your priorities, $4.99 is hardly going to break the bank. So what are you waiting for? Click the link below and check out Kemba for yourself today!

- David H.

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Developer – Mobickus LLC

URL: http://kemba.mobickus.com/

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Balance Your Life App (Free)

Version – 1.0

Review – “Check your priorities with a simple app!”

One thing that pretty much everyone struggles with at one time or another is setting priorities! How do we fit everything into our schedules and still manage to put enough emphasis on the things that are important? Well while an app in itself is not going to make you change your priorities, the Balance Your Life App is designed to help you assess them!

The interface is pretty simple. When you open up the app you’re taken to the main list. To add items to your priority list all you have to do is touch the “+” button in the upper right corner of the screen. You’ll be taken to a form that will allow you to add an item from a template, or to add a custom item if you want to.

Some of the template’s that you’ll see are for things like education, family, friends and Job. One thing I did find a bit odd is that there were no categories built-in for religion/God. With that said, I did find that most of the categories that I needed were there, you just won’t find a lot of extremely specific category’s.

In addition to setting your list of priorities you also need to set a certain “point” value to each item. This will help you figure out which things you are spending the most time doing. Not only will you see how many points each item has, but you’ll also see the percentages of how much of your time as a whole they are taking up!

To edit your list of categories just touch the button in the upper right corner labeled “Edit.” You can then delete any item by touching the little “-” button to the left and touching the “Delete” button.

If priorities are something you struggle with, then you know that they can be a big deal! If you’ve been looking for a good way to figure out what things you need to focus on in your own life, you may want to check out this app. Best of all the app is totally free! So what are you waiting for? Check it out in the App Store today!

- David H.

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Developer – Mirko Paschke

URL: http://www.mirk-paschke.de

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Almost DSLR ($1.99)

Version – 1.1.3

Review – “Take full advantage of your iOS camera!”

So you’ve heard all the talk about how great the camera’s are in the iPhone 4 and the new iPod touch? And then you saw the app that you use to actually take the pictures! While it is simple to use, certain parts of it are kind of slow and there are not very many options to customize it. If you’ve been looking for a way to really take control of the great camera in your device you might want to check out “Almost DSLR!”

The first thing I really noticed about this app is that it loads very quickly, even a little faster than the default iOS app. Once the app is loaded up you’ll see a menu full of options on the left side, two buttons for taking pictures and video at the bottom, and a small row of buttons in the upper right corner of the screen.

The app adjust quickly if you tilt it to the side, and all of the buttons remain in the same general area of the screen in landscape mode. If you’re using an iPhone 4 or a 4th generation iPod Touch you can also switch cameras by touching the button in the upper right corner of the screen.

If you touch the settings icon on the right side of the screen you’ll be able to set the camera to a variety of different quality settings. Depending on your device the settings are slightly different. For example, the iPhone 4′s maximum resolution for video is 1280×720, while the 3GS can only shoot 640×480.

There are a few other options in the settings menu that allow to set how the “Focus” and “Exposure” controls work. Basically the way that the app works is you touch something on the screen it will focus on the area. In addition if you double tap something on the screen, the app will set it’s exposure to the area of the screen that you select. In the option screen you have to ability to set whether the Focus and Exposure stay set at what you select, or if they continue to auto-adjust after you move the device.

Overall there plenty of features in this app to keep most users happy. You can set your devices LED flash to be a camera flash, or a torch. You can also Turn Focus and Exposure lock on/off, and turn the “grid” that helps you line up your pictures on or off as well!

My favorite features of this app though have to be just how quickly this app loads and that it has the ability to take pictures and to take video with the press of just one button! There is no sliding a button to the side to switch between video and photos!

Unfortunately, as good as this app is, every app has it’s faults. The main thing that really disappointed me is that “Almost DSLR” lacks a digital zoom feature. While there is a button in the upper right corner menu that allows you to select what kind of screen resolution you want, there is really not a way to zoom way in on something far away get good pictures.

All things aside, I really think that this app is going to replace the built-in iOS camera app for many people. the speed, and added features will not only allow you to take pictures more quickly, but it will also help you to take higher-quality pictures in bad lighting as well!

If you’re still reading this review and you’re just not sure if you want to download it yet, then you might want to check out the free version of the app. It has the same basic feature set as the full version and will give you an idea of how it works and feels. So what are you waiting for? Click one of the links below and check it out yourself today!

- David H.

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Developer – Rainbow Silo

URL: http://www.rainbowsilo.com

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Mortgage Calculator – The Amortizer ($0.99)

Version – 1.1

Review – “A great app for homebuyers and homeowners looking to refinance!”

Whether you’re looking to buy a new house, or you’re looking at refinancing a property, wouldn’t it be great to be able to figure out what a loan would look like anywhere on your phone? Well now you can with a $0.99 app called “Mortgage Calculator – The Amortizer” for the iOS!

The app itself is pretty simple. To calculate the costs of a loan just touch the “+” button in the upper right corner of the screen and fill out the information that you see on the screen.  You’ll need to enter the purchase amount, down payment, interest rate, loan term, etc., and then touch the “Calculate” button in the upper right corner of the screen to figure out the costs associated with the proposed loan.

In addition to calculating the actual mortgage cost, you can also add in your escrow as well to get a more accurate number. To do that just touch the “Add Escrow Cost” button at the bottom of the loan information screen. You can then enter in each cost that is a part of your escrow individually, or you can add the total amount of your current escrow if you choose.

The loan breakdown that you get once you’ve calculated it offers a variety of interesting information. It calculates the total interest that you’ll pay on the loan, the total amount that you will pay on the loan if it goes as scheduled, and a breakdown of how much you will pay each month towards the interest and principal of the loan!

Another great feature of the app is the ability to generate PDF’s of the loan information and email them to anyone! To do this just touch the “Email PDF” button in the upper right corner of the screen. You’ll get the choice of whether or not to include the amortization schedule or not, and then you’ll be taken directly to a form email with the PDF attached to it.

My personal experience with this app is that it made it very easy to get quick figures on what a loan will cost you. Unfortunately what it does not have is a way to calculate what it will cost you to refinance a loan. With that said, the app is only $0.99, and the PDF email feature is a great way to share loan figures with people while on the go. I’d encourage you to head to app store and check it out for yourself today!

- David H.

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Developer – Brainy Apps, LLC

URL: http://www.brainy-apps.com/products/the-amortizer-for-iphone

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version 1.0

$2.99

I should start this by saying I am not a religious or spiritual person, myself, but I do respect the fact that a lot of people find value in that. A lot of people in the world need something to believe in, as well as some outside motivation to keep them going in their day-to-day lives. This is where an app like Energy4You comes in. Each day you can open up the app and have a new quote and a gorgeous mandala to greet you.

This app features 366 different mandalas, in a great, easy to use interface. Simply swipe through the calendar, or jump to a specific date, in the Preferences. Each mandala features a different saying for each day of the year, including leap years.

Here’s the app’s description, in the words of the developer:

“The energy giver Mandala perpetual calendar contains 366 wonderful mandalas (365 days + leap day). The pictures are colored with wise fitting advice for the day. The mandalas and quotations harmonize with the energy quality of the chosen day. Numerology, studies of Feng Shui, ancient meanings of symbols and effects of colors received equal parts in their selection.

Mandala means circle in Sanscrit. It refers to perfectness and unity which are desired by every people. The pictures in the calendar help you reach this inner unity and wholeness day by day.”

CALENDAR FEAUTRES:

* 366 beautiful mandalas
* daily wisdoms
* date picker
* full of spirituality, based on numerology and Feng Shui
* charged with pure energy
* on the grounds of spiritual studies
* in multiple languages

Energy4You is available for the iPhone and the iPad, and is available in the App Store now for $2.99. Get it now!

© 2010, Mikem. All rights reserved.

Audio Class Notes Free

Version – 1.0

Review – “Take notes the easy way for free!”

I found that one of the most irritating things in college was trying to keep up with some of my professors taking notes. There’s just so much information in some classes that sometimes it’s hard to decide what you need to write down. If you have one of those classes you may want to check out Audio Class Notes Free on your iPhone or iPod Touch!

When you open up the app the first thing you’ll see is a menu with three options. You can “Record a new file,” “Play A Recorded File,” or view and edit preferences in the “Options” menu. Inside the options menu you’ll see buttons to select the recording quality, remove all data from the app, and to add/remove “Classes” which is how all of your recordings are organized!

Once you’re ready to start recording you’ll need to make sure you’ve set up the class that you’re recording notes for, and then touch the “Record a new file” button. To start recording just touch the “Record” button in the upper left corner. At any time you can pause recording, or when you’re finished just touch the stop button stop and save it. You’ll be asked for a name for the recording, and if you don’t give it one then it will be named “Recording #?”.

Once you’ve recorded your class notes to review them later just touch the “Play A Recorded File” button. You’ll be given a list of all the files that you currently have. You can remove items from the list by swiping and touching the “Delete” button that comes up, or by touching the “Delete Mode” button in the lower right corner and using the “-” buttons to the left of the recordings.

To play a recording just touch it and you’ll open the the playback screen. From here you can not only listen to your recordings, but you can also tag certain parts so that you can quickly find them later. This is extremely easy to do, my only comment would be that there really needs to be a way to delete “tags” just in case you add one in a place where you didn’t want it, or you named it wrong.

All things aside this is a very useful app, and I was very impressed with how well this app was able to pick up people’s voices, even at a distance. Best of all though it’s totally free! The only thing you’ll have to deal with are the ads that you see at the top of the screen. They are not obtrusive though, and if you choose to view them they are Apple’s new “iAds” so you don’t have to leave the app to check them out!

If you’ve been looking for a voice recording app similar to this one, there is no reason that you shouldn’t at least give this a try. While there may be apps out there with a few extra “bells and whistles,” it is very doubtful that you’ll be able to find a better, easier to use app than this one for free. So what are you waiting for? Click the link below and check it out for yourself today!

- David H.

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Developer – Michael Parks

URL: http://www.blackmusesoftware.com

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version 1.2.1

FREE!

AppZapp has been around for quite a while and has brought us apps like “Do Not Press The Red Button”, and many more. They have somewhere around 20 apps in their catalog for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, and they have released a new app to try and sort through it all: Discover the App Store.

AppZapp has released a new app to easily guide you through the AppStore. “Discover the App Store“ is an easy walk through all the apps has to offer, with a simple easy interface. AppZapp also has a “PriceAlarm“ function, that will always inform you of sales or promotions of certain apps you love. You just set up a free account, and select the Apps you want to monitor.

“Discover the App Store” is a great tool to help you find what your looking for in the App Store. It features the same great descriptions and details you’ve come to know from the App Store. It supports App Stores in the US, UK, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

AppZapp Features:
- App offers, free apps and new apps at a glance
- Detailed overview of the apps with pictures and videos
- The feature “Preisalarm“ informs you about markdowns of selected apps
- Watch list for apps
- All changes and updates at a glance
- Browse through all the AppStore categories
- Top 100 list of the most popular apps, sorted by “iPhone“, “iPad“, “Paid“ and “Free“ Apps
- Browse the various AppStores
- Price chart history for each app (30/60/90 days)
- Share Apps via Facebook / Twitter / SMS / eMail

This is a great app for monitoring the App Store. Something the is missing from the actual App Store. Being able to keep an eye on certain apps that you may find a little pricey, and know when there are going on sale, is a terrific feature, that will probably never be included by Apple. The “Changes and Updates at a glance” feature is great, if you’re interested in knowing what has recently been updated, or want to ignore updates and focus on new releases only. Seeing as this app is free, there is no reason we cannot recommend this app.

You can get AppZapp: Discover the App Store now for free, in the App Store. Get it now!

© 2010, Davidh. All rights reserved.

ToucHotel (Free)

Version – 3.2

Review – “Find and book hotel rooms from your phone!”

Do you travel a lot? If so you’d probably be happy to have an easy way to book hotel rooms without talking to a hotel representative! ToucHotel uses an extremely basic search feature to quickly connect you with hotels in the area that you’ll be staying in!

When you open up ToucHotel you’ll see a search bar at the top of the screen. Below that search bar is a list of all of your recent searches if you have any yet. To find a hotel in your area all you have to do is type the name of the city in the search bar at the top of the screen. Once you do a list of matching results will show up below, and all you have to do is touch one of them to view all of the hotels in that city!

When you touch a city to search inside you’ll be taken to a screen with two scroll-wheels. You can use these to select what day you’ll be arriving and how many days you plan on staying. Once you have it all set up just touch the “Search Hotels” button at the bottom of the screen.

One thing that I noticed pretty quickly with this app is that there is no way to specify what state you are searching for a city in. For example; there are 39 “Springfield”‘s in the United States, but if you search for Springfield you’ll only be shown results for one of them.

With that said, if you do find a hotel that you’re interested in the city you’re aiming for all you have to do is touch it to bring up a screen full of information on it. At the top of this screen is a picture (which you can click on to see more), the name of the hotel, the Hotel’s rating, and four buttons to access info about the hotel, a map of where it is, photos and to share information on the hotel with someone!

At the bottom of every hotel screen you’ll see a list of room types that are available with their current price. Touching any of them will bring up a confirmation screen that will tell you everything about the room and offer a link to a page where you can actually book the room! All you’ll have to do is enter a name and a credit/debit card to reserve the room, so do that and then touch the “Book now” button at the bottom of the screen.

My overall impressions of this app were that it is very easy to pick up and use quickly. However, if you have difficulty locating the right hotel(s) in the right cities there is not really any way to do an “advanced search.” You’ll just have to scroll through the results until you can find what you’re looking for!

All things said, the app is free, and does do what it claims to do! If you’ve been looking for the easiest/quickest way to book a room this may be what you’re looking for. If; however, you’re looking for an extremely powerful tool to locate and compare hotel rooms worldwide you may find the search features in this app slightly frustrating.  With that said, it is very simple to use and it’s available for free in the App Store today!

- David H.

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Developer – UserFans

URL: http://www.touchotel.com

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iStair ($0.99)

Version – 1.0

Review – “Count your steps as you work out!”

If you’ve got a regular workout routine and stairs are something that are included in it, you may want to check out iStair. iStair is an app that will count how many steps you’ve taken for you! How does it accomplish this you ask? Through the use of the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer!

When you open up this app you’re taken straight to the main screen. At the top you’ll see a large number that shows how many steps you’ve taken, and just below is a “Reset” button and a “i” button. To use the app you’re supposed to just hold it in your hand as you walk up the stairs. I was kind of expecting the app to ask me to just put it in my pocket, but holding it makes more sense if you really want an accurate count!

At any time you can restart your step count by touching the “Reset” button. Touching the “i” button will bring up a screen that describes how to properly use the app. There is also a “Sensitivity’ meter here as well. By default the meter is set in the middle and is set at the ideal sensitivity, based on an average person’s step.

There’s not really much else to this app, but it does what it’s designed to do well.  If you’re workout routine regularly includes steps (whether on a machine or on real steps) you may want to check out iStair.  This app can make keeping track of your workout as easy as holding your phone as you walk! So what are you waiting for? Head to the App Store today and check it out for yourself today!

- David H.

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Developer – Stefano Giovanni Rizzo

URL: http://www.nerd news.it/ios/istair

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© 2010 Cervo Media GmbH

$0.99

The large display of Apple’s iPad is amazing for viewing photos. You can easily put your pictures on the device for viewing wherever you go, and share with your friends anytime. You can use the touch display to swipe through your photos, pinch to zoom, and more. Well, what if you could be more interactive with your photos? What if your pictures had sound, to further immerse you into that world? What if you could touch the photo and actually interact with the scene? Magic Pictures HD – Living Pictures, exclusively for iPad, does this.

Magic Pictures HD – Living Pictures allows you to truly interact with these great photos by Tobias Tomsch. The pictures have a kind of “Ken Burns” effect, with an overlay of “particles” that you can move around with the touch of your finger. Depending on the environment of the photo, you can move bubbles, raindrops, and more.

The audio added to the photos brings in a whole other level of immersion into each world. They sound like real life recording of the outdoors, in high quality, stereo sound.

Stunning photography

Discover the beauty of our planet. A wide range of areas is covered: From snowy Austrian mountains to South American flowers – This is natures best captured in over hundered pictures!

Living pictures

Technically they are called “particles”, we call them “fascination”. Sometimes they have the form of fireflies, that follow your finger, sometimes they are dreamy bubbles that you can catch, sometimes they are rain – just wipe those drops from your iPad. Every single picture has a particle system!

A complete experience

To make the experience even more immersive, we have included relaxing nature sounds to compliment each picture/particles combination. Listen to crickets while you chase dandelions or enjoy the soothing sound of wind chimes while you watch amazing mountain views. A perfect multimedia experience!

And many more features:

1. Use in landscape or portrait mode – The pictures scroll by!
2. Particles and sound can be switched on or off
3. Large clock (can be switched off)
4. Thumbnail navigation
5. Random or sequential slideshow
6. Gorgeous user interface

Magic Pictures HD Living Pictures from Cervo Media GMBH, is available in the App Store now, for $0.99. Download it now!

written by Mike McKinnon

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© 2010, Mikem. All rights reserved.

Sound Sleep (Free)

Version – 1.0.1

Review – “Improve your sleep with Sound Sleep!”

Whether you are suffering with insomnia, or you just want the time you spend sleeping to be more effective you may want to check out Sound Sleep. The app uses sound effects that have a “subliminal” effect on your mind to help you sleep.

The app itself is pretty simple. When you open it up you’ll see a timer at the top of the screen. You can set the amount of time that the sounds will play by touching the “Set Time” button just below the timer. You can also set the volume of the “subliminal” sounds here as well.

You have the choice to listen to music of your own while you listen to the sleep sounds. To create a list of songs to play while you fall asleep all you have to do is touch the button in the upper right corner of the screen. You’ll be taken to a screen that will show your current list of songs to play.

To add songs to your playlist just touch the “+” button in the upper right corner of the screen. You’ll be able to search through all of your playlist and also scan through your songs by title, artist, etc.. Once you’ve added songs to your playlist you can remove them at any time by swiping the screen over the song you want to remove and touching the “Delete” button.

Throughout all of these screens you’ll see a bar at the bottom of the screen that contains a play/pause button, and both a forward and a back button. The music and sound effects will even keep playing if you exit the app as long as you have iOS 4 installed on your device!

In addition to everything else, there are actually 3 different “sound” settings for sleep sounds to choose from. You can access these different settings by touching the button in the lower left corner of the screen. There are two of them designed for sleep induction and one that is designed to help you fall asleep when you are wide awake.

All other things aside, apps that use “subliminal” sounds to help induce sleep, lose weight, etc. are going to have different results on different people. The app is very easy to use though and the ability to use your own music and keep it playing when you exit the app are nice touches. If you’re suffering from some kind of sleep disorder you certainly can’t go wrong with free. So what are you waiting for? Head to the App Store and check out Sound Sleep for yourself today!

- David H.

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Developer – Bliss Software, Inc.

URL: http://www.blissoft.com

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© 2010, Davidh. All rights reserved.

Version 1.0

$2.99

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.

We have seen many “tap” style music games come to the iPhone, since the App Store opened in 2008. Music games are a natural progression for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the tap style games a great. Pointers looks to bring something different to the genre, with SwingSwing Motion, using the accelerometer to play the game.

Similar to other music games in the App Store, the premis is to get through all the songs on each level of difficulty, to progress through the game. It starts you off pretty easy, but gets quite challenging, the further you get. Each song has three levels of difficulty, Easy, Medium, and Hard. There is also an Extreme mode to unlock, for a few of the songs.

There are 17 songs in total. There is no licensed material, but the songs included are well known classics. The list as as follows:

1. Chopsticks
2. Wild West
3. Turkish March
4. Dancing Cat
5. Twinkle Little star
6. Hokey Pokey
7. Ten Little Indians
8. Dance of The Swans
9. Habanera Tango
10. San Sebastian
11. SwingSwing
12. La Campanella
13. Pathetique
14. Thunder Cat
15. Extreme Notes for Turkish March
16. Extreme Notes for La Campanella
17. Extreme Notes for Dance of The Swan

Each level and each song has uniquely designed backgrounds, making the game visually fun, as well as fun to play. The design is simple and easy to follow, so anyone can pick up this game and start playing.

SwingSwing Motion is available in the App Store now for $.99. Get it now!

written by Mike McKinnon

© 2010, Mikem. All rights reserved.

Group Call & Text by Callvine (Free)

Version – 1.0.1

Review – “Keeping in contact with groups of people the easy way!”

Do you regularly send text messages to the same groups of people? How would you like to be able to start up a group call without adding callers one at a time? Well wish no longer because now you can do that and more with Group Call & Text by Callvine!

The app itself is very straightforward. There is a menu bar along the bottom with 5 buttons. There is a button for calling and one for testing. There is also a “Groups” button that allows to divide your contacts yourself, a “Recents” button that shows all of your recent group calls and a “More” button that contains some basic setup options.

To set up a group text just touch the “Text Now” button at the bottom of the screen. At the top of the screen is a search bar. You can either type the name of the contact you want to add or just touch the little blue bookmark symbol on the right side of the search bar. Editing your list of contacts is simple as well. Just touch the “+” button in the upper right corner of the screen to add things and “swipe” to delete just like you would on the iPhone’s mail app!

One of the things that I really noticed with this app is just how well it is designed to work with the iOS 4. Once you get ready to send a text message you are taken straight to the “Messages” app without leaving the Group Call & Text completely. Once you are finished with your message you will go straight back to the Group Call & Text main screen!

The group call feature is set up the exact same as the texting app. Once you get all of the people that you want to group call just touch the “place call” button and it will connect to all your friends. This section of the app offers the same “swipe” to delete method of the texting app.

While there are a lot of cool features in this app, the one that truly won me over is the “Groups” feature. Touching the “Groups” button in the lower left corner of the screen will take you to a screen where you can access, create and edit various lists of people that you call and/or text regularly!

Once you’ve created a group, touching it will bring up a menu with three options: Place Group Call, Send Group Text and Edit this Group. This is something that is sadly missing from the built in messages app on the iPhone. You can text people in a group, but there is really not a good way to keep several groups of people to send texts to regularly.

To make group calls with this app you will need to sign up for an account through CallVine. The group calling features are free for an introductory period that ends on Sept 7th, and texting is always free! Whether you find yourself regularly arranging group calls, or you just text to groups of people a lot this app is available for free. So don’t wait another minute, head to the App Store and download it for yourself today!

- David H.

Download Now!

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Developer – Callvine, Inc.

URL: http://www.callvine.com/support-faq

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– Quell –
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© 2010, Davidh. All rights reserved.

FREE!

You must be at least 17 years old to download this application Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes

Requirements:Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later.

iFindz is a new browser for the iPad, that is loaded with features. It helps you with work, school, and play, while keeping everything private.

It’s main feature, to me, is the ability to create user accounts. This protects your browsing privacy, as all your history, bookmarks, tabs, and notes, are all kept only on your profile. If your family is like mine, everyone wants to use the iPad to browse the web, and our 6 year old probably shouldn’t have full access to the internet. This way, we can log her in and she can just hit the tabs of the sites she’s allowed to visit. Each account is protected by a profile name and password.

A unique feature of iFindz, is the ability to send a message, or a “request”, to web content creators, without having to search for a contact page or an email. With a tap of a button, on any webpage,  you can send a request to the creator of that page. All requests are sent anonymously, and any replies will be sent to you, by iFindz. This is great for letting web developers know there may be errors on there site, requesting info on a product you might want to buy, or to submit content to someone’s blog.

iFindz makes looking back at your history, bookmarks, notes, requests, and responses, more engaging. iFindz adds images for everything you save. As long as you recognize the web pages you have visited, you can easily browse through your lists, and find what you’re looking for. A nice feature, especially for the kids who are still learning to read.

With the ability to add notes to any web page, iFindz becomes a great research tool. Either for school or for work, iFindz can be your essential tool for finding and saving important info for your next essay at school, or your next presentation at work. Notes can also be used to remind you why you were visiting a certain page.

I found iFindz for the iPad a great alternative to Mobile Safari, although not a replacement. There are many features in iFindz that I found useful. There are many other features not mentioned here, so you have to try this for yourself. It is a free app, so why not give it a try? You may use this in conjunction with Safari, to accomplish what you need to do. The big difference for me, was the ability to have user accounts to keep your browsing private.

iFindz for the iPad is available in the App Store now, for FREE! DOWNLOAD IT NOW!

written by Mike McKinnon

© 2010, Mikem. All rights reserved.

Version 1.0

There are a lot of voice/text plans for your iPhone out there, depending on your provider. Some companies will offer a plan that allows you to call other people on the same network, for free. This is a great feature, but how can you tell for sure that the people in your contacts list are on the same network as you, to take advantage of this service?

DoubleCheck from Double IP S.A. looks to solve this problem. With a simple interface, you can type in any mobile number and find out what carrier that number is assigned to. Works with all carriers in over 200 countries. It identifies the mobile carrier, and marks it in your address book, so you can easily tell if you’re making a free call, or using your plan’s minutes.

DoubleCheck features :
* Identify the mobile operator of a contact in your address book
* Identify invalid numbers in your address book
* Mark the retrieved information in your address book with just a touch
* Retrieved information is always available when you make a call or text your contacts
* Identify the mobile operator of a mobile number not in your address book
* Add the unknown number and the retrieved information to an existing contact or create a new one contact in your address book
* All operators in 202 countries are supported

When you open the app, you are brought to the “Checks” tab. This is where all the numbers you have checked will show up. The app comes with 10 free checks. After that you can add more, via in-app purchasing, in the “Store” tab.

The “Share” tab allows you to tell everyone about this great service. There is a pre-composed message, or you can edit it and add your own. It can be sent via email of SMS. Just select your method of choice and hit the Share button, and the message will open up in a new email or SMS message, right within the app.

The “About” tab gives you quick access to DoubleIP’s website, for more information on DoubleChecker, and other apps they may have available.

To check a new number, simply tap the “New” button in the upper right of the Checks screen. Tap the entry field and type in the number, using the dialer keyboard. Then tap “Check”. The process is pretty quick, and pretty accurate. The new number shows up on your “Checks” list right away, and once DoubleChecker discovers the carrier, it is automatically added. You can then tap the contact, and assign the carrier to the contact in your address book. This way, when you go to call some one, you know right away, whether they are on the same carrier as you, or not.

Over all, this is a great utility to help save you money on your monthly cell phone bill. It is available in the App Store now, for $.99.

Download it now!

written by Mike McKinnon (aka rorypiper)

© 2010, Mikem. All rights reserved.

Touch LCD ($1.99)

Version – 1.1

Review – “Use your iDevice as a full-featured alarm clock!”

Most people are fully aware that their iDevice offers the ability to set alarms from within the built in “Clock” app. If you use your iPhone, iPad or even iPod Touch regularly for this feature then you may want to check out Touch LCD.

Touch LCD is an app that offers a clock display with all kinds of information and extra features. It also has a large display for the time in the center of the screen, and several small displays forthings such as the time in another time zone, the day of the week, and lots more!

The thing that I enjoyed the most about this app is just how simple the interface really is. Everything is literally right at your fingertips with a single touch! The screen is divided into three sections, and there are several different options for what can be viewed in those three sections. To switch between these options all you have to do is swipe that area of the screen side to side.

In the lower right corner of the center area is a little settings button. Touching the settings button will bring up a long list of all the options that are available in this app. One of the first things I did when I opened up this screen is to go to the “Notifications” screen and turn off the “Touch Tones.” This is a feature that is enabled by default that makes a beeping noise every time you touch a button. The beeping noise, while not extremely loud, is very annoying.

Another cool feature of this app is night mode. If you do decide to use this app as a clock at night you can tone down the screen brightness by either touching the little moon-shaped icon in the lower right corner of the main center area, or by opening the settings menu and touching “Night Mode” button.

While there are a lot of positives about this app I did want to note a few issues that I would like to see the developers address. One of them is the sounds that are available to use as the tone for your alarms. First of all, the built-in beeps are just down-right irritating, and as such are all but unusable. The second thing is that the developer needs to add the ability to select individual tracks, or possibly to create your own lists from within the app.

With all of the other features such as the built-in timers and stopwatch, the feature that set this app apart for me was the “wake-up test”. I can’t even count how many times I’ve turned my alarm off without ever fully waking up and been late for something. The wake-up test requires you to touch the 4 corners of the screen in the order that they are lit up before it will turn off the alarm. The order that they are selected in is random and so you really can’t do it just by accident!

While the display of the iPhone makes this clock probably a little small for an alarm clock, this is a very useful app and it looks even better on the iPad! If you’re still reading this I’d encourage you to check it out in the App Store today. It’s only $1.99, so what are you waiting for?

- David H.

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App developer: Spuzzle Inc
Website: http://www.Spuzzle.com/

A new way to send your updates to your friends, Spuzzle combines the fun of a puzzle into twitter and Facebook to create a sort of Trivia for your friends to solve.

We’ve all gotten used to reading our friends ‘Status Updates’ or Tweets, but now you can add the fun of quizzing your friends. Instead of just telling everyone what you’re doing, where you are, or how you’re feeling you can create a Social Question – send it out and have your friends guess the answer. Interactive Social Updates!

Step 1: Create your Question. This could obviously be done without Spuzzle “Guess where I am?” but is more fun when you can completely customize. While you could create any Question you want (under 100 characters), you can also choose from one of the preset questions included.

Next Step: Include Hints. Here you can add word clues, or picture clues. Include photos already saved on your iPhone, or take a new one.

Step 3 is to send out your Spuzzle. You can notify your friends that you have a new Spuzzle via Email, Facebook and Twitter. You’ll send out your status update for your friends to go to your ‘Spuzzle’ (which will be on Spuzzle.com to answer.

While you will need a Spuzzle account (Free) to create and send your Social Questions, also, if you post via Twitter or Facebook your friends will also need to provide Spuzzle with their email addresses in order to answer the question.

I think this is a fantastic concept. While obviously I could just tweet/update a photo and question, this integrates great within my phone, and is a pretty fun alternate to a twitter client. Having to go through all of the extra registration is a bit of a chore, but only needs to be done once.

Luckily, the App is totally free. So you can test it out, and see if you’ll like the extra interactiveness of sending out Spuzzles instead of regular status updates. Go ahead and grab it from the link below!

~ChantelleJoy
Tweet Me: @ChantelleJoytwt

© 2010, ChantelleJoy. All rights reserved.

Version 1.7

Ever looking for the perfect excuse to end a phone call? No .. we never need to do that

Well if that sounds tempting you may want to Prank Calls – Pallaudio. The concept behind this is simple .. while talking on the phone you can invoke one of many options so you create the perfect excuse.

How does that happen? Well this app comes pre-loaded with a bunch of different background noises. While talking on the phone all you do is pick the background noise you want to use and Presto .. your excuse has been created!

What type of noises does it come with? Well a few of them are ..

- airport noises

- traffic on the expressway

- dinner noises

- restaurant noises

- supermarket

.. and many more.

The sounds actually sound pretty realistic and the developer recommends that you use these in speakerphone so they will sound even better.

In addition you can actually purchase additional sounds through the app as the developer adds them. As an extra feature you can even purchase an add on that will allow you to record your own unique background noise.

All in all this app is a bit of a hoot and when used randomly, and not overused, this app could give you a few laughs and help you end that phone call you really want to hang up from. For a limited time this app is listed as being free in the App Store, so I’d definitely take advantage of it, head over, and grab your copy today!

- Chris G

© 2010, ChristinaG. All rights reserved.