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Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 12/11/2017

December 11, 2017 by RSS Feed

Toddler Learning Games Ask Me Color & Shape Games , Tape , Home Budget Plan Pro and more

iPhone:

Tape ( $0.99 → Free ) Alexander Rutkowskij Tape will liven up any party. It’s a cassette player emulator that features 16 cassette styles to choose from along with four fonts. The controls are entirely gesture-driven, allowing you to pause, go to the next song, go to the previous song, and change cassettes with swipes.

Home Budget Plan Pro ( $1.99 → Free ) MoneyBudgie Home Budget Plan helps ensure that you live within your means. Start off by customizing the groups and categories to match your lifestyle within the “Set Up” menu. Then add your monthly income and expenditures to each line, and you’ll be able to see if you’re staying within your budget or overspending. The app also provides in-depth analysis to identify areas where you need to cut back.

Universal:

Toddler Learning Games Ask Me Color & Shape Games ( $3.99 → Free ) Eggroll Games LLC The app will present your child with a cute and colorful object, and they must find all of the matching ones at the bottom of the screen. Each object is accompanied by hand-clapping music and rhyming narration. The app includes over 100 objects to discover.

Backgammon HD ( $3.99 → Free ) Trivial Technology This is our favorite version of Backgammon in the App Store due to its massive online community. It’s always more fun to play with others, right? You’re able to play turn-based or live games of Backgammon via Game Center. You can choose to play with a friend or see how your skills match up against other players all over the world. The cool part is, you don’t have to sit around and wait to be matched up. You can actually hone your skills against intelligent AI opponents in single player games while you wait for a match to be found.

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Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 12/10/2017

December 10, 2017 by RSS Feed

Duck Warfare , Animal Math Games for Kids in Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade Learning Numbers, Counting, Addition and Subtraction Premium , Splashtop Personal for iPhone and more

iPhone:

Splashtop Personal for iPhone ( $2.99 → Free ) Splashtop Inc. You must first install the free companion software on your home computer. Splashtop will then be able to automatically discover and connect as long as you’re on the same Wi-Fi network. Once connected, you’ll be able to access and view files on your computer, watch videos, play games, and listen to music remotely.

My Luv for couples ( $1.99 → Free ) hbull My Luv is a gorgeous yet simple app dedicated to your significant other. It allows you to count down to big events in your relationship, whether that’s the day you met or your wedding anniversary. Each event can include a short description and a photo. As event days approach, you’ll receive a heads-up to ensure you don’t miss it. You’re also able to monitor events via a lock screen widget.

Universal:

Duck Warfare ( $0.99 → Free ) allen park These ducks mean business. The GÜSCO corporation is trying to force you out of your home, but the ducks aren’t going to stand for it. Tap to send your duck troops into battle. As your enemies fall, you’ll be able to collect duck bucks that can be used to purchase new, more powerful troops. The game includes five areas, 25 levels, 40 enemies, and 24 ducks to unlock. There’s also a Quacky Duck mini-game to enjoy in between the strategic action.

Animal Math Games for Kids in Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade Learning Numbers, Counting, Addition and Subtraction Premium ( $4.99 → Free ) Eggroll Games LLC To help each animal make their way home, your child will need to successfully complete a variety of math activities. Math activities range from adding and subtracting to counting and identifying geometric shapes. The app includes a total of 13 adorable animals to help home, and more than 100 activities. It also includes professional narration and instructions, and loads of positive encouragement.

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Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 12/09/2017

December 09, 2017 by RSS Feed

Holiday Jams , National Gallery, London HD , Jigsaw Wonder Puppies Puzzles for Kids and more

Universal:

Holiday Jams ( $1.99 → Free ) Melody Jams Inc. Holiday Jams will get you into the spirit of the season. It features a cast of 12 characters, all who play different instruments. Drag and drop them onto the stage to create holiday inspired tunes. You’re also able to play along with them using one of three instruments.

National Gallery, London HD ( $1.99 → Free ) Evolution Games LLP This is the ultimate art gallery app. The collection of 1,635 paintings can be broken down by genre or by name. You can also search for specific paintings by artist or name. You’ll find only the best paintings from prominent artists like Rubens, Titian, Rembrandt, and hundreds more. Paintings can be saved as favorites for quick access later on, and you can even save them to your library.

Jigsaw Wonder Puppies Puzzles for Kids ( $1.99 → Free ) Eggroll Games LLC You won’t be able to resist the charm of this jigsaw puzzle game. Each of the 35 jigsaw puzzles features an adorable puppy photo to reconstruct. The jigsaw puzzles can be broken up into as few as four pieces and as many as 24. You’re also able to choose whether or not you want a colored background and outline hints. What more could you ask for?

Spite & Malice HD ( $4.99 → Free ) Trivial Technology Unleash your inner demon with the fiendishly fun Spite & Malice. Your goal is to be the first person to play all of the cards from your own pile by placing them on the middle piles in numerical order. Don’t worry about the suits of the cards because in Spite & Malice they don’t mean a thing. Just remember that the best way to beat your opponent is to block them from ever playing their cards. The game includes a single player mode, and online real-time and turn-based multiplayer

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Polyword, SoundForest, Little Ben, and other apps to check out this weekend

December 09, 2017 by RSS Feed

This week’s edition of our Apps of the Week roundup features an object identifier and translator, a unique music-maker, and an eyes-free time-keeper for your Apple Watch. And as usual, we’ve selected two great new games for you to check out.

Polyword

So here is an interesting app. It’s called Polyword and it uses machine learning to identify objects you capture with your camera, and then translates the word into up to 30 languages. So let’s say you want to learn how to say orange in French. Simply open the app, capture a photo of the orange, and the app will identify what it is and tell you how to say the word in French. It’s probably not nearly as powerful as translation tools made by Google and others, but I thought this looked like a fun app to mess around with this weekend. Polyword is available for free.

SoundForest

If you’re a frequent reader of our Apps of the Week roundup, you know that I’m a sucker for music-making apps. SoundForest is a mini music maker that allows you to instantly compose a song using a collection of musical creatures. Compose a loop by tapping animal instruments and mix them into a hypnotic tune—you can make your own musical ecosystem! Features include 160 elements, 4 musical environments, 6 pitch levels, and more. SoundForest is available for free (with a single IAP).

Little Ben

Little Ben is kind of a cool little app for folks with Apple Watch. You’ve heard of the Big Ben (Great Bell) clock in London right? Well Little Ben is essentially the exact opposite. Where Big Ben is enormous and loud, Little Ben is small and discreet. It allows you to keep track of the time, and how much time has passed, using haptic feedback. So there’s no need to actually look at your watch. Want to know when it’s 5 o’clock? The app will give you 5 tiny taps. 6 o’clock? 6 taps. And so on. Again it’s not going to be for everyone, but I thought it was a clever idea. Little Ben is available for free.

Portal Knights

Leave the familiar world behind and step into the fantastic unknown with Portal Knights, a cooperative 3D sandbox action-RPG! Level up your character and craft powerful gear to defeat your enemies in real-time tactical combat. Explore dozens of randomly-generated islands and restore peace to a world torn apart by The Fracture. Features include tactical action combat, 3D worlds, random storylines, epic boss battles, cross-platform multiplayer, and more. Portal Knights is available for $4.99.

Big Shot Boxing

Big Shot Boxing gives you the opportunity to live out the career of a professional boxer from their debut to retirement. Choose how to train your fighter and manage their progression up the ranks. Will you build up skills and experience fighting journeymen or will you race up the ranks to challenge for the title? Features include easy tap controls, nostalgic old-school graphics, and more. Big Shot Boxing is available for free (with some IAPs).

More apps to check out

• VLC for iOS gains full support for 4K H.265 video & iPhone X display
• As Bitcoin surges, so does the Coinbase app in App Store
• Agile 2 review: a game of reflexes
• iDB app update brings support for iPhone X (finally!) and Smart Invert Colors
• Amazon Prime Video for Apple TV launches on tvOS App Store
• Instagram rolls out Highlights and Archive for your Stories
• Google updates Gmail app for iPhone X display
• Facebook rolls out Messenger for kids with parental controls

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It's Every Man for Himself in the Apocalyptic Ashworld

December 08, 2017 by RSS Feed

Ashworld ($3.99) by Pascal Bestebroer is an open-world survival adventure game that takes place several hundred years in a post-apocalyptic future. If you enjoyed games like Death Road to Canada, then you may enjoy what Ashworld has to offer.

Let's face it — whenever you tune in to the news these days, you may just wonder when the world is going to end, because it's inevitable at this rate. It may actually be better to start preparing for an apocalyptic future, honestly, and that's pretty much what you're getting in Ashworld. I've been a fan of Orangepixel's other games, like Meganoid 2017, Heroes of Loot, and Space Grunts, so when Ashworld was announced months ago, I was eager to give it a shot.

$10.99

Death Road to Canada

Rocketcat LLC

$2.99

Meganoid(2017)

Pascal Bestebroer

$3.99

Heroes of Loot

Pascal Bestebroer

$3.99

Space Grunts

Pascal Bestebroer

Visually, Ashworld retains the retro, pixelated art style that Orangepixel's titles are known for. Everything's rendered in 2D, though the game does feature dynamic lighting and daytime cycles, which give everything a bit of oomph to it. And despite the fact that everything is pixelated, the game still manages to pack in plenty of fine details and textures. The tiny character sprites on the open map are still distinctive from each other, though it's probably best to play this game on an iPad.

The colors in Ashworld are mostly dark and gloomy to fit the post-apocalyptic theme, but there's some bold and vibrant hues from fires and cartoon blood that contrast nicely. Animations are smooth and fluid with no issues of lag on my iPhone 8 Plus. The game also features an eerie soundtrack that goes well with the overall tone, and sound effects are fairly realistic for what it's worth. For a more immersive experience, I'd recommend playing this game with some good headphones.

With Ashworld, even though it's an open-world adventure that's procedurally generated on new games, you still have the same opening each time. The story behind Ashworld is that in 2017, a nuclear war began. It's been 400 years since, but the remaining humans are still cleaning up the mess from that nuclear war. It's a game about survival, and resources like food and water are as scarce as they come. The Ragers rule the barren land, terrorizing their way to become top of the food chain. And at night, there are the Skellies, which only become more powerful as time passes.

It's up to you to help the protagonist survive this mad world by making use of what's left. You'll encounter various friendly NPCs who will help you if you help them, different weapon types to help you take out your foes, food and water to help you replenish energy, various vehicles to help you get around or squash enemies, and more. Ashworld even has its own crafting system, and you gain experience and level up to increase your survival skills.

While the game is open-world, it's an adventure that involves resource management and tests your survivability. And if you usually don't like open-world games because there isn't much guidance, Ashworld has story missions to help you get where you need to go. There's also sub-quests if you want even more to do. Once you have a mission, you can access the game's map at any time to view where your destination is. There's also an arrow pointer above your character that points you in the right direction, which is always helpful for those who get lost easily (like me).

The controls in Ashworld are simple enough, and they're fully customizable as well. In the bottom left of the screen will be an invisible virtual joystick that lets you freely roam around on the overworld. If you go inside of a building, then you'll have two buttons for moving left and right in the bottom left corner. The bottom right corner contains two buttons: X and A. The X lets you do actions, such as attacking with your equipped weapon. The A button lets you talk to NPCs or jump, depending on where you are. The A button shifts around slightly, depending on if you're on the overworld or inside a building.

When you're driving a vehicle, the game adds a forward and reverse button above the X and A buttons. You use these to accelerate or reverse the vehicle, and steer with the left and right arrows. It does take a bit of getting used to, but feels pretty good after a while.

If the default controls aren't to your liking, you can adjust them in the game's settings. It separates them into Platform, Running, and Driving controls, and lets you re-position the buttons as you wish, adjust sensitivity levels, and the touch area size (big, small, or default normal).

Ashworld is a tough and challenging game, and definitely not for the feint of heart. There's a lot of open space with the barren lands, and Ragers can come in at any time to fight you. It's all about quick thinking and reflexes in this game, as well as managing what few resources you have. Plus, nighttime is even more dangerous with the Skellies coming out, so trying to survive in the day to get enough weaponry is a task in and of itself.

An open world survival adventure set in a post apocalyptic future.

The Good

Ashworld is definitely a fun, albeit frustrating open world survival adventure. The vintage-style graphics are great, though a bit small on iPhones, and the sound is delightfully haunting. There is plenty of things to do, and surviving long enough to do it all is a test of skill. The controls are simple enough, but the customization really takes the cake. If you're not satisfied with the default settings, make sure to go into the options and tweak it around until you find the right settings for you.

The Bad

While Ashworld is a good game, it's not for everyone. As mentioned earlier, the game is not forgiving and can be rather difficult to get far enough to make good progress. I also found the slight shift in the A button position when switching between the overworld and platforming to be a bit annoying, but at least you can change it if desired. I also think the opening should be skippable, because I've seen it a few times already now.

The verdict

If you're craving a tough-as-nails survival adventure game, then Ashworld is going to be right up your alley. The game has great pixel graphics, the sound design is great, and the controls are highly customizable. But if you're more in the mood for a game that's relaxing, you won't find it here.

Still, if you're searching for a post-apocalyptic survival game, then Ashworld is a good contender. Ashworld is available on the App Store as a universal download for your iPhone and iPad for just $3.99. The game is also available on Steam for $13.99.

8.5

OVERALL

Replayability 9

Sound/Music 9

Game Controls 8.5

Graphics 8

Gameplay 8

$3.99

Ashworld

Pascal Bestebroer

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