"If there is an app for that"

Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps on sale for a limited time

April 26, 2016 by macjeff

Everyone likes free apps, but sometimes the best ones are a bit expensive. Now and then, developers put paid apps on sale for a limited time, but you have to snatch them up fast. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store.

The post Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps on sale for a limited time appeared first on Digital Trends.

Source link: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/daily-app-deals-ios-04-26-2016/

FreshTeam Keeps Your Mobile Group Connected

April 26, 2016 by macjeff

It can be a real challenge to keep track of where the others in your group are when you’re on a business trip, vacation, or just at work or home.

FreshTeam uses the capabilities of your smartphone to make it easier than ever before to stay connected and informed on the “what” and “where” of the rest of your crew.

Available for free through the iTunes Store, FreshTeam is an app with both social and business appeal.

Features:

Increased ease in coordinating and connecting a mobile workforce is really the goal of FreshTeam, developed by Fresh Labs, Inc., and all features of this app are aptly aimed at this goal.

Specifically, FreshTeam offers users the ability to create in-app groups that show others within the group where they are within a city at any time, all within the same app that contains their in-group chat messages and lets you make group calls.

In this way, FreshTeam does a terrific job of keeping everyone in the loop as to where and what all team members are up to. The developers use the term “total team awareness” to describe what it does and we agree, it does just that.

Sharing actual location data is always optional, and your location is not shared with anyone within the app unless you’ve allowed it to be. Phone numbers are also not necessary, as all FreshTeam connections are done just through usernames.

This way, things can be kept purely professional; giving out your personal numbers to co-workers shouldn’t be an issue if you don’t want it to be. To add to its appeal his app is currently offered in 22 different languages and there is an Android version too.

Overall, I was very impressed with the execution of the concept of the FreshTeam app; creating groups is fast and simple, and it’s easy to see how using the app could save time in figuring out on-the-go logistics. 

Appearance and Layout:

FreshTeam offers a fairly clean layout, which is particularly impressive when considering the many features that are offered within the app.

An options bar at the bottom of the screen makes navigation easy through the different aspects of your group’s whereabouts (maps and group chats), and contact lists are easily accessible as well.

While the graphics and layout of FreshTeam aren’t really anything unique to this app alone, the clean layout and design of the app are definitely in line with the “fresh” part of the app’s name.

Value:

While FreshTeam is a free download, a monthly subscription-based upgrade for premium users costs $9.99 per month.

Given the relatively high subscription cost, we appreciate that a free 30-day trial is currently available so you can check it out prior to buying it.

For personal use this price tag per month definitely seems to be a pretty steep one. That being said, there are probably groups and businesses that can easily justify the cost because of the value that app offers. It would be more compelling, though, if a “group rate” was available.

Additionally, all FreshTeam Premium accounts are automatically renewed each month, unless you remember to cancel  your subscription at least 24 hours in advance.

The features of FreshTeam are indeed “fresh” and useful for social and work teams alike, but an automatic subscription service of this price (even though it is an optional service) definitely detracts from the financial appeal of this app. We feel pretty strongly that subscriptions should be “opt-in” not “opt-out”.

FreshTeam requires iOS 8.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

Conceptis Cross-a-Pix Proves Puzzles Can be Challenging and Fun

April 26, 2016 by macjeff

We all know how fun can puzzle games be and how much hours of entertainment they can offer to us. Unlike any other type of games, puzzle games improve our mind skills and make us think more logically.

So, if you’re bored with the old games you’ve played and want to play a new one, we have the perfect suggestion for you.

Conceptis Cross-a-Pix is a beautifully designed, challenging, and fun new puzzle app that will have you playing for hours.

Designed for both iPhone and iPad and available in multiple languages, it is appealing and can be played by all ages. The logic puzzles that are found within this game app can both challenge and addict you to the fullest. It will glue your hands to your device, like it did it with us.

Concept and Gameplay:

Conceptis Cross-a-Pix, created by Conceptis Ltd., contains exciting puzzles which are waiting for you to solve them. When you solve them, they form lovely whimsical pixel-art images. It features a very cool gameplay which is simple to play, yet addicting. You will net get bored at all playing it for consecutive minutes or even hours.

The whole puzzle concept is just well thought and smartly designed.

Your main goal in this game is to reveal the hidden image by painting squares and filling the blocks like the rules are requiring. You do this with the authentic fingertip cursor which allows you to play with ease and precision.

In order to fill a square, you just have to move the cool cursor to the location you want and touch anywhere on the display. The square and the entire same object in the same section will automatically fill in.

Features:

Besides the exclusive fingertip cursor and the endless undo and redo options, Conceptis Cross-a-Pix has tons of puzzle features. There are 42 Cross-a-Fix puzzles in SingleClue and DualClue and 8 extra large bonuses available only on iPad. Play with the three difficulty levels and try to solve more puzzles. The puzzles’ grid sizes up to 20×30 (45×60 for iPad) and they all can be saved, hidden and sorted in the library.

Every puzzle within it is built from a blank grid that is divided into various sections. You can use the clues given to the left of every row and on the top of each column. You can have even more fun with the weekly bonuses – you get extra free puzzle each week. That represents an extra motivation to always give your best.

Overall Value:

Without a doubt this is a great puzzle game. Maybe one of the best I’ve played in the last few months.

There aren’t too many things that bug me, it is just pure enjoyment. If you want to sharpen your logic and mind skills, to improve your cognitive skills and challenge yourself on a new intellectual level, then Conceptis Cross-a-Pix will be a great option for you.

With wonderful design, friendly UI, ad-free and with multiple in-app purchases, this game is free for download and you can find it on the App Store.

Conceptis Cross-a-Pix requires iOS 7.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 04/25/2016

April 25, 2016 by macjeff

Milkeddit , Emoji Party - The Ultimate Party Game , Multiple Exposure and more

iPhone:

Milkeddit ( $1.99 → FREE )

Milkeddit makes using reddit while on the go a complete joy. It supports multiple accounts, 3D Touch, multireddits, mute filters, reddit-wide search, notifications, content filters, vote filters, read filters, and so very much more. Just choose your preferred layout for text and thumbnails, one of the many gorgeous themes, and enjoy reddit as it was meant to be.

Emoji Party - The Ultimate Party Game ( $0.99 → FREE )

Emoji Party is what you get when you combine charades and everyone’s favorite emojis. Just divide your friends and family into teams, pick a category, and start the game by placing your iPhone on your forehead. The screen will display an emoji combination which the person holding the iPhone will have to guess. If they guess correctly, they must turn the iPhone down. Turn it up to skip. The game includes seven categories to choose from, each of which provide rules and extra challenges. Additional categories are available via in-app purchase. Emoji Party can also be played on Apple TV.

Universal:

Multiple Exposure ( $1.99 → FREE )

Shooting multiple exposures on your iDevice couldn’t be easier. Just tap the little button to expose your first photo, and press the big button to expose a second and save the combination to your library. That’s all there is to it. The app also provides live previews, exposure compensation, and eight different filters to choose from.

Chisla – Math puzzle and brain teaser with cool arithmetic challenge ( $0.99 → FREE )

All you have to do is tap on numbers to add them up and reach the target number. But make sure your tapping finger is warmed up and ready, because you only have 15 seconds to complete the challenge. When you reach the target number, the numbers you used will be removed from the grid. When you clear an entire row it will be filled with new numbers, which will make it a lot easier to achieve the next target number. Keep matching until you run out of time or brain power.

Source link: http://appadvice.com/apps-gone-free

This free Apple Watch complication displays the time in words

April 25, 2016 by macjeff

When someone asks you what the time is and you glance at your Apple Watch, are you one of those people who struggle interpreting the time on a standard analog watch face? How cool would it be if your Apple Watch displayed the approximate time, in words, such as "ten to six", "quarter past three", "about five o’clock"?

That’s the problem that Roughly tries to solve. Created by Iain Anderson, Roughly is an Watch complication which gives you an at-a-glance approximate overview of the current time, in words. Available free of charge, it’s just fun for most people but I think some users may actually find Roughly genuinely useful.

It’s twenty five past twelve

Like other third-party complications for the Apple Watch, Roughly first requires you to download the helper app on your iPhone. After installing the iPhone app, wait for it to install on your paired watch or install it manually via the companion Watch app on your iPhone.

Then, force-touch your watch face and swipe to select the Utility, Mickey or Modular face. Next, tap Customize to activate the central complication on the Modular face, or the lower complication on Utility or Mickey face. Choose Roughly from the list there, then press the Digital Crown twice to return to your watch face.

If you use Roughly on a 38mm Apple watch, you might want to use the Modular face. On the 38mm Apple Watch models, the Utility and Mickey faces show only the hour as a digit because there’s not enough space for a word. For example, "Twenty five past 12" may be shown on 38mm watches rather than "Twenty five past twelve".

Time travel with Roughly

Roughly supports the Time Travel function of watchOS for times within the next several hours. This let you turn the Digital Crown on the face to see many other times with their English-language equivalents, which kids and students of English may find useful.

Roughly works best if you load use it on the Modular face in the central area or into the large complication area at the bottom of the Utility or Mickey face. If you marveled with envy at the Pebble, which has a face made entirely of words, this app is for you.

Imprecise time is a thing

So, why would you need a complication for your Apple Watch that tells the time in a natural English way instead of giving you an exact minute-by-minute readout? Aside from the fact that it’s just cool, some people may find this casual time readouts more convenient and easier to comprehend.

Other people haven’t yet learnt to tell time effortlessly and quickly on a standard analog clock, and will find this app very convenient. Then, there are people who have difficulty comprehending numbers.

"Dyscalculalia is the numeric equivalent of dyslexia, and I hope they find Roughly to be useful," Anderson wrote. If you like this app, you might want to check out a similar one, called Fuzzy Clock, which has version for both the iPad and the web.

Pricing and availability

Roughly requires an iPhone with iOS 9.2 or later and an Apple Watch with watchOS 2 or later. The English-only app is available free of charge on the App Store.

Source link: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/04/25/apple-watch-complication-roughly-time/