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Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 04/27/2016

April 27, 2016 by macjeff

Dragon Hills , Robbery Bob 2: Double Trouble , Anthill and more

Universal:

Dragon Hills ( $1.99 → FREE )

Not all princesses are waiting for a knight in shining armor to save them. At least not this one. Hop on your trusty dragon and lay waste to those who did you wrong. The simple one-touch controls allow you to dig into the terrain to avoid obstacles and pop out to attack your enemies. Everything in the environment is destructible, so show no mercy! The coins you collect on each run can be used to upgrade weapons, armor, and power-ups.

Robbery Bob 2: Double Trouble ( $2.99 → FREE )

You're able to steer Bob past security guards, residents, and sleeping dogs via an on-screen joystick. Grab all of the loot in each level as quickly as possible and without being detected to earn a perfect rating. The game includes three environments, 60 levels, all kinds of crazy gadgets to utilize, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Anthill ( $1.99 → FREE )

You're able to direct your ant troops to form strategic battle formations by drawing lines on the screen. Bring the carcasses of your enemies back to your hill to dine on and create more units. The game includes almost 40 missions, an endless mode, all kinds of different ant units, a variety of upgrades to choose from, and leaderboards via Game Center. Additional level packs are available via in-app purchase.

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Snapchat takes face-swapping to new levels with iOS update

April 27, 2016 by macjeff

Now you don’t have to be sitting side-by-side to take a hilarious face-swap selfie with your friends, babies, or celebrities you’ve never met. Snapchat’s latest iOS update lets you face-swap with photos in your Camera Roll.

This adds a new layer of hilarity to Snapchat’s already ridiculous feature, which lets you trade faces for selfie snapshots and videos. The new face-swap filter works similarly to the original. Open Snapchat, turn the selfie camera on, then do a long press on your face to bring up the variety of filters that Snapchat offers every day. The new option is next to the original face-swap filter, but the icon is purple instead of yellow.

Snapchat will automatically bring up a gallery of faces from your recent Camera Roll snaps that you can swipe through. My obvious choices included my friends, partner, and new baby nephew, all of which looked incredibly creepy. So I decided to see what I would look like as some of my favorite celebrities, which is easy to do by saving images online to your Camera Roll. Not surprisingly, Angelina Jolie’s face is ultra flattering if you need an ego boost.

Snapchat typically doesn’t allow you to use images from your Camera Roll, limiting you to shooting photos and videos in-app. But people love the face-swap feature, and even Facebook is getting in on the action with its recent acquisition of a dedicated face-swapping video app, Masquerade. Snapchat knows that variety is key to keep people coming back for more, and though it’s had some missteps lately (see: the controversial Bob Marley filter for 4/20), its constantly changing options are usually a hit with users.

The iOS update also eliminates the option to buy replays of snaps, indicating that Snapchat will focus its money-making efforts on advertising instead of in-app purchases.

Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 04/26/2016

April 26, 2016 by macjeff

Tasker: To Do List | Task Manager , PhotoWidget and Viewer , Star Wars™ Pinball 4 and more

Universal:

Tasker: To Do List | Task Manager ( $0.99 → FREE )

Tasker’s biggest asset is how customizable it is. You’re able to create tasks with colors, tags, and contexts, and categorize them however you wish. Actions allow you to link tasks to contacts, photos, maps, or URLs. Tasks can remain on their own, or they can be dumped into projects. They can also be filtered and prioritized. A Today widget allows you to quickly retrieve your tasks. If you have an Apple Watch, you’re also able to view and add tasks from your wrist.

PhotoWidget and Viewer ( $0.99 → FREE )

PhotoWidget is further proof there’s an app for everything. It provides you with the ability to place a photo or animated GIF in the Today view in Notification Center. You’re able to select as many photos as you want from your library, and you can have them randomly appear in the view or you can choose one to remain there.

Star Wars™ Pinball 4 ( $1.99 → FREE )

You're able to join the Galactic Empire or the Rebel Alliance and battle with your friends for leaderboard dominance. Launch your ball onto the table by pulling back on and releasing your finger from the lightsaber. Tap each side of the screen to control your flippers. The table features multiple camera angles to choose from, and quotes and music pulled right from The Empire Strikes Back. Multiple additional themed tables are available via in-app purchase.

CarTally ( $2.99 → FREE )

CarTally will take your child on a ride from the country to the big city. Along their journey they’ll be required to count, compare, sort, and analyze a variety of cars. Each region will introduce a new and more complex concept for them to tackle, allowing you to see just how well they progress. The app is appropriate for both readers and pre-readers.

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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.