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Tasks Time Tracking, Visual Beat, Jottit and other apps to check out this weekend

April 23, 2016 by macjeff

Looking for new apps or games to play around with this weekend? As usual, iDB has you covered. In this week’s App of the Week roundup, we have some great titles that are perfect for killing a lazy Saturday or Sunday afternoon. There’s a unique, visual music-making app, two great-looking productivity apps, and two new games.

Visual Beat

Visual Beat is an impressive app for iPad that allows you to create music with a visual, artistic twist. This isn’t your normal beat-maker. Upon launching the app, you’re presented with a soundboard of sorts—a 4×4 grid of small thumbnails. Tapping an image initiates both a sound loop and a short stop-motion video, and you’re free to activate as many as you want, for as long as you want. It’s hard to explain really. This isn’t so much music production software as it is an interactive art project. Either way it’s really fun to play around with. This app is available for free.

Tasks Time Tracking

Looking for a new way to manage your time, or perhaps form positive habits? Check out Tasks Time Tracking. The app offers a beautiful, minimal design, and it allows you to track things like daily routines, personal projects, and other activities. Other features include timers and location-based alerts, note-taking, and Notification Center widget. This app is available for free.

Jottit

Jottit describes itself as an entirely new type of productivity app for creating checklists and jotting down notes. Where most productivity apps typically come in two forms, to-do lists and notes app, Jottit is more of a combination of both. So within the app you can create a notebook that accepts both notes and check lists, with swipe gestures to mark items as in progress or complete. Other features include reminders, due dates, iCloud sync, and support for 3D Touch, iPad multitasking, Apple Watch and Spotlight. This app is available for $1.99.

Loop Mania

Loop Mania is an exciting single-tap, twitch game that requires quick reflexes and fast decision-making skills. Players are tasked with racing around a circle and collecting as many coins as possible, while leaping from side to side to avoid attacks from enemies, and launching their own attacks. This is one of those games that’s easy to learn, hard to master, and virtually impossible to put down. This game is available for free.

Tropical Wars

Tropical Wars is an action-packed strategy game where you must lead your pirate fleet to victory. It’s been soft-launched for a while, now it’s available worldwide, and the early reviews are very strong. Players are tasked with building their own pirate island, assembling battleships and taking on other players to become the top pirate in the world. There’s a wide range of game modes including singe-player campaign, head-to-head and multiplayer. Tropical Wars may seem like another free-to-play title, but it may be worth checking out. This game is available for free.

More apps you should check out

• Put Product Hunt right in your Mac’s menu bar
• Readdle’s Calendars 5 slashed to $0 as Apple’s new Free App of the Week
• Check out this endless runner game you can play from Notification Center

These apps have been updated

• Snapchat’s Face Swap now works with your own photos, paid Replays no longer available
• Apple Store app gains 3D Touch support, now available in more countries
• Facebook launching group audio calling on Messenger with support for up to 50 participants
• Revisit the places you’ve been with Foursquare’s new history feature (bonus: Photos extension)
• Privacy-enhanced Viber for iPhone lands with end-to-end encryption, hidden chats and more
• iDB app version 1.1 comes with new bookmarking feature, San Francisco font, and more

5 annoying Apple Watch problems, and how to fix them

April 22, 2016 by macjeff

Have you been struggling with Apple Watch problems? We’ve compiled a list of the most commonly reported issues people are having and found workarounds or possible fixes to deal with them.

The post Don’t let these Apple Watch problems wind you up, try our fixes appeared first on Digital Trends.

Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 04/22/2016

April 22, 2016 by macjeff

3 Minute Mindfulness - Simple Breathing Exercises , Filmmaker Pro - Full Featured Video Editor and Movie Maker , Sand Garden and more

Universal:

Today only: Unlock the premium version of 3 Minute Mindfulness free of charge! Simply scroll down to the bottom of the screen and tap on the “Custom Breathing Exercises” entry. You’ll be brought to another page where you can unlock all of the breathing exercises, the ability to create your own breathing exercises, a mindfulness log, and more for free. It only takes three minutes to become happier and more calm. Each exercise includes audio and visual instructions, and the ability to change the theme. You’re also able to create your own breathing exercises, set reminders, and log your activity.

Today only: Remove Filmmaker Pro’s watermark free of charge! All you have to do is create and share a project from within the app. You’ll then be prompted to remove the watermark for free. Filmmaker Pro has everything you need to create fantastic videos. Its video recorder provides you with full control over exposure, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance. It also features adjustable resolutions, frame rates, stabilization, and an audiometer. Of course, you can simply import your own photos or videos if you like. The powerful editor includes 15 transition options, 30 filters, video grading, text overlays with 186 fonts to choose from, and the ability to import and trim audio.

Get in that zen-like state of mind by drawing in your very own Sand Garden. You’re able to utilize six different tools, four lighting effects, and six sand colors. The realistic sand effects will make it feel like it’s actually moving beneath your finger. Sand Garden also allows you to throw some rocks into your design, and save your scenes for later.

Addition Flashcard Match Games creates a fun environment for your child to practice addition in with its eye-popping visuals and positive encouragement. Your child can work on matching problems to their answers or matching problems to other problems. The difficulty can be adjusted by changing the number range and by showing the cards or keeping them face down. The game also includes a bubble popping reward after each round.

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Best app deals of the day! 10 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

April 22, 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! 10 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time appeared first on Digital Trends.

Your Next Asian Vacation Spot is on HomeAway

April 22, 2016 by macjeff

HomeAway Asia iPhone App

Vacation rentals can look very attractive when compared to ever increasing hotel rates. In fact, vacation rentals offer more amenities and space to the visitors. However, looking for the perfect vacation rental in Asia is not be an easy thing to do.

Features

That’s where the right app can make all the difference in the world.

HomeAway Asia makes it as easy as possible to look for the best vacation rentals across Asia according to your specific needs and requirements.

In fact, HomeAway Asia looks a lot like an upgraded version of TravelMob, with a wide array of additional impressive features.

HomeAway Asia, from HomeAway.com, Inc., can be used to look for any different vacation rental as per your preferences. In other words, you will be able to look for unique places to stay. They include everything from basic rooms, houseboats, luxury villas, spacious apartments to even private islands.

They have a good collection of vacation rentals across the world in their database and there is something for everyone. This social marketplace can easily be used to look for that perfect destination to spend your next vacation.

User Interface & Design

HomeAway Asia iPhone App

Both travelers and suppliers can use HomeAway Asia. The travelers can search for vacation rentals according to their destination and budget. Travelers will also be able to include their specific travel needs in order to narrow down the results.

In fact, the features that are available in HomeAway Asia will give travelers the opportunity to save a lot of time as well as money. They have also included a separate section in HomeAway Asia for special offers.

If you are looking forward to save few additional bucks, you can have a look at these offers and discounts. This section also includes information about last minute deals that are provided by suppliers.

The reservation process of the available vacation rentals is pretty straightforward and you can do it right through the app.

You can either call them from your phone or make the payment via your credit card. Once you make the payment and confirm the booking, you will be provided complete access to your itinerary along with contact details and address.

Then you can start communicating with the supplier and make other arrangements. The best thing about HomeAway Asia is that it includes reviews about available suppliers. These reviews have been posted by the individuals who used HomeAway Asia before.

Therefore, you don’t need to worry about the accuracy of details that can be found in these reviews.

Suppliers can also use the HomeAway Asia app in order to come across potential customers. They can upload information about their vacation rentals and make them visible for the tourists who are planning to travel.

Suppliers will also get the chance to keep track of their reservations right through the app. They can announce their offers to the customers through HomeAway Asia as well.

Overall Value

Overall, HomeAway Asia is one of the best platforms available out there to bring together tourists and suppliers of vacation rentals.

HomeAway Asia requires iOS 8.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. A small expedited fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.