Readers’ App Reviews – November 2013
Check out the apps made by raywenderlich.com readers in November 2013!
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More great apps by you!
It’s review time again – and this Thanksgiving, we can all be thankful for some awesome apps from readers like you!
This month, we have some great apps to check out:
- Some really unique and creative games
- An app to manage your wallet
- A zombie musical
- A multitouch experience like you’ve never seen before!
Keep reading on for the usual dose of awesome thanks to apps and games made by your fellow readers!
Expenses 2.0
Expenses is a great app for tracking those pesky budgets, that looks great with the new iOS 7 style.
Expenses offers a full range of features to help you track spending. Add each expense and take advantage of tracking over time with graphs and more. Get notifications when you leave your favorite places to drop so cash so you don’t forget to enter the expenses.
Sync over iCloud and DropBox for all your devices. Foursquare integration helps tagging each expense with a place. Even export your data to CSV or PDF.
- Author: Ashot Vardanian @ashvarapps
- Most useful tutorial: Memory Management in Objective-C Tutorial
- App Store Link: Check it out!
teggle
Teggle is an additive game thats very simple to learn but difficult to master. You’ll put your finger agility and reflexes to the test.
Teggle is a game born of multitouch. Swipe and tap your way to victory following onscreen cues as fast as you can. But be careful, one misplaced finger can cost you the highscore you crave.
Grab an iPad and play multiplayer for some real frenzied action.
- Author: Joseph Van Der Wee @PlayTeggle
- Most useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Bee Puzzled
Every Bee Hive has a Queen. Help your queen lead the colony of workers on the mission to collect all the pollen.
In a mix of Tetris and Snake, Bee Puzzled takes ou through 72 levels each with unique challenges from tornadoes to frogs. Plan out each move carefully to extract as much pollen as possible from each level. Just be sure you don’t cross the streams. ;]
- Author: Johan Albertsson @johan_a
- Most useful tutorial: How To Drag and Drop Sprites with Cocos2D
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Cowpokes
Cowpokes is a unique and fun game that seems to combine some of my favorite elements into a single game.
Cowpokes is an endless runner with Fruit Ninja controls and Flight Control demands. You are herding cattle down range and its a perilous journey. Steer your cattle through rocks, poachers, and more. Simple drag your finger to create lassos and point your cattle in the right directions.
I had a ton of fun pretending to be a herdsman for a day.
- Author: Mark Baldwin @MagneticDev
- Most useful tutorial: How To Create a Simple Breakout Game with Box2D and Cocos2D Tutorial: Part 2/2
- App Store Link: Check it out!
A Zombie Musical
Watch out, Broadway – it’s a zombie apocalypse! Stop Murdock Smythe from creating enough zombies to destroy the world and the drama that would unfold.
Murdock Smythe has created a potion that when added to the dead and combined with an eery melody the dead will walk. Reverse his melody to stop his evil plan!
Over 50 levels stand between you and the final battle between you and and the evil Murdock Smythe.
- Author: Larry Greenhouse
- Most useful tutorial: How To Build a Monkey Jump Game Using Cocos2d 2.X, PhysicsEditor & TexturePacker – Part 1
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Sandok
Ever get bored playing games with only one main character? Sandok is for you!
Sandok puts you in control of not one, but two boxes that need to get across challenging physics based levels. Each can move and jump, but boxes aren’t created equal.
Sandok’s got fantastic 2D physics, great grundge style 2D artwork, and plenty of addicting levels to keep the thrill of the hunt.
- Author: Kotaiba jabkji
- Most useful tutorial: How To Make a Catapult Shooting Game with Cocos2D and Box2D Part 1
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Left Turn Escape
Three lefts do make a right.
Drive a robot through laser beams, evil droids, robot-crushing bricks, and more. But remember, only left turns. Touch anywhere on the screen to turn left. Find the key to open the door and get out of there!
Left Turn Escape features over 60 challenging levels and 22 GameCenter achievements.
- Author: Jeff Williams
- Most useful tutorial: How to Make a Game Like Jetpack Joyride using LevelHelper and SpriteHelper [Cocos2D Edition] – Part 1
- App Store Link: Check it out!
1 Solution
There can be only one! ;]
1 Solution is a puzzle game for everyone. Align the tiles to complete the path. But look sharp, not every tile may be needed to solve the puzzle.
Over 80 free puzzles with 7 packs available for purchase. Play all the way through 25 tile levels that will stretch your mind to the limits.
- Author: Mark Das @cratergaming
- Most useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D
- App Store Link: Check it out!
piZzap Mania
If you were a witch with the power to fly on a broomstick, what would you do? Deliver pizza of course!
Fly around the neighborhood delivering pizza as fast as you can to each hungry customer.
Levels are randomly generated for unlimted fun, GameCenter leaderboards will keep you striving for greatness while achievements give you hope along the way. Share replay videos with friends of you most daring pizza deliveries.
- Author: siddharth shekar @sidshekar
- Most useful tutorial: How to Submit Your App to Apple: From No Account to App Store, Part 1
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Equal, More, or Less
Equal, More, or Less is a game for the math heads in all of us.
The game is speed, but accuracy counts! Make your snap decision carefully to ensure no time penalties.
Challenge your friends scores over GameCenter while climbing to the top of the charts.
- Author: Anand Raj R @kingofbliss10
- Most useful tutorial: iOS 5 by Tutorials
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Cortex
Dr. Max has created an ultra intellgent machine hellbent on world domination.
The only hope is for you to decode the computer’s tests before its too late. There are safe guards in the system like powerups to reveal, stop, and disable boxes in each test.
Prove your mind is sharper than silicon and you just might save the world as we know it!
- Author: Fryderyk Benigni @AppsVortexLtd
- Most useful tutorial: Introduction to In-App Purchases
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Sumzy – A gesture Calculator
Sumzy is a minimalist, gesture based calculator for those of us calmoring for something better than the default iOS calculator.
Sumzy offers has gestures to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. As well as a quick gesture to calculate the final answer. And with a quick two finger swipe down, it even saves your totals for reuse within the next calculation.
To top off this elegant experience, there are several themes available to make sure your calculator matches your phone.
- Author: Khanh Ho Quoc
- Most useful tutorial: UIGestureRecognizer Tutorial in iOS 5: Pinches, Pans, and More!
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Honorable Mentions
Here are the apps that didn’t get reviewed. Remember it wasn’t a popularity contest or even a rating contest. Forum members got priority, among other factors. Your apps were great and I’m sorry we didn’t have time to review them all!
Battleship: The Tactical Game for iPhone
Mozzie Smasher – Additive Smash Game for Cool Fun Players
Where To Go From Here?
As always, I really enjoyed your apps! Keep up the awesome work everyone. And if you’re reading this thinking, “I wish I could build a great app/game”. You’re in luck! Check out our free tutorials! What are you waiting for? I want to see your app or game next month!
If you’ve already used our tutorials in an awesome app or game, let us know! Submit here!
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