Readers’ App Reviews – September 2013
Check out the last batch of reviews before the iOS 7 NDA lifts! By Ryan Poolos.
More great apps by you!
iOS 7 is almost here. But we managed to squeeze in one more set of app reviews before Apple drops the NDA and we start seeing some great new apps taking advantage of what iOS 7 has to offer.
Like every month before, we’ve got some great apps:
- A game that turns your iPhone into a bunny bopping musical instrument
- Some great social accessory apps
- A really cool 3D medical app
- And of course, much more!
Read on for awesome apps and games made by your fellow readers!
Pocket brawlers
Pocket Brawlers is the silly arcade party fighter you’ve always wanted for your iOS device.
Pocket Brawler puts more than 20 different characters in your pocket so you can battle your way to supremacy. It features both a level campaign and bluetooth multiplayer.
Battle through challenges to unlock bosses, then take the bosses into battle on your side to beat your friends!
- Author: Luis Carlos Sánchez Rojas @pocketbrawlers
- Most useful tutorial: How to Submit Your App to Apple: From No Account to App Store, Part 1
- App Store Link: Check it out!
FastFeed for Tumblr
FastFeed makes wasting time on Tumblr even easier.
FastFeed gives you a new tab-based interface for viewing Tumblr on your iOS device. FastFeed has tab histories, unlimited tabs, and you can even hide the tabbar for a fullscreen experience.
FastFeed prides itself on supporting every public feature the Tumblr API offers, making it a great full fledged Tumblr app.
- Author: JK Park @FastFeedApp
- Most useful tutorial: How To Market and Promote Your Games and Apps Part 1/4
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Share-in
Share-in makes sharing photos from your latest Foursquare check-in with your friends a breeze.
Share-in automatically groups your photos taken by each Foursquare check-in they are associated with. Then it finds the friends that checked in with you, and lets you share photos with them over email, messages, twitter, dropbox, and more.
Share-in is a great companion to Foursquare for anyone share a lot of pictures after the fact.
- Author: Ernandes Mourao Jr @ernandesmjr
- Most useful tutorial: iOS 5 by Tutorials
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Stardrop Blaster
After the fall of the evil Xenorg, some evil survivors remain. Help the Stardrop hunt the last evil aliens and blast them!
Stardrop Blaster is the sequel to Stardrop Sprint. Blaster is an endless sidescroller with simple tap to blast controls for destroying whatever the evil aliens throw at you.
There are several powerups and countless aliens that will challenge you to the end (get it?).
- Author: Jaron Lowe
- Most useful tutorial: iOS 5 by Tutorials
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Bumper Pool Deluxe
Bumper Pool Deluxe is a great universal app bringing strategic bumper pool to iOS.
Bumper Pool Deluxe lets you play turn-by-turn with your GameCenter friends, or in real time with local pass-and-play multiplayer. It also has a solo challenge mode if you’re just looking for a quick fix.
Challenge your friends on the leaderboards and earn all the achievements. Its a good looking game and its 50% off for the next few days!
- Author: Shawn Gano
- Most useful tutorial: Beginning Turn-Based Gaming with iOS 5 Part 2
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Paragrams
Paragrams is a fast-paced word game that puts you and your opponent in cerebral combat! ;]
Paragrams is a simple game. Letters appear one at a time, and you need to use them to build a word. The sooner the better because your opponent is using the same letters! But you aren’t safe there. You can even steal opponents words and add additional letters to increase your own score!
Paragrams also has nearly 100 objectives for solo play as well. Maybe Paragrams will be the next big thing. :]
- Author: Myles Novick @lostrabbitgames
- Most useful tutorial: How To Make a Simple Multiplayer Game with Game Center Tutorial: Part 1/2
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Bunny Jam
Bunny Jam lets you bop bunnies on the head while creating beautiful music! Well sometimes its beautiful. ;p
Bunny Jam has a bunch of classic songs and as you bop bunnies they play beat by beat. Miss a bunny and your song quickly turns sour.
There are also powerups that affect the sound like a disco turtle that turns Autotune on anything you play! Lol
- Author: Alexander Heemann @alexheemann
- Most useful tutorial: How To Create A Mole Whacking Game With Cocos2D: Part 1/2
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Paint & Music Kids
Paint & Music Kids is a simple app with 72 templates to choose from.
There is a wide spectrum of colors and easy to use interface. While painting, instrumental music plays in the background.
Its a very simple app but great for keeping kids entertained while exploring their creativity.
- Author: Josean González
- Most useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple Drawing App with UIKit
- App Store Link: Check it out!
ArchieMD 3D Health: Anatomy and Health Essentials
ArchieMD is a very powerful app with over 10 years of medical information packed in.
ArchieMD has over 100 3D animations showing common health conditions, procedures, and anatomy. It also features an interactive 3D human body with over 800 parts. The 3D body is alive with a heartbeat and breathing while you rotate, zoom, and pan in real time.
There is a searchable database for a collection of videos, animations, and information. This is a great app for the curious and a must have for the professional.
- Author: Jeff Kelsey @JeffKelsey
- Most useful tutorial: How To Make a 2.5D Game With Unity Tutorial: Part 1
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Tiny Survivor
Tiny Survivor is a very cute game where little Skippy is just trying to reach the canopy of the jungle.
Using Skippy’s tongue, help him navigate up the trees collecting fruit for extra points. But watch out for spiders! No one likes spiders.
The game play is very fun and addicting with great physics based flinging and slinging.
- Author: Christian Scheriau
- Most useful tutorial: My App Crashed – Now What? 1/2
- App Store Link: Check it out!