Reviews

Chordion for iPad review

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 a 4:30 pm

Chordion is a music creation app for iPad that makes it easy for non-musicians to make music, yet includes advanced settings and modes for experienced musicians to get even more out of Chordion.

$4.99 - Download now

DataMan Pro for iPhone review

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 a 10:44 am

Most of us live in a world of tiered and capped data plans all the while wanting to stream videos, podcasts, music, and more. While we normally manage to adjust our habits to only use data hungry apps while connected to WiFi, it isn't always possible. DataMan Pro for iPhone can't give endless amounts of data but it can help you control how much of it you're using by keeping a watchful eye on your data plan limits.

Minnie Bow Maker for iPhone and iPad review

By Leanna Lofte, Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 a 5:54 pm

Minnie Bow Maker is a fun app for little kids where they get to be involved in Minnie's Bow-Tique from the Minnie Mouse Bow-Toons series on Disney Junior. It features three stories, a bow maker, and a runway show to show off the bows made by your kids.

$3.99 - Download now

Good Weather for iPhone review

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Apr 1, 2013 a 11:25 pm

Good Weather is a super cute weather app for the iPhone that not only informs you about the weather, but also includes fun games that coincide with the current weather conditions. Is it sunny outside? Then see how high you can bounce the sun off the clouds. Is it lightly snowing? The blast away the clouds with by shooting them from your super cloud. The weather has never been so fun!

Free - Download now

Reminder+ for iPhone review

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Apr 1, 2013 a 9:36 pm

While the default Reminders app can get the job done, some people's tasks are more granular than what the iPhone supports natively. Reminder+ is one of those third party apps that steps in to solve a lot of the issues with the default Reminders app.

In this case, if you've got a lot of location based reminders, Reminder+ allows you to easily set them up with as many locations as you'd like. It also has support for timers and alarms built right in.

Celebrate Easter and springtime with your kids with Pat the Bunny for iPhone and iPad

By Leanna Lofte, Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 a 12:17 pm

Pat the Bunny is an hands-on book for toddlers and preschoolers that features 14 fully interactive scenes for your kids to explore. Each scene also has an egg hunt that is sure to put your kids in the Easter spirit.

$2.99 - Download now

EverClip for iPad review

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Mar 29, 2013 a 3:14 pm

EverClip for iPad is an app that allows you to clip various things from across the internet as well as many third party apps. Once you've clipped it, you can launch EverClip and automatically send it straight to your Evernote account right from your iPad. This can include links, any amount of text, images, and more. If you like to keep track of things in your Evernote account, EverClip can make getting the content there even easier.

Tempo Smart Calendar for iPhone review

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 a 11:29 pm

Tempo is a new calendar app for iPhone that not only attempts to handle your appointments and schedule more elegantly, but also doubles as somewhat of a personal assistant. It achieves this by tying into several different account types such as your emails, contacts, and more. The more you use Tempo, the smarter it gets, and the more relevant the information presented to you will be.

DragonBox for iPhone, iPad, Mac makes learning algebra fun

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 a 8:12 pm

DragonBox is an educational math game for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that teaches the concepts of algebra in a fun way. Instead of sitting in a classroom and listening to a teacher give all the rules for solving an equation, kids can simply play a game with similar rules that starts with pictures and slowly introduces algebraic symbols.

$5.99 for iPhone and iPad - Download now
$5.99 for Mac - Download now

Buffer for iPhone lets you track Facebook and Twitter analytics, schedule posts, and more

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 a 2:23 pm

Buffer is a service that allows you to monitor and post to your social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and App.net. This includes queueing up posts to be shared at a later time or date, monitoring information such as retweets, likes, and replies on posts, and more. The Buffer for iPhone app allows you to take the service with you wherever you are and check data or post things on the fly. This can be especially useful for business owners that find value in knowing how well their social media techniques are working.