App Reviews

Get all your social network photos in one place with Pixable for iPhone and iPad

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 a 12:39 pm

Pixable for iPhone and iPad is a social networking app that pulls in all your photos from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It's great for times when you may not want to browse through your Twitter or Facebook feeds but want to casually browse photos. While Instagram is easy to browse on its own, adding it in means you can browse all three in one single app. Considering Instagram doesn't have an iPad app, Pixable can make a good alternative.

Feedly for iPhone and iPad review

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Mar 18, 2013 a 4:29 pm

There are lots of RSS apps available in the App Store for both iPhone and iPad. Feedly may be one of many, but it's one of the most popular for a reason. Everything from how you maneuver through feeds to it's bright and bold interface is done extremely well. Swiping actions and being able to quickly mark things as read are added bonuses. Then again, looks aren't always everything.

Upon taking a closer look, looks aren't the only thing Feedly has going for it.

Craftsy for iPhone and iPad review

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 a 1:49 pm

Craftsy for iPhone and iPad is an app that allows you to learn new crafts and fine tune current ones with video guides on everything from quilting, cake decorating, stitching, food crafts, jewelry making, and more. The idea is that you find a craft or topic that interests you and then you enroll in that course. You'll then have access to video content and instructions including what you'll need for as long as you want, whenever you want.

Projectbook for iPad review: create and organize your notes and to-do's

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Mar 11, 2013 a 3:34 pm

Projectbook for iPad is a note taker and to-do app that aims to streamline how you organize your data. Instead of using a note taking app and a to-do app separately, Projectbook allows you to keep them all in one place, minimizing the need for multiple apps to stay on task. You also have the ability to take handwritten notes or even draw which makes Projectbook ideal for almost any class or presentation setting.

MapQuest Travel Blogs for iPhone and iPad review

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Mar 8, 2013 a 4:59 pm

MapQuest Travel Blogs for iPhone and iPad is a great way to plot out your trip and then share it with your friends and family.

While Photo Stream and apps like Albumatic are easy ways to share photos with friends and family, they still leave something to be desired. If you go on a trip or vacation, you probably have things to say about your photos. Unless you leave a comment on your own photo, there's not much else you can do. That isn't the case with MapQuest Travel Blogs for iPhone and iPad.

Good Habits for iPhone review

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 a 11:25 am

Good Habits by Good To Hear is an iPhone app that helps you build habits by doing something every day. It features a colorful interface that keeps track of your current and past chains of success.

Free - Download now

Things for iPhone, iPad, and Mac review

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 a 8:08 pm

Things is a detailed task manager by Cultured Code that will help you organize your very busy life. Things isn't just a simple to-do list, it's a serious "get things done" (GTD) tool that allows you to create projects, each with their own set of tasks, assign tags and specific areas, and much, much more. With versions for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and a sophisticated syncing service called Things Cloud, you can keep and update all your projects and tasks wherever you go.

$9.99 for iPhone - Download now
$19.99 for iPad - Download now
$49.99 - Download now

Share photos with friends, collaborate on albums, and more with Albumatic

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 a 1:21 pm

Albumatic for iPhone is somewhat similar to photo sharing services like Instagram but focuses more on creating albums and sharing them with the people you already know, not just anyone. It's somewhat simliar to Apple's own Photo Stream service but allows your friends to add to your albums, not just view them. Albumatic may be a great alternative for those who want to collaborate on albums instead of just sharing and viewing.

Keep all your files in one place with Files App for iPhone and iPad

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Mar 1, 2013 a 3:28 am

Files App is a new iPhone and iPad app by Sonico GmbH that lets you store all your files in one simple place. The interface features folders that are very similar to Apple's home screen, making Files App familiar and intuitive to use.

$0.99 - Download now

Zen Bound 2 for iPhone and iPad review

By Leanna Lofte, Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 a 11:37 am

Zen Bound 2 is a very relaxing game in which you must wrap rope around a wooden object, and as you do, paint is applied to the object. The objective is to cover the entire object with paint, all while enjoying the relaxing and soothing environment the object is floating in.