Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! We've got a new version of a popular music discovery app, new features in a great planner app, Mac games and more!
New and updated iOS apps
- Shazam: The music recognition software got bug fixes in its most recent maintenance release, which came out today. Free - Download now
- Pocket Informant: The planner that combines calendar, notes, tasks and contacts together has redesigned password protection, the ability to move all calendar events to different calendars and much more. Free - Download now
- PDFPen: Smile Software's PDF reading and editing software has been updated for iOS 7 (now required), improves performance and has other new features. For iPhone: $4.99 - Download now For iPad: $14.99 - Download now
- Cut the Rope: Experiments: Om Nom now has bamboo chutes to play with in this classic physics puzzle game. $1.99 - Download now
New and updated Mac apps
- OneDrive: Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud service has been rebranded OneDrive, and the OneDrive Mac app along with it. The app keeps the contents of your OneDrive in sync between computers and the online service. Free - Download now
- The Bureau: XCOM Declassified: The popular tactical action game pits you against invading aliens during the Cold War. Now sporting new downloadable content available for purchase after patching to version 1.1. $19.99 - Download now
- Winclone: This software makes it possible for you to clone and migrate your Boot Camp partition. New features in 4.4 include support for Windows 8.1 in EFI mode and restoring Boot Camp to external drives. $29.99 - Download now
- SpamSieve: The spam filtering software has been updated for Apple Mail and OS X 10.9.2, which was also released today. Lots of other changes besides. $30 - Download now
More apps and updates?
If you try any of the apps or updates, let me know how they work for you. If you got any new or updated apps today that you loved, but don't see here, let us know about them!
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