Racer is a beautifully graphic game from a new developer Tatem Games. This game has a lot of style, but a little room to grow in functionality. It’s not a bad game though and its style alone is enough to encourage playing it.

I was skeptical at first, but this game is surprisingly fun. I found myself saying “just one more time” way too many times. For only a buck, you get some entertaining trademark infringements, entertaining screams of demise, and happy fun time.

Finally—a great app that uses your own music as an alarm clock. Inexpensive, easy to use, and not annoying, this app is great if you like using your iPhone/iPod Touch as an alarm.

I’ve never disliked a WWII fighter game… until now. Oversimplistic graphics, no lives (2 hits you’re dead and start over), and choppy movement make Yar’s Revenge more appealing. If it got a major overhaul it would be a fun game, but not right now.

iBank Mobile has been a long-anticipated release for the fans of IGG’s iBank desktop app. This is a great first release with stability emphasized over having every desired feature.

Type Drawing is a fun app that brings a unique element to art on the iPhone. If you want to do something new and interesting with your iPhone drawings you’ll want this one in your arsenal.

I really enjoy an app that exploits the usability of the iPhone and replaces another household item. LCD Clock does just that by giving you an easy way to see the time and date without having to have something else on your desk or nightstand.

Shopper is an amazing tool for grocery lists. It’s easy to use, exceedingly functional, and there’s a great attention to detail in the development of this app. It goes for only .99, but I honestly wonder why it doesn’t cost more.

Things is a powerful app for managing your to dos, honeydos, and projects. Whether you’re using it as a simple task manager, or as a full-blown project manager, you’ll get your money’s worth out of this powerful little tool.

Impress is a painting app designed to let you turn your favorite pictures into paintings. Featuring zoom controls, brush, settings, and automatic color selection, with a little bit of patience and an eye for detail it allows you to make something not half bad.

SmackBOTS is a fun game for kids. Nothing entertains me more than a game I can dive right into without having to worry about strategy and story lines. The animation is simple, yet amusing and the game play is challenging in spite of the deceptively easy controls.

I was so excited to see this show up in the App store. Not only was Don Bluth a great story teller (Secret of Nimh, Dragon’s Lair), but this brought back strong memories of being in the arcade as a kid. Everything is preserved in this game with the exception of the large screen. It’s loads of fun, enchanting, and a great way to pass some free time.

VIN Hunter is a tool to help people keep cars organized when they’re shopping. It’s an easy app to use, but won’t have a lot of reuse potential for most people.

FeedFalls is pretty to look at, but there’s not a lot of function with this form. Imagine channel surfing without ever finding something you want to watch. Now do that with a news paper.

GPS Photorino is an alright picture app. It’s main feature is labeling your location on a picture frame. If you’re always taking pictures on the iPhone and want an easy on-the-spot way to customize them, go for it.

If you’re a Trekkie and have to have something that’s a little similar to their communicators, go for it and have a blast. If you want something useful to add to your iPhone apps, something worthy of the $200+ dollars you paid for your device, avoid it.

Buka is a game with a slightly different twist. It’s not the most action-packed iPhone game filled with swashbuckling adventure, but it is entertaining and easy to pick up and put down. It’s a surprisingly nice piece of art too.

FaceFighter reminds me of early versions of Mortal Kombat. I had a lot of fun with that game, especially when friends and beer were involved. I never got great at it because of all the buttons, combos, and fatality moves were hard for me to remember (was it the beer?). Thankfully, FaceFighter solves all of these problems and has simple controls (4 buttons), simple rules (hit & don’t get hit), and fast gameplay.

iBomber stands above the crowd with its great interface, ease of use, challenging levels, and inspiring soundtrack.

Even if you’re not into politics this is an invaluable tool to be in the know with local, state, and federal political figures. It is a wealth of information neatly organized and continually updated. Moreover, the developer is excited about his products and has several ideas for this app and others like it.

MyWebClip is a well executed way to manage web app bookmarks. The developer has a strong understanding of designing on the iPhone so that you would think it is a native app. Apple should incorporate some of its features into the iPhone’s OS.

RSS Flash g is an RSS reader that syncs with Google’s Reader RSS aggregator. This is a middle-of-the-road RSS utility. It does a great thing syncing with Reader, which any Reader fan will love, but some may find the interface wanting.

Daylite Touch, from Marketcircle, is an incredible tool for people who need serious task management on the iPhone. The app ties in with Daylite and requires Daylite Server to enable syncing over a LAN or a true server environment.