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	Reviews Blog New Apps Price Drops Top 148 Our Favorites Howto Feeds About All Reviews All iPhone Reviews iPhone Games All iPad Reviews iPad Games Hardware Request Review Reviews Share This Page Tweet Below you will find the latest reviews by our world class writers. The reviews are sorted by newest first. You can change the sort order with the right hand selection box to choose sorting by rating, date, or name. Want and RSS feed of just our reviews? Here you go. Created an app and you'd like us to review it? Please see the request review page for detail on where to send the information. Show: by Khan Academy Review + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By David Rabinowitz on May 21st, 2013 Our Rating: :: LEARN ANYTHING Khan Academy is a popular and free online collection of education videos. The app is a quick and easy way to watch any of its thousands of videos. Read The Full Review » BBC Earth Wonders Review + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By Lisa Caplan on April 10th, 2013 Our Rating: :: BEAUTIFUL MESS This image- and video-dense, detail-light app from the BBC showcases a planet full of natural splendor, but the interface lacks the artistry of the pictures. Read The Full Review » iStart Spanish ~ Mirai Language Systems Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Lisa Caplan on March 29th, 2013 Our Rating: :: SMART SPANISH iStart Spanish is an easy entry for beginners looking to pick up the basics of a new language. Read The Full Review » American Experience: Mapping History Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Michael Carattini on February 11th, 2013 Our Rating: :: EDUCATIONAL AND INTERACTIVE Explore the history of the abolitionist movement with photos, videos, and walking tours. Also, find out what historical events took place where you live. Read The Full Review » SyncSpace Review + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By Carter Dotson on January 3rd, 2013 Our Rating: :: SPACE TO COLLABORATE SyncSpace is a an app for drawing and collaborating with other users over local wifi or the internet. Read The Full Review » Duolingo Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Jennifer Allen on November 15th, 2012 Our Rating: :: LINGUISTICALLY EDUCATIONAL Helping users learn a new language, Duolingo proves to be a great foundation for knowledge. Read The Full Review » Marlee Signs Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Rob Rich on October 27th, 2012 Our Rating: :: TALK WITH THE HANDS It's no stand-in for a proper teacher, but Marlee Signs makes for a decent introduction into the world of ASL. Read The Full Review » ShowMe Xcode Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Jennifer Allen on September 17th, 2012 Our Rating: :: USEFUL COMPENDIUM ShowMe Xcode lacks attractive looks but there's some useful information here for newbies to Xcode. Read The Full Review » How My Body Works Review + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By Jennifer Allen on September 12th, 2012 Our Rating: :: INTERESTING BUT FLAWED How My Body Works does exactly what the name suggests and in an interesting manner but its pricing structure and slow loading is off-putting. Read The Full Review » Venice Past & Present Review + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By Dan Lee on April 18th, 2012 Our Rating: :: EDUCATIONAL Learn about the history and culture of Venice in this educational app! Read The Full Review » The Thrill Electric Review + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By Dan Lee on March 22nd, 2012 Our Rating: :: ENHANCED A set of wonderful, enhanced comics set in Victorian Manchester. Read The Full Review » Pocket Body (Musculoskeletal) + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By Danyel Rios on November 1st, 2011 Our Rating: :: ANATOMICALLY SPECTACULAR With gorgeous graphics, intuitive controls and constant updates Pocket Body (Musculoskeletal) is a slick and comprehensive way to study for that next Anatomy and Physiology exam or effectively communicate with a patient using a visual aid. Read The Full Review » Anki Review + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By Bonnie Eisenman on September 5th, 2011 Our Rating: :: ASTOUNDINGLY POWERFUL, BUT FLAWED Anki is not for the faint of heart, but its spaced repetition algorith makes it THE flashcard application for serious users. It's not without its flaws, and this iOS version is inferior to its desktop incarnation, but Anki's algorithm has won my loyalty. Read The Full Review » Art Connoisseur Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Sinan Kubba on July 25th, 2011 Our Rating: :: NOT HIGH ART An innocuous spot-the-difference game, but with some fine art to be enjoyed nonetheless. Read The Full Review » Presidents vs. Aliens Review + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By Carter Dotson on July 8th, 2011 Our Rating: :: SECRETARY OF EDUCATION Presidents vs. Aliens is an edutainment game that is a combination of a puzzle game and presidential factions. Read The Full Review » TripLingo Spanish Essentials Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Jennifer Allen on May 11th, 2011 Our Rating: :: INVALUABLE TripLingo aids users in their quest to learn another language, and it does so in a fun, informative way. Read The Full Review » SkyView Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Jennifer Allen on April 13th, 2011 Our Rating: :: COMPELLING SCIENCE SkyView is an Augmented Reality app that lets you see just what delights the sky has to offer. Read The Full Review » Stack the Countries Review + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By Carter Dotson on March 3rd, 2011 Our Rating: :: LEARN TO STACK! Stack the Countries is a game that tries to blend education with physics puzzler gameplay, making you answer questions about the facts of the world's countries and trying to stack those countries on top of each other to reach the goal height. Read The Full Review » Entoview Career Edition Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Jennifer Allen on February 17th, 2011 Our Rating: :: USEFUL Entoview Career Edition offers plenty of interview advice in one central place. Read The Full Review » MindSnacks Spanish Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Chris Hall on January 10th, 2011 Our Rating: :: GREAT STUFF Learning a language is brutal, but if I can put as much time into MindSnacks as I will on Inotia 3, it could be a piece of cake. Read The Full Review » Mensa Brain Test Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Jennifer Allen on December 10th, 2010 Our Rating: :: BRAINY Mensa Brain Test offers cerebral puzzles that prove just how intelligent you are. Read The Full Review » Spanish Touch Trainer Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Jennifer Allen on December 10th, 2010 Our Rating: :: EDUCATIONAL Spanish Touch Trainer adds some much needed fun to the ever dull verb conjugation when learning Spanish. Read The Full Review » Voice Cards Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Jennifer Allen on November 23rd, 2010 Our Rating: :: USEFUL Voice Cards is a really useful app to enhance your learning and revision methods. Read The Full Review » Basic Math with Mathaliens Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By GiggleApps Staff on November 17th, 2010 Our Rating: The aliens are here, but this time, it's mathematical. Read The Full Review » Real Kana Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Bonnie Eisenman on October 4th, 2010 Our Rating: :: SIMPLE IS BEST Real Kana is a handy tool for memorizing hiragana and katakana. Any beginning Japanese student should be able to appreciate this simple, quick tool for memorizing all of those tricky characters. Read The Full Review » Classes Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Bonnie Eisenman on October 1st, 2010 Our Rating: :: USEFUL If you do need to keep track of your course schedule, Classes is a perfectly satisfactory app with few bells and whistles but more than enough substance. Read The Full Review » Monster Memory for iPad Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By GiggleApps Staff on September 23rd, 2010 Our Rating: Education was never this fun! Read The Full Review » ABC Wildlife! Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By GiggleApps Staff on September 14th, 2010 Our Rating: introduce animals and letters to kids with the use of pictures, videos and animal facts. Read The Full Review » iSee123 – A Counting Adventure iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By GiggleApps Staff on August 18th, 2010 Our Rating: A nicely animated interactive app that would be a good choice to introduce number recognition. Read The Full Review » Solar Walk Review + Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad By Kyle Flanigan on July 2nd, 2010 Our Rating: :: IMPRESSIVE IN 3D Solar Walk is a beautifully-designed educational application about the solar system. Its space-accurate design and 3D functionality, coupled with a plethora of unique features like Time Machine, are surpassed only by its price tag: $2.99. Read The Full Review » Face Time With Mage Nuttimugs Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Jeff Scott on June 6th, 2010 Our Rating: “Animal Memory” is an educational animal match game that is lots and lots of fun. Read The Full Review » SpaceTime In-Depth Review iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Bonnie Eisenman on May 13th, 2010 Our Rating: :: COMPREHENSIVE BUT CLUTTERED SpaceTime is a comprehensive graphing-calculator app, but the iPhone's small screen hampers its massive abilities. Read The Full Review » NASA iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Kyle Flanigan on March 1st, 2010 Our Rating: The NASA application ensures that convenience, form and function are at the forefront of this application. It's worked. An excellent level of detail, coupled with simplicity in both language and design, have resulted in another beautiful creation from the space engineers. Read The Full Review » EleMints: Periodic Table iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Bonnie Eisenman on February 24th, 2010 Our Rating: :: HARDCORE CHEMISTRY A sleek interface, tons of features, more information than I know what to do with...what more could you ask from a periodic table app? If you're a chemistry student like me, EleMints is well worth the $5 investment. Read The Full Review » iHomework iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad By Bonnie Eisenman on August 17th, 2009 Our Rating: :: STUDENTS, REJOICE iHomework is a solid agenda app for keeping track of homework, quizzes, and grades. It does the job, and it's sure easier to keep track of an iPhone than an agenda. Students looking for a bit more organization should find iHomework to be both intuitive and relatively robust. 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