Spawn Illuminati

By Jeff Scott on December 1st, 2008
Our Rating: :: RECOMMENDED
iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad

A great little toy that’s fun to play with that used to be a 99 cent gem

Spawn Illuminati is an iPhone version, with lots of extra features, of the old unix screen saver swarm. It’s a great little fun toy with no real function — other than to look at the pretty lights. I guess you could justify it as a background image generator — but that would be a stretch.

The interface is rather odd with this application. You swipe you finger in a particular direction to change the size of the lines, speed, etc. There’s a quick explanation of the controls shown when the app loads. In addition, the lines will follow your finger as you drag.

Here’s a Youtube video (in usual YouTube quality, yuck) that shows you what the app looks like. The actual app is higher resolution, more defined, and much smoother.

I must admit that I was ready to give this app a much higher rating but the value seems less than it was. The developer changed the price from $0.99 to $1.99 while I was reviewing it. Obviously developers are free to set their prices at what they want, it’s up to them. This is a well developed app, fun to play with, but you may grow bored with it quickly. Let’s see what the developer adds in the future.

Spawn Illuminati HD (Art, Fireworks and Light-Show)

Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Buy Now: $0.99

Our Rating: :: RECOMMENDED
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Released: 2008-11-11 :: Category: Entertainment