I got word of the Nap App a number of weeks ago and was excited about the opportunity to have an app for that too. After thinking about the concept though, it seemed as though the iPhone’s clock app could do the exact same thing, rendering the nap app useless.
I still had hope for this Nap App though. I sent the developer an email with a simple suggestion… add a snooze button. The iPhone clock app just makes me wake up at a set time. I guess I could reset the timer for a 10 minute period, but by that point I would already be awake. I know that the point of a nap is to sleep for a limited period of time, but I always just want 10 more minutes!
To my surprise, Kevin Schaul, the creator of the Nap App just updated the app and added a 10 minute snooze button. He did post a warning on the update though, “be careful – a snooze button can become addictive!”
Today I took my first nap with the Nap App on the 20 min “Cat Nap” setting (a 60 min “Grizzly Nap” seemed a bit excessive), and then happily hit the snooze button after the time was up. Nothing is quite as nice as napping with a snooze option at the end.
Thanks Kevin!
The Nap App
Category: Utilities Released: 2010-01-05 Price: $1.99 ON SALE: $0.99
Tilt to Live is a fast paced tilt-based action title in which the overall aim, is to try and stay alive for the longest amount of time possible. Stunning visuals, tight integration of leader boards via AGON Online and 27 awards to collect throughout makes Tilt to Live a winner
Liquid Scale is a fun concept that works surprisingly well, but serious photo editing still doesn’t work on an iPhone. Still…it’s fun to mess around with.
Continuing Nimblebit’s strong track record, Dizzypad is a one-tap platformer. Described by many as “Koi Pond meets Doodle Jump”, this game requires a huge amount of timing and skill as you make that all important leap from floating lily pad to floating lily pad.
Crap of Defense is not the worst game ever! Hooray!!! With a style that can only be described as coming from a war obsessed 2nd grader, Crap of Defense is quite an amusing experience.
Recently released from Apple purgatory, Daisy Mae is back in the App Store with all the suggestive material that one could ask for in a dual stick shooter. Other than the lack of clothing though, this one doesn’t really bring anything new to the table.
Noby Noby Boy, from the maker of Katamari, is a trip into insanity. I’d like to think that I just don’t “get it”, but I truly think that this app isn’t made for humans.
Paradise Quest is a solid match-3 with some strategy-requiring twists and an island theme. If you want a more challenging match-3 game, give it a try! Just be wary of a few issues.
Bills ~ On Your Table is a gorgeously designed bill-manager. With free push notifications and offline sync the app provides the user with the necessities for bill organization.
Trenches is a great real-time strategy game that combines World War I with a quirky sense of humor. While it feels like we’ve only seen a bit of what the game has to offer, the Skirmish mode alone still provides plenty of entertainment.
Train Conductor is a stylish hybrid of line-drawing and traffic management that forges its own track amongst some crowded genres, and stands out as a result.
We recently got our hands on iSaidWhat?!, a smart new audio tool by Tapparatus. The app lets you record what your friends are saying, and then rearrange it for your amusement. Billed as a way to embarrass your buddies, iSaidWhat?! works surprisingly well when put to the test.
The first thing you’ll notice about iSaidWhat?! is the overall polish and cleanliness of design. It is an expertly crafted front-end. You can easily record anything and save it within the app. iSaidWhat?! shows you the waveform of what you’ve recorded, and you can then zoom to and cut select pieces using a very simple interface.
Once you’ve extracted and compiled a variety of snippets, iSaidWhat has an arrange mode where you can choose from words or phrases within any of your recordings in order to construct a new saying. The goal is to string together funny new sentences at your friend’s expense, although you can use it to combine any sounds you’d like. Once you’ve created your masterpiece, you can then share it via a variety of ways, including Twitter and Facebook. There is also a script mode that lets you type up a message beforehand that you’d like someone to read while you record.
iSaidWhat?! operates rather seamlessly from recording to sharing. It is a tad too easy to accidentally lose a recorded message at first, but you soon get the hang of saving your sound bites immediately upon taking. For my testing purposes, I recorded some bits of an interview with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and pretty effortlessly rearranged them to have him proclaiming his love for Apple. Childish for sure, but fun nonetheless!
While iSaidWhat?! may be somewhat of a novelty tool, it delivers on everything it promises with a high level of quality. You can see it in action via the screenshots and demo video below…
iSaidWhat?! ~ Recorder & Editor
Category: Business Released: 2009-12-19 Price: $1.99 ON SALE: $0.99
The Muppets Animal Drummer is half rhythm game, half drum kit toy. It’s a light-hearted take on the genre with not much depth, but a good amount of charm.
Files² is a decent file viewer, but some annoying UI features and minor bugs make it annoying to use. While some might find it useful, I think there are better alternatives out there.
Backflip Studios looks to continue its roll with Harbor Havoc 3D. Line-drawing has been taken to the next dimension, and the results are deviously good.
IUGO’s new game is a physics-puzzler crossed with a whopping amount of dynamite. If blowing up buildings sounds like fun, you’ll like Implode! There’s not much to complain about, and the game should satisfy your puzzle cravings.
Alice in Bomberland is a violent, whimsical take on the classic novel. Unfortunately, what could have been an outstanding game is marred by repetitive levels and bad controls.
Controlling your PowerPoint presentations from the palm of your hand? Yes, please! Slideshow Remote is an excellent, easy-to-use application that should make presentations a bit less of a pain.
Both incredibly challenging and incredibly inventive, Invisible Links is a fun spin on a maze game that challenges you to make your way through invisible “golf courses” sketched out on crumpled sheets of notebook paper. It’s a little confusing at first, but you’ll soon be smiling as you progress from course to course.
Fed up with your two random friends on Loopt knowing where you are but your hundreds of Facebook friends not having a clue? Well have a look at Map Social and you may have just found the answer to your problems.
GeoMaster is a slick-looking, simple geography app. It could easily be great, but its lack of good iPhone integration, a blurry world map, and other problems stop me from recommending this one.
While there’s nothing wrong with IMP: Surf the Music per se, I just couldn’t get hooked. There are plenty of other great music games in the App Store, and IMP just doesn’t cut it.
SoundHound easily beats out Shazam for music recognition. But if you already have another music recognition app, there may not be enough new here to justify the purchase for casual users.
I got word of the Nap App a number of weeks ago and was excited about the opportunity to have an app for that too. After thinking about the concept though, it seemed as though the iPhone’s clock app could do the exact same thing, rendering the nap app useless. 
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