It feels like it’s been ages since I first set eyes upon Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds Minigame Adventure. Back then it consisted of a mere two games. Now the last of them have been added, bringing the total up to the initially promised twelve.

It makes for an extensive collection of mini-genres, from the “find the item” graphical adventure style of the Prequel through the old-school puzzle gameplay of The Red Weed (Part 1) and ultimately drawing to a close with the arcade-like viral infection of Dead London. It’s a collection that I’d easily recommend to fans of H.G. Wells’ classic tale for the typical going rate of $5. However, in celebration of Minigame Adventure‘s completion the price is getting a temporary 60% price cut for the weekend (2/3 – 2/5).

It should go without saying that being able to grab a collection of a dozen well-made, War of the Worlds-themed mini-games for $2 is significant. Even if it should, I feel the need to reiterate it. Both for dramatic purposes and because it would be foolish for fans of the novel/movies to pass this up. So here I go: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds Minigame Adventure, a title which offers twelve mini-games, is currently on sale for $2. It’s a ridiculously good deal, and one that I’d recommend jumping on before it’s over.

$4.99

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds: Minigame Adventure

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Our Rating: :: LOTS OF POTENTIAL
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Released: 2011-02-01 :: Category: Games

Abvio, an iPhone fitness app developer, demonstrated its version 7.0 update for Runmeter, Cyclemeter and Walkmeter last week in San Francisco at Macworld 2012. The new update overhauls the stopwatch display to be completely configurable to display data from more than 150 different data items, from total mileage to average heart rate for the previous split. Users will be able to customize and swipe through additional pages of information, including stats, graphs, maps, a music player, and more.

The update also adds a new history navigation feature that provides detailed reports. In addition, all workout information is saved directly to the device so users do not have to navigate to a sister website. The company also demonstrated new app support for the Wahoo Fitness Blue HR Heart Rate Strap (for iPhone 4S) in the Mobile Apps Showcase making it the first to adopt the technology.

$4.99

Cyclemeter GPS Bike Computer for Road Cycling & Mountain Biking

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2009-09-17 :: Category: Healthcare & Fitness

$4.99

Runmeter GPS - Running Fitness, Jogging Workouts, 5K, 10K, Marathon Run Training

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad

Our Rating: :: GOOD RUN
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Released: 2009-09-17 :: Category: Healthcare & Fitness

$4.99

Walkmeter GPS Walking Stopwatch for Fitness and Weight Loss

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2009-10-09 :: Category: Healthcare & Fitness

Originally designed for the iPhone, Appigo’s Notebook app has gone through a major update and is now a universal app designed to play nicely with the iPad as well. The productivity app is well known for offering a simple user interface and solid feature set to create, share and edit notes. The new 2.0 version is now optimized for Dropbox syncing, which allows the user to share notes on all iOS devices as well as Mac and PC platforms. In addition to sharing between the user’s devices, this new support makes sharing with friends, family or colleagues even easier.

The update plays off the company’s thought that adding a powerful collaboration tool was necessary for its users. The new version adds a familiar notebook interface with full-screen editing capabilities and overall the update seems to be a cost effective productivity tool for users with multiple iOS devices. The notes are saved in standard text format and is compatible with PC and Mac text editing applications. Notebook is available on the iTunes App Store for $4.99.

$4.99

Notebook

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Our Rating: :: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Released: 2008-09-12 :: Category: Productivity

If there is one thing that stinks about exercising, it is that it’s nearly impossible to work out and game at the same time.  Hoping to make the arduous task of physical fitness slightly more tolerable, developer BitGym has released an awesome new game to make the minutes fly by.  Racing fans will be glad to know that Fit Freeway will now allow them to get their daily dose of pedaling in while indulging their inner competitor, all at the same time.

Finding an outstanding use for the front facing camera, the on-screen car can actually be controlled using head tracking.  As for the accelerator, the iOS device will use the inner sensors to monitor the vibrations of the workout equipment.  So the harder you pedal the faster the car moves.  This is an amazing idea that we can’t believe that someone didn’t think about sooner.

Be sure to give the game a download and put the pedal to the metal in your next workout!  Let us know what you think of it in the comments.

$4.99

Fit Freeway

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2012-01-10 :: Category: Healthcare & Fitness

The unique look and feel of stop-motion animation is what gives movies like A Nightmare Before Christmas and the Wallace and Gromit series their charm. Mac users have been bringing ordinary objects to life with this technique for years now thanks to iStopMotion from Boinx Software. Now iPad users can also have the power to create and share their own stop-motion animations with the release of the iStopMotion for iPad app.

Like any form of animation, stop-motion works by playing a series of frames so fast that they appear to be moving. What sets stop-motion apart is that its frames are pictures of real things that have been carefully re-positioned numerous times instead of drawings. iStopMotion for iPad allows users to capture these frames, edit them into movies and share them online all through an iPad. It’s a cheap way to make movies and learn about the animation process while doing it.

Also available is the iStopMotion Remote Camera app which allows users to capture frames with their iPhones and sync them with their iPads via W-Fi. That way movies can look the best they can thanks to the superior cameras of the latest iPhones.

iStopMotion for iPad is $4.99, iStopMotion Remote Camera is free and both are available now. Why not celebrate the holidays by making some homemade Rankin/Bass specials?

$4.99

iStopMotion for iPad

iPad Only App - Designed for the iPad
Released: 2011-12-15 :: Category: Photography

FREE!

iStopMotion Remote Camera

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2011-12-15 :: Category: Photography

Ash was one of the first RPGs I downloaded when I was a new initiate to the wonders of iOS gaming. I recall being thoroughly impressed by the quality. Well, that quality just got a boost. The original game was released with graphics licensed from RPG Maker, but SRRN Games has replaced all of it with totally original artwork. The new style shares a few basic similarities with the older one, but overall it’s a huge visual change. Especially the character portraits.

Another less obvious but still notable change has to do with the random encounters. One of the game’s initial shortcomings was that there were just so freaking many of them it kind of made getting from point A to point B a pain. This has been rebalanced, so now random encounters are a bit less frequent. They’ll still happen, and they’re still essential to not being caught in a boss battle with one’s pants down, but the decrease will go a long way to making the game more accessible and overall more fun.

Last and most important, Ash is getting an 80% prince drop for the holidays. What was once a great RPG that could be had for $4.99 is now a great RPG made slightly greater and available for a buck. One dollar. $0.99. I’d gladly recommend this game to any RPG fans at $5, but $1? That’s, like, “don’t even think about it just buy it” pricing. So yeah; don’t even think about it, just buy it.

$0.99

Ash

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2010-07-19 :: Category: Games

Flipboard for iPhone – FREE
Flipboard has been the go to news aggregation app on the iPad almost since day one. It’s slick combination of grabbing headlines from your social networks combined with an attractive, magazine-style layout has made it extremely popular, as well. The latest version includes an iPhone version, bundled into the Universal app download. It’s still free, of course, so no loss implied. Here’s our review of the original version.

Michael Jackson The Experience HD – $4.99
MJ fan or not, there’s no doubting his talent and star power. This app from Ubisoft is iPad only and requires iOS 4.2 or later to run. It includes four of the superstar’s famous hits, with more available as in-app purchases. Check out our review for more.

Temple Run – FREE
You’ve seen Indiana Jones, right? The first movie? Where Indiana grabs the treasure and then has to run for his life, jumping pits and avoiding spikes and such? Well, Temple Run is like that, and only that, for as long as you can last. Sounds great, right? There are more details in our review.

Ten years ago a little game by the name of Grand Theft Auto III took the world by storm and revolutionized the way that games were played.  Along with causing a boatload of controversy, the title went on to birth a whole new genre of open world games.  It only seems appropriate that a decade later Rockstar has decided that it was time to go back and give the game a proper anniversary re-release.

Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition is set to land on the App Store next week, December 15th to be exact, for a mere $4.99.  This is a huge deal for fans of the series, as well as for a whole new generation of iOS gamers that will be introduced to the franchise.  It somewhat goes without saying, but it will be interesting to see if this is the kind of title that can stand the test of time.  We look forward to taking it out for a “test drive” very soon.

Source: Rockstar Games

In our increasingly digital world, users are being forced to keep track of more and more personal data and records. It can be a hard task but imagine if one could just manage their information on the go? Venticento Software Design Studio is hoping to let users do just that with their iPhone, and soon to be iPad, apps iAccounts and DataTap.

iAccounts, $4.99, stores all of the passwords, logins, PIN numbers, and account details users may sometimes forget. Everything is encrypted and hidden behind a dual lock password system.

DataTap, $2.99, allows users to record data in various kinds of custom groups and form templates. Users can encrypt their databases, apply custom sorting and the touch controlled interface makes quick searches a breeze.

Both apps come with the free desktop program iBackup. Using this program, users of iAccounts and DataTap can backup, view and restore their passwords and records on their PC or Mac for later use. Both apps are available now.

$4.99

iAccounts password manager- free backup app Mac+PC included

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2009-11-03 :: Category: Productivity

$5.99

DataTap database - Free backup app Mac+PC

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2009-12-22 :: Category: Productivity