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Syberia (Full) Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Tre Lawrence on January 13th, 2015
Our rating: starstarstarstarhalfstar :: COMPELLING
The well-regarded PC game lives on - quite well - on iOS.
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The Princess Bride - The Official Game Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Tre Lawrence on January 12th, 2015
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: CONCEIVABLE
You've waited half your life to play this.
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Inconceivable! The Princess Bride - The Official Game Comes to iOS Devices

Posted by Tre Lawrence on January 9th, 2015
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: CONCEIVABLE :: Read Review »

"As you wish!"

If that fading bellow doesn't make you take notice immediately, get a VHS player and wait until the end of this joyous announcement.

Behold... we get Dread Pirate Roberts, Buttercup, Inigo Montoya, and the Giant Usually Known as Andre. Romance, action, rhyming, fire rats, riddles... and more.

Keeping up? The Princess Bride Game - based on the iconic cult movie and book of the same name - has come to mobile, specifically iOS devices.

We're looking forward to giving this one a go. The Princess Bride - The Official Game is available now on the App Store for $3.99.

Badland Daydream Level Pack Arrives to Celebrate 20 Million Downloads

Posted by Ellis Spice on December 19th, 2014
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Our rating: starstarstarstarhalfstar :: GLORIOUSLY SIMPLE :: Read Review »

Badland developers Frogmind has announced that their popular side-scroller has reached the 20 million player mark worldwide, and their latest level pack 'Daydream' is coming out to celebrate.

Featuring ten new single-player levels, 30 missions, and five achievements, this new level pack also includes the journey of SNORF (one of the multiplayer characters) through the more bizarre sections of Badland. To celebrate the holiday season, the pack is also free for a limited time. Fans of Badland will also be happy to know that Frogmind has announced that they are working on 'multiple' titles in the series for release next year.

Badland is available from the App Store now, if you aren't one of the aforementioned 20 million players, for $3.99. The 'Daydream' pack is available for free for a unspecified 'limited' time.

Space Age: A Cosmic Adventure Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on December 11th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar :: BEAUTIFULLY FLAWED
This beautiful game captures the wonder and mystery of discovering a new planet, but doesn't stick to its strengths throughout.
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148Apps 2014 Holiday Shopping Guide for Socializers

Posted by Rob Rich on December 9th, 2014

Welcome, one and all, to another 148Apps holiday shopping guide! Are you having trouble figuring out what to get for a distant relative, new neighbor, or estranged second cousin? Thankfully there are people like us putting together handy-dandy holiday shopping guides for you! Whether you’re looking for new hardware and accessories, or just something a bit less impersonal than an iTunes gift card, we’ve got you covered.

Other 148Apps Holiday Gift Guides: for [Health Nuts] [Creative Types] [Gamers] [Power Users]

Today’s guide centers around highly social iOS users. I’m talking about the people who practically live on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, and all that. It can be tough to come up with something for such diehard (virtual) social butterflies, and even more tricky to surprise them, but we’re certainly going to give it a shot! Check out our list below for some hopefully useful ideas.

Spread Holiday Cheer Around Bikini Bottom with SpongeBob Moves In

Posted by Jessica Fisher on December 9th, 2014
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

It's that time of year again and SpongeBob, Patrick, and even Squidward are getting ready for some holiday festivities. SpongeBob Moves In has unwrapped its newest update, and it's overflowing with Christmas cheer.

You mission is to make everyone in Bikini Bottom happy by delivering their Christmas wish lists to Santa, building bottle launchers, and collecting bottles to unlock holiday costumes, recipes, and decorations. You may even succeed in bringing a surprise character back to Bikini Bottom. And if you've missed any previous events, you can now purchase costumes from the new in-game store tab.

You can join in on the holiday fun with SpongeBob Moves In for $3.99.

Card Wars - Adventure Time and Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake Are Getting the Holiday Treatment

Posted by Jessica Fisher on November 28th, 2014
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: COOL DWEEB :: Read Review »

Card Wars – Adventure Time and Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake, by Cartoon Network, are donning their holiday best in their latest updates.

In Card Wars, you'll get new Holiday Sweater Hero Cards, a holiday-themed tree house with loot chests, special creature, spell, and building cards (limited availability), and the Adventure Calendar - sort of a super mathematical (awesome) Advent calendar with daily gifts for logging in.

Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake, on the other hand, is getting Codger the Elf - a weird old guy in Powder Peaks who needs Niko's help in a new island-spanning quest. You'll also be able to play new levels where you must find missing presents and you can earn a brand-new costume for Niko if you finish Codger's quest.

You can grab a copy of Card Wars – Adventure Time and/or Monsters for $3.99 and $4.99, respectively.

Proun+ Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on November 28th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: TWITCHY RACING
Twitchy racing aplenty in Proun+, an enjoyably tricky title.
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Rooster Teeth vs. Zombiens Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on November 17th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: TAP TO SURVIVE
Survive waves of zombies with the Rooster Teeth team, in this fun action game.
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The New Forgotten Shores Expansion is Now Available for Monument Valley

Posted by Jessica Fisher on November 12th, 2014
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: SKIN-DEEP BEAUTY :: Read Review »

In Monument Valley, ustwo's Apple Design Award winner for 2014, you are Princess Ida exploring the gorgeous world and doing your best to outsmart the Crow People. In the game's newest update, Forgotten Shores, you can play through eight new chapters with even more illusions and graphical beauty.

You can download Monument Valley for $3.99 on the App Store, and the update is available as a separate in-app purchase for $1.99.

Pocket Cast​s Version 5.0 Has Been Released

Posted by Jessica Fisher on November 10th, 2014
+ Universal & Apple Watch App - Designed for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
Our rating: starstarstarstarhalfstar :: STYLISH AND USER-FRIENDLY :: Read Review »

Pocket Casts, by ShiftyJelly, is a podcast manager that organizes all of your favorite shows - and the app has been updated to 5.0 to be bigger and better than before.

Pocket Casts now has an updated UI and a Per Podcast notification setting that makes it so you only get notified about podcasts that you pick. You can also add things to your Up Next list straight from a notification.

To save time, you can now turn on auto download. Any new episodes of your podcasts will automatically upload for your listening pleasure.

There are a ton of other new things that have been added to Pocket Casts, which you can find on the App Store for $3.99.

The Sailor's Dream Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on November 10th, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: NEARLY A DREAM
More an experience than a conventional game, The Sailor's Dream is sometimes intriguing, sometimes vague.
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Hygiene Essentials Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Amy Solomon on November 3rd, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: GETTING COMFORTABLE WITH BATHROOM ROUTINES
Hygiene Essentials adds whimsy to these app which teach about basic daily routines.
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Splot Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on October 31st, 2014
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: SPLOT AND SLIDE
Splot is a tight platformer with controls that work surprisingly well for a touch screen device.
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