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Tap ‘n Cap Says the Words Your Pictures Can’t Convey
Tap ‘n Cap Says the Words Your Pictures Can’t Convey is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $.99 Score: 8/10 By A. Papachristos
Anyone who owns one of Apple’s portable gadgets will tell you that its utmost convenience is the capability to connect with friends, family and the World Wide Web in the blink of an eye. Sharing timely photos and the details of current happenings as they occur is one of the greatest aspects of today’s developing technology.
Tap ‘n Cap by Jeremy Brousseau utilizes such modern conveniences to bring users an intuitive and simple application that allows them to enhance their image sharing experience. With Tap ‘n Cap, users may insert up to six lines of custom text, creating captions for photos attained via their device’s photo library or camera.
Upon startup, users will find the Help screen, which teaches them exactly which actions accomplish certain tasks. A single tap of the empty screen will reveal the main task bar located at the bottom of the screen. The buttons provided are as follows: Settings, Help, Get Pic, Clear, Caption, and Finished.
Under Settings, users can adjust the many features Tap ‘n Cap offers, such as Camera Options (save copy of original, iPhone 3G mode), Photo Options (auto-save on send, auto-crop photos) and Text Options (auto-correct, auto-capitalize, two-finger rotate, default font). In fact, Tap ‘n Cap offers 20 font choices, the default being my favorite as it is reminiscent of the classic LOLCats typeface. These fonts come in black and white, though the developers hope to soon add colors, shadow, opacity and strikethrough to the list of choice in an upcoming update.
To begin the process, users will first need a picture to caption. Tapping the Get Pic button will prompt the question of whether you’d like to choose a photo from you library or take one with your camera (if your device has one). Once you have selected your picture, the once empty space will now display your photo. Conveniently, Tap ‘n Cap supports landscape mode for any type of photo. If you do not like what you see, the Clear button will wipe everything away. However, if you are happy with your image, hop right over to the Caption button to insert your witty words. A box will appear on the screen in which you may begin typing your caption. When you have finished writing, you may then use a single tap to drag your caption to any position on the image. You may scale the caption by using a two-finer pinch. Double tapping the caption will release its own tool bar, which allows you to rotate the words or change the font.
Once complete, tap the Finished button to either save your image to your device or email it to a friend. In the future, the developers also hope to include the ability to upload your images to Facebook and other such social networking sites.
Unfortunately, only those with an iPhone (or the latest iPod Touch) will benefit from the spontaneity Tap ‘n Cap offers. For all other users, the photo you caption must already exist in your photo library (unless you have the external camera attachment for the iPad, but that’s a hassle and probably won’t be attached during those ideal, caption-worthy photo moments), though the $.99 price tag won’t break the bank for those who want to experiment with what they have. And, for those who can utilize Tap ‘n Cap to its fullest extent, the potential for laughter is endless, allowing you to create your own silly images with the tap of a finger, not computer necessary.
Tap ‘n Cap [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.1.3 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
Bulmers Cider Finder App
Bulmers Cider Finder App is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
There is nothing better then a nice sunny day sat in a wonderful pub garden with a cold pint of Bulmers cider.
This app lets you find your nearest pub with a garden and also takes you direct to the pubs using the AR pub finder that serve your favourite Bulmers as well as the limited edition Bulmers Summer Blend. On top of this, you will also get the latest Bulmers news and information on where you can go to get a free Bulmers this summer at our exclusive special events around the UK.
Terminology Fills the Reference Tool Void
Terminology Fills the Reference Tool Void is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $.99* Score: 9/10 By A. Papachristos
Macs come equipped with a dictionary and thesaurus application directly on the dashboard, making it easy to find definitions, synonyms or antonyms as you read or write using your computer. However, Apple seems to have forgotten to include such a convenience when designing their more portable devices. Sure, we can monitor the stock market, or find our position using the compass, but we continue to lack the ability to quickly define words using an iPhone or iPod Touch.
Luckily, Terminology by Agile Tortoise provides users with an alternative to that reference tool they’ve always wanted. Terminology, originally designed for the iPad, now comes to the iPhone and iPod Touch with the same clean, easy-to-use interface that makes browsing the English language a piece of cake. (Yes, you can even define “piece of cake” by simply searching the entire phrase.) Featuring both a dictionary and thesaurus, Terminology encompasses all the necessary tools for exploring words and phrases offline and via the Internet.
When you start up Terminology, you will find the main buttons in the bottom navigation bar. The first button, all the way to the left, looks like a magnifying glass, which brings you to the search page and allows you to type in any word or phrase you wish. Whether you desire a definition, a synonym, or the meaning of a phrase you just can’t make sense of, you are bound to find it within Terminology’s extensive collection of terms. Those words you like or use frequently can then be starred and found using the star button to the right of the search tab.
Next to the star button, users will find an icon that resembles a clock. This tab tracks your previously searched terms in a chronological list of most recently searched to the earliest. All the way to the right of the navigation bar, users will find two more icons. The icon resembling a gear allows you to filter bad words from your search, while the question mark icon tells you a bit about Terminology itself.
Each word or phrase entry appears clear and readable, presenting users with the terms part of speech, definition, synonyms and less specific terms that may be associated with the term in question. Users may also link directly to online sites such as Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wolfram Alpha and Google to learn more. And, with all data based on the Princeton University WordNet project, users can be sure they are receiving top-notch information they would otherwise have to inconveniently use the Safari browser to look up when desperate.
*Price shown is available for a limited time only. The iPad version is also currently on sale, available for $1.99.
Terminology [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.1 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
New iPhone App Helps You Get Creative Between the Sheets
New iPhone App Helps You Get Creative Between the Sheets is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $0.99 Score: 6/10
Looking for a little inspiration in the bedroom? As unlikely a source as the iPhone might be – there truly is an app for everything these days.
Developed by WebTechies, The Sex Game is a new app that puts your knowledge of intimate positions to the test. Although touting itself as an “interactive sex position guide”, the app is more game than guide, but is a pretty cheap initiation to the kamasutra for those so-inclined to its teachings.
The Sex Game gets started by the player selecting either a male or female and the level of difficulty (there are three), each with different positions to learn.
From there, you can select the location of your digital rendezvous (i.e swimming pool, beach etc), as well as select some background music for the affair. From then on you’re ready to get started with the ‘game’, and the action is well….17+.
It’s all pretty cheesy and low-fi, with simple graphics and corny music but it’s a bit of a laugh for $0.99.
The Sex Game is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
DateMate: The Promiscuous Person’s Personal Assistant
DateMate: The Promiscuous Person’s Personal Assistant is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $2.99 Score: 3/10 By A. Papachristos
There are plenty of fish in the sea, or so the popular dating metaphor proclaims. However, that doesn’t mean you have to go wiggling fins with each one. There’s a point in everyone’s search for “the one” when “playing the field” just becomes downright immoral (and hazardous to your health, mind you).
DateMate – The Dating and Sex Tracker by MEDL MOBILE was designed to help users reorganize and understand their love life by providing them with a platform that allows them to rank all their dates and sexual endeavors, tracking said activity and helping users to make informed decisions about their future based on past experiences. And while the application itself features a beautiful, sleek design that would make organizing any other information a breeze, using DateMate simply implies that you’re a total sleaze.
When you begin, you will initially have to create an account. Enter a username, password and email address. (This will inevitably help keep all those juicy details you’ve been spilling a secret from whichever significant other may stumble upon it first.) From there, you can then access the Calendar, which lets you view past and future “events” in List form or Calendar form, as well as add new “events” to the list with a simple tap of the ‘+’ icon. Once you have completed an “event,” you may then return to its entry so you can rate your date on a five-star scale, one ranking based on overall fun and another on how good they were in bed.
At the bottom you will find a Menu bar. Tap that to reveal all the other features DateMate offers. Moving to the right, users will find the People icon, which is where they will enter the personal information of the various contacts they intend to date and rate. Just enter the person’s name, number, email, and birthday to begin. Such information will also allow you to call, text or email said contact within the app itself. You can even add an accompanying picture and jot down any necessary notes that may help you discern this person from the rest of your flock later on.
Further to the right, you will find the Charts button, which truly captures DateMate’s analytical nature. Simply select the mates you want to compare, the time frame (anywhere from one month, to two years, to all), and the chart type (date, sex or all), then flip your device horizontally. Date statistics will be marked in blue, while Sex statistics will be marked in red, making it quite easy to decipher who’s the most fun compared to who’s the most fun in bed. Then, when you’re ready to share all the details with your friends, tap the envelope icon in the top right corner to send your chart in an email so you can compare notes.
DateMate also offers a Search option, which allows you to look for something specific within your entire list of events and people. The About button will also prove extremely helpful for users who don’t want their slew of mates to get nosy. I’ll be kind and not give away the true secret to this supposedly “fail-safe” login feature, but let’s be realistic – anyone, male or female, can quell their suspicion by looking up DateMate’s specifics, getting angry at the prospect of what information it may hold. You may succeed at hiding the sordid details of your dating and sexual endeavors, but you shall certainly fail to develop or maintain any sort of relationship.
Unfortunately, DateMate fails to deliver on the one feature that would have truly made it all-inclusive application for the sexually overactive: the STD Tracker. (For those who don’t understand the acronym, I suggest you look it up and then change your lifestyle immediately.) I cannot seem to track my contacts’ disease history and, after having slept with all those potential mates, there just isn’t a tab where I can list all the STDs I may or may have not acquired during my conquest to find someone special!
With an application so completely devoted to analyzing one’s promiscuity, you’d think the developers would have at least accounted for the potential risks, but I guess mates with disease potential would simply get a low rating? Oh well, at least they made sure there was a simple way for me to pass along all this intimate information to people who have no bearing on my love life whatsoever.
DateMate [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.1.3 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
A steak timer for the true steak enthusiast
A steak timer for the true steak enthusiast is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
I still remember all you can eat steak night at the local Ponderosa. My cousin and I would chomp down four or five steaks each before we were both ready to burst at the seams. What we were eating was just a shadow of what steak is supposed to be, however.
Early in 2010 I took a vacation to Chicago. During my stay I visited a high end steak house, the Grill Room. This was my first interaction with how great “real” steak was. Our waiter (are they called waiters at steak houses?) brought out a huge plate of meat to display to us, explaining what each piece of meat was, how it was prepared, and the methods of cooking. It was at this visit that I learned “real” steak places won’t prepare steak past medium.
Steak Grilling Timer & Recipes is a grill timer for steak that provides much of the information I learned at a “real” steak house. Multiple steaks can be added, with each being allowed unique cuts, thickness, and cooking levels. Each steak timer can be started separately, to ensure that all of the steaks get done at the same time. Setting up each steak for cooking is the easiest process I think I’ve experienced in an app on the iPhone. The app even takes into consideration preparation on a gas grill, a charcoal grill, or inside.
Steak Timer is much more than a timer, however. Each cut of steak has a laundry list of facts, including how it was cut, cooking techniques, and the various forms that particular cut comes in. Recipe information can be searched through for individual cuts as well, ensuring multiple preparation techniques for each cut. Did I mention all of the above is available without an internet connection?
For those with an active internet connection, additional features are available. A Steak-Enthusiast blog is available directly inside the app, and Kansas City Steak Company runs a monthly drawing for a $75.00 gift card that can also be accessed directly inside the app.
If you’re a steak lover, you owe it to yourself to check out this free steak timer and database from Kansas City Steak Company. It doesn’t provide endless amounts of information, but provides the most important information that any steak lover would need, each time steak is for dinner. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to return to my daydreaming about the masterpiece of a dinner I had at the Grill Room in Chicago again.
[ A steak timer for the true steak enthusiast is a post from 148Apps ]
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Improve your iPhone Pictures with ProCamera
Improve your iPhone Pictures with ProCamera is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $2.99 Score: 9/10 By M. Schusterman
I like to keep my reviews free of hyperbole – unless, of course, I’m trying to make a joke, which usually doesn’t go well – so I would never say that an app turns your iPhone’s camera into something as powerful as a digital SLR. I know what those cameras can do, and to have that on a phone is simply not (yet) possible.
I’ve checked out a lot of camera apps, and in the end, for one reason or another, I just resort to using the camera as is on my phone. But Pro Camera, designed by daemgen.net, has moved on over to the first page of apps on my screen.
What I love about this app is that it caters both to those who have a decent understanding of photography, and those who just want to enhance the iPhone’s camera. The app opens straight to the camera itself, but you can tap “Pro” in the bottom left and find a user guide in Settings to get some help. You can zoom in and out either by tapping the zoom icon in the bottom right, or by pinching. Tap the timer icon to set a timed shot (you can change the number of seconds in Settings as well). And the center icon is the anti-shake feature – find your shot, tap it, and the iPhone will take your picture the second you’re holding the iPhone perfectly still. (This is the best option when you’re zoomed in on something.)
For simplicity’s sake, you can tap anywhere on the screen to take a picture. By tapping the “Pro” icon, you can switch to the video, go to your photo album, and add or subtract the compass and other grids to help you find your focus and level the shot. Inside the albums, you can view your photos and get width and height info, email the full-size photo, or activate the photo studio, which allows you to adjust the photo settings and add effects.
It sounds like a lot – and there’s much more – but the fact is this app is very easy to use. If you’re interested in getting better shots with your iPhone camera, this one is three bucks well spent.
ProCamera [iTunes Link] is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 4.0 or later. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
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Too Soon? Puff Puff Employs Gulf Oil Spill Mode to Raise Funds
Too Soon? Puff Puff Employs Gulf Oil Spill Mode to Raise Funds is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $.99 Score: 6/10 By A. Papachristos
Pause for a moment, if you will, and take some time to remember the wildlife and livelihoods put at risk by the Gulf Coast Oil Spill. The single atrocity that threatened an entire ecosystem and drew international attention to the way we drill for oil sparked hundreds of discussions on how oil companies carry out their duties and what may be done to safeguard their practices. But now there begins a new debate – one fueled by decency in regard to a current and sensitive issue.
You see, Puff Puff by 6th Mega presents a gaming application that most would normally find typical, even bordering on dull. Puff Puff employs the use of a spiny puffer fish that floats around the ocean floor simply trying to make his way as far into the dangerous waters as possible. He tackles the coral reef with finesse, behaving like any other aimless video game character might. It is not until we realize that good ol’ Mr. Puffer Fish can also peruse the bottom of the sea via Gulf Spill mode that we begin to feel uneasy.
The main (and only) goal, as it appears, involves the gamer simply navigating the spiny puffer fish as far into the shark-infested waters as possible, making sure the fish eats all it can along the way. Pinching and stretching the screen will deflate and inflate the fish respectively, helping it alter its depth so it can move up and down on the screen to avoid obstacles and snatch up whatever food and bonuses it discovers as it proceeds. Eating the plus sign bubbles means your fish is consuming sea urchins, which are the food that provides energy. Eating the lightning bolt bubbles represent the current, meaning you will swim faster. (Tilting your device to the right will also cause you to speed up.) Snagging the +1 fish will gain you an extra life.
At the top of the screen, users will see a bar that marks how many inches their fish has traveled, how many lives remain, their energy level and the pause button. As you move about, users will need to avoid hitting the coral and sharks – globs of oil and broken pipes in Gulf Spill mode – by dodging them as they approach using their puffing capability to navigate. A shield bubble will be unlocked once you’ve eaten five sea urchins and will protect you from the various obstacles for a short moment.
Puff Puff operates under the convenient pretense that 30% of all proceeds will be donated to aid ecosystem restoration, which is rather commendable. However, with less than half of the proceeds going to fund this cause, one has to wonder why the company needed to invoke such an image in the first place.
Like mass manufacturing a Titanic version of Battleship just a few months after its sinking, or creating a World Trade Center-themed Jenga set in the wake of the disaster’s aftermath, Puff Puff actually seeks to benefit from the oil spill imagery used within their game. In fact, their insensitivity is transparent from the start, with an App Store description opening that reads: “Experience the Gulf Oil Spill on your iPhone! Explore the underwater world of deep sea drilling, dodge globs of oil, broken pipes, and Robo Subs.”
No matter how anyone may try to interpret said passage, the wording comes off as a cruel joke to those humans and animals that were devastated by the spill. The proceeds from a game set in the coral reef alone could have just as easily donated 30% of its proceeds to restoring ecosystems. Exploiting the misfortune of others will only detract from the good that may come from their gracious donations.
For a peek at what Puff Puff has to offer, you may view the game’s trailer here.
Puff Puff [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid to speed up the publication of this review.
Texto SMS Favorites Takes the Time Consuming Typing Out of Texting
Texto SMS Favorites Takes the Time Consuming Typing Out of Texting is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $.99 Rating: 9/10 By A. Papachristos
Persistent text messaging déjà vu can be one of the greatest annoyances to stem from such convenient technology. One may often find themselves typing up and sending out the very same messages over and over, making the task rather monotonous and unnecessarily time consuming. Luckily, with Texto SMS Favorites by TunedOn, LLC, users can pre-program frequently sent messages, even indicating which they use specifically for certain individuals.
Texto features a simple layout that is as easy to use as it is easy to send quick text messages. When you start up the application, you will find yourself on the ‘People’ tab where Texto will present a pop-up bubble that indicates the plus sign icon in the top left corner of the screen allows you to add any member of your contact to your ‘People’ list. Those contacts that you text most frequently can then be customized, allowing you to indicate which pre-programmed messages you may send to that specific person most frequently.
Simply tap the plus sign icon to be taken to your list of contacts. Once you find who you are looking for, tap on their name and you will then see a list of messages already pre-programmed into Texto. You may choose from any of these by tapping the message or use the ‘Add New Message’ button at the top to create your own. Tap ‘Done’ in the top right corner when you are finished to add this person to your main screen’s list of contacts. If you ever need to remove someone from your list, use the ‘Edit’ button in the top right corner of the main screen.
The second tab, labeled ‘Favorite Texts,’ is where users may customize and edit their list of pre-programmed text messages. Users may create new messages of their own or delete entries from the existing list using the ‘Edit’ button in the top right corner. To send a text directly from this list, tap the message you would like and you will be taken to the usual texting template as in the Messages app. Just type in the contacts name and hit send. (Note: Texto utilizes the iPhone’s built-in SMS function, meaning it does not currently support the iPod Touch.)
Not only does Texto present a simple, intuitive interface, but it also provides the convenience it promises, literally making those frequent texts just a few taps from sending and saving you both time and strain on those over-texted fingers of yours!
Texto [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 4.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
Tablut Modernizes Popular Medieval Board Game
Making Mills with Morris: The Revival of the Medieval Board Game
Making Mills with Morris: The Revival of the Medieval Board Game is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $2.99 Score: 8/10 By A. Papachristos
When you are on the go, you don’t necessarily have the time to dive into a complicated, in-depth game. But, with Morris by Continental Laboratories, users will find a fun, quick strategy game that requires little time, making it a great mobile companion.
Based on the classic medieval board game, 9, 11, and 12 Men’s Morris promises to be a quicker alternative to Chess or Checkers. The numbers (9, 11, 12) indicate the number of pieces you will begin with, which you may choose on the game’s main screen. With 10 high-resolution themes and 10 levels of difficulty to choose from, Morris will entertain gamers of all ages.
Your goal is to capture all of your opponent’s pieces or block them from making any more moves. The game will begin with a clear board, which you will proceed to cover with your pieces. To ruin your opponent’s chances, you must create mills, which means lining up three of your pieces in a row. Creating such a line will capture one of your opponent’s pieces. Once each player has placed all their pieces on the board, each will take turns moving their pieces around the board in hope of creating more mills or blocking the other from moving anywhere. The first player to be blocked or only have two pieces left will automatically lose the game.
For more on how to play, including game tips and variations, users will find the Instructions extremely beneficial, for once you have mastered the concept, success is inevitable. You may catch on as you play along, but taking just a few moments to read the rules will make Morris infinitely more fun.
Morris [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.1.3 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
