Pinch Pulls Together Many Modern Social Networking Trends is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $.99 Score: 6/10 By A. Papachristos
As technology continues to advance, life gets more and more complicated. The programs and gadgets designed to lighten our load have become a burden themselves, causing the general public to have to constantly learn new methods and advance at the same rapid pace. But then there are programs – in this case, applications – that attempt to ease this problem by combining everything in hopes of making the all-in-one concept seem simple and more enticing to the crowd.
Yet, when it comes to social networking, we fail to realize that half the tasks we take on are completely unnecessary. However, Pinch – iMessenger, iContacts & iLocation Sense by Affle Pte Ltd takes a plethora of these pointless actions and combines them into a single application that may or may not put your mind into overdrive depending on how much information you can take in at one time.
While Pinch most definitely does a decent job of combining multiple types of social networking and mobile communication into one application, one also has to account for the fact that such an application will only work to the fullest extent if all your friends are using the app as well. Luckily, Pinch features cross platforms messaging support, meaning iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Web and Facebook users can access the same services, slightly increasing your chances of finding friends who use the application. Otherwise, once you create your account, be prepared to send a lot of invitations.
Upon startup, all users will first need to access the Profile tab, which will allow existing users to log in and new users to register. While users can either create a new account or sign in using their Facebook account, all will have to provide their mobile telephone number and email address in order to proceed. Pinch promises that such information is confidential and used to simply provide users with their messages and archived information, for Pinch offers free unlimited storage of your message history.
With the iMessenger component, Pinch hopes to redefine texting by ridding users of roaming or data charges. Their idea is to eliminate the need to pay for SMS and MMS messaging and data by taking advantage of your device’s Wi-Fi capabilities. Users can also customize their messaging layout with personalized themes and wallpapers available under Preferences. To compile all your contacts in one place, the iContacts portion works to organize and auto-discover your friends from your phone’s contact list, Twitter and Facebook (assuming you give Pinch the permission to connect to your accounts).
However, the most unnecessary (and unsafe) aspect of Pinch would have to be the iLocation Sense aspect. Acting as a built-in stalking system, more or less, iLocation will find fellow Pinch friends and users nearby, while also sharing your location and tracking your personal journey with directions and miles traveled. To encourage check-ins, points are awarded every time you inform the world of your location. These points can then be used in Pinch’s leaderboard contests, including their current iPad giveaways. Of course, I do know that users can control who sees their location, but encouraging such forms of social networking is irresponsible considering the potential dangers sharing such information may lead to when in the wrong hands.
But, if you are truly into such forms of social networking, then you best get to work on inviting all your friends (anyone with a Smartphone, that is) so they can join you on your journey to make Pinch semi-practical in a world run by Facebook, Twitter, Four-square and all those other social networking sites that have come to control our daily activities already.
Pinch requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
Guide for FrontierVille (unofficial) – iPhone App Review is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Guide for FrontierVille (unofficial) ($1.99)
Version 1.0
Are you a FrontierVille addict? Looking for a great game guide to make the most of your experience? If so then you may be interested in Guide for FrontierVille (unofficial) which is a new addition to the App Store. Developed by Will Rodgers this guide may have everything you are looking for. Let’s check it out..
First of all, game guides have always been a popular desire for gaming addicts. These guys have gone through the program, inch by inch, and have conveniently package every tip and recommendation into the app for you, saving you all kinds of time in the process!
When you initially open the app it starts at the Table of Contents. You can immediately scroll down to see that this app is packed with lots of information. It breaks it down by “Parts” and then subsections under that. As an example Part IV is called “Quests” and a couple of the many subsections are called “Make Medicinal Tea” and “Fill the Pockets.”
This app is nice is a few ways. One is that you can scan the Table of Contents and go to exactly what you want to read about. The other is that when you finishing reading that section, and decide to read more, all you do is scroll down and continue. You don’t have to go back to the Menu and click on the next section. That is very convenient in my opinion.
As far as usability of the app it is nicely laid out, includes tables and graphics when they are beneficial, and it’s very well written. And .. it beats sitting there with a book in your lap!!
All in all, if you are one of the many (MANY) who are currently addicted to FrontierVille, and want to make the most out of your adventure, then I suggest you give this app a good look. It’s very well organized, has the right amount of detail so that you’re not overwhelmed or wanting for more, and will only improve your FrontierVille experience!
Guide for FrontierVille is available in the App Store now, so head over and grab your copy today!
- Chris G
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Use Wifi/3G to Make International Calls With Vopium is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: FREE Score: 8/10 By M. Schusterman
Ever since downloading Skype years ago and using it almost daily to talk to my family free when I lived overseas, I’ve suspected a change was coming in the way phone companies offer and price services. AT&T changing their policy on allowing VoIP calls to be made over their 3G network was one of those changes.
Vopium is one of a few apps that allow you to use 3G and Wi-Fi networks to your financial benefit when it comes to making international calls. The app itself is a free download, and you can give it a shot before committing to the subscription cost with 15 free minutes and 15 free SMS anywhere.
I know Vopium has had quite a few updates since launching this app. For my part, it actually worked really well. I sent my mom a text, then had a nice chat with my husband, who is currently in Mexico. The call dropped once, although to be fair, that happens to us quite a lot no matter what phone service we’re using. Quality was fine – I had no problems hearing him, and vice versa.
When you open Vopium, you have access to your list of contacts from your phone book, a history section of who you’ve called through the app, an option to login to IM, and the keypad. The keypad looks exactly like the regular iPhone keypad, but with your current balance showing, and an SMS option. Under “More,” you can add friends and groups to organize your contacts, adjust your settings to what type of mobile network you prefer Vopium use, and add or transfer money in your account.
The app is easy to navigate, and like I said – it worked great for me. However, like calls made over any type of network, experiences may vary. Because both the app and trial period are free, I highly recommend frequent international callers give Vopium a shot and potentially save a good deal of money on calls.
Vopium requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
GetGlue is Social Networking for Media Addicts is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
When I first came across GetGlue I thought, “Just what I need, another social network.”
The last thing I wanted to do was open another social networking app from my iPhone and check in, “like” things and earn rewards. However, GetGlue can easily win one over with its addictive way to rate and review entertainment and lifestyle content.
GetGlue works much like Foursquare by “checking in” to topics. But instead of locations you choose among movies, TV shows, music, books, video games, celebrities and, oddly enough, wine. Checkins earn stickers, again similar to the badges found on Foursquare. However, one nice perk GetGlue offers is once you earn seven stickers there is an opportunity to receive physical stickers. And honestly, who doesn’t like stickers?
Along with checkins you can “like” and rate favorite content. Check in to a particular item enough times and you can become the Guru. This makes you the resident expert and provides ability to lead discussions on that site’s page. (…)
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Here There Where? Text Your Location Fast is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: FREE Score: 9/10 By M. Schusterman
I live in fear of becoming one of those people walking down the street, eyes glued to the screen and thumbs flying. In other words, I avoid texting unless necessary. While still more convenient than calling, typing out a text message, particularly when you want to meet up with someone, can be time consuming. Enter Here There Where?.
Designed by Davick Apps, Here There Where? does exactly what the name indicates. Tap “Here” on the main menu to text someone and let them know where you are. Type “There” to let them know where you’re going to be. And type “Where” to text them a general “what’s going on” pre-formatted text.
“Here” worked perfectly for me. The app automatically detects your location, and when I tapped “Here” it pulled up a list of the cafes and restaurants closest to me. Tap one, then either choose a contact from your address book, or create a group for permanent use with the app. You can check to include the address and a link to a map of your location. The text will come with an automatic message (“Hey, I’m at the Highlander Pub”), and you can add your own text as well before hitting send.
“There” works the same way, although this is where I noticed that there is a limit to which locations you can choose. You can type the name or address of the location into the search function and it will begin to automatically generate guesses. Geek that I am, I tried to enter my city’s central library, and even after typing in its exact address, the closest I could get was the hotel next door. The app does seem to have an extensive list of eateries, bars, museums and hotels listed, but I was a little surprised Seattle Central wasn’t on there.
As for “Where,” the pre-formatted texts (which you can edit) are simple questions like “Are you going to the party?” and “What’s the plan?” It would be a cool feature in future editions if adjustments we make to our own custom texts could be saved.
Overall, this non-texter is going to leave this app on her iPhone and most likely make some good use of it. I haven’t experienced any bugs with the first version, and seeing as it’s a freebie, I’d recommend checking it out.
Here There Where? requires iPhone OS 4.0 or later and is compatible with the iPhone.
Blogpress Review is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
iPhone/iPad Integration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
User Interface Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Re-use Value Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Blog editing can be deceptively complicated sometimes. What can and should be an easy process for bringing content to the masses can also quickly descend into a miasma of arcane code. Hence, the rise of the simplified blog editors, where HTML code is generally hidden in favor of a more traditional word processing layout and paradigm. In theory this is a good idea. In execution, however, it rarely lives up to the hype.
Take Blogpress, for instance. At first glance, it’s a simplified, straightforward blog editor, capable of working with a fairly wide variety of blogging platforms including Blogger, Wordpress, Drupal, Moveable Type and Typepad, among others (sorry, no Posterous or Tumblr support yet). The interface is simple and seemingly elegant. Just select the blog or blogs you want to post to, type your post in the app’s word processor, add photos pulled directly from your iPad or iPhone library, and publish. It’s as simple as that.
It’s when you start digging just a little under the surface that you start seeing some real problems with this set-up. The first major problem is so mind-boggling I can hardly believe it’s a missing feature. The embedded word processor in Blogpress does not include basic formatting buttons or controls. In other words, there is no built-in solution for setting fonts or font styles or even (horrors!) inserting links! Yes, you can insert the necessary HTML code and get these features in your post, but if something as basic to blogging as inserting links is missing in an editor such as this, it seems like it’s hardly an editor at all.
The second issue with Blogpress isn’t a missing feature, it’s just one that is more hidden than it ought to be. It took me quite a while of fiddling with the app to discover how to add tags and how to schedule a post for a later time or date. The solution to my problem was clicking a small info icon next to the blog post title, but that hardly seems intuitive. I must have gone to the settings icon a dozen times or more looking desperately for these basic features. I wrongly assumed that the info icon would just show data related to my post – word count, etc. A more obvious implementation of tags, categories and post scheduling is definitely needed.
Considering the price is only $2.99, and that Blogpress is a universal app you can carry with you anywhere on your iPhone or iPad, it still might be worth giving a try if you are mainly interested in writing simple posts with pictures, and you don’t mind adding HTML link code by hand. It also allows those without a Wi-Fi connection to compose posts offline and easily publish them when a connection is restored. Blogpress definitely serves a purpose and could fill a needed niche. It just needs a little more work.
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HelloTXT Seeks to Streamline Social Media Posting is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
HelloTXT is designed to update your myriad of social networks from within one application. It is a great concept, but a bit buggy in its current form.
HelloTXT is a universal app that works across iOS devices. All the major social media networks are here: Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Google Buzz; over 50 in total.
The HelloTXT menu is divided into four sections: Post, My Feed, Settings and Networks. Portrait mode displays these four features with an icon, while landscape has a sidebar menu with access to other options. From within the Networks section a user can easily tap on a social network, input the login credentials and have the ability to send out updates.
Posting to a network is pretty easy and works well. (…)
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Messagey! – iPhone App Review is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Messagey! ($0.99)
Version – 2.2
Review – “Text for free from your iDevice!”
One of my favorite things about my iPhone is the texting 
application. It makes it extremely easy to keep track of your conversations with individuals, and with iOS4 it’s very quick to switch to it and then back to whatever you were doing before. With that said the cost of texting can add up quickly, and is not even available if you just have an iPod Touch. Whatever your situation Messagey! is coming to your rescue!
! is an app that will allow you to send and receive text messages on any device running iOS. It offers a variety of features, including push 
notifications and a unique interface that makes switching between conversations even faster!
When you open up Messagey! for the first time you’ll be asked if you want to use it in “Messagey!” mode or in “Classic” mode. I would recommend that you at least try the Messagey! mode. Classic mode will basically behave like the built-in Messages app, while Messagey! mode will allow you to switch between conversations by swiping side to side!
Once you decide what mode to use you’ll also need to sign up for a messagey account. This will allow you to both send messages and also receive them on your device. The process for signing up is fairly quick, and I didn’t have any problems with it myself.
Once you get everything set up you’ll be greeted by the main screen. To add a new conversation all you 
have to do is touch the “+” button at the top of the screen. This will bring up a pop-up window with a list of all your contacts to choose from.
Once you choose a contact to start a conversation with you’ll notice that the name of that contact will show up in the bar at the top of the screen. This is the bar that you will use to switch between conversations. To switch conversations all you have to do is drag that same bar to the left or the right.
While the core of this app is nice, what really sets it off is the customization of it. If you touch the settings button in the lower left corner of the screen you’ll have the ability to do all kinds
of things. One really nice feature is the ability to have messages from others with Messagey! automatically forwarded to the app when it recognizes your email address or phone number.
Another cool feature is the ability to turn the background of the app into 
whatever your camera sees. This makes it possible for you to type text messages or emails while you’re still paying attention to what’s in front of you!
There are two ways to go with this app, free and paid. The free version of the app has a limit of 30 text messages a day and is ad-supported. If you want to get rid of these limitations you can do so by paying either $0.99 a year or $1.99 for a lifetime subscription!
While this obviously isn’t as deeply integrated into the iPhone as the Messages app it can be a great way to save some money! The texts do go through through fairly quickly as well, but there is a little bit of a delay occasionally. With that said, this is still really a must have though app for iPod Touch users as it can add texting to your device for free! Whether you own an iPhone, an iPod touch, or even an iPad you should at least give this app a look because it is hard to beat free! You may find that you like it even more than you thought you would!
- David H.
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Test Your Relationship With The Boyfriend Evaluator is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $2.99 Score: 8/10 By M. Schusterman
I’ve never been the type that clamored for Cosmo magazines just to take the “Does he really like you?” quizzes, but I can certainly understand the appeal. The Boyfriend Evaluator, designed by Cogitoad, Inc., aims to help girls understand and evaluate the guy they’re with.
This app takes itself seriously, but not too much – there’s definitely some humor in the questions and answers. Some of the questions are rather obvious, in my opinion, such as “Has he ever hit you?” – a clear sign of a problem if the answer is anything other than no, regardless of the other 49 questions on the quiz.
But some are more subtle and touch on things that some women, particularly those new to dating, may not consider. For example, “Is he ever unkind to waiters or other hired help?” That’s an important one for me, as treating waiters like second-class citizens is a big sign of a person’s true colors. The final question is one that I found especially insightful: “Do you often feel exhausted after you are around him for a while but don’t know why?” Particularly for younger girls, that can also be an indication of compatibility.
One thing I enjoyed about the answers was that they didn’t pigeonhole each boyfriend into one category only. For example, if your man shows tendencies of being a Lush, Operator, Airbag, Judge, Iceman, or Momma’s Boy, the answer will say so, and go into detail about each. And the answers truly are well-thought out.
The Boyfriend Evaluator is a simple, non-flashy app that’s easy to navigate. Each boyfriend you enter is automatically saved to a list, where you can view their test scores, take their test again, or email their test results. I’d say that this app, while the price is maybe a tad steep, is a good one to consider for those with real trouble identifying the good boys from the bad, or for girls who just enjoy a magazine-style boyfriend quiz.
The Boyfriend Evaluator requires iPhone OS 3.1.2 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
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