This Week’s App Store Updates – 21st May 2010
May 21, 2010 | Andy Boxall
Browsing the App Store this weekend? Here are ten new or updated apps for the iPhone and iPad worth taking a closer look at if you are:
An iPad application based on those sliding square games where a picture gets jumbled up and it’s down to you to re-arrange it. This uses stunning wildlife photography shot by Australian photographer Dominyk Lever. $1.99/£1.19.
A recently updated augmented reality browser, where everything from games to shopping and travel to real estate can be viewed through the screen on your iPhone. Being an augmented reality app, you’ll need a 3GS for this app to function correctly. Free.
An Pad adaptation of the existing iPhone crossword game. There are 750 crosswords to complete, with three difficulty levels, full screen view and portrait or landscape play option. $9.99/£5.99.
The title says it all really, as this application will teach you all you need to know about folding paper to form mini works-of-art! Kids and adults alike will enjoy this little app, and all the origami pieces have both detailed instructions and video tutorials. Free.
A classic vertically scrolling shoot-em-up for the iPad, with eleven levels, plenty of weapons, three difficulty modes, seven bosses to defeat and more than forty regular enemies. $1.99/£1.19.
A puzzle game which has made its way to the iPhone from the Gameboy Advance. The idea is to slide blocks around the screen, join them with others of the same colour and solve the puzzle. It looks like brain-teasing stuff!. $4.99/£2.99.
The latest version of the soccer game, just in time to catch World Cup fever. This is as comprehensive as it gets, with 150 club teams, 30 competitions, multiplayer over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, plus improved UI. $6.99/£3.99.
An organisational app designed for parents with newborn children. There is everything from sleep patterns to feeding charts, plus plenty of ways to personalise the app with audio, video and social networking integration. $5.99/£3.49.
A helpful application for parents who want to check the ratings information on video games. PEGI is supported by Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, along with many developers and publishers, and the app contains at least 20,000 games and advice on each. PEGO is a European body, but relevant all over the world. Free.
Adam Curry gives a look at a new application for the iPhone each day and demos it for you in this new video show. Free.
