This Week’s App Store Updates – 7th May 2010
May 7, 2010 | Andy Boxall
Browsing the App Store this weekend? Here are ten new or updated apps worth taking a closer look at if you are:
Fairytales – Sleeping Beauty Animated Storybook.
A good-looking adaptation of the classic tale. There are secret animations for your children to find on each page and an audio narration too. $0.99/£0.59
It’s mole whacking extreme, with various other creatures joining the party along with unlockable levels, shake control, bonuses and an in-app purchase system for extra levels. Free
A comedy app where you tap an image of a body to indicate where it hurts, then Dr. Insult offers his medical opinion. It’s not going to cure you, but it should make you chuckle! $0.99/£0.59
A cycling computer which displays your speed on an analogue speedo, plus a dual tripometer and GPS location maps. Logs are used to create a graph giving speed and time data for your ride. Can be used in conjunction with SportyPal’s website, plus data can be shared over Facebook and Twitter. $4.99/£2.99
An all-round workout tool that covers running, cycling and walking. You can set the app up for interval training, distance and time or a Ghost runner, plus the readouts offer everything from your speed and time to altitude and maximum pace. You can even play music from your iPod playlists. $7.99/£4.99
A traffic management game with a slight twist. Guide your car around the city streets to its destination, avoiding other vehicles and environmental hazards, all within a set time limit. There is also multiplayer support and in-app purchasing for further levels. $1.99/£1.19
A digital magazine written expressly for use on the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Containing articles pertaining not only to the iPhone but to general topics too, the weekly-updated publication will include music and game reviews and advice too. $1.99/£1.19
An odd little application where you show your support for a particular UK Premiership football team by shaking your iPhone in order to amass points. The thing is, other people will be doing the same with their teams, so to ensure your team ‘wins’, you’ll have to shake it a lot! Free
Just updated, this is another entry in the ever-growing iPhone cookery application list. This is designed to work both alongside and separately from Mark Bittman’s book and features 2000 recipes and plenty of how-to advice and guidance. A shopping list feature and a meal planner are among the extras. $4.99/£2.99
Starting with a solid color onscreen, little ones rub their finger across it to reveal the picture beneath! A supersize iPad version is also available. $0.99/£0.59
Download more than 1000 free iPhone themes fromhttp://www.ithemesky.com/. It is cool!