1. Pulse
Price: free
Ratings: 5/5
Chews up your RSS feeds and social network
updates, and spits out a lovely mosaic of pictures and headlines, Bookmarking
stories with Evernote, Instapaper and the like is easy, and quick switching
between a story summary and the website itself is utter simplicity.
Verdict
Functional, useful and simplified, this is
the app to have if you use a tablet.
2. Cargo-Bot
Price: free
Ratings: 5/5
The first game coded entirely on an iPad,
maybe, but it earns its place in this list purely on the basis of its
captivating gameplay. The objectives are simple enough - program a robotic arm
to move crates into pre-defined positions; the solutions are anything but.
3. iPhoto
Price: $4.99
Ratings: 5/5
If you’d told us you enjoy photo editing
before we tried iPhoto, we’d have considered you a bit strange. But brushing in
fixes, tints, enhancements and effects with a fingertip is truly joyful, and
creating collage ‘Journals’ for yourself and friends is addictive. Powerful and
fun.
4. Pocket
Price: free
Ratings: 5/5
Pocket is one of those apps that you’ll
wonder how you ever managed without. Whenever you find an interesting link
online, send it to Pocket and it’ll be saved offline to be read later. Just
make sure you’ve got plenty of time set aside for catching up.
5. Grand Theft Auto III
Price: $4.99
Ratings: 5/5
Ten years after its launch, GTA 3 is
back for smartphones and tablets. It’s an impressive technical achievement and
the game is still excellent, with good missions, fondly-remembered radio
stations, and redesigned controls that work well on touchscreens.
6. GarageBand
Price: $4.99
Ratings: 5/5
Apple’s music creation app for iPad works
on two levels. Half-decent musicians can use it as a serious recording tool,
even plugging their guitar in to the iPad. The rest of us can play around with
its virtual instruments while it cleverly makes us sound good.
7. Facebook
Price: free
Ratings: 5/5
Facebook took its sweet time launching an
iPad app, but the wait is well worth it. The social network’s official app
works really well on the bigger screen, whether you’re swiping through
newsfeeds, lovely high-res photos, or social games.
8. Osmos
Price: $0.45
Ratings: 5/5
This “part physics-based eat ‘em-up, part
ambient, cosmic simulator, and part game of survival” is not your average app.
You have to swallow up single-celled organisms, or ‘motes’, to make your own
mote grow, all to a spaced-out soundtrack. It’s quite hypnotic.
9. Flipboard
Price: free
Ratings: 5/5
Ever wished Twitter and Facebook were a bit
more... magazine-y? Flipboard makes them exactly that, presenting your online
social life in a flippable virtual mag, with the ability to also pull in news
stories from your favorite sites.
10. MPme
Price: free
Ratings: 5/5
MPme says it’s a ‘curated radio’ app. It’s
a collection of streaming stations, but the app also recommends shows, artists
and tracks based on what they, and you, are playing. It’s Wi-Fi and AirPlay
compatible, and iPhone and Android versions are on the way soon.
Top 5 apps for games
With the Premier League season having
kicked off, here are the apps you need to keep up with Manchester City’s defense
of the title (and much, much more).
1. Live Score Addicts
If you’re often out and about when Saturday
comes then Live Score Addicts will keep you right up to date. Its alerts come
through mere seconds after a goal is scored and it covers matches and leagues
from all over the world.
2. FourFourTwo Stats Zone
Stuff UK
stablemates FourFourTwo have worked with football’s finest statisticians
Opta Sports to put together this pub pundit’s dream app. It’s free to view past
games but requires an in-app purchase to access live data.
3. Fantasy League
In the world of fantasy football there’s
nothing worse than forgetting to make a substitution before 3pm on a Saturday
afternoon. This app allows you to tinker with your team right up until
kick-off, no matter where you are.
4. ESPN Goals
If you don’t have the channel and don't
plan on paying a monthly fee for it, then ESPN Goals does a good job of delivering
video highlights almost as soon as the ball hits the back of the net.
5. Football League - Official Clubs' App
Football
League - Official Clubs' App
There’s more to football than those
overpaid moaners in the Premier League. This app provides news and results from
the lower echelons of English football, with video highlights unlocked through
well-priced subscriptions.
