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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - SEGA

For newcomers to the Sonic franchise and casual gamers alike, Sonic 2 is worth checking out. If, on the other hand, you’re a fan and veteran of the Sonic franchise, add this game to your play list ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Spark Radio - Handcast Media Labs

This streaming Internet radio tuner offers excellent options and features across all of the devices running Apple's iPhone OS ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


ESPN 2010 FIFA World Cup - ESPN

This app from ESPN is a good place to get your fix of World Cup info before the start of the tournament. And it promises to add more features once the action kicks off in South Africa ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Pocket Legends - Spacetime Studios

The MMORPG genre gets a major kick start with the 3D fantastical Pocket Legends from Spacetime Studios ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Manuscript - Black Mana Studios

This creative writing app lets you outline, take notes, research, and write on your iPhone or iPod touch. In a limited fashion, you can import and export your work to Google Docs or to your e-mail account ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Political GPS - Thomas Huntington

There's a good idea behind this app for tracking members of Congress and how they vote. But it gets lost in the awkward execution ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Pocket's Pie - G C

This app allows you to stealthily snap photos and record audio with your iPhone. But the 1.0 version of Pocket's Pie is pretty rudimentary ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


TextNow - Enflick

Both this app and its free lite version bypass the built-in Messages app on the iPhone, enabling iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users alike to send and receive text messages ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 - Activision

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 brings back great memories, offers a new challenge (the challenge of touch controls!), and brings you many, many hours of gameplay ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


iSki Trail Maps - Clearlogic Mobile

This app does a good job of giving you quick offline access to trail maps, though it lacks some features to make it a more well-rounded offering ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Articles - Sophiestication Software

Articles is a native app for browsing Wikipedia. At first glance, it's similar to Safari, with a search bar and navigation controls for jumping back and forth ... read more at MacUserUK

MacUserUK

Available at the App Store


TuneIn Radio - Synsion Radio Technologies

Apple's touchscreen devices lack the iPod nano's FM tuner, but it doesn't matter, as TuneIn Radio lets you listen to over 30,000 online radio stations from the RadioTime directory ... read more at MacUserUK

MacUserUK

Available at the App Store


Chaos Rings - Square Enix

Square Enix games are known for their deeply engrossing storylines, and Chaos Rings is no exception. Though the action-packed role-playing game comes in a smaller form factor ... read more at MacLife

MacLife
MacUserUK

Available at the App Store


Star Wars Cantina - THQ

The Mos Eisley cantina in Star Wars certainly had a motley bunch of alien patrons, so what would it be like to have to wait on them? In Star Wars Cantina, by THQ, you’ll have to think quickly ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Kindle - Amazon.com

Amazon.com converted its free Kindle app for iPhone (which Macworld gave a rating) into a universal app with the launch of the iPad. I’m a big fan of my Kindle 2 e-reader ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


iGovernment - Esse Quam Videri

This app, which gives you access to news, photos, and video from government agencies, is potentially useful for government watchdogs who want unfiltered reports ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


PrinterShare - Dynamix Software

PrinterShare is an awkward app to set up; besides installing it on your Mac, you also have to register an account ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Free
Available at the App Store


ePrint - Microtech

ePrint from Microtech is an excellent app that enables you to print from your iPhone to printers connected to your local area network. It’s an elegant offering ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


DocPrinter with server browsing - EuroSmartz

DocPrinter is one of more than a half-dozen printer apps offered by EuroSmartz; it’s also one of the developer’s more versatile offerings ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Joey Kramer Hit Hard - Paid

Aerosmith fans, listen up: if you've ever wanted to play the drums alongside Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer, now you can! Joey Kramer Hit Hard plays like a drum version of Tap Tap ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


UrbanCompass - The Good Life

If you frequent metropolitan areas, this navigation app for the iPhone 3GS will do a great job finding nearby businesses and guiding you toward them ... read more at Macworld

Macworld
Amazon User Reviews

Available at the Apple Store
Available at Amazon.com


Warlords: Call to Arms - Greyhound Games

Warlords: Call to Arms, Greyhound Games' $1 follow-up to their popular flash game, is a solid medieval strategy game in which you lead battalions of elves ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Music ID - Gravity Mobile

This music identifier and lyric finder compares favorably to similar offerings in the App Store, thanks to solid features and a compelling price ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Class Notes - InterThread Software

This helpful app aims to help you keep tabs on your class schedule, upcoming assignments, and anything else to do with your schoolwork ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Fluent News Reader - Fluent Mobile

This source for mobile-optimized news is a joy to use on the iPhone. But the iPad version of this hybrid app is simply a blown-up recreation of the iPhone experience ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


This American Life - Public Radio Exchange

Other media outlets would do well to follow the example of This American Life, which has created a superb application for the iPhone and iPod touch ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Focalware - Spiral Development Inc.

This app calculates the position of the sun or moon at any time in any location around the world. This type of on-hand information is quite helpful to photographers in planning their shoots ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Noteworthy Places - Oblik Systems

Noteworthy Places from Oblik Systems is a simple, occasionally useful app for keeping track of all your favorite restaurants ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Trip Journal - iQapps

Offered by iQapps, Trip Journal is a clever, beautifully designed app that helps you capture the important events and places that you visit as you travel ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Contacts Journal - zaal LLC

This lightweight CRM app proves useful for anyone who needs help in keeping track of their communications and commitments ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Articles - Sophiestication Software

This app offers mobile access to Wikipedia. It's handy and works well, but there are faster dedicated Wikipedia apps for your iPhone and iPod touch ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


CBC Hockey - CBC

CBC Hockey is nicely designed, simple to use, and features almost everything you would need in a dedicated sports app. However, its implementation of video ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Push Inbox - Less Code Ltd

You have options if you want push-enabled e-mail on your iPhone. But if none of the other choices work for you, you could do a lot worse than this app ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Petfinder.com Mobile - Phunware Inc.

This app is an excellent companion to the Petfinder.com Website when it comes to helping you find a furry, feathered, or four-legged friend ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the Appl Store


HomeKeeper - 42 North

HomeKeeper, a $4 app with a free lite version from 42 North, also aims to help you take care of your home. The app comes packed with more than 100 household maintenance tasks ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


HomeRoutines - Wunderbear

HomeRoutines, a $5 app from Wunderbear, tries to help you ensure you get your household chores done by letting you award yourself gold stars for doing them ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


ProOnGo Expense - ProOnGo

This handy app offers several automated features for anyone who needs to track their expenses on the go ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Radio Flare Redux - Chillingo

Radio Flare Redux combines the thrill of deep space shooting with pounding techno beats to form an incredibly addictive game with stellar visuals and sound ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Multi-Aspect Cam - gravity loves time

This simple app does a nice job of allowing you to take photos in different aspect ratios on your phone. If you're looking for something beyond the normal 2:3 ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Robocalypse - Vogster Entertainment

For a winning mix of classic real-time strategy gameplay, online multiplayer options, and humorous dialogue ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Retweet - Colin Tulloch

Colin Tulloch’s Retweet shows the most popular retweets from certain time periods (30 minutes through 24 hours). In my testing, Retweet had a number of problems ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store
Free


Favit, by Favstar.fm - IMS

Favit, by Favstar.fm is very nicely designed and features a simple layout. You log in to app with your Twitter ID ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Tweeteorites - Planetary Scale

Tweeteorites by Planetary Scale takes a much different approach to the content it provides, and many people will find it more familiar ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Defender Chronicles - Chillingo

This excellent tower defense game stands out from the crowd with its role-playing-game elements, great graphics, and challenging strategy ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Dunnit - Runloop Ltd

This app finds a middle ground among to-do list managers, offering a simple and intuitive interface and a "just enough" approach to extra features ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


TapTop - Versal Labs

TapTop is a simple, addictive $1 board game from Versal Labs. While TapTop looks are plain, it will keep you tapping for hours ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Creme - Directionality Studios

This great-looking Twitter app offers some unique features, though it's not as full-service as one might hope ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


ESPN Radio - ESPN

This streaming radio app is a must-have offering for die-hard ESPN Radio listeners or for sports fans who just want sports radio in their pockets ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Stock Genie 2 - Stock Genie

This app offers an interesting twist on stock selection, especially for people who want the benefit of a portfolio manager without the usual expenses ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


CrowdScanner - Dudleymont Limited

CrowdScanner is a $2 social app from Dudleymont Limited. You use CrowdScanner to poll people around you using your iPhone or iPod touch ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Sports Illustrated - Time Inc.

This free app has standout content from the sports weekly's stable of writers and photographers. Unfortunately, the app's design ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Wordcrasher - Kevin Ng

Wordcrasher, from developer Kevin Ng, is like the brightly colored lovechild of Scrabble and Tetris. If you’re at all familiar with those two games ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Pocket Coach - Apollo Innovations

This app's straightforward, no-nonsense approach to personal growth and achievements -- along with the just-frequent-enough reminders ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Attic - Tapku

This good-looking app, which helps you rediscover music you haven't listened to in a while, is a solid idea. But it's a little difficult to figure things out at first ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


TiltShift Generator - Art & Mobile

When looking to make a simple snapshot into art, the iPhone and iPod touch tool many photographers turn to is TiltShift Generator ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Tower Defense Evo - Cold Stone Ltd

Tower Defense Evo is a tower defense game for the more thoughtful among us. Developed by Cold Stone Ltd, Unlike some tower defense games that rely on more firepower ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Camera Dialer - G.P. Imports

Clever and capable, this app uses the iPhone's built-in camera to automatically dial phone numbers ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


iSketch - CCC Development

This simple drawing app is well-designed and easy to use. But if you're looking for a serious image editor or painting app, iSketch won't satisfy your needs ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Eco Punk - Nitako

Eco Punk stars a gun-wielding skateboarding punk bunny rabbit on a mission to save the planet. Though it's tempting to write Eco Punk off as parody ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Chimera - Helix Interactive

This app makes good use of face-detection technology to make it easier to snap self-portraits with the iPhone's camera ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Dad's Taxi - iSafeNet

This app -- which pinpoints your location and lets you e-mail it to whoever is supposed to pick you up -- works just fine. But it's hard to image too many real-world scenarios ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


NewsAlert - Dan Hassin

This This app -- which pinpoints your location and lets you e-mail it to whoever is supposed to pick you up -- works just fine. But it's hard to image too many real-world scenarios -- which sends push notifications to alert you to new stories in your areas of interest -- has a lot to offer ... read more at MacUserUK

Macworld

Available at the App Store


My Baseball Team Schedule 2010 - Vladimir Svidersky

The idea of having a handy schedule for your favorite Major League Baseball team certainly would appeal to most baseball fans. Unfortunately ... read more at MacUserUK

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Notable Quotes - Hand Carved Code

Whether you’re looking to spice up your dialogue or just impress your friends, Notable Quotes should give you what you are looking for, doing it with a classic style ... read more at MacUserUK

Macworld

Available at the App Store


MyBus - Kizoom

MyBus is an app that hooks into a list of routes and timetables from all around the UK to help you get around. When opened, it grabs your location over GPS ... read more at MacUserUK

MacUserUK

Available at the App Store


My Fitness Instructor - Health & Fitness

The App Store isn't short on fitness apps, but this one promises a gruelling workout as it's designed by British Military Fitness. If that name hasn't sent you running for the comfort of your sofa ... read more at MacUserUK

MacUserUK

Available at the App Store


Fox Sports Mobile - Fox Sports

With some minor tweaks, this sports scores and headlines app could be an All-Star app. For now, it's just an also-ran in an already-crowded field ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Star Rangers - ANALOGretro

Star Rangers—a $3 game from ANALOGretro—is a visually pleasing, space-based first person intergalactic war game ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Bill Atkinson PhotoCard - Bill Atkinson

If creating custom postcards anytime sounds like fun, give this app a try, as it combines great software design with stunning imagery ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Touch-Fill-Go - EarthLink

This app, which lets you scan documents with the iPhone's built-in camera and then fill in those documents on your mobile device, is a good productivity tool ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Raging Thunder 2 - Polarbit

Eschewing realism for arcade-style fun, Raging Thunder 2 by Polarbit is a retro racing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Skater Nation - Gameloft

Skater Nation from Gameloft is a full featured skating game fans of the Tony Hawk series are sure to appreciate. The game provides an open-world environment ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


TLC Network - TLC

If you enjoy any of the programming on the TLC cable channel, you'll want to grab this free app, which delivers free content to your iPhone or iPod touch ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Steampunk Hockey - Kenneth Mayfield

Among steampunk fans, Steampunk Hockey will become a classic, played at steampunk conferences worldwide. For the rest of us... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Star Walk - Vito Technology Inc.

If you're interested in learning more about objects in space -- and the Earth's relation to them -- this is a great app to download ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Super-Tilt Baseball - Eizon

Bugs, wonky physics, and monotonous gameplay make this baseball-themed pinball offering for the iPhone and iPod touch as tedious as a late August doubleheader ... read more at Macworld

Macworld
Amazon User Reviews

Available at the App Store
Available at Amazon.com


Rogue Planet - Gameloft

Rogue Planet from Gameloft is a turn based strategy game that seeks to take the crown as king of the genre for the iPhone and iPod Touch ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


iSilo - DC & Co.

If you have a lot of Palm Doc files and are familiar with iSilo because you have used it on other portable platforms, the iPhone version could prove very useful ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Touch Carrom: Striker Edition - Zentity

Touch Carrom by Zentity brings the tabletop game of carrom to the iPhone or iPod touch. Carrom is a cross between billiards and shuffleboard ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


Epic Fail - StuckPixel, Inc.

If you're addicted to images displaying the suffering of others for your amusement, this free app succeeds -- even though there's an annoyance ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


NoteMaster - Kabuki Vision

If you're looking for a feature-rich note-taker for your iPhone or iPod touch, NoteMaster certainly fits the bill. But there are more elegant options available in the App Store ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


140 Characters - KOSAIDO

This companion app to the book of the same name overs the basics of Twitter usage, while spending the most time concentrating on how to get your message across ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


ZombieSmash! - Gamedoctors

Throw a zombie across the screen. Then, drop a cement block on some of his friends. You can shoot, throw, and yes, smash a variety of undead monsters ... read more at Macworld

Macworld

Available at the App Store


 

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