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At Xmas, I was given £40 worth of iTunes vouchers from family members who put a lot of thought into their gifts.
As you can imagine, being an app whore, I've downloaded a few. Here are some I recommend.
Drop7
Imagine Tetris, Connect 4 and Frustration rolled into one! Excellent puzzle game.
Battleships
Just like I used to play when I was a child. "D4." "Oh you poo head! That's my Destroyer!" Several modes of play with super weapons to unlock. Ended up playing this on the loo for 20 mins the other day...yes, I did have two red patches above my knees.
Where's Wally
Based on the popular book. Does feel a bit limited with the screen but the excited computerised voice is worth the money alone.
Moron Test
Similar to this but presented in a funnier, sharper, cunning and professional manner.
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/cpumaster930/532442
PS Mobile
Very basic Photoshop app. Great for cropping and adding (limited) effects. Easier to use than other image editing apps I've tried.
Trope
Immense fun when I'm stoned. You have a blank canvas and you use your finger to paint lines and shapes over the screen. The screen reacts by changing colour and changing the pitch in the mellow music. Very Jean Michel Jarre
iAssociate
Only downloaded this today and I'm hooked. You start with a word, for example "Banana" and from that word are three branches. the idea is to think of three words that you'd associate with banana - split, fruit and yellow for example. In turn these new words grow branches and you have to think of words associated with them...and so on. I've referred to a thesaurus many times but slowly improving!
iEscaper
Remember The Crimson Room game where you have to escape in a logical and point and click/hope sort of way? iPhone version.
Tiki Totems
You have to eliminate the stones in a tower supporting a scared totem. If the totem hits the ground, you lose. Awesome puzzle game although short lived (about 2 hours), there are updates to come.
So yeah, all my recent app downloads seem to be games. I've not seen or heard of any decent utility/productivity/news apps of late. Although I did use Red Lazer just after Xmas and managed to find the tv I wanted £30 cheaper