Readers’ App Reviews – April 2015
Check out some apps released by fellow readers in the past month, including an Apple Watch app, an anonymous social network, and some fun games! By Ryan Poolos.
Hedge Loves to Ski
Some bears hibernate during the winter, but Hedge loves to Ski.
Hedge heads to one of his favorite peaks, straps on his Skis, and rides effortlessly down the mountain. Well not quite effortlessly, Hedge needs your help to steer. Help guide Hedge through the endless gates down the mountain.
Helping Hedge is easy, just tilt your device and Hedge follows suit. As you get further down the mountain things get faster and more challenging. But I promise helping Hedge Ski is quite fun and worth the repeated attempts. ;]
- Author: David Fairhurst
- Most useful tutorial: Sprite Kit Animations and Texture Atlases in Swift
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Birdies
Birdies is a unique challenge on the never ending scrolling dodge style game.
Birdies has not one but two characters that must move in unison to dodge obstacles. You spin them on a circle clockwise or counter clockwise as you maneuver both birds through a variety of stationary and moving obstacles.
After you think you’ve got the hang of this challenging game, compare your highscore with Facebook friends and players around the world to see how you stack up.
- Author: Mojtaba Komeili @LinaraLabs
- Most useful tutorial: Cocos2D-X Tile Map Tutorial: Part 1
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Airhoot
Airhoot is an encrypted, private and anonymous social network right on your iPhone.
Airhoot leaves you anonymous when chatting in globally, commenting and annotating photos posted by anyone around the world. You can also find anonymous messages from those nearby.
You can doodle on images and comment on messages to share your creativity or make a point. Or you can draw a unique creation all your own. Anonymous others can make comments and redoodle your creation with their own spin.
Airhook also supports private chat rooms where you can invite only a select group of friends. Your messages here are securely encrypted between parties.
- Author: Craig Cronin @airhoot
- Most useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple Drawing App with UIKit and Swift
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Blox 3D World Creator
Box 3D World Creator is a sandbox of 3D creativity where you can build original cityscapes or wholly new creations.
Box 3D World Creator makes it easy for children to be creative with simple tap and pinch controls as they move around and build their own world. They have a variety of colors, objects, and characters to choose from. Build anything you’d like with the basic object provided, then drop in characters to watch them interact with your world. They walk up your stairs, through your door.
You can adjust the environment from day to night and even add rain. Its like being in control of your own miniature world.
- Author: Karthik Raghu @KarthikRaghu6
- Most useful tutorial: What’s New in Unity 5
- App Store Link: Check it out!
Honorable Mentions
Each and every month I get more submissions than I have time to review. I download every app and see what its about, but I can’t write about them all. I love seeing all the apps submitted by readers like you. Its no a popularity contest or even a favorite picking contest. I just try to get a glimpse of what the community is working on through your submissions. Take a moment and checkout these other great apps I didn’t have time to showcase properly.
Lethal Lasers
BlackJack Saloon
Loops
Boletim PMPB
iNVESTaCALC
Coin Eater
Total Image Effects
3076 3D
100 Spots
My Food Storage
Bestiolis Recue Saga
Checka
Counta
Where To Go From Here?
Each month, I really enjoy seeing what our community of readers comes up with. The apps you build are the reason we keep writing tutorials. Make sure you tell me about your next one, submit here!
If you saw an app your liked, hop to the App Store and leave a review! A good review always makes a dev’s day. And make sure you tell them you’re from raywenderlich.com; this is a community of makers!
If you’ve never made an app, this is the month! Check out our free tutorials to become an iOS star. What are you waiting for – I want to see your app next month!