Daily iOS App Digest – 03/15/11

The new iPad 2 is "Thinner, lighter, faster." But is it Smarter? It can be – with SmartPad 2, a friendly integrated organizer for business, home, and school designed specifically for the iPad. SmartPad is smart because it uses logic to integrate tasks into your calendar. Now, SmartPad 2 is smarter with the introduction of GTDo’s that make it easy to focus on "Getting Things Done." SmartPad integrates Notes with everything, has a Time logger, and now introduces simple Project management.

$18.99/Download

iStockPicks allows you to setup lists of your favorite stock tickers, and it will do technical analysis on historical stock price movements to generate Buy/Sell/Neutral ratings.

While iStockPicks is free to download, it uses one Recommendation Credit for each rating, with additional credits available for purchase in-app. 200 credits are included for free with the download. This unique approach eliminates the high up-front download costs that similar apps from the competition require, and is a similar model to many popular games on the App Store today.

Free/Download

Simply Dusty Apps today is pleased to announce the release of My Wedding Colors 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Wedding planning is now easier for every bride. Choosing a color theme for a wedding is the staple of wedding planning. My Wedding Colors makes this process fun and easy by allowing themes to be created from over 650 colors intuitively categorized by shades, seasons, themes, and even user-selected favorites. With My Wedding Colors, brides will create their perfect color scheme for their wedding.

$1.99/Download

A new iPhone app "Text Transmuter" turns a text message into an animated stream. It does it by changing the characters’ shapes and morphing them as they are being displayed, one after another. The texts, static and unmovable, suddenly become time-dimensional objects. Get the app and see for yourself!

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" opens Gospel of John The Apostle. What is that Word exactly was, is anyone’s guess. The one thing is for sure – it was not written in any books… The Word of the English translation of the Bible, was originally the Logos of the Greeks. Was the Logos, the language of the Gods? The way to encapsulate the information, like DNA does? Where the medium is the message? Is it possible to lift the humans’ words off the paper, that they are written on, in the language that we understand, and turn them into Logos of the Gods?

Free/Download

Urban Design Limited today is happy to announce the availability of Dot-to-Dot for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Dot-to-Dot, a universal application which can be played with one or two players, is inspired by the traditional paper and pen dots game, where the objective of the game has been to make squares by connecting adjacent dots. In this version, by changing the grid, you can either form a triangle or a square, making the game more visually interesting and challenging.

Additionally, by introducing the option of limiting the time for each move, you are challenged to respond quickly, and by using a spinner, luck has also been introduced into the game, so with one move a losing board can become the winner, and the outcome of the game can change at any moment.

$0.99/Download

Dna Dezign Ltd. today is pleased to announce an update to Mannequin Me! 1.1 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. For fashionistas and shopaholics alike, Mannequin Me! is simple to use. It takes just a couple of easy steps to ‘try on’ an outfit. The user finds and takes a picture of a compatible mannequin, ‘Cuts’ out its clothes, selects a matching picture of themselves and then uses the provided tools to overlay the items onto their picture. But it doesn’t have to be a mannequin. Use the app to snap what friends are wearing, and try their clothes on.

$0.99/Download

For Life Media Inc., a lifestage media company, announced today that its ROYAL WEDDING 2011 app for iPad, delivering comprehensive coverage of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding, is now available on the App Store. With 2.5 billion viewers expected to watch the wedding on April 29, ROYAL WEDDING 2011 provides iPad users in the United States and around the globe with a high-quality, content-rich experience to get them ready for the big day.

"From a special feature about the couple’s unique love story and its effect on the British monarchy to a fun shopping guide for official–and unofficial!–souvenirs, we’ve created an entertaining and info-packed app for all to enjoy," says 2 For Life Media Inc. Editor-in-Chief Neil Morton. "Our newswall provides full coverage, starting with Will and Kate’s engagement through to their wedding day, via a live feed of photos and articles from the Press Association, which has been delivering the Royal Family’s news first for more than 100 years. We are also moderating a vibrant community dedicated to the occasion on the Facebook.com/WillandKate page, which is integrated right into the app."

Free/Download

ReadMe Publications, Inc has announced the release of find-U 1.0 for iOS. find-U helps locate friends, family members or co-workers in near real time within a few meters. Not only can you map their location, but track where they are with Google Street View and get map and turn directions to meet up with your friend, family or anyone else in the group. A fun, utility and safety application, find-U app is currently available for the iPhone. And very soon for the iPad.

find-U group tracking app will locate all members of a group to within a few meters in near real-time. It runs in the background so it can locate all members of the group all of the time without them doing anything. Most importantly, it offers full control to members within a group to switch off their app at their own convenience, just in case they don’t want the group to know their current location.

While the typical GPS systems running will completely drain the battery in about 3 hours, find-U will not since it runs on a novel "find-U Location Engine." find-U only runs on the iPhone 4 and 3GS running OS 4+. And this program uses the iPhone data service.

$2.99/Download

Panorama Concepts today is proud to announce the release and worldwide availability of the universal Wedding Nails application. The app was created to become an indispensable tool for all brides. It provides an amazing opportunity to choose the perfect manicure and a wedding ring for this special occasion and frees its owners from the need to manicure their nails for the infinite number of times to find the best nail design for their wedding.

On the wedding day bride’s hands beauty is in the center of attention as hands are front and are most notable when a bride holds the bouquets, grabs the bridal clutches and walks down the aisle holding hands with her partner. Wedding nails app creators understand the importance of this day and provide with the best assistant in becoming the most beautiful and trendy bride on the dream wedding.

$0.99/Download

Makers Interactive today is proud to announce the release and immediate worldwide availability of Tap Tap Bar, the new quick thinking action puzzle game for iOS devices that challenges players to serve drinks quickly and accurately before time runs out.

Starting today users have the ability to play the role of a bartender at a bar in five different parts of the world, serve drinks to demanding customers and build their fortune. During the game players have to tap the correct drink combination in the inventory to deliver the order to the customer. The challenge is that they have only ninety seconds to find and select drinks, quickly serve as many customers as possible, keep them happy and collect tips and bonuses. The longer it takes to fulfill orders correctly, the less satisfied the customer will be and less gold can be earned.

Free/Download

Tribal Nova, the developer behind the award winning PBS Kids Play! and CBC Wonderworld learning programs, releases first iPad app in the iLearnWith educational program with a special launch price of $0.99 until 03/22. This Life Sciences educational game for kids 3 – 7 years old lets kids learn tons of interesting animal facts such as animal physical appearance, size, living environment, eating and sleeping habits, etc while having tons of fun.

The Mighty Jungle animals are hiding in the jungle. The child has to help Babu the Meerkat seek his friends, by matching the clues to the animals they have met on their way. Educational content, rich graphics and audio, addictive game mechanics and a high production budget really set this app apart from simpler animal flashcard apps which are more appealing to toddlers. Children also enjoy playing with the cheerful animals from the Mighty Jungle TV show, broadcast on PBS Sprout and CBC in North America and Disney Channel in South America and Asia.

$0.99/Download

Following the release of the acclaimed Spires, Prophetic Sky today is proud to announce Spires HD. Designed for iPads and Retina displays, Spires HD includes optimized graphics with twice the resolution and twice the frame rate. In addition, Spires HD includes an all new Extreme difficulty mode, as well as Siege mode – an entirely new Puzzle mode. With a total of 30 playable levels, Spires HD is sure to keep you entertained.

Spires HD is a Tower Defense game that pits you against a force of invaders bent on razing the land for a new order. The game is fun and easy to pick up. It is designed for new players and experienced strategists alike. Draelus has escaped from the Hollow Realm to threaten the world once more. Three young sorcerers must summon Spires to defend against his armies. Trained by their master Iaro in the art of Tower Defense, they are our last hope.

$2.99/Download

The Logic Factory, creator of epic sci-fi strategy Ascendancy has always been committed to providing continued support for its flagship iOS title, and for mobile gaming in general. Today, The Logic Factory is proud to reveal a brand new content update and price drop for Ascendancy, with improvements based on user feedback and constant testing.

"It’s all about the specs," said Todd Templeman, Co-Founder of Logic Factory. "If the platform can accommodate depth and quality, we can produce it, and customers are eager to get their hands on it."

Improvements to Ascendancy include Long Range Ship Movement, allowing players to issue orders to multiple ships across multiple star systems. This new, clean interface offers more freedom and flexibility to give succinct commands while being able to manage an entire armada of vessels. Additional upgrades include more 3d displays on the iPhone now rendered at retina resolution, multitasking support, frame rate increases, and over 30 other interface touches, minor bug fixes, and performance enhancements for both iPad and iPhone/iPod touch.

$4.99/Download

Rodeo Games Ltd. are pleased to announce their debut title Hunters: Episode One for iPhone, iPod and iPad. Designed and built from the ground up for iOS devices, this new sci-fi turn based strategy game combines the quality and presentation of AAA console gaming with the mindset and mechanics of mobile gaming.

Giving access to new missions on a daily basis is also a first that the Rodeo Games team have introduced with this title, players will be drawn into a new way of experiencing content that promotes long term gameplay. The Rodeo Games team will continue to develop and release new story based missions, include extra features and build on the game engine for future updates of Hunters.

Hunters: Episode One sees players take on the role of the captain of an elite team of bounty hunters, being offered a variety of unique contracts every day. Hunters earn experience as they complete contract objectives, gaining levels and access to more powerful weapons, equipment and talents.

Free/Download

MonkeyBin Studios today is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new addictive game, JumpShip Thrust Control, for iOS devices. Being a pure, fun and challenging game with a horizontal way of playing, JumpShip Thrust Control has brought revolution on to the mobile games world.

The game features a proton class fighter who managed to survive running away from enemies. Now, inside the tunnels of a large asteroid, with the auto-leveling gyro broken, a gamer has to use the thrusters manually. That’s not as easy as it seems. There are many obstacles to be overcome by users for the only sake of survival! Luckily there’s plenty of help along the way. Take advantage of the chance to become a winner using the power ups. Still these little helpmates can be vicious enough; therefore one has to be careful.

Free/Download

Whether you are a reining horse competitor or a spectator, iRein will quickly become one of your favorite apps. iRein is great for spectators who enjoy watching the sport of reining, but need to understand and follow along with the patterns they are watching. And if you are a competitor then no doubt you have a copy of the NRHA handbook sitting on the dashboard of your pickup truck. The trouble is, it’s probably fading in the sun as you read this. Not to mention, riding horseback with your copy of the handbook in your back pocket has left the pages wrinkled and barely readable.

Experience the luxury of having the information that means the most to you right on your favorite handheld device. And did we mention the color-coded breakdown of pattern maneuvers? That’s right, the maneuvers of each pattern are easily identified by a unique color. Left spins are always colored green, right rollbacks are yellow, and left circles brown. Instead of the entire pattern appearing in black, this system of division is meant to help with memorization, resulting in an overall better understanding of each maneuver. The more one understands the pattern, the better one will perform in competition.

$1.99/Download

Announcing that SellYourMac, the developers of iJew Mobile, has released a pocket resource for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. The new application provides the Jewish community with a comprehensive resource for finding nearby Jewish locations using GPS locating, reading and reciting blessings in three formats, lighting four types of candles and using the app’s interactive Jewish calendar. iJew Mobile also supplies links and other information regarding the Jewish faith and sends holiday start notifications to iOS4 users.

iJew Mobile was recently introduced to the AppStore by SellYourMac, for the purpose of serving the Jewish community, especially when they are away from home. The application is a comprehensive pocket resource, providing many convenient features. "Users can quickly locate nearby Jewish places with the touch of a button, or find and recite blessings with ease," says Brian Burke, CEO of SellYourMac.

Free/Download

Measure Map is an easy-to-use yet stunningly accurate tool for measuring distances, as small as one meter to as large as thousands of miles, with the curvature of the earth’s surface factored in. The app uses Google Maps for the background display and results are shown on top. Developer, Victor Alonso, has pledged to the continuous evolution of the app, to make it the best mobile measurement tool on the market.

Measure Map is an exciting new product that is already being used by architects and hobbyists, alike. This a precise measuring application that lets users discover, with pinpoint accuracy, the distance between two or more points.

$1.99/Download

Announcing that DigitalNG, the developers of TheWOPE The Weapons of Planet Earth Handguns Edition, has released a completely unique product for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. TheWOPE is not only a new launch, it is the first of its kind on any platform, offering photos, forty-seven fields of specs and other features for more than eighteen hundred modern handguns. Information is from seventy-nine manufacturers and can be easily searched, filtered and saved, using the app’s extreme engine. TheWOPE works without an internet connection.

DigitalNG recently launched the first App of its kind. TheWOPE The Weapons of Planet Earth Handguns Edition is a modern handgun encyclopedia, offering data, photos, manufacturer information and more for over eighteen hundred makes of handguns.

$2.99/Download

Leaping Bytes has announced TBRacing, the new strategy racing game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. TBRacing is an unusual game that mixes the excitement of racing with the mental challenge of good strategy games. Players can compete against robotic opponents or they can challenge up to 3 friends.

At each turn a player is presented with up to 9 possible moves which can be selected by a single tap. The next move’s base point (base point) is determined by a projection of the last move. A player can move up to one square in each direction from the base point. A player can not move to the point where there is another player at the moment. If result of the move end up off track, a player would be punished by skipping turns (the faster player was going the more turns will be skipped). After off-track excursion a player will be returned to the last on-track position with zero speed.

Free/Download

Created to help tech savvy mobile users transfer their contact lists to and from their mobile device quickly, excel Contacts lets users effectively transport the most valuable data on their iPhones – their saved contacts – without going through iTunes to complete the process. Now with the added ability to export photos as well as an expanded array of language settings, ExcelContacts version 1.9.7 is currently available for download on the Apple App Store at the discount price of $0.99 – a huge savings from its regular $1.99 price tag – from March 7th until March 10th.

This utilitarian application makes transferring contacts to and from a computer from a users mobile iOS device more simple than ever. This helpful program guides users from their first step until their full contact catalog has been successfully exported. As the app’s name denotes, ExcelContacts will automatically output users’ contact library into a neatly organized and easily comprehensible Excel spreadsheet for quick modifications, additions, or as a simple contact back-up solution.

$1.99/Download

Corporate Smalltalk Consulting Ltd has announced Well Logs 1.6.4 for iPad, an update to their unique app for the petroleum industry that enables viewing of extremely large Well and Mud Logs in either PDF or TIFF formats. Capable of displaying documents as big as 11 x 770 inches at 230 dpi, the app relies upon proprietary technology from its Can Opener app to import, store, pre-render, tile, scale, and scroll very large images on any iOS device. This update features a re-written TIFF Handler that improves document load times and permits even larger images, and selectable PDF Scale Factor that lets the user trade visual accuracy for reduced space and time demands.

Well Logs is the only iOS app on the market to have the capabilities to load and view oil & gas wireline well log TIFF and/or PDF images. With wireline well files up to hundreds of inches long, most apps do not have the memory capacity to allow such images to load without crashing. But Well Logs has made it a priority to specifically handle such unwieldy files. Of course, the advantages of viewing well logs that are 1 x 65 feet, or land maps that are 4 x 18 feet on an iPad rather than a paper document are significant. On-site viewing and discussion of paper documents no longer presents the inconvenience and safety hazard it once was.

$19.99/Download

KiwiObjects has announced the release of Nutri Pet 1.0 on the iTunes AppStore for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The diet of pet dogs and cats determines their growth, their organism general condition and their longevity. A balanced diet thus decreases the risks of obesity and nutrients deficiency. Nutri Pet allows you to easily optimize the amount of food you should give your pets, dogs and cats.

Based on scientific data and developed in close collaboration with members of the Ecole Nationale Veterinaire (National Veterinary School) of Toulouse, France, Nutri Pet aims to assist pet owners with nutritional aspects by assessing in an optimum and rational way the dietary needs of their dogs and cats, both in terms of quality and quantity.

$3.99/Download

ZeCon is an action Game with a satirical theme based on the Global Financial Crisis, Zombie Banks, and the Zombie eConomy. Zombie Bankers are running wild, the Dollar is going down the toilet faster than you can say QE3, and the economy is performing like a punch drunk prizefighter. Catch the rampaging Zombie Bankers with your helicopter and dump them in the toilet to plug that dollar sucking vortex and rescue the world from the ravages of the Zombie eConomy.

What is the Zombie eConomy – ZeCon?
The Zombie eConomy is the direct result of the recent financial crisis that laid bare many of the assumptions behind de-regulated free-for-all markets. This was especially so in the finance industry, as we watched (and still watch) in disbelief as management and employees of major financial firms looted them, enriching themselves and leaving the mess to taxpayers. In 2011, in the graveyard of economic ideology, the Zombie Bankers still stalk the economic landscape.

$0.99/Download

Mirage Labs has announced an update to Multicorder 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Multicorder 2.0 (formerly, FlexiCorder) is finally in app Store. With update 2.0, it becomes the most robust camcorder app allowing you to flip between front and back camera with flipping animation, choose resolution, aspect ratio, frame rate, and compression level to save disk space, the best possible real time Video Zoom in HD, wide angle video recording, secret mode recording, choose audio sampling rates upto 48 kHz, and many more. With so many recording options, it is the only video camcorder on the iPhone you will ever need.

With numerous video camcorders in the appstore, it can be challenging for customers to decide which to buy. More than the nominal cost of such applications, it is their pre-historic UI, incomplete functionality and poor stability(absolutely critical for a camcorder app not to crash) that leaves most customers unhappy. MultiCorder steps into this breach by addressing these issues with a comprehensive feature list and rock solid stability.

$2.99/Download

Boinx Software today takes its first leap in delivering its creative apps on the iPad 2 platform with You Gotta See This! 2.0, the company’s popular panography photo app originally designed for the iPhone 4. You Gotta See This! moves to the iPad 2 with all the same user-friendly features, including its most recent updates by popular demand; a brand new transparent theme for the easy integration of images into creative workflows, Flickr and Facebook sharing, and high-resolution/full size preview viewing for admiring panographs in all their glory.

"We are thrilled that with the release of the iPad 2, Apple acknowledges that the iPad is not only great for consuming media, but also perfect for creating and editing. This is huge for the future of tablets. With You Gotta See This! we bring our first creative app over to the new iPad 2 platform," comments Oliver Breidenbach, CEO, Boinx Software.

$1.99/Download

Locally-based independent developer James Hollender has available his iCarbs app (version 1.8) for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. In the works is a major upgrade which will allow users to record their nutrient intake information. The upgrade will be provided free to existing users. The iCarbs app allows users to easily find out how many carbohydrates are in over 1,100 different food servings, critical information especially for diabetics who need to restrict their intake of carbohydrates. This app is the eighth in a series of Nutrient apps based on the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.

The iCarbs app provides information about foods and how they are rated for carbohydrate content. This is provided as a means to assist in deciding which foods to eat. Bodybuilders probably want to have a high intake of carbohydrates (carbs), but on the other hand diabetics need to make sure they don’t exceed their recommended daily amount. The food servings are rated from extremely low to extremely high in Carbohydrates.

$1.99/Download

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day Tower Studios has given Speedball 2 Evolution an Irish makeover after it became the No.1 Paid Sports game in the US iPad charts.

The game now features a special St Patrick’s Day Shamrock shield for new career teams, a new sporty icon and new improved virtual d-pad art, as well as a few bug fixes.

Since its recent launch Speedball 2 has enjoyed worldwide chart success securing top ten spots in the Paid iPad and iPhone charts of all major European territories, including the No.1 spot in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and Denmark as well as New Zealand and Senegal. Meanwhile in the UK it has been 2nd only to Tiny Wings in the Paid iPhone and iPad charts.

Mike Montgomery, owner of The Bitmap Brother’s said: “We are really happy that Speedball 2 is as successful and popular now as it was 21 years ago. It’s amazing to think we have a No.1 hit in the charts again after all these years”

$2.99/Download

iPad Cricket Captain 2010 together with the free Cricket World Cup upgrade for the iPhone and iPod will once again raise the bar in cricket management gaming. Take control of your favourite side from the English County, International or Australian Domestic system. You control your own team’s fortunes. Relive the glories of the Ashes and find out whether you’ve got what it takes to be world champion.

$6.99/Download