Music apps, streaming TV and YouTube. Beam the best the internet has to offer straight to your mobile with the best entertainment apps.
Experience the magic of Disney and gain access to wallpapers of all your favourite characters
FREE
A pretty, fast app, but it needs to be able to tell you where to see a chosen film, more easily.
£0.69
Second screen experience makes an impressive debut, but is crying out for more game compatibility
FREE
4oD comes to the iPad at last – and getting it is a complete no-brainer while it’s free.
FREE
All your favourite bits of the world’s leading video site streamlined for use on the move.
FREE
A great app that makes it much easier and safer to listen to your music while driving.
£1.19
A neat plaything, and slick with it, but the substance doesn’t match its brilliant looks.
£1.99
A fun photo-manipulation app that lets you turn your friends into the Mona Lisa.
£0.59
A pleasant way to explore Kew and the wonders of the plant kingdom – and Attenborough is as captivating as ever.
£7.99
Educational, but strangely old fashioned. We expect more from iPad apps these days
£5.49
It’s a big old bit of software, but this is a great app for Jack White fans.
£3.99
A pretend fish inside a pretend fish tank that you have to pretend to feed and care about
£0.59
Official Android player for Music Beta by Google. The Music application features a redesigned UI and now supports Music Beta by Google.
FREE
A beautifully animated storybook mainly targeted at little girls, but nothing that particularly jumps out as unique.
£3.99
Want all the info on your favourite comic creations? Then look elsewhere.
£0.93
The In-app Purchase content makes this expensive for the completist, but this is a nicely constructed app
£4.99
It’s not a perfect music player, but those looking to some EQ control will likely become totally addicted.
£1.99
Broadcast your virtual sounds around the world and check in on the competition
£0.59
myFry is Stephen Fry’s latest autobiography, in the rather wondersome shape of a beautifully-designed iPhone app
£7.99
Britain has hundreds of crap pubs, avoid them forever more with CAMRA’s handy ale guide for your mobile
£4.99
Beautiful photography and a few handy features make this a great ambient app for your iPad.
£0.69
Become the pub bore with a 5001 facts with which to ‘entertain’ everyone
£1.19
Nothing is guaranteed to make you the life and soul of the party more than getting your Windows Mobile smartphone out and waving it about, right?
FREE
We are big fans of the mental French circus troupe and this app helps us track their gigs around the world
FREE
A beautiful coffee-table app that will inspire you to revisit, or discover, ’60s classics.
£5.99
Brings the BBC iPlayer to your Android phone. It’s unofficial but it’s all in the best possible taste
FREE
Glimpse into the future of comics of rusty response to new tech?
FREE
When it works it’s okay, but it’s too hit and miss and at times; the interface is confusing.
FREE
A fun virtual finger painting app that’ll put a smile on the faces of both kids and adults alike
FREE
Stealing the best of YouTube on your BlackBerry and offering it up in a tidy package
FREE
Total Film magazine’s new app gives cinephiles and movie buffs everything that they could possibly want on the iPhone
£0.59
Comic spoof from the guy who brought us Shaun of the Dead.
£1.79
As easy to use as iMovie but it’s woefully short on editing options, making it too difficult to pull off a truly decent effect.
£0.69
Perfectly sized scores, lag-free page turns and brilliant value for money makes this a winner, though extra In-App Purchases would have been nice
£2.99
A moderately entertaining audio toy with sharp looks, but you’d be hard pushed to use BeatSpiral to produce any actual music.
£0.69
Come with me if you want to avoid wasting 69p on something that doesn’t work.
£0.69
If you want to be a record breaker, dedication’s what you need, and this app might help
£0.59
Without question, it’s the best media player for iPad. If you’re a video fanatic, it’s the app to buy.
£1.99
On paper, Rockmate shouldn’t work this well, but it’s actually a fun way to make music with friends.
£1.99
Exquisite graphics and professional narration make for a charming bedtime app for your child.
£1.49
Everything you ever needed to know about the British Royal Family.
FREE
An encyclopaedic knowledge of history’s greatest sayings awaits in this insightful app
£1.79
An app that promises free streaming TV but much like the Loch Ness Monster, it’s rarely seen.
FREE
An insanely addictive game where you have to make the entire screen one colour
FREE
Finally, a TV guide for the iPhone that lets you plan your gogglebox viewing in no time at all
£1.79
An enormously clever and fun app that lets you release your spontaneous musical genius.
FREE
Potentially charming, but it tries a bit too hard; it’s quicker to use the Music app. The audio filtering’s nice, mind.
£0.69
A lovingly created homage to Charles Schultz’s iconic characters that makes a wonderfully charming app for kids of all ages.
£1.99
With thousands of backgrounds on offer, you can select a new one each day to completely personalise your Android phone.
FREE
This latest iPhone photo-manipulation app is by far the grossest yet. And yet still the funniest.
£0.59
Deezer knows what you want from a music streaming app – and this is a market-leading service.
FREE
The coolest subscription-based music streaming service which turns your phone into a melody machine
FREE
Perhaps the creepiest and most addictive thing to come out of Japan since Pokemon.
£1.79
Preview and download ringtones, ranging from chart hits to classic phone melodies.
FREE
Damn your dead-tree-based products, we want to read books from vastly complicated electrical devices!
£2.19
Mystic Meg doesn’t have a prayer when there are free apps like this one around
FREE
Quite simply, the most charming and entertaining interactive book currently available on the iPad. Although it’s not the cheapest!
£5.49
A home entertainment system for your phone, that’s more than just an elaborate media player.
£18.69
If you’re into the latest movies, it’s always handy to have an application that’s got the inside scoop on what’s coming up
FREE
Shazam is a music-discovery application that tells you who sings that song you just heard on TV.
FREE
Super-slick, quite crispy, but a little shallow, this is hip-hop empitomised and embodied in app form
£2.99
A brilliant app that beats the Spotify equivalent at the same price and happens to be a great tool for discovering new music
FREE
The promise of streaming radio, webcams and TV all from a single app, but is this an endless entertainment dream come true?
£2.69
A collection of lovely interactive books – but you might want to choose your own individual collection from the App Store (some Seuss apps are bargains at the moment).
£7.99
One of the slickest ways to zap HD video from your smartphone or tablet straight to your TV
FREE
Do you like stroking your chin in front of baffling paintings? If so, here is an app for you
FREE
Plan your cinema and film enjoyment from one app and never leave the glow of the silver screen again
£1.69
More powerful than it seems to let on, but still totally intuitive and easy to use.
£1.49
As a streaming service, it’s great, and has some handy features. But as an overall music service, its lack of offline playback holds it back.
FREE
More of a listener than a reader? Audible for Android provides access to digital audiobooks for your aural pleasure.
FREE
Fed up of streaming YouTube on your phone? Now you can download the videos instead
FREE
Layar is an augmented reality web browser that brings the internet to the real world and allows you to search exactly what you see.
FREE
Elmo’s Monster Maker is good fun but just a little too expensive for what’s on offer here.
£2.49
Brilliant fun, intensely creative, and universally accessible. A compelling musical toy.
£6.99
Rex is a talking dinosaur. He repeats what you say in his deep threatening voice.
£0.61
Ever wanted to waste money on a pointless clock? Here’s your chance
£2.15
A humorous-if-chauvinistic application that basically works out your ladyfriend’s time of the month and gives ‘tips’ on how to act
£2.15
Older children with a passion for dinosaurs will love it, but younger children won’t find enough to keep their interest here
£9.99
An interactive, immersive book app that lets you control the plot. A fantastic read, looks great and could well point to the future of books on iOS.
£1.49
Keep the kids entertained with this fun and easy to use learning app
£1.80
Another Japanese gem that lets you create fantastic comic avatars of you and your mates in no time at all.
£1.19
Red Bull’s monthly magazine goes digital with a vast array of exciting new visual content
FREE
It’s a slick app that promises a decent service once the Big Brother torment is over for another year
FREE
It seems pricey, but djay’s layout, waveform display, split output option and sync feature make it feel pro.
£11.99
Men’s mag makes iPad debut with stunning Hot 100 issue. Gallerytastic.
£1.79
Turn your BlackBerry into an old school PC with this range of screensavers
FREE
Turn your Android into a music machine with Amazon’s music store and download songs without DRM.
FREE
Spider-Man and Captain America have rarely looked better than on the iPad’s 9.7-inch touchscreen
FREE
There are some minor flaws and omissions, but there’s just so much to love here.
FREE
Reignite the Christmas cheer with this interactive rendition of a timeless classic
£1.19
Spotify is the world’s greatest music streaming service and one of our favourite iPhone music apps.
FREE
This is a great app for subscribers now, and we hope it’ll get even better with a few more features.
FREE
A simple version of the popular childhood handheld game where you mimic the flashing buttons.
FREE
Less bells and whistles than the desktop version, but a brilliant mobile incarnation of iMovie that will empower iPhone 4 users everywhere.
£2.99
A timeless time consuming classic with a concept that really needs no introduction
£1.24
The twitchiness of the app technology used to present the material began to irritate – but the content is out of this world.
£4.99
Yes it’s free, but the selection of films you get in the UK is so limited that this is unlikely to be of interest.
FREE
If you want to produce cool, retro-looking Polaroid style pics with your iPhone, Hipstamatic is the app to do it
£1.19
A superb way of identifying new music that you like and sharing your finds with friends.
£2.99
There’s a lot to like about Boxee for iPad, and videos stream over Wi-Fi quite happily. It’s also been superbly designed.
FREE
Oh, we don’t know. Works fine. Looks okay. Fills us with hate. Get it if you want. We can’t stop you.
FREE
It’s well designed, but needs to expand the content and features if it’s going to compete with others out there.
£0.69
A big set of personality tests to help you find out who you really are apparently ‘funny and pleasant’.
£4.99
App shows off what you can’t see but there’s probably a reason you can’t see it
FREE
Your portal to free ebooks on Android – complete with bookmarking and extensive online library
FREE
Kindle rival offers up decent customisable reading experience
£1.83
An impressively modern catalogue, but not a comprehensive one. That, and a few teething problems, make its monthly price seem too high.
£0.69
A simple link from the BBC to let you watch all its on-demand programming via the specially designed website
FREE
Let’s be honest – if you love Batman you’ll download this anyway
FREE
myPlayer provides access to TV and radio streams directly to your Android device.
FREE
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