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Ragdoll Blaster 3
The iOS equivalent of a plain cheese sandwich: does the job, but it won’t linger in the memory afterwards.
£0.69
Puckerz
One for those with a careless bent, and perfect for when you want to play a game but not do any thinking.
£0.69
Pulse: Volume One
Stylish, absorbing and challenging, but needs Game Center support and an injection of longevity and jolly.
£1.99
Procreate
Some hugely impressive tools and an interface ideal for artists make this a great painting app.
£2.99
Print n share
Difficult to set up, but once you’ve got it working, it offers a great range of print options.
£5.99
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within HD
Control issues aside, Warrior Within really is a magnificent sequel.
£2.99
pxl.
The interface feels a bit out of place on iOS, but it’s a fun app, and produces interesting results.
£0.69
Quantasm
Almost a good game, but undone by terrible pacing, which commits the cardinal sin of making a blasting game dull.
£0.69
Quickoffice Pro HD
The smartest, as well as one of the most affordable, full-features iOS office suites.
£13.99
Rain, Sand, Stars
A mite frustrating at times, and very short; but also sweet, with engaging visuals and simple, addictive gameplay.
£0.69
Max Payne Mobile
Max is back with some minor control issues that won’t get in the way of your enjoyment of this shooter classic
£1.99
Avengers: Iron Man – MKVII
Glimpse into the future of comics of rusty response to new tech?
FREE
Numbers
Data analysis just got good on the iPad. Still, the iWork apps need a better file sync system.
£6.99
Numberlys
A great looking and original story, which disappoints with its lack of charm and colour.
£3.99
Notion
A comprehensive score creation/editing tool with beautiful sound, but let down by stability issues.
£10.49
Noteshelf
Everyone who owns an iPad should get this app. And other developers should watch and learn
£3.99
New World Colony
A well-conceived strategy title with a good balance of depth and immediacy, but also a few quirks.
£1.29
Nooka
Nooka is a beautifully-designed novelty clock app with loads of customisation options. Very stylish and a lot of fun.
£0.69
Telmap Navigator
Satnav, GPS, call it what you will, but it’s one of the main car-based aids a GPS-enabled smartphone can provide.
FREE
Llama
A stunning freebie app that’s a must for all android users – this little gem allows you to activate apps or actions based on your location.
FREE
Eufloria HD
An intriguing strategy game – enjoyable and ambient, but it feels rather simple, despite all its options.
£2.99
ESPNsoccernet
A good app for football fans, but an occasionally awkward interface means it’s not quite essential.
£0.69
English Country Tune
It’s enormous fun and tests the old grey matter, even if you do find yourself shouting at the game on a regular basis.
£2.99
Elmo’s Monster Maker
Elmo’s Monster Maker is good fun but just a little too expensive for what’s on offer here.
£2.49
Graffiti Me
Not an app most people are likely to use more than half a dozen times, but it’s reasonably well done.
£0.69
Google Earth
A wonderful way to explore the world – you’ll be travelling and investigating for hours.
FREE
SpeedLock – Multi Unlock
An elegant slide-to-unlock solution that’s made with BB users in mind
£1.00
CoachNote
The chance you’ve been waiting for to play Fergie, provided stray arrows don’t tip you over the edge towards dishing out the hairdryer treatment.
£1.49
Classique Camera
Save your money and go for Instagram, which is free and offers more filters. That is, unless you desperately want these effects for video.
£0.69
Beat Sneak Bandit
Puzzle, stealth, rhythm-action and a smattering of platforming, with Game & Watch era rigidity smashed into modern iOS-style aesthetics. Perfect.
£1.99
Barefoot World Atlas
Thanks to the fantastic interface children will love exploring this atlas, but watch out – it’s a large app to download.
£5.49
Angry Birds Space
The rebooted physics of this new instalment means you’d have to be cuckoo to bet against Angry Birds’ continued domination as it aims for infinity, and beyond.
£0.69
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!
Fast, free-falling fun that tried a bit too hard to be cool and ends up being a bit of a jerk. A loveable jerk, though.
£1.99
DriveGain+
Useful for those with a passion for statistics, and could save you real money in fuel efficiency.
£4.99
Draw Something
Compelling, and with endless hilarity. The sheer range of possibilities with different partners means there’s longevity here, too.
FREE
Dragon Portals HD
A little originality in match games can go a long way, but in this case it wasn’t enough to grab us
£2.99
Cyborg Vision
Come with me if you want to avoid wasting 69p on something that doesn’t work.
£0.69
Convertr
Convertr quickly converts values of all sorts, and the beautifully-designed interface makes it one of the most flexible we’ve seen.
£1.49
AntiCrop
Mixed results are an understatement, only of use for the most clutter free of landscape shots.
£0.69
Dr. Seuss Beginner Book Collection #1
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
Crimson: Steam Pirates
A fast, extremely fun strategy game with a fantastic sense of humour.
FREE
Cinemagram
A superb way of capturing a moment, with an easy-to-use process – even if the app needs a little polish.
FREE
Caverns of Minos
Weaving through colourful tunnels may not be consistently thrilling, but Caverns of Minos sure is a charming little curio.
£1.29
Candy Boy
A mixed bag: tricksy, fun puzzles surrounded by some needlessly tough-to-navigate platforming.
FREE
Bejeweled
What? A verdict!? Just leave us alone – we’re busy playing Diamond Mine! Again! All night long! Argh!
£0.69
Judge Dredd vs Zombies
Dredd fans should add another star; everyone else should check out Minotron for superior confined-space shooty thrills.
FREE
Jazz: Trump’s Journey
Unrefined mechanics tarnish this original iOS platformer, but luckily the stellar concept and aesthetics shine through.
£1.99
Inside The World of Dinosaurs
Older children with a passion for dinosaurs will love it, but younger children won’t find enough to keep their interest here
£9.99
iMaschine
Super-slick, quite crispy, but a little shallow, this is hip-hop empitomised and embodied in app form
£2.99
iDarkroom
iDarkroom is terrific fun at a very reasonable price, though is limited overall
£0.69
Ice Rage
A game this shallow is skating on thin ice, but it’s enjoyable enough that we don’t really care
£0.69
Cinderella – Nosy Crow animated picture book
Quite simply, the most charming and entertaining interactive book currently available on the iPad. Although it’s not the cheapest!
£5.49
Chrono Trigger
A bonafide legend that’s still well worth playing, in spite of interface woes
£6.99
Bubble in Paradise
Not quite paradise for iOS word-game fiends, but enjoyable enough and worth a look; doubly so if you’ve a bubble-popping fetish
£0.69
Photoshop Touch
A great mix of practical tools and fun creative effects, that more than lives up the Photoshop monicker
£6.99
Spider-Man Running
Great physics game – even if it has nothing to do with the webbed wonder
FREE
Hotels.com HD
A cracking app for hunting local crashpads and planning holiday stays generally
FREE
Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land
Stunningly complex turn-by-turn strategy-based SIM redefines expectations for the iPad as games platform
£2.99
Grand Theft Auto 3
Even a decade on, GTA 3 remains a superb game. Yes, it’s violent and amoral, but it’s only for adults.
£2.99
Facebook for iPad
Everything you already love (or hate) – only with a few more niggles.
FREE
Evi
A promising Siri rival, if currently too unreliable to be a replacement instead of a companion app.
£0.69
Evernote Hello
It could be useful, no doubt, but we’re not sure how many people will use it properly.
FREE
Cubes vs Spheres
It’s a simple idea, but this is great-looking game with challenging levels that’s thoroughly addictive.
£0.69
DoInk Drawing and Animation
Not complex, but a lot of fun; DoInk is an app that lets animators of all abilities get started in no time.
£2.99
Deezer
Deezer knows what you want from a music streaming app – and this is a market-leading service.
FREE
CaskFinder
Could find you a nice beer in a pinch, but it’s not comprehensive enough for our tastes.
FREE
Blue Defense: Second Wave
It’s Space Invaders with a twist! A great take on a classic.
£1.49
Artifact
A slick-looking app that makes some rather bold claims, but doesn’t quite live up to them.
£1.49
Animoto Video Slideshows
You can create an unlimited number of beautiful 30-second slideshows for free. What’s not to like?
FREE
Capture – The Quick Video Camera
A good idea, decently implemented. We’d like to have seen more guidance on how video is saved
£0.69
Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies
Hectic and atmospheric, as it should be, but a lack of maps holds this well-made shooter back.
£4.99
Batman Arkham City Lockdown
Satisfying for Batman fans, but almost comically short. We hope Batman returns with more foes to fight.
£3.99
Audium
We can get behind hiding the Music app’s clutter, but Audium could do with settings to personalise its appearance and behaviour.
£0.69
Affagato
It’s handy as a brief, pocket guide to all things coffee, but by no means perfect
£0.69
Live Score Addicts
One of the slickest ways to find out the latest football scores and watch highlights as the goals fly in
FREE
Bobo Explores Light
Children can play as they learn in this wildly imaginative and flawlessly immersive learning experience
£2.99
Zapd
Easy websites for everyone at light speed. It’s limited , but what it does, it does with aplomb
FREE
Disposable Hipstamatic
Great for sharing fun moments with friends, but it feels like the app isn’t quite finished yet
FREE
Desk Yoga
A worthwhile distraction from the day job! The videos are easy to follow, and the results felt straight away
£0.69
Xtreme Wheels
Great looks, great level design and spectacular crashes lift this bike game above the norm
£1.49
Koder
A focused feature-set, and incredible price make for a great code editor despite the lack of SFTP
£3.99
iBBQ
All you need to have a great summertime barbecue, packaged up in a thoughtful interface
FREE
Hypership Out Of Control
Horrifically fast retro larks with, we suspect, an extremely niche appeal. We like it, though
£0.69
Gyro13 – Steam Copter Arcade HD
Comes across more like a tech demo than a game. Visually quite impressive, but otherwise pedestrian
£3.99
Gears
It could have been a contender, but Gears has a cog loose and so doesn’t quite run like clockwork
£1.99
Auto Trader Mobile
Search for cars and motocycles for sale and refine by whatever details you wish
FREE
Fishing Kings
There’s plenty of fishing fun to be had in this great little virtual angler
FREE
Event Check-in
Slick looks and flawless operation, but the price limits its audience to enterprise users
FREE
Edge Extended
The same compelling gameplay, but with plenty of innovations and new levels to make it worth a second visit
£1.99
Delivery Status Touch
Perfect for tracking post and courier deliveries from the palm of your hand
£2.99
Deflex
Eye-searing, slightly unnerving, but different, engaging and highly recommended
£1.49
Extraction: Project Outbreak
Innovative controls and a great foundation, but repetitive. If new missions appear later, pretend we gave it another star
£0.69
Espgaluda II HD
Shoot-’em-up joy from the masters of bullet hell, albeit at a ludicrous price. One for aficionados
£9.99
eBoo – space adventures
A minor classic in waiting that’s currently a bit too challenging for its own good
£0.69
Classic Songs Piano Songbook
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
Anthill: Tactical Trail Defense
A fast, fun, yet ultimately simple strategy game with brilliant controls
£0.69
Nihao Multimedia course
You want apple tea? We can totally say that to Chinese people now
£0.79
Civiballs
Somewhere between Newton’s cradle and a marble run, this puzzler is as fun as it is archaeologically suspect
£0.69
AA Speed Camera
This offers solid performance in locating speed cameras, but its ugly interface lets it down
FREE
Joining Hands
Short, but extremely sweet, and with a personality to melt even the stoniest of hearts
£1.99
Jetpack Joyride
An absurdly addictive runner that stops just short of soaring its way to perfection
FREE
Fruit Ninja: Puss In Boots
Shameless tie-in meets addictive-but-shallow new game mode. We love it now, but won’t respect it in the morning
£0.69
FL Studio Mobile HD
It’s got gritty sounds and a clean interface, but FL Studio Mobile is currently too simplistic for the price
£13.99
Flick Champions HD
Flawed, but the few stand-out events, combined with single-player cups and a multiplayer mode, ensures value for money
£1.99
Worms Crazy Golf HD
Not quite a champion, but far from a double bogey, this mini-golf game easily makes the cut.
£2.49
Yearly
A brilliant way to keep track of birthdays, with a level of polish to match Apple’s own apps
FREE
ZumoCast
It’s so easy to set up and use; you’ll never be without a song or video again.
FREE
Forever Drive
A perfectly inoffensive time-waster, but if you’re after thrills and excitement then look elsewhere.
FREE
CoinKeeper: Budget and expense tracking
A brilliantly visual way to track your spending, even if it can be a little confusing at first.
£1.99
Big Lens
Useful on occasions, but ultimately the developer’s claims turn out to be hyperbole. The filters are fun, but you can get more from the free Instagram app.
£0.69
BassLine Analog Modeling Synthesiser
There’s not a wide range of sounds in it, but this is a well-featured app at a great price.
£2.49
Luminance
A terrific companion to your camera and iPad, if not the complete Photoshop killer we’re still waiting for.
£0.69
It’s Playing
It’s very easy to use, but if you’re looking to playback 720p MKV files, you’d be better off looking elsewhere.
£1.49
Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days
Not the best-designed cooking app we’ve ever seen, but the recipes it contains are interesting and unusual
£1.99
Greedy Spiders
Tough puzzles and a sharp difficulty curve mean this treads a fine line between fun and frustration
£0.69
Football Manager Handheld 2012
FM Handheld is back ready to sap away your commute once again…
£6.99
London Bus Checker – Live Countdown for Every Stop
A handy app when you’re trying to get from A to B, although a little on the pricey side for simple info
£1.99
King of Dragon Pass
A rich and complex game, but the static screens and overload of information makes it a little dry
£6.99
Infinity Blade 2
Lunges for ‘classic’, but stabs ‘merely very good’ instead. Nonetheless, it’s essential if you enjoyed the original
£4.99
Aquaria
Vast and beautiful, but lacking that little extra something that would have made it better than nice
£1.99
Ant Raid HD
A hugely enjoyable RTS featuring the only ants you won’t want to nuke with powder from the garden centre
£1.99
Adobe Carousel
If you’re a pro out in the field hooking up your DSLR to your iPad, it’s worth a look, but iPhone-only users will be left disappointed
FREE
FIFA 12
Currently the best footy experience on iOS by a considerable margin, and a step up from last year’s offering
£2.99
Facebook Messenger
An app with some useful features, but doesn’t make quite enough of a case for using yet another messaging app.
FREE
Dropbox for iPhone
The free 2GB account may sound poky, but use it wisely and you may never have to pay to upgrade
FREE
Dr Who Encyclopedia
The In-app Purchase content makes this expensive for the completist, but this is a nicely constructed app
£4.99
Demand 5
It’s a slick app that promises a decent service once the Big Brother torment is over for another year
FREE
Drop 7 by Zynga
A first-rate puzzle game that rewards strategic thinking, but it lacks polish
£1.99
Codify
Curious about building games on your iPad? Codify offers a terrific sandbox to do exactly that
£5.49
Cardiovascular System 3D
A useful, cheap reference app for students with a basic to moderate understanding of the human vascular system.
£2.99
Bring Me Sandwiches
A touch fiddly at times, but this game’s imagination and wonderful visuals combine to make a tasty treat
£0.69
Philips BatterySense
A piece of brilliant interface design, but the figures are not something to be relied upon
FREE
AirCassette
A thoroughly essential total and utter waste of money for music lovers of a certain age
£1.49
Dark Meadow
An atmospheric, incredibly interesting story undone by out-of-place combat
£0.69
C4 News
Several missed opportunities here but, as on TV, C4 News gives excellent perspective on in-depth stories
FREE
Back in Time
Educational, but strangely old fashioned. We expect more from iPad apps these days
£5.49
Anooki Jump
A slight but good-natured game that rarely slips up and very regularly shines.
£0.69
Death Smiles
Packs all the Cave punch you’d expect, but really needs to be prettier and cheaper
£7.99
Animoog
A rich, visually appealing and immersive live synth experience with fantastic sounds and plenty of scope.
£20.99
Animation Desk
Perfect for anyone even vaguely interested in 2D animation. A great tool for experienced animators to jot down concepts on the go
£2.99
AirBoard
No more fights over who gets to stand at the whiteboard in meetings. Use AirBoard instead.
FREE
Aelios Weather
Gorgeous, and a great screensaver for a docked iPad. If only predicting the weather was infallible!
£2.99
101 Best Diet Tips
Tips to help you lose weight. That you could have worked out yourself
£3.00
Rocket Bunnies HD
The insane-looking rabbits raise frequent chuckles and the well-designed levels provide a satisfying challenge
£1.99
SHIFT 2: Unleashed
Merely unleashes a raging fury when you realise you could have been playing a better racer instead.
£2.99
Spectaculator, ZX Spectrum Emulator
A polished emulator, but for widespread appeal it needs more and better games.
£1.99
Surveillant
Apart from the lack of levels, it’s a well-designed and atmospheric game of cat and mouse.
£1.49
Songify
Oh, we don’t know. Works fine. Looks okay. Fills us with hate. Get it if you want. We can’t stop you.
FREE
Another World – 20th Anniversary
A mercilessly difficult, albeit faithful Amiga port that rewards only the most tenacious of gamers
£2.99
LOVEFiLM Player for iPad
This is a great app for subscribers now, and we hope it’ll get even better with a few more features.
FREE
Korg iKaossilator
Brilliant fun, intensely creative, and universally accessible. A compelling musical toy.
£6.99
Infinight: A Thrilling Light-Based Adventure with Multiplayer!
A fairly straightforward mapping/maze game with a twist that adds plenty of atmosphere.
£1.49
Fileboard
An attractive way to handle documents for email, but it’s severely lacking in features.
FREE
Budget Book
BudgetBook doesn’t have the prettiest interface, but it does allow you to track business and personal budgets, which is a bonus.
£0.69
Greedy Bankers vs The World
An excellent update to what was already a fine match game — recommended even if you own the original.
£1.99
Glowfish HD
A charming, playable, great-looking undersea adventure, with depth. (And the iPhone version’s just as good.)
£2.99
Frogger Decades
Bordering on unplayable. We only got through the game due to sheer bloodymindedness.
£0.69
Find My Friends
Apple’s personable take on Google Latitude impresses by keeping things simple.
FREE
Whale Trail
Loop the loop, collect Blubbles, smash enemies, discover new lands and make friends along the way.
£0.69
PingMe Messenger
Looking for a free cross-platform texting app that ‘just works’? Try the reliable PingMe Messenger.
FREE
How Stuff Works
Great portal to the renowned website that covers just about everything.
FREE
Flick Soccer HD
A slick flick game that’s fun and addictive, but the whole concept needs to evolve next time out.
£2.99
FILMiC Pro
If you’re serious about using your iPhone to record video, this app will unleash your camera’s true potential.
£1.99
Talking Rex the Dinosaur
Rex is a talking dinosaur. He repeats what you say in his deep threatening voice.
£0.61
Shoot Bubble Deluxe
This is the only shoot bubble game that contains both Puzzle mode & Arcade Mode.
FREE
Rail Planner Live
Journey Plans, Train Times, Fares, Platforms, SMS Alerts, Widget, Buy Tickets.
£3.49
Pumpkins vs Monsters
Simple control, flick the pumpkin, attack monster! Very addictive Halloween game!
FREE
PocketCloud
Access your computer, files and desktop apps securely from your mobile device.
£9.51
Music Beta
Official Android player for Music Beta by Google. The Music application features a redesigned UI and now supports Music Beta by Google.
FREE
Mint.com Personal Finance
Track, budget, and manage your money from your phone with Mint for Android.
FREE
Men’s Health Workouts
Men’s Health Workouts puts the power of the world’s largest men’s magazine in your hand.
£1.26
Majesty: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
The throne is waiting for its hero! “Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim” is a vast magical world where you are honored with the crown of a tiny fairytale kingdom.
£1.99
iSyncr for PC (Mac version also available)
Sync iTunes playlists, rate music and build playlists directly from your device.
£1.99
iRunner
iRunner is a fast paced running game, with great HD graphics and special game play.
FREE
Goal Mobile
Is this football news and updates app a late winner, an own goal, or an equally terrible football analogue?
FREE
A+ Picture Effects and Photo Editor
A powerful tool for applying effects to your photos
£0.99
DrawRace 2
Frequently frustrating, but a novel and surprisingly exciting take on a top-down racing game.
£1.99
Composite
We love this app. It lets you create brilliant works of art, is highly original and a whole load of fun.
FREE
Cinemek Storyboard Composer HD
Not as comprehensive as we’d expect for the money, but still a very handy tool for amateur film-makers.
£10.49
Coffee Cellar
An easy and pretty way for coffee connoisseurs to keep track of their favourite blends.
£1.99
AA Days Out Guide 2011
AA takes a no-frills approach to location-based discovery of UK attractions.
FREE
Shadowgun
Android-toting gamers should have Madfinger’s website bookmarked, such is the quality of the Czech coders’ excellent Tegra Zone beat-em-up ‘Samurai II: Vengeance THD’.
£5.49
NME Icons: Jack White
It’s a big old bit of software, but this is a great app for Jack White fans.
£3.99
NyxQuest HD
Basic yet satisfying platforming fare, wrapped in an atmospheric mythological setting.
£0.69
Met Office: Weather Application
It’s a bit of a dog at times, but the data’s good, and the app’s free.
FREE
Groove Coaster
A visually stunning and surprisingly fresh take on a genre that was becoming stagnant.
£1.99
Home Space Planning Design Tool (Mark on Call HD)
A great way to redesign your home, but would benefit from some more furniture.
£2.99
Garmin UK & Ireland
Needs a few more versions before it can truly compete with TomTom, but it’s still a good app.
£39.99
Create a Commentary
A fun app, but only once or twice, and it needs more sharing options.
£1.49
Back to the Future: Episodes 1-5
A fantastically enjoyable reunion of the characters, straight back into action.
£1.99
Napster
A brilliant app that beats the Spotify equivalent at the same price, but the poor sound quality is a real let-down.
FREE
Jenga
A brave attempt at translating a physical board game, but it just isn’t a great videogame.
£0.69
iFontMaker
Ignore the slightly gimmicky pitch – iFontMaker offers plenty of flexibility and options to create a custom typeface.
£4.99
Dolphin Browser HD
Want a more socially focused web browser than Safari? Then you need this on your iPad.
FREE
Contre Jour HD
Not as original as it first appears, but nonetheless a beautiful and absorbing physics puzzler.
£1.99
Hard Lines
The sort of game you’ll intend to play for five minutes – and then it’ll be dark outside.
£0.69
It may not replace your dedicated RSS reader, but it’s a lovely way of browsing news and social network updates.
FREE
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
A timeless classic. And now, a little piece of role-playing history in your pocket.
£1.99
FileBrowser
Setting up isn’t for the faint of heart, but this is a great app for transferring files.
£2.49
Avid Scorch
Great transposition/instrument part functions and lots of scores available, but a few issues currently.
£5.49
Anomaly Warzone Earth
A first-rate and surprisingly accessible strategy game. Worth invading a medium-sized country for.
£2.49
In The Kitchen: Recipes, Chefs
All your favourite recipes from all your favourite chefs.
£1.26
The Invisible Universe
App shows off what you can’t see but there’s probably a reason you can’t see it
FREE
Fruit Slice
What came first the chicken, or the egg? Or in this case the ninja or the medieval swordsman?
FREE
Grow Your Own
This guides you every step of the way, from sowing seeds to harvest time. Fantastic.
FREE
Gesundheit! HD
Inventive and charming; if only control issues didn’t drag it down. Be wary on iPad and avoid on iPhone.
£1.99
Fotopedia: National Parks
Dramatic scenery and great detail, all organised in an easy to follow way. Superb.
£1.99
TouchGrind BMX
Fiddly at first, but once you get the hang of it, finger-tricking on your BMX is a joyful experience.
£2.99
UK Cinema Times
A pretty, fast app, but it needs to be able to tell you where to see a chosen film, more easily.
£0.69
War Pinball
Gameprom is really getting the hang of this – War Pinball is its best set of tables yet, with plenty to keep you playing.
£1.99
Audubon Birds – A Field Guide
The app is a dream for twitchers who want to know what birds are in their back garden.
£3.11
Better Hotmail
Microsoft has yet to create an official Android application for Hotmail.
FREE
Air Attack HD
This old-school, top down, flight-and-fight sim is an all-action ride for the ages.
£1.79
National Geographic: 50 Places of a Lifetime
A beautifully made app that will immediately fill you with wanderlust.
£1.49
ESPN Goals
If you love football, you’re going to love this app. Get it, use it and wonder how you ever did without.
FREE
Ducati Challenge HD
Almost a fantastic racer – with a bit more polish and better tracks it could have been wheelie good.
£3.99
Cut the Rope: Experiments
A disappointing, cynical sequel that needs more levels and new features to justify its existence.
£0.69
Boxee
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
AirBeam
Whether you use it as a tool or as a toy is up to you, but there’s no denying the usefulness of this app.
£2.49
Treasure of Valagika
A treasure-hunting, monster avoiding platform – if you can get that far
FREE
Don’t Get Me Wrong
A good, fun idea, but the app is hampered by being incomplete – and occasionally wide of the mark.
£0.69
Deep Green Chess
A simple, elegant and assured game of chess that feels no need to show off. Positively classy.
£4.99
Can I Eat It? UK
Don’t use as your only defence against things you can\’t eat, but it’s a great first line.
£1.99
Battlefield 2: Bad Company
There’s enough good stuff here to make it worth a purchase, but it’s not up to the standard we expect.
£2.99
1000 Ultimate Experiences
It’s an unusual way to present a travel app, but one that works so much better for it!
£2.99
KORG iMS20
Ever dreamed of owning a classic synth? Treat yourself to one of the finest…
£22.99
Casey’s Contraptions HD
The many puzzles will keep you building and rebuilding for ages, even if the sandbox mode is imperfect.
£1.99
Beyond Ynth
Not a game to buy if you dislike a challenge, but if you’re all for tough puzzlers, Beyond Ynth is great.
£1.49
BeatMaker 2 for iPad
Definitely no GarageBand, and it stings at four times the price, but for beats you won’t find much better.
£13.99
Ascendancy
It’s a lovely game, lovingly restored and has great nostalgia value. It’s just not terribly user-friendly.
£2.99
Vaulty Free Hide Pictures
If you’ve got pictures that you don’t want people to see, then you need this
FREE
Do It (Tomorrow)
Always looking for a workaround rather than work? Then this is for you
FREE
Photosmith
Only of real use to the ardent Lightroom fan prepared to put up with all the file transfer obstacles.
£10.99
Max and the Magic Marker
Has its moments, but this mixture of platforms and drawing doesn’t work as well as it thinks it does.
£2.99
Friends
Handsome, clever, and full of potential, Friends has yet to hit the mark but should mature well.
£0.69
Fast Five The Movie: Official Game
Fast Five looks and feels great, but lacks the honed balance and difficulty curve of Asphalt 6.
£2.99
Bug Heroes
An innovative, cute and moderately enjoyable game, but it’s not quite the finished article.
FREE
Luxor: Amun Rising HD
Luxor virgins will delight in the pleasures of Amun Rising, but existing fans won’t find much to entice them.
£2.99
iStreamer
Shows enormous potential, but there’s a long way to go before the app will be worth your time.
£2.49
Foodish
It won’t be the right choice for everyone, but this is a polished, well-conceived and nicely executed app.
£1.49
UberSocial
It’s lost Twitter from its name, but this is still for hardcore 14-character writers
FREE
Localscope
Find amenities fast using this app, which searches multiple databases to give you more useful results.
£1.49
Kinect: Run Walk Cycle GPS Tracker
A great app, if you need the customisation; otherwise, RunKeeper’s marginally better and free.
£2.49
I Must Run!
In borrowing the best from the rest and adding new twists, I Must Run! becomes best in class.
£0.69
Interactive Sketchbook
A useful app that’s developing quickly, but can still be hard to use.
£2.99
Hunters: Episode One HD
A friendly yet challenging turn based strategy game that delivers fresh content every 24 hours.
£4.99
AVPlayer HD
Without question, it’s the best media player for iPad. If you’re a video fanatic, it’s the app to buy.
£1.99
Fretter
Get to grips with complex chords on your guitar. With video demonstrations and chord playback, it’s the perfect way to learn some of those more obscure chords.
£1.68
Nighty Night HD
Exquisite graphics and professional narration make for a charming bedtime app for your child.
£1.49
iMockups for iPad
iMockups needs work, but it’s a quick way to sketch UIs. More features are promised.
£4.99
Blogsy
A terrific tool for bloggers that makes it a cinch to add images and video to posts, and is a bargain to boot.
£2.99
Arno The Hunter
Initially dazzling but short-lived; however, the price is right for the entertainment it offers.
£0.69
Subsonic Music Streamer
It’s not the slickest but it is a very competent streaming app.
FREE
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12
A fantastic and sophisticated golf game. It’s just a shame about the lack of online options.
£3.99
Switch – Multi-user web-browser
A beautiful solution to a very real iPad problem. Will be better for a few tweaks, though.
£2.99
N.O.V.A 2 – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance
Much better for multi-playing rather than on your own.
£4.99
Monochromia – Black & White Photography
Simple, great value photo app for moody, thoughtful images.
FREE
Gangstar: Miami Vindication
A largely entertaining game that’s pulled off with considerable skill.
£4.99
Tweet Library
Could become an excellent tool in the future, but this first release is patchy.
£5.99
Helsing’s Fire HD
One of the best iPhone puzzlers is now one of the finest iPad games. Just buy it and thank us later.
£1.79
On The Way To Woodstock
A beautiful coffee-table app that will inspire you to revisit, or discover, ’60s classics.
£5.99
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Technical gremlins aside, this is vintage Lara Croft with fantastic shooting and adventuring.
£3.99
GroupMe
A useful group messaging app that’ll surely become a serious force worldwide when it launches outside the USA.
FREE
Red Bulletin
Red Bull’s monthly magazine goes digital with a vast array of exciting new visual content
FREE
Galcon
The ‘swipe ‘n’ swarm’ strategy of Galcon has been around on the iPhone for years, and its 4MB arrival on the Android platform is particularly slick.
£1.24
Voodoo Control
An audio improvement tool for your Samsung Galaxy S that is definitely worth a download.
FREE
Yahoo! Mail
If you can’t bear to be away from your emails, Yahoo! Mail is one of the few ways on the Android Market to get access to them straight from your mobile phone.
FREE
Yahoo! Messenger
If instant messaging takes precedence over phone calls and texting in your life, the Yahoo! Messenger is one way to chat over the web from your smartphone.
FREE
ICQ Mobile
Still use ICQ? Great! You probably won’t get along with this feature-less IM client though…
FREE
Dante: The Inferno
Fun game, great premise… frustrating controls. Worth a download for interested gamers.
FREE
Crazy Snowboard
There’s no business like snow business. One of the best games available on Android.
FREE
LED Scroller 3
Communicate in style! … but only if you’re style is tacky and a bit weird.
FREE
OnTrack Diabetes
Fantastically detailed diet-tracking app designed for diabetics but viable for the generally health-conscious.
FREE
Shredder Chess
The Bobby Fischer of chess apps – undoubtedly the best, but also very expensive.
£5.41
Twidroyd Pro
Twitter app that gets the basics right, but the price for Pro is difficult to justify.
£2.49
WordReference.com Dictionaries
This app gives you access to WordReference’s popular dictionaries on your phone.
FREE
MyMoney
Not quite as comprehensive as anMoney, but still a good, cheaper alternative for those looking to keep track of their finances.
£2.00
ES Security Manager
ES Security Manager is fairly basic, but nonetheless is a very useful free app for protecting your Android smartphone.
FREE
Asphalt HD
Sporting some of the best graphics of any Android game, Asphalt HD is as immersive a game as there is on the platform.
£3.11
Cut The Rope
Cut The Rope has taken far too long to get on the Android Market. After watching those with an iOS device feast on the game for so long, and now that the Amazon Appstore no longer has exclusivity, it’s a massive relief that the game is available to the Android masses.
£0.62
Quick-Tunes
A great app that makes it much easier and safer to listen to your music while driving.
£1.19
TouchUp
An innovative image editor that offers the freedom to experiment. Slick, fast and fun to use.
£5.99
Watchlaterapp
For bookmarking clips, this will do the job. It’s not quite the ‘Instapaper for video’ we wanted, though.
£1.79
Tower Raiders GOLD
An entertaining tower defense game that will provide more than a challenge to all but the hardiest gamers.
£2.50
Cocktail Frenzy
Less a game and more phone-based training for a glittering career in the beverage business, Cocktail Frenzy is a test of reaction speed and priority juggling
£1.87
3G Watchdog Pro
Very handy app that tracks your data usage, so you will never go over your limit again.
£2.02
Sky Force Reloaded
Some top-to-bottom scroller action now from Sky Force Reloaded, a simple shoot ‘em up in a 2.6MB download.
£1.99
QuickPic
This picture gallery makes sorting your photos a doddle. Just don’t expect it to do much else.
FREE
Documents To Go 3.0
This app allows you to view Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint files for free on your Android smartphone.
FREE
Texts From Last Night
Cue the celebrations: Texts From Last Night arrives to track your most embarrassing drunken text moments.
£0.62
anMoney Personal Finance
Stay on top of your finances with this comprehensive and user-friendly money management app
£6.25
Hitpad – See What’s Up
This app could become your first point of call for catching up with what’s going on in the world.
FREE
FX Photo Studio HD
An enjoyable and entertaining app that can genuinely enhance your photographs.
£1.79
Foodspotting
Tastily presented social app that presses the right buttons for food aesthetes.
FREE
Dragon Dictation
A nice mobile version of Dragon, but speech recognition’s clunky edge is hard to ignore.
FREE
Explosive Love
Not quite best-in-class, but Explosive Love is entertaining, challenging and a bit of a looker.
£0.59
Fishing Kings
There’s plenty of fishing fun to be had in this great little virtual angler.
£0.59
Final Fantasy III
A genuinely lovely remake of a classic RPG, but the high pricing is questionable compared to its rivals.
£9.99
NASA App HD
A neat, way of navigating NASA’s content, and to check out when the ISS will be hurtling overhead.
FREE
The Adventures of Simon Pegg
Comic spoof from the guy who brought us Shaun of the Dead.
£1.79
myStarbucks UK
A beautiful, well-engineered app that should be a gold standard for iPhone apps.
FREE
NBA Jam
It needs a proper tournament and a multiplayer mode, but NBA Jam is nevertheless an incredibly amusing game.
£0.59
Super 8
There are other ‘shoot with an old camera’ apps out there, but and extremely well done.
£0.59
Sky News for iPad
An app with lots of good ideas, streets ahead of the competition, but it’s not perfect
FREE
Keynote
There’s some real power here, but compatibility with the Mac version has yet to manifest.
£5.99
Marvel Superheroes
Want all the info on your favourite comic creations? Then look elsewhere.
£0.93
Fight Night Champion by EA Sports
Add a proper career mode and multi-player option and Fight Night Champion would be a title winner.
£2.99
Axe in Face
Silly, simple and fun. Not quite an App Store classic, but definitely earns a recommendation.
FREE
Albert HD
A minigame collection best left to play with kids, since adults will tire of it too quickly.
£1.89
50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic
Some thought-provoking images complemented by fascinating insights.
£2.99
4oD Catch-up
4oD comes to the iPad at last – and getting it is a complete no-brainer while it’s free.
FREE
Email ‘n Walk
To get adequate warning, you’d have to hold your iPhone at an odd angle.
£0.59
Egg vs Chicken
It’s no Plants vs. Zombies, but Egg vs. Chicken is closer to ‘tasty treat’ than ‘undercooked’.
£0.59
Echofon Pro
Sports a reasonable set of features, but it isn’t pretty and lacks a sync feature.
£2.99
DSLR Remote HD
Expensive, but it works. Serious about photos? You’ll easily find a way of making it worth the price.
£29.99
Crux Crosswords HD
A well-developed paper-sourced crossword puzzler that should keep addicts happy.
£2.99
Crackle
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
Guitar Hero
A very cheap and very cheerful translation of the world’s favourite rhythm game.
£1.89
Eternal Legacy HD
Eternal Legacy is enjoyable enough, but it’s a pale imitation of the games it’s attempting to emulate.
£2.99
Dragon Hunter 2
A fantastic RPG with an engaging story, slick combat and satisfying character development.
£3.99
djay
It seems pricey, but djay’s layout, waveform display, split output option and sync feature make it feel pro.
£11.99
The British Monarchy
Everything you ever needed to know about the British Royal Family.
FREE
myPlayer
myPlayer provides access to TV and radio streams directly to your Android device.
FREE
EyeTV by Elgato
Little wrong with the app, though bandwidth can make the experience quite frustrating.
£2.99
Dark Nebula: Episode 2
One of iOS’ finest. Fantastic aesthetics, precise controls and engaging gameplay.
£1.19
D-Desk
A nice idea that’s crying out for some added features, but it’s definitely worth having.
FREE
Aldiko Book Reader Premium
Kindle rival offers up decent customisable reading experience
£1.83
8mm Vintage Camera
If you’re looking for some fun effects to add while you’re recording video, this app works a treat.
£1.19
0870
A vital app for anyone calling an 0870 or 0845 number, despite its imperfections.
£0.59
Art Rage
Huge fun for amateur daubers and a highly credible app for trad-media artists, too.
£3.99
Street View on Google Maps
Give Peg Man a new mobile home and invite Street View to your smartphone
FREE
UniQPass: Password Wallet
Virtual wallet to keep all your credit card information safe
£1.49
Capo
A simple app that only really does one thing, but Capo does it so well that it’s very hard to fault.
£2.99
Circus Ponies Notebook
A good, well-featured notebook for your iPad that’s let down by the lack of real syncing.
£17.99
Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror: Remastered
A superb update of a classic adventure that still delivers.
£3.99
AmpliTube
If you’re an electric guitar player, you really don’t want to miss out on this app’s power and versatility.
£11.99
Burn the Rope
A fine action-oriented puzzle game that pleasingly tries to do something different.
£1.19
Asphalt 6: Adrenaline
An insanely fast racer with some great track design, but it somehow feels a little empty.
£2.99
Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time HD
Certainly not the most original use of a licence, but Mazes of Time’s enjoyable enough.
£0.59
Dead Space HD
The control system is a failed experiment, but otherwise, Dead Space is technically brilliant.
£5.99
BBC iPlayer
There are some minor flaws and omissions, but there’s just so much to love here.
FREE
World of Goo
One of the finest videogaming experiences iOS has to offer. Brilliant in every conceivable way.
£2.99
Yojimbo for iPad
We were disappointed by Yojimbo’s lack of two-way syncing and bugs. Wait for the next version.
£5.99
Battery Watch – Free Power Consumption Monitor
Keep an eye on your battery level with this slick app
FREE
timr – Time and Milege Tracker
Keep track of project working time with this handy client
FREE
Holes and Balls
Although mildly entertaining, not even as close to raunchy as its name suggests
FREE
Voice Recorder v1.0
Finally prove to your girlfriend that she didn’t tell you to do something by recording everything she says
£0.79
Cyberon Voice Commander
Find contacts and dial with your voice if you can get it to work
FREE
NASA Spinoff
Want to know what space tech is in your household objects? This app will tell you
FREE
Scrabble
Having dominated physical board games and the iPhone, Scrabble now tackles the iPad
£3.99
Game Dev Store
Android Market discovers post modernism with a game developer developed game about game developers
£1.60
Guinness World Records
If you want to be a record breaker, dedication’s what you need, and this app might help
£0.59
British Library: Treasures
Hoards of information from one of the most respected institutions in the world
FREE
Twas The Night Before Christmas HD
Reignite the Christmas cheer with this interactive rendition of a timeless classic
£1.19
Raileasy
Booking train tickets can be a real nightmare, but not if you get yourself RailEasy
FREE
Spirit Booth
Scare yourself silly by putting realistic looking ghosts and ghoulies into your photos
£0.59
Muybridgizer
If you fancy yourself as an arty photographer, the Muybridgizer will delight and entertain
FREE
BrainPlusPlus
This app has just won its category in the Samsung Bada apps developer challenge…
FREE
Rage
John Carmack develops a game for the iPhone, hardcore gamers worldwide gasp with joy
£0.59
Levi Roots – Sunshine Food
The Reggae Reggae Sauce fella from Dragon’s Den pops up with a recipe app for the iPhone
£3.99
A.R Pursuit
The latest multiplayer augmented reality game for those lucky enough to own a Parrot AR Drone
£1.79
London Tube
Spidery lines all over your screen? What can it mean? That’s a London tube map.
£0.79
You know Facebook, right? The one with the movie. It’s on Windows Phone 7 now.
FREE
Need for Speed: Undercover
You race. On the wrong side of the law. For the law. Secretly
£3.99
Discover – Wikipedia in a Magazine
Discover a wealth of Wikipedia based knowledge in magazine form
FREE
Picsel Smart Office
Microsoft Office compatibility comes to Android, with great results
£5.99
Shopping List
In the search for the perfect shopping list, another app gets tipped off
£1.19
SlimPASSWORDS
Save your slowly dementia-ailing mind and let your phone remember all of your passwords
FREE
Slider
Unfortunately nothing to do with the 90’s sci-fi show, this just involves blocks
£0.69
iPutt
iPutt is off the mark on addictiveness and realism but its free so we can’t complain
FREE
Hockey Nations 2010
Although struggling to come up with 14 hockey playing nations this game is a successful example of the iPad’s possibilities
£2.99
MENSA Brain Test
Brain-training games are becoming ten-a-penny, but finally there’s one worth your attention
£1.19
Moonpig
Moonpig has been around for almost a decade, with the card-personalisation service now getting a dedicated iPhone app
FREE
myFry
myFry is Stephen Fry’s latest autobiography, in the rather wondersome shape of a beautifully-designed iPhone app
£7.99
Power Monitor
Precisely monitor your dwindling battery life, as you obviously have nothing better to do…
£3.69
London Bike Finder
Find a bike and see how much it’s costing you while you’re on the move
FREE
FIFA 11
Visually stunning and pirouetting round Pro Evo like a Messi unleashed. EA is back on top…
£2.99
Total Football – Champions League
After a stirring World Cup stats success, Total Football tackles Europe’s elite cup competition
FREE
ShopAid
Organise your consumer life and make sure you don’t forget the milk, socks and Twiglets
£3.69
FindMeTV
Finally, a TV guide for the iPhone that lets you plan your gogglebox viewing in no time at all
£1.79
ForeverMap Europe
It’s a massive map of the whole of Europe that you can view when you are offline. What is not to like?
£2.39
Sonic 4
A Sega fanboys dream iPhone game, Sonic 4 is everything we expect from our favourite speed-freak blue hedgehog
£5.99
Debenhams
Incorporating a bar-code scanner and exclusive in-store discounts, Debenhams is leading the way in high-street shopping apps on iPhone
FREE
Pro Evo 2011
The latest Pro Evo on iPhone still shows how football gaming should be done on mobile
£4.99
Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus
Black Pegasus is easily the greatest war-themed first person shooter to grace the iPhone to date
£3.99
Speedo TriathELITE
A must-have app for the budding triathelite of fans of tight lycra pants
FREE
Picsel Smart Office
Create and edit Office-style documents right from your Bada handset
£6.00
Wolfram Alpha
Forget search, with Wolfram Alpha it’s all about computational knowledge
£1.25
Proximity: GPS-activated alarm
Make your phone track your every move and fire off warning emails, texts and more depending on your location
£3.19
Alchemy
Combine elements together to create different objects. The more combinations, the more you feel like a god
FREE
Nutrition Complete
Another poorly thought out nutritional app which will burn plenty of nutrition calories
£1.19
LaunchPad
Give your old phone a bit of a face lift with a replacement Start Menu and task manager.
£2.69
Wi-Fi Automator and Battery Saver
Save power by only connecting to wireless networks that live in specific cell areas
£1.19
Shot Shot Shoot
Addictive multiplayer gaming that will only increase in competitiveness
£1.19
100000+ Public Toilets Pro
A helping hand for when you’re caught short in unfamiliar settings
£1.19
London Evening Standard
While some hide their content away behind pay-walls other throw open their content for all to read
FREE
Picranium
Smash Sudoku and Minesweeper together and this is the likely mutant child that would be birthed
£2.19
Credit Calculator
Thinking about becoming a loan shark, but unsure where your leg-breaking career should begin?
£7.15
Star Hunt
Roll your ball through the maze and collect all the stars before they lose their glow
£1.99
Sea Battle
It’s like Battleships, but different enough to stop the lawyers getting involved
£1.99
Total Film
Total Film magazine’s new app gives cinephiles and movie buffs everything that they could possibly want on the iPhone
£0.59
Skobbler UK/Ireland Lite
A free open-source satnav app that could well genuinely disrupt and improve the market for navigation apps on smartphones
FREE
TripAdvisor
If you travel or holiday a lot, iPhone’s Trip Advisor app will definitely find you the best hotel or meal
FREE
AA Hotel Guide 2010
If you’re looking for a decent, free guide to UK hotels then look no further
FREE
Let’s Golf 2
Cartoonish golf-based fun for fans of classic arcade style gaming on the iPhone.
£2.99
Waitrose
If you can afford to shop at Waitrose then it’s likely you can afford an iPhone
FREE
BBC News
One of the best general news apps on the iPhone, featuring video streams and the overall reliability of Aunty’s news hunter-gatherers
FREE
FitCoach
Lucozade’s latest iPhone fitness app is a decent stab at providing a free personal trainer on your phone. Willpower not included.
FREE
Miner Disturbance
Miner Disturbance is the latest in a long, distinguished line of mining based games from British developers
£1.19
Firefox Home
Not quite a mobile version of our favourite web browser, but it’ll do for now
FREE
Bump
Share content, like photos and contacts, on your handset by ‘bumping’ phones together.
FREE
Angry Birds (beta)
Take revenge on the pigs which stole your eggs by catapulting kamikaze birds into them.
FREE
The Guardian Anywhere
Forget the Guardian website, this app allows you to read the paper’s content offline and in your own time.
FREE
Egggz
Collect all the falling eggs in your seemingly bottomless basket for points and prizes.
£2.95
Camera+
One of the rare few camera apps for iPhone that is worth your money and your time.
£1.19
Facemakr
Another Japanese gem that lets you create fantastic comic avatars of you and your mates in no time at all.
£1.19
FatBooth
This latest iPhone photo-manipulation app is by far the grossest yet. And yet still the funniest.
£0.59
Bike Repair
If you favour push-bikes over petrol-powered conveyances, then you need this app to keep your cycle road-worthy.
£1.19
Otamatone
We are Japanese if you please… Otamotone is one of the best and (bizarre-est) music apps yet developed for iPhone
£1.79
Postcards
An ideal app for the terminally lazy on holidays who want to send postcards, but don’t want to move from the sunbed.
FREE
Mobile MineSweeper
If you’ve not got a copy of mines to while away the day then you’re missing a vital part of the human experience.
FREE
Edgeway Unit Converter
Convert your units in to everything else, even if you don’t really want to…
£0.69
Wisdom Quotes HD
An encyclopaedic knowledge of history’s greatest sayings awaits in this insightful app
£1.79
Elecont Weather
Having seen the price let your pulse slow and lets see how this can transform the actual weather for you
£6.69
Virtual Remote: Media Control
Wireless remote control capabilities for your PC media player comes to the Marketplace, perhaps a little too soon
£2.19
Premier League 2010
Finally Premier football updates directed straight to your handset and for the only teams that matter.
£3.69
Blow Up
Put on your hard hat and prepare to make your way through 80 levels of exploding awesomeness
£1.93
Tweetdeck for Android (beta)
The popular iPhone app finally comes to Android – sort of
FREE
Mr Bot’s Imagination Factory
We can’t resist anything that uses stick-man style outline drawings, perhaps it time we should
£0.69
No Calls
We love being in control of our lives and now everyone can gain total control over their calls with some smart filtering
£0.69
Cocktail Mixer
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
JetVD: YouTube Aid
Fed up of streaming YouTube on your phone? Now you can download the videos instead
FREE
PhotoClub – Funny Make Machine with Photos
Edit and play with photos taken with your BB
FREE
MifMon
Never bust your data limit again with this geek-friendly packet tracking and limiting app
£2.69
Bookworm
Damn your dead-tree-based products, we want to read books from vastly complicated electrical devices!
£2.19
TheChanner
An app that promises free streaming TV but much like the Loch Ness Monster, it’s rarely seen.
FREE
An Exciting Year
Spice up your life with this app that tells you what to do every day
£2.99
LogMeIn Ignition
Want remote access to your PC at home from your mobile? With LogMeIn, you can
£19.20
Star Trek: Countdown Book
(BlackBerry) Bold-ly going where no handset has gone before
£3.99
Photobox2go
Photobox.com has shot to prominence as Europe’s number one online photo service in recent times, so it’s about time it got its own iPhone app.
FREE
Mobitee Lite
It’s like carrying your own golf clubs with you but without the weight or the clubs
FREE
Mobile Movies
Plan your cinema and film enjoyment from one app and never leave the glow of the silver screen again
£1.69
Skobbler GPS Navigation
Cover your sat-nav’s ears – Skobbler brings GPS navigation to Anfroid for free
FREE
Things
Need to organise your brain in a more productive manner? Let Things do it for you!
£5.99
Cirque du Soleil
We are big fans of the mental French circus troupe and this app helps us track their gigs around the world
FREE
Hipstamatic
If you want to produce cool, retro-looking Polaroid style pics with your iPhone, Hipstamatic is the app to do it
£1.19
Cat Physics
A cracking little game that follows in the slightly bonkers tradition of Doodle Jump and Angry Birds
£0.59
Tate Trumps
Do you like stroking your chin in front of baffling paintings? If so, here is an app for you
FREE
Color Woody Theme
If you want your BlackBerry to look like a Nokia, why not buy a Nokia?
£2.39
Food Network UK World Cuisine
Explore world cuisine through Food Network UK ’s new mobile app
FREE
Guitar Hero
Activision rolls-out its killer pretend-to-be-a-rock-star game for the iPhone, but can it work?
£1.79
PES 2010
The best football game for the iPhone, courtesy of the masters of the game at Konami
£5.99
Wimbledon 2010
The perfect app to accompany a nice ice-cold jug of Pimms as you while away summer evenings in the garden
FREE
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
If you loved the original THPS2 then this is a cracking trip down nostalgia park
£2.99
Geometry Wars Touch
We love Bizarre Creations’ original Xbox 360 Arcade version, almost as much as we love this new iPhone port
£2.99
Weather Pro
We love talking about the weather in good old Blighty, and Weather Pro provides incredibly accurate local forecasts
£2.39
Fake Call
Make your excuses and escape that dull presentation or meeting by faking an important call
£0.69
Endomondo Sports Tracker
Another fitness tracking service offers a free app to temp you to its web-based goodies.
FREE
Panoramic Converter Pro
It’s time to get converting. Get your change correct when you’re overseas and figure out those annoying kilometres
£2.69
Goal.com
Portal to all the footie news you could ever want. Doesn’t include stories of England being good at football
FREE
iMovie
Less bells and whistles than the desktop version, but a brilliant mobile incarnation of iMovie that will empower iPhone 4 users everywhere.
£2.99
Newsweek
One of the newsstand’s most recognisable names comes to iPad in a straight up digital transfer
£1.79
Maxim Handstand Edition
Men’s mag makes iPad debut with stunning Hot 100 issue. Gallerytastic.
£1.79
Time Magazine
The world’s most influential current affairs magazine comes to the iPad, and makes a beautiful initial impression
£2.99
South Africa on BlackBerry
The official World Cup app is jam packed with footie features
FREE
World Cup Trivia
Test your footie brain with an app that quizzes you on World Cup knowledge
FREE
Tweetdeck
The brilliant do-it-all Twitter widget makes an early debut on the tablet and makes an instant impact
FREE
Sky Mobile TV
£35 for non-subscribers, but is it worth it for Premier League on-the-go?
FREE
New York Times Editors Choice
New York Times leads the way with Editors Choice app that could change the way we enjoy news
FREE
Smule Magic Piano
Broadcast your virtual sounds around the world and check in on the competition
£0.59
Marvel Comics
Spider-Man and Captain America have rarely looked better than on the iPad’s 9.7-inch touchscreen
FREE
5001 AMAZING FACTS
Become the pub bore with a 5001 facts with which to ‘entertain’ everyone
£1.19
SmartRunner
Track pretty much anything and log the route online so you can recollect those strenuous days
FREE
StayHIP
An app which seeks out the coolest hotel haunts so that you can mingle with the trendies
FREE
Laputa II
Your portal to free ebooks on Android – complete with bookmarking and extensive online library
FREE
Jewellust
Match up the coloured jewels and collect all the mosaic pieces to be become king of Egypt
£2.00
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a superb newspaper app for the iPhone, a must-buy for readers
£1.79
Instapaper Pro
Great for collating news stories you want to read at a later date or when you are offline
£2.99
NetNewsWire Premium
The best RSS news feed reader for the iPhone for hardcore news junkies
£2.99
NASA
If you are bored of normal world news, why not treat yourself to some news about what’s going on in outer space?
FREE
Split/Second
Split/ Second is a fun ‘Mario Kart-inspired’ racing game that is amusing but not ground-breaking
£3.99
Suitor
Everyone needs a way to kill ten minutes, so why not start matching card suits. It’s like the touch equivalent of Minesweeper but without the mines.
FREE
Scrub
Get your contacts in order with a bit of digital spring cleaning. It’s a free app that reports on the missing bits of information that pepper your contacts
FREE
Vopium
VoIP client which offers free calls and cheaper international charges for your mobile.
FREE
Frozen Bubble
With the help of a little birdie, you have to zap all the bubbles before they fall down and freeze you
FREE
World Cup Essentials
The definitive list of all things World Cup, including details on matches, calendar and even news on the mascot
FREE
Invite Me World Cup 2010
What could be a useful World Cup 2010 calendar is wrapped up in a horrible invite system
FREE
CellF Locate
Trace a phone by simply sending a text message and getting a map link of its last known location in reply
£0.69
Mileage Manager
Log your car miles so you can claim every penny back and beat the boss
£4.69
Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 (update)
Do work on your phone? That sounds like crazy talk but if you must there’s always Microsoft Office.
FREE
SPB Keyboard
If you’re more fingers and thumbs than touch typist with your mobile, it’s time to blame your tools and opt for a new keyboard
£12.19
Own Voice for Ovi Maps
Create your own voice commands for turn-by-turn directions on your Nokia
FREE
Gem Miner: Dig Deeper
Dig your way through an unstable mine, collecting load of good stuff on the way
£1.35
Aces Solitaire Pack 2
A dizzying pack of games that will help wile away even the most soul destroying commute
£3.99
Spinballs
It may look like Peggle with its brightly coloured exploding balls but it doesn’t have the same addictive grasp as Peggle
£4.19
Sports Tracker
Keep tabs on your running, cycling, walking and more with this GPS sports app
FREE
Locago
Locago is typical of a new breed of mobile app – serving you up-to-date location-specific information.
FREE
BBC iPlayer
A simple link from the BBC to let you watch all its on-demand programming via the specially designed website
FREE
WiFi comrade
Designed to save the battery, this little friend will keep an eye on your Wi-Fi networks for you
£3.55
Windows Live Messenger
Integrate Windows Live Messenger into your BlackBerry with this free application
FREE
Abduction!
Save the cows before they are beamed up into an alien space craft and get as many points as possible
FREE
Evernote
Make the ultimate to-do list with text, images and files so you don’t forget anything ever again
FREE
Advanced Task Killer
Turns off the apps which are drinking up too much of your phone’s battery juice
FREE
Nigella’s Quick Collection
TV’s sauciest cook makes her debut on the iPhone, in a bid to knock Jamie off the iChef throne
£4.99
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
One of Sega’s greatest creations from the golden years of the 1990s is lovingly recreated for Apple’s mobile internet device
£3.49
WorkSnug Pro
If you freelance or regularly work on the move, then WorkSnug Pro is pretty much an essential app to help you find a suitable workplace nearby
FREE
SMS Preview
Preview text messages on your Nokia’s main screen when they’re first received
FREE
Tweetcaster Pro
One of the best looking and intuitive apps, which caters to all your Twittering needs.
£3.25
Google Maps Navigation
Available on Android devices with OS 1.6 and upwards, Google Maps Navigation brings free sat nav to your phone
FREE
SPB Backup
Save all of your data when and where you want to, create archive files of all your most vital information
FREE
Thumbcal
A thumb-optimised calendar for your Windows Mobile phone that helps put Outlook in the shade and put your stylus away
£9.19
All Mobile Mines
Oh blessed is our day, the classic mines comes to Windows Mobile in all of its gridded 2D glory.
FREE
Memory Booster – Ram Optimiser
Taking the pain out of speeding up your BlackBerry with a simple to use interface
£3.15
One Touch Flashlight
Turn your phone into a torch using this simple, one touch application
£2.15
Shazam Encore
All the power of the track recognition number in one simple application
£3.55
Calorie Tracker
Interested in knowing what’s actually going in your body? Calorie Tracker de-mystifies it for you
£2.15
Animated Screensavers
Turn your BlackBerry into an old school PC with this range of screensavers
FREE
Daily Horoscope
Mystic Meg doesn’t have a prayer when there are free apps like this one around
FREE
WeatherBug
A very detailed weather application that works the world over with a huge amount of information on offer
FREE
BlackBerry Messenger
One of the most popular applications ever from BlackBerry used by countless people everywhere
FREE
TripIt Travel Organiser
Stop getting yourself in a muddle when travelling abroad by letting the automated TripIt service do all the work for you
FREE
TrainTimes
Looking for a train? Want to know the time? The TrainTimes is the app for you
FREE
Navita Translator
Basic translation software that does exactly what is says on the tin – turns words into other words
FREE
Tube Map
Why faff about with paper leaflets when you can use an advanced and interactive tube map instead?
FREE
BeBuzz
Take controlled of your BlackBerry notifications systems and make them perform as you want
£4.29
BugMe!
A simple to use note taker and memo tool – accessible from every part of your BlackBerry
£3.55
Baby GO!
Baby GO! turns your BlackBerry into a toy for 0-2 year olds, locking it down so no vital information can be accessed and damaged
FREE
Urban Spoon
Spinning wheels to help you work out where to go for dinner – simple and effective, just the way applications are supposed to be
FREE
Poynt
Using location data, search to find businesses, entertainment and information about your surrounding area
FREE
Octopuzzle
One of the very few completely free games on the App World, this title offers over 20 ‘challenging’ levels
FREE
Bloons
A supposedly award-winning casual flash game that fails to raise the interest meter through its very short life
£4.99
Personality Psychology Pro
A big set of personality tests to help you find out who you really are apparently ‘funny and pleasant’.
£4.99
2012 Doomsday Countdown
Ever wanted to waste money on a pointless clock? Here’s your chance
£2.15
Ah Ha!
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
Xenozu
Stealing the best of YouTube on your BlackBerry and offering it up in a tidy package
FREE
Movies
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
Gwabbit
Add email contact details into your address book quickly and easily with this app
FREE
WorldNews
Another news application to throw into the mix, which aggregates content from other services
FREE
Thomson Reuters News Pro
Another app from a heavyweight news source designed to keep your BlackBerry up to date at all times
FREE
AP Mobile
The world’s news ported directly to your mobile phone from one of the largest sources
FREE
foursquare
Check into the world around you and become a virtual mayor – we know, it sounds odd to us too
FREE
Wordpress for BlackBerry
The application from the blogger on the go who likes to use the BB keyboard to tap out some thoughts
FREE
UberTwitter
For the control freak Twitter user, this is a super powerful application that will help you manage your social networking life
FREE
Twitter for BlackBerry
Twittering for the BlackBerry finally gets an official overhaul to offer up all the basic functions on your BB
FREE
Playit4Ward
An application that calls itself a portal for ‘the bleeding edge of technology’. It provides info when looking on the latest gadgets
FREE
Frugalytics Shopping for Smart People
A US-centric product searcher that allows you to easily compare prices from a number of sources.
FREE
Shopper
Shopping until your drop? Perhaps you need an application that can help streamline your efforts
FREE
OurGroceries
An easy way to share shopping lists with the family when you’re out and about
FREE
PayPal
The official application of the e-payment website, this app lets you keep a track of all your spending online through the service
FREE
Currency Converter Deluxe
A detailed, if slightly expensive converter application that offers access to a wealth of different currencies
£3.55
Y! Finance
The official application from one of the top free portfolio trackers on the web makes its way over to the BlackBerry platform
FREE
Calculate 3-in-1
Designed to show you how much a loan or mortgage will cost you over the duration of the deal
£2.15
Wallet
Designed for BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry Wallet helps make mobile online purchasing faster and easier.
FREE
RoadRunner GPS
Turn your BlackBerry into a fully-fledged GPS tracker with this nifty little app
£3.55
Gym TechNik Next Gen
Look at yourself. You’re fully clothed and a little flabby. Wouldn’t you want an application with half naked men telling you how to look better?
£35.00
Anywhere Abs
A pocket workout partner, offering step by step routines to help you crunch those abs and perfect that washboard stomach.
£2.15
HeartBeats
Heartbeats is designed to help you monitor your heart rate and log how fast your pulse is over a long period of time
£2.15
BiM Active
Designed for those with a love of the outdoors, this application helps you to keep track of all the exercise you are (or should) be doing
FREE
SpeedHero
For all those moments when you wish you had a speed gun but don’t comes an application that turns your BlackBerry into a top-end tool.
£3.55
Dice on the Go
Billed as an ‘emergency rescue’ for those table top issues or when you’ve got limited table space, this is basic dice application
£2.15
ScoreMobile for BlackBerry
Primarily a US application, ScoreMobile offers a plethora of updates on all manner of sporting competitions
FREE
Premierscores
An in depth application that gives you tailored results over a number of different leagues and competitions
£5.00
Football Manager 2010
FM 2010 finally arrives on the iPhone, much to the dismay of wags everywhere
£6.99
Plink Art
If you can’t tell you Da Vinci’s from your Rembrandt’s then Plink Art, the visual search engine, is for you
FREE
Thick Buttons
It might sound like a playground insult but this is the device for all fat-fingered Android users.
FREE
Replica Island
There’s a mysterious power source on an island and your job is to find out where it is.
FREE
LangLearner Lite
Learn a new language for free with easy to follow audio clips and lists. Lots and lots of lists.
FREE
Skyfire Mobile Browser
A desktop browsing experience on your phone? We’ll believe it when we see it, until then there’s Skyfire.
FREE
Vegas Pool Sharks
Craving a pool table during your commute? Fear not as now you can play 8-ball on the move
£7.59
TripCase
Keep complex trips under control and carefully logged. You can even blog about what you’re up to and bore your friends senseless. Thanks TripCase!
FREE
WeatherBug
The popular weather app makes it to Windows Mobile and brings torrential rain, hurricane winds and beautiful sunshine into your life
FREE
AP Mobile
News, get your news here. Associated Press News to be more specific. It may be US centric but it’s news nonetheless and presented well.
FREE
eWallet
Take all of your personal information with you and keep it locked up tight in 256-bit of AES security.
£6.19
WinMoSquare : FourSquare
The location-based social networking site comes to Windows Mobile, allowing you to play along with your other mobile friends.
FREE
Home Screen Customizer
If you want a job doing properly you have to do it yourself. Stop messing about and get yourself a home page that works.
FREE
Google Voice
Search Google by using your dulcet tones – just make sure you speak clearly
FREE
BeebPlayer
Brings the BBC iPlayer to your Android phone. It’s unofficial but it’s all in the best possible taste
FREE
Coloroid
An insanely addictive game where you have to make the entire screen one colour
FREE
Opera Mini 6 beta
Super-speedy web browser which crunches pages into a manageable size for your phone
FREE
Spotify
The coolest subscription-based music streaming service which turns your phone into a melody machine
FREE
Dictionary & Translation Pro
Keep your linguistic skills sharp with this pocket dictionary and thesaurus
FREE
F-Secure Anti-Theft for Mobile
Secure your personal information on your phone – even if you lose the handset.
FREE
Simon Says
A simple version of the popular childhood handheld game where you mimic the flashing buttons.
FREE
Fishing Kings
Gameloft’s Fishing Kings is the greatest angling sim on a handheld to date
£1.79
British Military Fitness: ‘My Fitness Instructor’
BMF: ‘My Fitness Instructor’ is the new app from the UK’s biggest outdoor fitness experts
£5.99
ZombieBooth: Alive in 3D
The latest fun photo-manipulation app from the Japanese wizards at MotionPortrait.
£0.59
Grand Theft Auto:Chinatown Wars
Rockstar Games’ finest open-world gangland adventure gets its first outing on the iPhone.
£5.99
Amazon Mobile UK
Amazon’s iPhone app lets you take pictures of stuff you want and instantly find out if they are in stock.
FREE
HundredPushUps
Ever wanted to impress girls by doing a hundred push-ups in the street just like Rocky Balboa?
£0.59
ABBYY FotoTranslate
A fine way to harness your phones camera to snap and then translate up to 175,000 words from French to English.
£6.00
Go Eat – Global Dining Guide
Helping you to search out the best places to eat no matter where you are with restaurant listings, reviews and user ratings.
FREE
I Parked Here – Trial Edition
Car locating tool for forgetful drivers helps you find your Golf in the multi storey.
FREE
Mapsnap GPS
Find out where you without electronic maps using your phone’s GPS and snaps of maps.
£1.69
In the Bag
The ultimate in organisation and control and applied it to a mobile phone shopping list but does it actually help?
£3.19
Joggah
Targeted GPS tracking tool that lets you keep a close eye on your marathon training, cycling and other sports.
£4.69
Mobile Translator
Translation tool that aims to end the embarrassing sight of Englishmen abroad speaking at Johnny foreigner loudly and slowly.
FREE
Enjoy World Cup
Your one-stop shop for all things World Cup 2010, including a countdown, match schedule, stats and a forum.
FREE
ICE: In Case of Emergency
ICE stores all your medical info and allocates an emergency contact which is accessible straight from your phone’s home screen.
£1.97
Layar
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
12 Calculators You Need
Making maths problems a thing of the past, this app puts a dozen calculators for loans, tips, mortgages and a whole lot more in your pocket.
£0.66
CoPilot Live Navigation Europe for Android
Turn your Android device into a fully fledged sat nav, complete with turn by turn navigation.
£50.43
Talk To Me
Text-to-speech app that allows you to type in phrases and voice-translate them into a number of different languages.
FREE
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