Tiny reviews for tiny apps
Lux Touch (iPad): Risk ‘lite’. Fun and with a decent UI, but AI is dumb as a post. 3/5 Free http://bit.ly/bHrbi2
Pocket Pond HD (iPad): Pocket Pond, only bigger. Still pleasant and still dull, but now at 1024×768 res. 2/5 Free http://bit.ly/d2MqPR
Articles: Pretty Safari-like Wikipedia client, but marred by jerky zoom and awkward article nav. 3/5 $2.99 http://bit.ly/9ftNMo
Pocket Pond: Virtual fish-pond where you can ‘bother’ fish and plant lily pads. Pleasant, but dull. 2/5 Free http://bit.ly/ag57GT
Note that the previous review does not affect our score of Comic Zeal when used on the iPad, which remains a solid 5/5.
Comic Zeal: V4 of the comic reader comes to iPhone. Still great, but hampered a little by screen size. 4/5 $7.99 http://bit.ly/94DM6y
Spider: Hornet Smash: Innovative arcade game, where you attack wasps as a spider. Nice controls/idea. 3/5 Free http://bit.ly/b3YC3k
TV Guide for iPad: Good-looking UK TV guide, but omitting iPhone ver’s alarms and website’s search is bonkers. 3/5 Free http://bit.ly/9fgWBB
Osmos (iPad): Beautiful, original, compelling physics-based arcade game. A little like Eliss as made by The Orb. 5/5 $4.99 http://bit.ly/d913d1
Movies: Cinema listings app. Dual-pane on iPad. Very nice, despite US-centric DVD and Upcoming sections. 4/5 Free http://bit.ly/aavxMo