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      Queen Rules – a beautiful royal puzzlerReview: Queen RulesA great puzzler

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      February 21, 2021
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      Sine the Game – a wave based arcade challengeSineA wave based arcade challenge

      Jon Mundy
      February 11, 2021
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      Word Domination – quickfire competitive ScrabbleWord DominationQuickfire competitive Scrabble

      Tom Rolfe
      February 2, 2021
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      Super Mario Run – premium platform goodness from NintendoSuper Mario RunPremium platform goodness from Nintendo

      Tom Rolfe
      January 23, 2021
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      There Is No Game: WD – hilarious fourth-wall breaking gameThere Is No Game: WDHilarious fourth-wall breaking game

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      January 19, 2021
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Christmas on iOS: the best apps for festive funChristmas on iOS #6The best apps for festive fun

Craig Grannell
December 18, 2020
Games, Kids & Family, Platform
When Christmas is actually happening, you might need some apps to keep the cheer at optimum levels –...
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Christmas on iOS: apps to keep the kids quietChristmas on iOS #5Apps to keep the kids quiet

Craig Grannell
December 18, 2020
Games, Kids & Family
Kids are great, except when you're planning Christmas and they're zooming about the place and taking up every...
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Child’s Play – educational apps and games for kidsChild's PlayEducational apps and games for kids

Craig Grannell
November 19, 2020
Apps, Education, Entertainment, Games, Kids & Family, Resource & Knowledge, Reviews
2Our favorite selection of App Store gems for children We've already covered the best apps around for the...
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Toddler Toys – educational apps and games for little onesToddler ToysEducational apps and games for little ones

Tom Rolfe
November 19, 2020
Apps, Education, Entertainment, Games, Kids & Family, Resource & Knowledge, Reviews
Our favorite selection of App Store gems for tiny humans Ever since the dawn of the iPhone, people...
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Christmas on iOS: the best apps for festive funChristmas on iOSThe best apps for festive fun

Craig Grannell
December 21, 2019
Games, Kids & Family, Platform
When Christmas is actually happening, you might need some apps to keep the cheer at optimum levels –...
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Pokémon GO Snapshot – unleash your inner photographerPokémon GO SnapshotUnleash your inner photographer

Tom Rolfe
February 14, 2019
Games, Kids & Family, News
It's not quite the global sensation it was in 2017, but a huge number of people are still...
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Fresh takes on the classics: pool, chess, cards, crosswords, and moreFresh takes on the classicsPool, chess, cards, crosswords, and more

Craig Grannell
August 22, 2018
Arcade, Card & Casino, Features, Games, Kids & Family, Puzzle, Word
Some of the best iOS games look familiar, but have clever new ideas to keep them fresh Videogames...
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Animal Crossing: Nintendo release new iOS game for freeAnimal CrossingNintendo release new iOS game for free

Tom Rolfe
November 21, 2017
Games, Kids & Family
Nintendo is one of the biggest names in gaming, and after years of resisting it started releasing games...
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Halloween roundup: 12 of the best apps and gamesHalloween roundup12 of the best apps and games

Craig Grannell
October 27, 2017
Action & Adventure, Apps, Books, Education, Entertainment, Games, Kids & Family, Photo & Video, Puzzle
Whether you want to make a spooky costume or scare yourself witless, these are the apps and games...
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The 12 best iPhone multiplayer and pass-and-play games – 2017Local multiplayerThe best games to play with friends

Craig Grannell
June 17, 2017
Action & Adventure, Arcade, Features, Games, Kids & Family, Strategy, Word
From bizarre golf to madcap tapping and swiping larks, here’s our pick of the best local multiplayer titles for iPhone...
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New Pokémon game “Magikarp Jump” arrives on the App StoreMagikarp JumpNew Pokémon game just launched

Tom Rolfe
May 25, 2017
Games, Kids & Family
There's a new Pokémon game available for iOS, and it's... kinda weird After the success of last year's...
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Mario’s arrived on iOS, but Sonic, Pac-Man and these other classics got there firstRetro classicsMove along Mario, these greats arrived on iOS first

Craig Grannell
December 28, 2016
Action & Adventure, Arcade, Games, Kids & Family, Platform, Puzzle, Role Playing, Strategy
We were pretty excited to play Nintendo’s first proper iOS title, but it reminded us of these pre-existing iOS...
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Review: Miitomo – Nintendo’s bizarre gamified social networkReview: MiitomoNintendo's bizarre gamified social network

Tom Rolfe
April 18, 2016
Apps, Entertainment, Games, Kids & Family, Social Networking
Is it an app, or is it a game? We investigate Nintendo's bizarre first entry into the smartphone...
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25 of the best iPhone apps and games for your Apple TVApple TV25 of the best apps and games

Craig Grannell
December 27, 2015
Action & Adventure, Apps, Arcade, Education, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Games, Kids & Family, Lifestyle, Photo & Video, Platform, Puzzle, Resource & Knowledge, Reviews, Role Playing, Travel, Weather
Many apps work across your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Here are our favourites When the iPad made its...
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Thumbs up: the 30 best one-thumb games for the iPhoneThumbs upThe 25 best one-thumb games

Craig Grannell
October 19, 2015
Action & Adventure, Arcade, Car & Racing, Games, Kids & Family, Music, Platform, Puzzle
It turns out you only need a single digit to play games, whether you’re into racers, puzzles, blasters,...
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7 iPhone Party games to enjoy over the holidays

Craig Grannell
December 15, 2014
Arcade, Dice & Board, Features, Games, Kids & Family, Puzzle, Strategy, Trivia
From frantic multiplayer tapping to family-friendly trivia, here are some games to enjoy while digesting all that turkey The...
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4.0Overall Score

Monster Stacker Review: Addictive Tower-BuilderMonster StackerReviewed: fun & colourful physics game

Joe White
March 16, 2014
Arcade, Games, Kids & Family, Puzzle, Reviews
Monster Stacker is a fun physics-based game for the iPhone and iPod touch which mixes the popular ‘tower-builder’...
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4.0Overall Score

Marvel Run Jump Smash! Review: Simple, fun runnerMarvel Run Jump Smash!Reviewed: fun, but Pay-to-Play

Joe White
March 1, 2014
Action & Adventure, Games, Kids & Family, Platform, Reviews
We might think there are more than enough ‘endless runners’ in the App Store, but Marvel clearly doesn’t...
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4.0Overall Score

Mikey Hooks Review: Best iOS PlatformerMikey HooksReviewed: ugly, but excellent platformer

Craig Grannell
February 22, 2014
Action & Adventure, Arcade, Games, Kids & Family, Platform, Reviews
In Mikey Shorts, the titular hero had to run, jump and slide his way through over 80 levels,...
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4.3Overall Score

Beyond Ynth Review: Unique, yet fiddlyBeyond YnthReviewed: unique, brilliant platformer

Craig Grannell
February 22, 2014
Games, Kids & Family, Platform, Reviews
Someone should probably point out to Kribl the bug that he can in fact fly. But rather than...
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    Andy Price
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    Queen Rules – a beautiful royal puzzlerReview: Queen RulesA great puzzler

    Andy Price
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    AntiType – opposites attract in this word puzzlerAntiTypeOpposites attract in this word puzzler

    Tom Rolfe
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    Oolong – straightforward budgeting appReview: OolongSimple budgeting app

    Andy Price
    February 12, 2021
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    Wallace & Gromit: Big Fix Up – Aardman’s new AR adventureWallace & Gromit: Big Fix UpAardman's new AR adventure

    Andy Price
    February 4, 2021
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    Craig Grannell
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    C.ARP – discover the joy of omnichord musicC.ARPDiscover the joy of omnichord music

    Andy Price
    January 14, 2021
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    Overcast – still one of the best podcast playersOvercastStill one of the best podcast players

    Andy Price
    January 12, 2021
  • 3.5

    Micro Breaker – energetic pinball-style arcade gameMicro BreakerEnergetic pinball-style arcade game

    Andy Price
    January 6, 2021
  • 5.0

    Oddmar – beautifully designed adventure platformerOddmarBeautifully designed adventure-platformer

    Andy Price
    January 2, 2021
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    Craig Grannell
    December 31, 2020
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    Motionleap – animate your still photosMotionleapAnimate your still photos

    Andy Price
    December 29, 2020
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    Hidden Folks – the Where’s Waldo of the app worldHidden FolksThe Where's Waldo of the app world

    Tom Rolfe
    December 27, 2020
  • 5.0

    Florence – app-based storytelling at its bestFlorencePhenomenal mobile-based storytelling

    Andy Price
    December 22, 2020
  • 4.5

    Procession to Calvary – a Renaissance point-and-click adventureProcession to CalvaryA Renaissance point-and-click adventure

    Andy Price
    December 21, 2020
  • Digital Gift Ideas – perfect for the last-minute shopperDigital Gift IdeasPerfect for the last-minute shopper

    Tom Rolfe
    December 21, 2020
  • 4.0

    Artleap by Lightricks – add a flourish to your imagesArtleapAdd a flourish to your images

    Andy Price
    December 19, 2020
  • 3.5

    Headway – absorb non-fiction books in 15 minsHeadwayAbsorb non-fiction books in 15 mins

    Andy Price
    December 10, 2020
  • 5.0

    Reigns: Her Majesty – A second era of card-based rulingReigns: Her MajestyA second era of card-based ruling

    Andy Price
    December 8, 2020
  • 4.5

    Craft – Docs and Notes EditorCraft - Docs and Notes EditorA great new note taker

    Andy Price
    December 5, 2020
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    Craig Grannell
    December 4, 2020
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    Craig Grannell
    December 1, 2020
  • 4.0

    Pacemaker – make music mixes with an AI DJPacemakerEasy AI DJ mixes

    Andy Price
    November 29, 2020

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