Apps

Plants vs. Zombies has been a smash hit on iOS for well over two years now. But despite its age, developer PopCap is still adding new content. Its latest update is sure to put a smile on your face, adding a new game mode, new minigames, more achievements, and lots more.

Now that the festive period is out of the way and we begin to settle in to the new year, Apple has returned to reviewing App Store submissions and games and apps are starting to trickle in again. Here’s our pick of the best iOS games to enter the App Store over the past week. Grimm is the first I’ve discovered, and probably the first you’ll play, in which your aim is to navigate a lost baby’s carriage and successfully deliver the child home to its mother. This side-scrolling adventure is set in a dark a...

Entertainment Games built for iOS appeal to a wide range of people, and that includes kids! Whether it's younger kids just getting their first taste of technology or those who are...

Angry Birds has been around for what seems like forever, topping over 1 billion downloads across all available platforms. But folks continue to come up with new and interesting ways for us to sling birds into poorly built structures with the sole purpose of needless destruction. Samsung today officially joined that pack by offering Angry Birds on Samsung’s Smart TV, but pay no mind to the remote — the whole thing is controlled by gesture. The idea is that you can aim birds by pulling back the way you ...

Remember the memory game you might have played with your parents? A bunch of cards were placed face down, shuffled up, and you’d have to flip them over two at…

There are over 130,000 apps in the App Store. About 100,000 of those expect you to pay cash money for a download. Sometimes it's worth it! Often, it's not. Prof. Dealzmodo's here to help you tell the difference. Oscar Wilde was right about cynics: they know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. On your next trip to the App Store, don't be cynical. Be smart—even if it means spending a little money. Last fall, John pondered the App Store Effect, which holds that Apple's model results in price...

Another month, another set of apps evaluated for inclusion on our list of the best iPad apps. Who are the big winners in February? Who gets the boot? The Daily: Overall, it's probably the best iPad newspaper/magazine/multimedia experience/whatever to date. There's a tremendous amount of high quality content in a variety of sections, with sharp writing, beautiful photos, and well-produced video sprinkled throughout. Free, for now. The Atavist: For some people, the iPad is the device with the potential to...

Osmos is an iPhone, iPad and Mac physics-based puzzle game that obeys Isaac Newton’s laws of motion as well as Henri Dutrochet’s osmosis. If the exacting adherence to physics doesn’t impress you, the stunning graphics and subdued original soundtrack will in this long weekend’s top pick.

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck -- we take care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite...

Chris Crowell is a veteran kindergarten teacher and contributing editor to Children's Technology Review, a web-based archive of articles and reviews on apps, technology...

ZeptoLab released Pudding Monsters, its first iOS title since its success with Cut the Rope, back in December. But it hasn’t finished its original physics-based puzzler just yet. The company just released an update on iOS that introduces a brand new box of content with 25 new levels.

Following the news that Minecraft has been ported to the Raspberry Pi, Mojang has announced a new augmented reality iOS app. You can download it now from the official Apple App Store for $1.99....

Infinity Blade, the spectacular sword slinger from Epic Games studio ChAIR Entertainment, has gone free for the first time since making its App Store debut back in December 2010. The title, which is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, has been chosen by Apple as its free App of the Week.

Capcom is throwing an Easter sale, and it has slashed the price of some of its most popular games on iOS to just $0.99. So if you’re a fan of Street Fighter or Mega Man, now’s the time to pick up a bargain that’ll keep you entertained over the Easter weekend.

It was an interesting week for apps. After a long-standing dispute with Apple, Microsoft finally updated SkyDrive for iOS. Disney released a new mobile game featuring a high-flying cat named Mittens, and vintage-favorite Final Fantasy V launched for iOS. A new app for creating notes using your own handwriting launched for the iPhone, and Box released an update for Android.

I remember waking up 6am, going downstairs, and firing up my Atari 800XL. The disk labeled Karateka inserted, the drive would grunt a few dozen times and the screen would flash. Suddenly, with barely any warning, the opening titles would appear and then the music would start – six notes to signal a game that was menacing in its simplicity. The story was simply told. Characters stood in darkened…

Gameloft has today release Gangstar Vegas for iOS, the latest title in its open-world, Grand Theft Auto-inspired series of action games. The title takes you on a dangerous adventure through the “City of Sin” as you play as a mixed martial arts fighter through 80 action-packed missions.

Minicore Studios’ $3 Tumblewords—which is sort of a mix between Scramble/Boggle and Scrabble—is probably the most attractive word game I’ve ever seen for iOS. There are currently five different themes to choose from, each of which features beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations. There’s even a “Snakespeare” theme by web comic artist KC Green, and the developers assure me that they plan to introduce more themes in the future. But beyond the lovely design is a game with a lot of potential, yet it isn’t...

If you've longed to tour the streets of cities near and far, an iOS game hitting shelves on Thursday will give a glimpse of life outside your hometown -- while you battle waves of bugs. Critter's Inc. [iTunes link] puts you in charge of defending famous landmarks around the globe, such as the Empire State Building, the Forbidden City and the Great Sphinx, from creeping bugs. This tower-defense-style game tasks you with hindering the bugs' path with cute animals.

Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time officially launched worldwide on Thursday. The highly anticipated sequel to PopCaps’ insanely successful Plants vs. Zombies takes you on a quest to find Crazy Dave’s taco -- you may remember Dave as the guy who kept selling you things from the trunk of his car. Since Dave ate the taco in the original version of the game, you have to travel back in time, through ancient Egypt, pirate times and the Wild West, to search for it.

Developer Chair Entertainment on Wednesday released the third installment of its massively popular Infinity Blade series which made a surprise appearance at Apple's iPhone event last week.

The cases that Apple rolled out to match its colorful iPhone 5c phones were ridiculed as  kiddish — and even compared to Crocs footwear for their similar ‘holey’ appearance — but a new game is making the case that they are a fun, must-have accessory....