HopStop app for iPhone is a great travel application to own; it gives detailed public transit, walking, taxi, and biking directions in dozens of cities throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. So whether you take a cab, or prefer a bus, whether you opt to walk, the app could take you wherever you wish to go and how you want to get there. HopStop iPhone app can be downloaded free of cost from iTunes App Store.

How HopStop iPhone App Works?

HopStop app for iPhone is customized for 62 cities as of today. Most of these cities never sleep, so does your HopStop app. To start with, enter your current location, or let the app find it using iPhone’s inbuilt GPS facility. Similarly, enter your designation, and the app will provide concise directions on how you can get there. Also, it will give information as to how much it will cost to get there, time taken, and contact info of transportation providers whom you might need enroute. In order to call any provider, just tap on the number. In fact, you can even view wheelchair accessible and stroller friendly routes.

The interesting part of iPhone HopStop app is that you have options wherein you may specify how you are planning to take the trip. I.e. whether you plan to travel by bus/car or you want subway only or you prefer walking or cycling to your destination or a mix of all these means. If you prefer walking, there is an option wherein you can choose between ‘more walking’ and ‘less walking’, and the app will get you the directions results accordingly. Apart from directions, HopStop application also provides info such as transit map, street map, and an option to save your trips.

The app provides real time access to newly added cities. In other words, you don’t have to keep downloading new versions of the app. It happens automatically. Last but not the least, HopStop has an uncluttered and easy to read user interface.

Final Thoughts

HopStop app for iPhone comes handy, if you use public transportation a lot while traveling. It helps you to get around public transit systems in big cities such as NY and London easily, saving much time and money in the process. You can save your current and favorite routes means you don’t get lost on your way back. Verdict: An indispensable app for iPhone for travelers.

Scan Pages app for iPhone virtually turns your smartphone into a pocket scanner. Using this app, you could turn captured images into PDF documents. Executives and managers might find this app quite useful as they deal with lots of documents every day. Scan Pages iPhone app can be downloaded for free from iTunes.

How Scan Pages iPhone App Works?

Scan Pages app makes use of your iPhone’s camera to scan documents, forms, whiteboards, magazines, signs, product labels etc. The app’s advance image processing technology organizes and cleans your mobile images and lets you combine them in a PDF file and store in Google Docs, Evernote, Dropbox or share it with your peers via E-mail. And you could do this without even registering your app anywhere.

Using Scan Pages iPhone application, you can annotate and organize mobile images, make PDF from multiple images, and combine multiple images before sharing it via email, Google Docs, Evernote, or DropBox.

In order to add pages using iPhone Scan Pages app, press the lens button to click a picture of the object you want to be scanned. Now select the document borders by moving the yellow dots as required, and tap on the “clean-up” button to make the document image appear as if it had come out of a real document scanner. At this point, you just can’t but praise the effectiveness of the app’s underlying image processing technology for making this possible without any apparent glitch. If you wish, you can add notes, click ‘done’ to finish, and tap on ‘share’ to share the doc via multiple means. Further, you have the option to pick one or more page images at a time to share.

You cannot control or change the clean up parameters of Scan Pages application. But that should not be a worry as the app delivers near perfect results all the time.

The user interface is clean and well laid out. You won’t have any trouble finding your docs anytime.

Final Thoughts

Scan Pages app for iPhone from Ricoh Innovations, Inc. outperforms its competition in terms of its utility, performance, and efficiency. In fact, it is surprising that the app comes free of cost, given the many features it comes packed with. The app certainly empowers one to ditch their office scanners, if it is a matter of scanning scan 1-2 pages of document, which can now be accomplished from the desk itself, from your iPhone. Verdict: A must have if your job profile demands lots of scanned docs.

Jane’s Hotel app for Android is a casual strategy game marked by rapid-fire realtime game play. Here, you help Jane to make her dream come true by helping her build a five star hotel. Jane’s Hotel Android game app costs $2.99 in the Market.

The Gameplay

In Android Jane’s Hotel game application, you start out by running a 2-star hotel with few rooms at the outskirts of the town, and slowly work your way up by upgrading the facility and earning excellent reputation by satisfying customer expectations. When your hotel gets as five-star rating (having seven rooms), you win. The game is played in a number of stages, with 10 stages in four different levels.

In each stage, guests come to your hotel, and you’re supposed to find a room for them and take care of their needs. Tap on various part of the screen to bring coffee, newspaper, drinks, or whatever you want to give to your guests. There is also a housekeeper to help you out. In the game, speed is the key. How quickly you satisfy your guests, the more money you earn. Each day you’ll have a cash target, which if you achieve, you’ll have enough money to purchase new items for the hotel, including things that your guests might ask for during their stay.

Jane’s Hotel game gets hectic as you advance to the later stages. For example, Jane and housekeeper will have half a dozen task to do, and as many as seven guests going out at once is not going to help matters either. You need to clean the rooms before they are ready to welcome fresh guests. You have to be very quick, if to manage all the tasks and meet your goal. And mind you, this is not that easy. You’ll fail many times before you might eventually reach the objective.

The graphics is good; but at the same time, there are few blemishes that could affect the game play. For example, there are times when you won’t be able to see clearly what Jain is holding in her hand, making it hard for you to finish the actions. The sound effects are Ok to say the least.

Conclusion

Jane’s Hotel app for Android is certainly engrossing. It keeps you glued to the screen for minutes on end, if not hours. The game is not without glitches. But that should not affect the game play. For those looking for a tougher time management type of game would definitely feel at home with Jane’s Hotel.

There are lots of slashing and chopping games available in iTunes. But iSlash app for iPhone stands out in the way it keeps you engaged, even though the game play and rules are quite simple to grasp. iSlash iPhone app is a quick reaction game wherein you attempt to chop away at shapes on your iPhone screen, in an attempt to reduce it to a certain % of its original size. However, it is not about chopping away at will. While doing so, you have to avoid the moving ninja stars that have to be kept together always. If your finger touches the stars, it is the end of the game. iPhone iSlash game app comes with a price tag of $0.99.

How to play iSlash Game App?

In iSlash game app for iPhone, you chop away a shaped block with the intent to reduce its size. On top of the iPhone screen is a bamboo stick with a red tie attached to it. As you chop away at the shape, the length of the bamboo stick reduces, and you have to keep on chopping until the red tie is reached. But as you are supposed to keep an eye on the moving ninja stars, chopping won’t come that easy as it appears. It limits where you can cut on the shape at a given time. If you happen to cut down the stars, the level restarts immediately.

Slashing is easy; just swipe your finger on the screen to enter and exit the shape, without slashing the stars. The game continues until the required % of the shape is slashed. The game has about 140 puzzles to solve. So, that is lots of challenges to keep you engaged whenever you feel bored in your work.

From iSlash app, you can connect to Game Centre and OpenFeint. You’ll have access to leader boards, and compete with other players online: another reason why you won’t mind having iSlash in your iPhone.

The graphics part of iSlash Game application is good, so is the overall quality aspect of the game. The user interface is very well laid out. The game play is also noticeably good, as the game changes subtly as the player moves up the levels to keep their interest up.

Final Thoughts

iSlash app for iPhone has in it what is required to keep you interested throughout the game play. It is simple, intuitive, and engaging all at once. You won’t regret to have bought this game for your iPhone; highly recommended.

Build-a-lot app for Android is a casual strategy game based on real estate theme. In the game, you build, buy, and sell houses, and therein send the real estate market over the roof. But it is not about houses alone. You slowly make your way into commercial properties such as ice rinks, cinemas and fire stations. In short, the objective is to build your way up to becoming a real estate mogul. Build-a-lot Android Game App costs $3.99.

How Build-a-lot App is Played?

Android Build-a-lot Game app comes in two modes: Career and Casual. In the former, you are supposed to complete the goals across 35 different levels. The goals, for example, may vary from earning a certain amount of rental to owning a certain number of houses. You can upgrade each house a maximum number of three times to increase the revenue flow. On top of that, you can buy or sell houses, flip houses to raise money to hire workers, buy materials etc. It should be borne in mind that the targets need to be met within a given time limit. So you have to be quick as well.

In the Casual mode, on the other hand, your objective is to improve the neighborhood that you’ve unlocked in the Career mode, and earn a certain amount of money in cash total.

In order to build houses, you’ll need workers and certain amount of materials. You can hire more workers or materials by clicking on the respective tabs at the bottom of the screen. Of course, you must have enough money to hire their services or buy materials. There are also tab to check on your goals, income, and building, buying and selling houses. Tapping on each tab pops up a menu to the left of the screen, from where you can select any specific action that you want to perform. For example, to select a particular house, just tap on it once. The first three levels of Build-a-lot game app are for exclusively tutorials that will walk you through the various aspects of the game in detail.

The graphics of Build-a-lot Android application is great, so are the sound effects. The strategy and game play can’t help but remind you of Hotel Mogul. But that could happen in case of games that are based on the same theme.

Final Thoughts

Overall, Build-a-lot app for Android has enough in it to keep the players glued to the phone screen. The graphics is decent, and the game-play addictive. It is a strategic game means it will keep your brain working all the time. In short, if your pick is a casual game with a bit of strategy element thrown in, Build-a-lot just fits the bill. Try it out today itself, and see how it appeals to you.

Wood Bridges app for Android is a funny, and at the same time, interesting puzzle game ideal to kill time. In Wood Bridges game, you are supposed to build bridges using a variety of materials. The game has 30 levels to keep you engaged. So can you bridge? Wood Bridges Game app can be downloaded from Android Market for $0.99.

The Game Play

In Wood Bridges Android Game app, you have two types of woods to make the bridges. But keep in mind that it does not hold up on its own, and the cars will crash right into the chasm below. So add supports as required to make the bridge stronger. You should know that there is only limited amount of wood for you to make the bridge. Hence it goes without saying that one has to be judicious in using the wood available.

The fewer beams you use to make the bridge, the more points you earn, provided the vehicle manages to cross the bridge successfully. Once your vehicle manage to reach the other side, go back to the home screen and click on the arrow on the leader board to start the next level.

To ensure that the bridge indeed holds up for vehicle traffic, after construction use the zoom feature to closely examine the bridge for possible flaws. If the bridge breaks, hit the ‘red x’ and draw a box around the faulty area. Use the undo button, if you need to reverse a change you’ve just made.

As you progress up the game levels, you’ll receive more materials – such as steel beams, railroad tracks, ropes etc – to make the bridge that is strong enough to handle all types of traffic including trains.

The graphics of Wood Bridges application is good, as it clearly depicts even the fine details of the construction. The sound effects add a realistic feel to everything.

Final Thoughts

Wood Bridges app for Android is an engrossing game that makes you think throughout the game play. There are few game rules, as most of the work being done inside your head. The graphics is quite pleasing as well. If you are looking for a puzzle game to help you quietly focus for some time, this one just fits the bill. If you are not convinced yet, try out the Wood Bridges free version before purchasing the licensed one.

The world we live-in is always rumoured of many Legends, Myths and Tales. We either try to seek the truth or we start follow the myth and pass them on to others. Now there is iPhone application available known as “Myths and Facts” which brings the truth out. For the first time the user will be amazed and surprised to know about the facts for hundreds of myths. Myths and Facts iPhone App is developed by Dmitriy Glebenok which gives explanation for each myth or fact. The app is priced at just $0.99 and can be downloaded from iTunes website.

About this application which is divided into five sections:

1) Myths Quiz – This is a scientific and entertaining function on this application that either confirms or disproves about 21st Century’s most interesting myths. This also includes explanation for each myth. The user can test their knowledge in the quiz mode where they can answer about the myth by choosing true or false options to the myth.

2) Did you know? – In this section there is collective database of facts which are funny and interesting. There are about 10,000 such facts on this section with a friendly interface which the user can conveniently browse. The topics are well arranged in alphabetic order to find them easily.

3) Famous First – This section of the application will give the information on famous inventors, achievers, explorers, developers etc. Also on the first incidents and the facts, Inventions, Items and Events etc. There is huge collective database providing the information.

4) On this Day In History – This section of the application will give the knowledge of the historic event that occurred on the same date. There is collective database about 10,000 events for each month.

5) Famous Birthdays – Again provides the date-of-birth of famous people born. There is huge database and user can find the birth date of their same.

One downside of this app being reviewed frequently is about the grammar and spelling mistakes. This needs to be corrected as this app is primarily for reading.

Conclusion

There are many features of Myths and Facts iPhone App such as Myth encyclopedia which gives a detailed explanation on every myth. There are about 30 topics for user to choose from (Computer, Animal, Food Facts, Cars, Money, Sports, and Weather). The updates on this application are done several times in a month. The user can add the new feature and facts any time. Myths and Facts App for iPhone does not need Internet connection and can also be accessed in offline mode.

Fieldrunners HD for Android is a high-definition version of the famous mobile tower defense game Fieldrunners. In Fieldrunners HD game app for Android, you are supposed to strategically place gun turrets to check the wave of enemies from approaching your home base. While there is combat, it is bloodless. Fieldrunners HD Android game costs $2.99.

How Fieldrunners HD App is played?

Like in other tower games, the objective in Fieldrunners HD as well is to defend your base from enemy waves. You do this by purchasing towers and strategically placing them in the playing field. The enemy waves increases as you progress. Deploy and upgrade (using the money earned via killing the enemies) as required, and you have to take care so that you don’t run out of your 20 available lives.

The success in Fieldrunners HD game application relies a lot on strategy and planning. Find out the best ways to deploy the different types of towers so as to stop the enemies. There are air based units as well that you have to defend against. To counter that, you may have to use rocket launchers and goo shooters to stop/slow down the advance, alongside choosing the right tower for the job.

Each game features 100 waves of enemies approaching your base that includes fieldrunner types to tanks, motorbikes, big grunts with guns, helicopters airships, and fighter planes. If you think the game play is a bit slow, you can fast forward the waves after establishing the towers. This is a useful feature as the games could be a tad wearisome at times due to its length. You could also zoom-in to be closer to the action.
The graphics is stupendous to say the least. Bright HD with impressive visuals takes gaming to a whole level altogether. The sound effects are also top quality, giving a real feel to the battle going on in your screen.

If there is a limitation to mention, the game features only 4 battle fields: Grasslands, Crystal Caves, Crossroads, and Drylands. More options would have been just great.

Conclusion

Fieldrunners HD app for Android is a tower gamers’ true delight. Graphically it beats most competition hands down. It is also quite engrossing and interesting for most parts, even though the length of game play sometimes freaks you out. The less number of battle fields is also a downer. Otherwise, Fieldrunners HD is just perfect for your HD Android gadget.

Hotel Mogul app for Android falls under ‘casual’ games category in the Android Market. In the game, the protagonist is Lynette, who has been cheated out of her family business by her husband. Your objective is to help her out repurchase her company and send her husband to jail. Hotel Mogul Android Game app costs $2.99 to download.

How Hotel Mogul Game is played out?

Android Hotel Mogul app has a total of 35 levels, over 5 setting, to complete. Each level will have its own goals that you need to complete in order to progress. These goals include building a certain number of hotels to earning money to upgrade the hotels in order to meet the income level required by that particular level. Each hotel generates a certain amount of income, and in order to enhance the earnings, you may have to buy upgrades as well as materials for the workers you hire to upgrade the hotels.

Hotel Mogul game is a bit slow to begin; but it gathers momentum as you go up the levels, and soon you’ll be frantically buying, selling, fixing, improving, collecting, and demolishing real estate, and in the process earning lots of money. The game relies on real principles of real estate selling and buying. So after sometime, you’ll feel like you’ve accomplished something and that keeps you interested in the game.

Interestingly, Hotel Mogul also has a side-story involving Lynette-love-triangle, complete with comic-book style storyboards, plus a mini-game wherein Lynette collects scattered pictures of her cheating husband.

The graphics part is excellent to say the least. There is quite bit of details in the game, and the graphics captures it all exceptionally. It stands out if you play the game in a high resolution screen.

Final Thoughts

Hotel Mogul application is a fun casual game built for the Android platform. It keeps you entertained throughout, as you get lost in the job of building the business for Lynette. The graphics and the game play in general are topnotch. True, the learning curve exists as it will take some time to get a hang of the game. But that does not kill any excitement whatsoever. Hotel Mogul game app for Android comes with a price tag of $2.99. If you don’t wish to pay up front, try out the demo version of Hotel Mogul first to get a feel of the same.

Take Me Home app for Android is a fun physics puzzle game wherein your aim is to take a poor defenseless spore, Bubu to his home. There are many ways to reach its destination, but you’ve got obstacles and evil bugs on the way. How you manage to take Bubu home is where the thrill of the game lies. Take Me Home Android application can be downloaded from the Android Market Place.

Game Play

Tap on the screen gets Bubu on its way. Now your job is to show it the right direction. You can get the spore bounce off friendly surfaces or use the boost to make it over ledges or to go uphill. It is even possible to hitch a ride on other friends who wants to help you out.

Take Me Home Android game app has four level packs, with 16 levels each. Each level has got 4 coins, and you are supposed to gather those to unlock more worlds at later stages of the game. But keep in mind that some of the levels are very tough. You may have to try different ways to complete the levels, which in a sense gives the much needed replay potential to the game. Players won’t get bored anytime during replay. You can use the coins to buy in-app tips to crack a particularly difficult level, or restart a level and start afresh.

However, one should be judicious in spending the coins. If you spent the earned coins faster, you will struggle in the later stages.

The user interface is quick and responsive. There are no in-app tutorials though. You don’t even find a settings menu anywhere, which is a bit odd. The graphics is colorful to say the least. You’ll notice the high level of accuracy, and the effects of gravity are shown quite realistically.

Final Thoughts

Take Me Home app for Android is not Angry Birds. But it has enough firepower to keep you riveted to the screen all the while you play. The game is lots of fun, and really gets your brain working as you go up the levels. Multiple options to take Bubu home means that you won’t get bored even if you play the same level again. To sum it up, Take Me Home Android app is an excellent puzzle game that forces you to scratch your brains.