Picture book: Pansjo - Tummy Developer: ThenQ B.V. Price: $1.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: Digital formats provide the perfect medium for children’s storybooks to come to life. They can be interactive with both sound and action, but can sometimes venture into sensory overload. Developer ThenQ has struck a happy medium with their first App Store release Pansjo – Tummy . Pansjo (pronounced like  poncho ) is a clown that serves as the main character in what the developer has declared will be a series of digital picture books aimed at toddlers and preschoolers. In this debut story, Pansjo wakes up to find his tummy making noise and he embarks on a pint-sized adventure to solve the problem. (more…)

iTubeList - YouTube Playlist Finder (with kids video collection) Developer: Miaoshuang Dong Price: free Download from the App Store User Ratings: GO2STAT today is pleased to announce iTubeList 2.3.2 - YouTube Playlist Finder free for iOS, an update to their entertaining app that allows users to continuously play YouTube videos on their iDevice, as well as keyword search YouTube video playlists. Once located, playlists may be edited and/or saved for future viewing. Videos are streamed live during playback and are not stored on the iDevice. iTubeList is ideal for planning kid-safe YouTube programming or watching videos on nearly any topic of interest. An Internet connection is required for searching playlists or viewing videos.”YouTube is much more than a place to watch the latest viral video,” commented M. Dong of GO2STAT. “There’s a video library filled with treasures, and iTubeList will help you find and enjoy them.”  (more…)

IconCal Developer: Goodwicket LLC Price: $4.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQRpIUuE8ZMGoodWicket L.L.C. announced today it has released a significant and exciting update to its innovative icon-based calendar app, IconCal . IconCal is an innovative icon based calendar that makes organizing and scheduling easy and fun. With simple drag-and-drop functionality, events and appointments are quickly and easily scheduled with the flick of a finger. And with its simple and intuitive interface, viewing a month’s schedule can be done with a single glance. There has never been an easier way to organize.Simply drag an appropriate icon from the icon library to the calendar to represent an event. It’s as easy as that. (more…)

ZomPizza Developer: Pudding Games Price: free Download from the App Store User Ratings: Pudding Games, a Vanilla Breeze brand, today is pleased to introduce ZomPizza 1.1.2 Free for iOS, an update to their time management game, where players must successfully operate a pizza shop where they correctly and quickly fill orders for pizzas and drinks from zombie customers.”Zombies have invaded your town, but hold your chainsaw! They are asking for scrumptiously delicious pizzas, not brains,” commented Derrick Edwards for Vanilla Breeze. “This is highly addictive, best-of-the-breed time-management action tycoon game, featuring a unique blend of gaming styles, excitement and sophistication. Once you have started, you can’t stop!”  (more…)

NoteLedge Developer: Kdan Mobile Software LTD Price: $2.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGid1zqkhOwKdan Mobile has released a significant update for its note-taking app, NoteLedge for iPad, which combines handwriting, typing, audio and video recording all in one package. To celebrate the upcoming Christmas holidays, NoteLedge 1.1 provides four E-card templates and a wide collection of Christmas-themed stamps that allow users to design and decorate one of a kind Christmas cards for their loved ones. Furthermore, users are given the ability to customize note templates using pictures from their photo library. The newly-added palm rest area, on the other hand, ensures a smooth handwriting and drawing environment for stylus users. This update is also equipped with richer functionality that supports various photo filters, Facebook integration, and WebDAV client.NoteLedge enables iPad users to easily jot down notes and create travel journals with its featured patented tool, the Navigator. (more…)

Sudoku Puzzle Packs Developer: Thumb Wizards Price: free Download from the App Store User Ratings: The popular Sudoku App for iPad & iPhone, Sudoku Puzzle Packs has recently been updated by the Michigan based development company Thumb Wizards, makers of top-ranked entertainment apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod iTouch. Owner of Thumb Wizards, Mark Perkins, has announced the update to their popular Sudoku Puzzle Packs, available for immediate download through the iTunes App Store. The latest version gives users options to either purchase puzzle packs, or unlock them for free via advertisements.“What we have designed for Sudoku fans is a universal approach to playing Sudoku on either iPhone or iPad. We spent a great deal of time implementing  unique features which would provide users a more aesthetic interface. The App store offers over 500 different versions of Sudoku game apps for iPhone and iPad. Given the number of choices, we wanted to make Sudoku Puzzle Packs a game that is worthy of the real estate on their mobile devices, and also maximizes the technology and features of iPhones and iPads,” Perkins remarks. (more…)

Loopy HD Developer: A Tasty Pixel Price: $3.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GgiVhTB_yASoftware artisan company A Tasty Pixel today announces that its widely-praised live-looping app, Loopy , will be on sale for the duration of the holiday period, at 30% off the iPhone version, and 50% off the iPad/Universal version. The app allows anyone to create music by layering looped recordings of singing, beatboxing, or playing an instrument in a sleek, tactile interface that combines power with simplicity.“This looper app might just change the whole game,” said popular bass website No Treble recently, “The app offers great features, like pan, volume, timing adjustments, track merging, tempo adjustments and even MIDI over Bluetooth or WiFi, to sync up with other devices or apps.” (more…)

Tiger Woods: My Swing HD Developer: Shotzoom Software, LLC Price: $9.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: Tiger Woods: My Swing debuted in 2011 to much fanfare, and is now ending the year on an equally high note, receiving rave reviews from some of the most prestigious mobile application critics including Apple, The New York Times , TechCrunch and Apps Magazine. Available for iPhone, iPod and most recently in HD for the iPad2, Tiger Woods: My Swing , created by the Tiger Woods Foundation and Shotzoom, helps golfers of all skill levels improve their swing through video analysis and instruction from Tiger Woods.”It’s awesome that Tiger Woods: My Swing has been selected as one of the best iPhone apps for 2011,” Woods said. “Proceeds go to the college-access programs of my Foundation and I’m very grateful for the support.”  (more…)

iAllowance (Allowance, Chores & Rewards w/Sync) Developer: James Spencer Price: $3.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: Parents looking for a viable system for tracking their children’s allowance, rewards or chores might want to check out iAllowance by Jump Gap Software . Available for iPhone and iPad, iAllowance has several tracking and editing features for managing data along with the ability to sync across multiple devices using Dropbox. iAllowance is not only a comprehensive app, but a relatively nice-looking one to boot. Any parent interested in a tech-savvy means of managing their kids’ allowance, chore chart and behavior reward system in an efficient way should definitely consider taking iAllowance for a test run.The key features of iAllowance include the ability to customize data input to suit nearly any situation – making it ideal for households with multiple children of different ages. Parents can set up individual systems for each child, with multiple “banks,” rewards, allowances and chores. Parents can designate allowance and reward deposits according to a system that works for their household. iAllowance also allows for deposits of money or stars to be spread out over multiple “banks.” Essentially, parents can create an allowance and/or reward system that tracks money owed, stars earned or a combination of both. (more…)

Twenty or so years ago, my best friend and I were probably sat in front of a 21″ CRT TV and a Commodore Amiga, ready to play Battle Squadron.  The only way to play back then was with your joystick-of choice, and if I remember correctly, mine was the QuickShot Maverick joypad, and my mate