Mobile App Reviews
A great phone or tablet is nothing without some equally fantastic apps to go with it. Here we’ve rounded up all the best apps for both iOS and Android that you need to install right away.
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It's far from perfect, especially as the tablet interface is poor. However, for use on phones, Google Docs is a good free alternative to pricey paid for productivity apps.
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Taptu Android App Review
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Good functionality, a wide variety of easily selectable news sources and excellent navigation help Taptu stand out from the news reader crowd.
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Spirit HD isn't the most complex game in the world, but it looks great and its game play is surprisingly original and addictive.
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WiFi finder is worth having installed on your phone for those times when your carrier's mobile data network is too slow or expensive to use.
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If you like the idea of Swype, but don’t have a Samsung phone, then it's well work giving SlideIT a try.
Review Price: £3.90
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If you're a pretty avid movie and TV show viewer then IMDb is a must have app for your phone thanks to the wealth of information it puts at your finger tips.
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Based on the same interface as News Republic, Appy Geek provides a slick and easy way to access the latest tech stories.
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The nagging prompts are annoying, but Workout Trainer has a large database of interesting and challenging exercises.
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If you like platform type games, you'll find that Diversion is one of the best available on Android right now, both in terms of graphics and game play.
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With live score updates and a database that puts heaps of statistics at your finger tips, this app is a good option for rugger fans.
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TomTom Curfer Review
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The TomTom Curfer gives you an insight into your driving style, using a wealth of your car's on-board diagnostic information.
Review Price: £79.00
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Fotobookr is a faster and easier way to check out the pictures your friends are posting on Facebook.
Review Price: £1.49
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If you're on the hunt for a second hand car, the Auto Trader app should be your first port of call.
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If you're book mad, Goodreads is a social networking service that's well worth checking out on your phone.
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London BusMapper does a good job of making it as easy as possible to find your way around London by bus.
Review Price: £0.69
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Excellent visuals, great controls and surprisingly deep gameplay make this perhaps the best fighting game around on the iPhone at the moment.
Review Price: £5.49
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ExpenseMagic provides a neat way to more accurately track and process expenses, whether you use the app's bookkeeping service or not.
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DropCopy is a great little tool for quick and easy transfers between iOS devices.
Review Price: £2.99
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Weave iPhone App Review
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Weave is a great time management tool for those who are working on bigger projects.
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UK Sports News isn’t the most complicated app in the world, but what it does, it does well.
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Vevo Android App Review
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If you want to check out the latest music videos from big-name artists on your phone, Vevo is a must have.
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It doesn't work smoothly on every device, but when it does work Dice Player is a great option for playing back high definition MKV files.
Review Price: £2.85
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Go Launcher EX may be free, but it holds its own against paid for options such as ADW Launcher EX and LauncherPro.
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Viber Android App Review
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Viber is easy to use and offers better-than-usual call quality, so it's worth downloading if you have other mates with smartphones who you want to call for free.
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NASA Android App Review
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NASA may be in limbo as to what its next human space program will entail, but this app provides you with plenty of ways to keep up to date with some of the more interesting stuff the agency is currently up to.
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Runkeeper's excellent tracking and coaching abilities, combined with its impressive companion website, make it a must have for sports junkies.
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A worthy download for your iPhone.
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A great way to make PDF documents out of photos from your camera.
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Now with the addition of the Arena multiplayer mode there's even more reason to grace your iOS devices with the sumptuous graphics of Infinity Blade.
Review Price: £3.49
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