Each week, a new round of apps and app updates land in the iOS App Store. This week is no exception with the debut of Battlestation: Harbinger and a huge update to Wildcard – Know the Day in News and Entertainment. These titles are only a sampling of what is available. Read on for our picks of the best new apps and app updates this week that you shouldn’t miss.
Apple’s App of the Week
Time Surfer – Endless Arcade Magic: $0.99 → Free: Time waits for no one except you: the Time Surfer.
Apple’s Highlighted Collections
Apple’s weekly App Store update showcases games that are Fantastic Flyers and apps to Beat the Heat.
Weekly Top iPhone and iPad Apps
Minecraft: Pocket Edition (Top Paid iPhone and iPad) [$6.99] Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures.
Messenger (Top Free iPhone) [Free] Instantly reach the people in your life—for free. Messenger is just like texting, but you don’t have to pay for every message (it works with your data plan).
Paradise Bay (Top Free iPad) [Free] Let the warm island sun and refreshing tropical breeze fuel your sense of adventure! Welcome to Paradise Bay, the ultimate escape for travelers, explorers, and dreamers.
Clash of Clans (Top Grossing iPhone) [Free] Fromrage-filled Barbarians with glorious mustaches to pyromaniac wizards, raise your own army and lead your clan to victory!
DoubleDown Casino – Free Slots, Video Poker, Blackjack, and More (Top Grossing iPad) [Free] Experience the BIG WIN of Las Vegas in the world’s largest FREE to play casino.
New and notable apps
Microsoft Translator: Free: MicrosoftTranslator helps you break the language barrier wherever you’re traveling or have a need to translate anything in your daily life.
Battlestation: Harbinger: $3.99: Take command of a space ship in this epic sci-fi space adventure game, combining the game play
of games like Faster Than Light (FTL), Out There and other space operas.
RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: $4.99: RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 (RCT3) is the classic bestselling PC strategy simulation that now brings the fun of a roller coaster park right to your iPhone or iPad!
Gathering Sky: $2.99: Guide a flock of birds on a playful journey across the sky. Dance in the winds of a far-away world and create an emotional story without words.
Sputnik Eyes: $2.99: Age of Defenders bring real-time multiplayer and tower offense! Protect your base, build an army and challenge your friends & other players! The gameplay is a true mix of Tower Defense and Real-Time Strategy.
MarcoPolo Arctic: $2.99: Explore one of the most fascinating places on Earth – the Arctic.
Wander Co – Location-based Photo Journals: Free: Share every aspect of your adventures from the photos you take to the routes you walk and find awesome hikes, walks, rides, and drives around you.
Updates you don’t want to miss
Threadless:Free: Hey, friend! We’re Threadless, and we support awesome artists by printing their designs on one-of-a-kind t-shirts. Version 3.1.1 includes the following changes:
- This app has gone universal! Checkout the newly designed Threadless app for iPad! Included are new product pages and a sweet vote feed for easy scoring, funding and commenting.
- Touch ID Login: Available on iPhone 5s devices and up.
- New Submission pages
Wildcard – Know the Day in News and Entertainment: Free: Wildcard is a news and entertainment experience like no other. Version 2.0.1 includes the following changes:
- Everything! Wildcard 2.0 is a brand new experience. Try it out.
- news feed
- collections
- personalized content
- same great speed and design
Artkive – Save Kids’ Art: $4.99: Artkive is the leading and original app to chronologically store, share and print your child’s artwork or schoolwork. Version 3.0 includes the following changes:
- Now turn your art into a variety of gifts and products (like phone cases, blankets, shower curtains, pillows, coasters and more)
- Bulk uploading of images! Load up to 15 images at a time.
- Tags! Tag your images with multiple tags for easy sorting. Tags also make it easy to use Artkive to store other photo memories.
- More editing of photo books – now you can move images around in book preview mode before ordering
- Share to Facebook AND Twitter
- Mark images as Favorites and view them from a new Favorites tab
Plickers: Free: Plickers lets you poll your class for free, without the need for student devices. Version 3.0 includes the following changes:
- A fresh, new look: sparkling with cleaner layouts, more consistent colors and fonts, and clearer action buttons. We hear the new look is “on fleek,” whatever that means…
- Image previews: questions had to make do with [image] placeholders, but no longer! Nothing like the real thing.
- Add and remove images: add photos to questions from your Photo Library or device camera.
- Improved scanning view: student names and responses display more consistently, and scanning bubbles are now color-coded to instantly highlight who needs help.
Feeln: Free: Watch exclusive Hallmark Hall of Fame films and hundreds of movies you love for as low as $1.99/month. Enjoy Feeln on the iPhone and iPad, and on your Apple TV. Version 4.0 includes the following changes:
- The new Feeln app has been completely rebuilt from the ground up based on feedback from our audience.
- Finding and watching the movies and shows you love is faster and easier than ever before.
- Watch a new Hallmark Hall of Fame streaming premiere every month.
- Sign up in the app and start watching instantly or sign in with your existing account
Know of a new app or app update that is not on the list? Then share your personal favorites in the comments.
