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A roundup of last week's TUAW app reviews
While last week was a slow one for app news and announcements, it gave your favorite TUAW writers a chance to post some great reviews of some of the more recent apps to grace their home screens. Here's a quick roundup of recent reviews -- and some year-end favorite app roundups -- you may have missed: Greeting Card Shop (Mac, $39.99) Magic Trick #1 (iOS, Universal, $0.99) TUAW Editor's Choice Awards for 2013 (Mac and iOS) Best iOS apps of 2013 (as selected by the participants of last week's TUAW Talkcast) SketchParty TV (iOS / AppleTV, $8.99) TUAW will be back on an expanded review schedule beginning Monday, January 6, so be sure to drop by to see what's new and cool.
Apps and games for Easter and Passover
As with most holidays these days, there are now several iOS apps that come in handy when needed in a pinch. For Easter and its surrounding holidays, this can be anything from dying eggs to explaining why today is Good Friday. The New York Times recently recommended several apps for the holiday including: Egg Dyeing 101: This US$0.99 app from Martha Stewart Living will take you beyond the ordinary hard-boiled egg and has instructions for everything from blowing out eggs to little decorations you can use to turn eggs into animals. A glossary, color wheel and more are included in the app, making this not just a good Easter app, but useful for when you want to do any sort of project involving egg decoration. Those who want to have the fun of dying eggs without dealing with the mess of eggs and dye can go for the $1.99 iColor Easter Eggs. Read on for more apps that add to the fun of this spring holiday season.
iPad apps: creativity unleashed
We love to create things: drawings, movies, photos, songs, and, on occasion, stunning literary imagery with the help of text styling. While Apple didn't necessarily blow us away with its offerings on this front for the iPad (no GarageBand, iPhoto, or iMovie, for instance), 3rd party developers are naturally happy to oblige. We were frankly surprised at some of the depth and functionality we discovered in the App Store, but while what we have here is a nice start, we're even more curious to see what sort of creativity these developers can coax out us with a few months of iPad experience under their belts and a better handle on the strengths and weaknesses of the system. For the time being follow us after the break as we run you through some of our existing favorites. Not enough apps for you? Check out some of our other roundups!
