Photo editors are available by the dozens on the iOS platform, but a very few of them create a niche for themselves and leave a smile on users face. Well, Gifture is just the app that lives by this statement to the fullest and does the job in the best possible way, especially when it comes to easily creating beautifully animated photos.

Created by Toaast a developer that has been quite loyal to the App Store; Gifture is an app that does make a mark for itself and lives up to a few expectations of the user to say the least about its productivity.

On firing up Gifture for the first time, the app may appear to be just another Instagram wannabe. On the other hand, this might just work great for users who have been hooked to Instagram and now look for a much better alternative. Icons on the bottom (in Portrait orientation) direct you to different parts of the app, Feed shows your friends' updates as well as Popular stream images from others. The Activity displays the likes, comments, and favorites for animations and users you are following, and Account lets you view and change your in-app settings.

One great thing, and possibly the most applauded feature of Gifture, is the ability to create and share animated GIFs from either your iPhone/iPod Touch's Camera Roll or immediately from original shots. Better still, this free app allows users to accomplish GIF animations in a span of few seconds. "Choose from several awesome options to capture a sequence of photos then style it by varying the playback rate, and adding one of many filter effects to transform it into an animation you’ll want to share."

Users can also use Gifture for editing and sharing of their individual image files, just the way they would with Instagram or other photo-sharing apps. Gifture is a good option to include, but if you are primarily looking to share standalone images, then it is better suggested to use a more dedicated app for that task as Gifture's filter selection and its sharing options are limited.

Overall, despite sporting few drawbacks, this brand new app has an impressive level of user interaction. Also, being available only to iOS 5.0 and later, it has certain fluidity to its name. Highly-recommended for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch (4th Gen) users, especially if you want to break the monotony with some animated fun.

Related Links:
Developer Website
Gifture Support
Gifture on Twitter
Gifture on Facebook
Gifture on TNW

We have played a lot of zombies games and some of them have really blown us away with the level of realism packed inside. This is what Samurai vs Zombie is all about. An action-packed game with oodles of characters and wonderful surroundings.

The game was created by Glu Mobile, a developer that has joined the A-league of smartphone game developers long time ago. Since than, Glu has produced some of the most amazing game titles such as Frontline Commando, Blood & Glory, Guitar Hero, Gun Bros Multiplayer and many more. Samurai vs Zombie really sticks to the legacy of great gaming fan.

If you think about Samurai vs Zombie as a run of the mill mindless game, think again. The app has a certain feel to it which helps it to create a niche in the casual gaming segment. What Glu Mobile really achieves here is creating a game out-of-the-box without making it look like a mash up of their past titles.

Samurai vs Zombies defense puts players in the shoes of a heroic samurai who has sworn to defend the gates of his sacred village against the oncoming horde of brain-dead attackers. That onslaught just happens to be coming from swarms of zombies who are hungry for some samurai bite. Game graphics are really neat with some really nice visuals thrown in here and there, keeping in mind the Freemium legacy of Glu Mobile.

The controls of the game are the definition of simplicity. Hold to the left of the screen to go left and hold the right for right. Players are blessed with additional power-ups and ability to call in reinforcements that sit on the bottom of the screen and can be commanded with a single touch.

Players are not left to their own fate for defeating the brain-dead junkies. Aside from being armed with a bow and arrow and a powerful sword, players also have full ability to seek help in the form of summonable samurais that will join in their fight. Archers, swordsmen, warriors, and eventually even riflemen and heroes on horseback will come to help.

Overall, the game is full of action, adventure, hack-and-slash, fast-paced gameplay, awesome visuals so-on and so-forth. It is a freemium app and hence the need of integrating in-app purchases was a must for Glu, but interestingly players need not make any in-app purchase to smoothly glide through in-game levels. A very big boon to enjoy this marvel of a game.

Related Links:
Developer Website
Samurai vs Zombies on App Store
Samurai vs Zombies on Google Play
Glu Mobile on Facebook

Fring was the first ever video-calling solution to offer free group video-conferencing and in recent updates, it has also offered free unlimited voice calls to other Fring users without any purchase of credits or tariff plans.

In today's mobile industry, Android, iOS and recently Symbian seem to be having a ball with developers queuing up to develop apps for these operating systems. Another first has arrived on Google Android, Symbian and iOS.

Fring further heightens the video-calling experience with exceptional video-call quality. This is made possible with the use of DVQ (Dynamic Video Quality) technology integrated, which automatically adjusts the call quality according to the users bandwidth speed and connection strength.

The focus of the app is connectivity and it does a pretty sweet job without breaking a sweat. Loaded with technology and advanced features, Fring is a must have app on all supported devices. There are multiple competitor apps like Nimbuzz, Viber, Tango, which do the job well, but they miss out on the group video-calling feature and that is what makes Fring to stand out.

Related Links:
Official Website
Fring on Nokia OVI Store
Fring on Android
Fring on App Store
Fring on Facebook
Fring on Twitter

Are you tired with the same look of your phone's interface? Well, if you are a Blackberry user yearning for more, then it is time to shift your attention towards CrunchSMS. This particular app adds the missing zing to the entire messaging interface of Blackberry devices.

Delicious Inc., the developers behind this little gem might not have a lot of other apps under their belt, but CrunchSMS have certainly placed them at the top of their game, allowing you to add a cool new look to the mobiles devices waiting for a makeover.

CrunchSMS adds chat style bubbles to the normal messaging. So the sent messages are in a green bubble, whereas received messages are in a steel grey bubble (very iPhone-like, if I may add). Further, users can also view contact pictures within the messenger, surely a very neat feature. Users will love the quick-reply feature, under which a reply is possible directly from the homescreen itself.

Another great addition that in my opinion is highly welcomed, is the support for Emoji icons. These icons break away from the conventional smileys and add a galore of animation for extra fun; meaningful and awesome twist to the entire conversation. The app also supports for a signature feature, precisely helpful when messaging an unknown number or for official purposes.

CrunchSMS is a great app and adds extra functionality to the entire Blackberry default messenger. Being a free app, the developer relies on adverts. So, users who just cannot tolerate in-app adverts can purchase the license key for an ad free experience. Otherwise, the CrunchSMS is a full-version app with no limitations whatsoever. Blackberry users, its time for a fresh touch to your device.

Related Links:
Official Website
CrunchSMS on Twitter

This is one game that was always present on my 'classics' list and there are many who have played it endlessly on their PCs. Yes, the game we are talking about is Plumber. It is here that the players need to connect various pipes and let the water flow seamlessly without any loopholes.

Created by Monsters Game, these developers have a specialty for casual arcade games, although Plumber has garnered the highest number of downloads till date.

The game is as simple as 1-2-3. There is a leak in the pipe that needs to be fixed by the player. Fairly simple without getting your hands dirty. All the player needs to do is reorder the pipes and make the gushing water flow seamlessly from one pipe to the other.

The game is quite challenging and needs a lot of thinking and patience to solve it. With over 50 levels packed-in, players will face the ire of frustration. Unlike other games where the first 5 levels are like a walk-in-the-park, be careful as Plumber will wreck havoc on the grey cell from the first level onward.

There is not much to talk about the game as it is very straightforward without beating around the bush. A must try for every person out there who played Plumber on Windows 98 and enjoy gaming of that era. A big thumbs up to the developer for doing true justice to a true classic.

Related Links:
Plumber on Google Play
Plumber on App Brain

The Android picture gallery is viewed by many as the best one in the game, but what if there are other apps that could outdo the leader himself. So if you feel up to a challenge make sure to check out QuickPic, which is said to be one of the biggest contenders.

The app was created by alensw.com, a Chinese developer for whom QuickPic paved the way to over 92,000 downloads and one sure success story.

The user-interface of the app is great and very fluid, it seems to just gel in with the fluidity of the entire Android ecosystem without breaking a sweat. Also, users have the option to display the gallery pictures either in normal gallery format, grid format, list format or multiple pictures.

What really differentiates this app from the stock gallery would be the the high-resolution touch that the developer has integrated. Moreover, the speed-browsing features really saves the time of flicking through pictures. Some say that the developer has tried to adopt the iOS gallery for Android and in certain aspects I can say that they have succeed to a certain extent.

Overall, QuickPic is more than just simple gallery app with only the bells & whistles, as the users can rotate, shrink, crop pictures, set wallpaper with best quality, do effective file management, with options to sort, rename, create new folder, move and copy pictures. The app also has its share of drawbacks, but the awesome feature make up for it.

Related Links:
Developer Website
QuickPic on Google Play

Here is a cute little game with its own twist of Good vs Evil. HeavenHell features a cute, round and fluffy angel and a similar looking devil, painted in Evil Red. The game's architecture is physics-based and will appeal to gamer of every kind. Kiddies might just keep smiling, everytime this game is launched.

Developed by Nelphy Games, the game does not have any concept or a definite storyline, it is present just for the entertainment value and it surely does provide the player with a lot of just that.

HeavenHell needs a lot of logic to successfully complete the game. Players will need to tap the angel and demon to transport them into circles or squares, depending on the obstacles or the situation at a given time. The game is spread over 4 worlds and a whooping 80 levels, providing for a uninterrupted gameplay.

Visually the game is high on appeal and provides the game with the extra brownie points. Further, the character sketching and game worlds are also well executed to say the least. Overall, the game brings in a breath of relief from the HD graphic games which has invaded the mobile gaming scene and adds a new dimension to casual gaming. iOS version coming soon.

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Developer Website
Developer on Facebook
Developer on Twitter
HeavenHell on Google Play

Unlock the artist within you by playing around with a simple yet amazingly addicting app like Sketch N Draw, available for Android. The app helps the users in letting the creativity run wild by vesting full power of imaging and sketching.

Created by Abhishek Kumar, the developer seems to have created a wide range of apps on the market and has achieved some great download numbers in a short span of time. Sketch N Draw does look like an app with little or no lag at all.

The app really brings out the creativity in the user with the smooth fluidity it has to offer. On start, the menu is undaunting and the user-interface just seems to blend-in with the whole environment. In-app there are 14 brushes for different usage and an eraser. There is also a plethora of options like any normal picture editor, such as, redo and undo, color picker, alpha scale 0%-100% and various other advanced tools that are befitting for users with a more advanced touch.

The app can really produce some great pieces of work if done carefully and proper attention to detail is maintained. Overall, a great app with perfect set of tools for more functionality and less garbage. Also, a big thumbs up to the developer for providing the Market with a quality piece of work.

Related Links:
Sketch N Draw on Android Market
Sketch N Draw on Facebook

Here we have another great utility offering for all Android users and this one is called TouchPal Keyboard. Very much like the "Swype" input, this digital solution also aims at dethroning the conventional on-screen QWERTY touch keyboard.

Developed by CooTek, the company has been constantly at work when it comes to coming up with newer and better Swipe technology keyboards for the Android. To date, the TouchPal Keyboard app has won the Global Champion of GSMA Mobile Innovation Award, a great reason to try-it out.

Swipe on-screen keyboards aim at making life easier for people with touchscreen devices. In many cases, shooting long emails or texts on a touchscreen QWERTY can be very annoying, keeping aside the many mistakes that accompany it. TouchPal keyboard requires users to just swipe their fingers from letter to letter and Volia! you've got it.

These keyboards are not full proof though, so while using its competitor products I did notice quite a lag inputting long words and the margin in error was huge. This is where TouchPal scores with its Curve feature. With Curve, users will witness a lesser error rate while inputing longer words. So, suppose you want to type in the word Advancement, now instead of swiping from A to T, the user can just swipe A,D,V and on A give a long press, Voila! the matching words containing ADVA in the beginning are thrown-up. It is as easy as 1-2-3.

The app also sports a next-word prediction input that is said to save upto 80% keystrokes required on the conventional QWERTY keyboard.
TouchPal is a multi-lingual app which supports quite an impressive number of languages, some as in-built and others that need to be downloaded as TouchPal language packs. It also supports voice-input on Android 2.2 and higher devices, though it should not be given much heed.

TouchPal has a number of competitors and the one that comes closest is SlideIT keyboard, but it is a paid app. Overall, TouchPal is very neat, and unlike its competitors it has a lot to offer with great features and functionality. At the present moment, the developers are offering the Spanish language pack, Chinese PinYin pack, and the Handwriting pack for free.

Related Links:
Official Website
TouchPal on Twitter
TouchPal on Facebook

Time to bring out the darker and evil gaming side hiding in everyone of us as Dark Legends storms the Android platform. The game packs-in fangs, blood, and super speed that will surely satisfy every MMORPG fans' hunger for the ultimate gameplay experience.

Created by Spacetime Studios this developer is marked as one of the top ones on Google Play and MMORPG seems to be their forte. Dark Legends is quite a hit on Google Play by raking in an average rating of 4.6 which is great comapred to the flood of new games by the hour.

To begin the game is packed with enjoyable hack and slash fun, especially during online battles with other players. There is lots of customization available and a huge game to explore. Dark Legends as a game really puts the player in control of a blood-thirsty vampires, on a quest to find the culprit responsible for him/her becoming a vampire.

There is a funny part to the game and that being the vampire in question is a good guy. Yes, you read that right, a good guy. He simply has a bit of a nibble on a human and then sends them on their way with a polite "sorry." The only mission he needs to accomplish is to find out the main culprit who transformed him into a vampire. Quite interesting I say.

The map integrated within the Dark Legends gameplay is made up of numerous campaigns filled with story-based goings-on and the world map shows a string of missions to complete, and the player needs to spend their energy points on wrapping these up one by one (gaining and earning energy points is not a very simple task).

The visuals on this game are a bit of a let down as Spacetime Studios has really not done much to enhance the graphics and certain elements still look outdated from the time of Pocket Legends. Overlooking this, the game has a fun element to it and therefore will keep MMORPG fans smiling for quite some time.

Related Links:
Developer Website
Dark Legends on Google Play
Dark Legends on Facebook