iOS

Software for Apple Mobile Devices

Planetary

lanetary is a free music visualizer for the iPad. Listening to music on your tablet involves scrolling through playlists and staring every now and then at album art. With this free app from Bloom Studio the artists and albums in your music library are displayed as stars floating in the cosmos. It is in short, unique and visually arresting.

Unstuck

Unstuck is an app designed to help you live a better life. The goal is lofty but the Unstuck Team has fitted this self help app with all the tools to help you deal with the problems that you face every day, and also how to grow as a person. It’s like a digital tool with hints and tips from people who were stuck and how they got out of it.

iSpending

iSpending is an app for the iOS that allows you to keep track of your expenses right on your mobile. Developed by Hana Mobile, the app is intuitive and very easy to use. Upon launch you will see reports for your annual, monthly, weekly and daily expenses.

Ancestry

Ancestry (iOS and Android) is the only app you will need to create, edit and add details to your family tree. With this free app from ancestry.com you’ll be able to update your family tree, show it to anyone and have access anytime on your mobile. With Ancestry, you can arrange pictures and information about your grandparents, aunts, uncles, nephews nieces, cousins and more easily.

Remote for iPad

Remote for the iPad is a free program from Apple that makes it easy to manage iTunes, your iPad as well as iPhone. With iTunes you will always be in sync, and the latest version of the program makes it easier than ever to manage your media library. You can also use the app to add new songs and listen to them on your PC, Mac or Apple TV.

Pepperplate Cooking Planner

The Internet is home to millions of recipes. But it’s a pain to save each one and print them out. Pepperplate Cooking Planner allows you to make an electronic cookbook. Created by Pepperplate Inc, it helps you arrange recipes. The app is like a complete meal planner. The app can link to several recipe websites. You can create an account on their website so all the recipes are synchronized. IPad users can attach tags to recipes, useful when your collection grows. There are a lot of features in the app. But you can think of it as a meal planner, food shopping guide and recipe organizer. Pepperplate Cooking Planner makes it easy to sort and search recipes you made.

Doodle Buddy

Paint programs today are powerful but often complicated and difficult for beginners. Doodle Buddy from Pinger is a suitable medium for budding and casual artists. When you start the app, it loads a blank canvas. The bottom deck contains all the painting and drawing tools.

RunKeeper

unKeeper is a personal trainer mobile app. Created by FitnessKeeper Inc, it also functions as a tracker for running, cycling, and biking. You can also use it for hiking and ski runs via your device’s GPS. The app is suitable for those taking morning jogs as well as serious runners. It’s a nice free app for checking your lap times too.