If you’ve been playing mobile phone games for a while, then you’ve no doubt heard or tried Snakes before. Now game developer DSD 164 has made Snake 97 available for the iPhone, Windows Phone and Android, and it’s every bit as fun and challenging as the original.
Photo Private Lock from Metro 8 has a pretty descriptive name, because that’s exactly what it does, keep your personal photos and videos private. These days we use Widows Mobile as much for work as for personal matters and entertainment, and to prevent people from accidentally seeing your personal stuff, you can use this app to hide them.
Spring Ninja is one of the latest from Ketchapp Games, and while it bears some resemblance to classic platform / sidescroller games, it does incorporate some original elements that make it fun. The premise is to have your ninja jump a specific distance, and while it sounds simple enough, it’s the reason why this game is addictive.
Slice is an app for the online shopper with which you can manage all your purchases regardless where you shop online. What the app does is take the tracking number in your email so there’s no need for you to input them in your package. But it can do a whole lot more.
Daddy Long Legs from game developer Set Snail has a very simple premise: get a hairy creature called Daddy Long Legs to walk, but because his legs are so long, it’s kind of a challenge. It doesn’t sound like much, but Daddy Long Legs is actually very addictive due to its very simplicity, and also because it’s so hard. Every time you fail though, you’ll want to give it “one more try”.
Duplicati is a free backup program that does backups in remote file servers and cloud storage devices. You can use this program to store compressed and encrypted files on Google Drive, OneDrive and other cloud storage devices. It's very easy to use, and takes away the drudgery that comes with backing up files.
Skylanders Lost Islands from Activision brings the popular Skylanders to the iOS, and while it is meant for kids there’s something here for adults as well. If you’re familiar with the Skylanders franchise you will enjoy it, and even if you’re not, it’s a good introduction.
Stickman Rush from Ketchapp Games is a sidescroller that will bring back fond memories of those pixelated games you used to play. However, this isn’t just strong on aesthetics as its gameplay is just as good. While it’s basically a lane changing scroller, Stickman Rush has a few more aces up its sleeve.
Autodesk Sketchbook Free Edition was developed expressly for mobile, and while the company is best known for their 3D software this 2D drawing app is well designed. There’s a single in-app purchase option to access some features, but the free edition should be sufficient for casual doodling and sketching.
