iPhone Apps Tools

Photo Captions iPhone app Review

Description:

This app allows you to make all kinds of fun captions and text messages to create cool cards for those that you love.  You can share all of these photos over any social networking site (Facebook) or you can email or text them to friends and family.  With all of the customizations available you can have a lot of fun with this little picture app.

Features:

• This is one of these picture editing apps that has been revamped and released as a new and improved edition
• There are a lot of new things available in this version including the option to buy all in app purchases for free
• There are a bunch more shapes available in this version that you can include in all of your picture editing endeavors.  You can add new cards, flowers, and so much more.  There are more than 50 new shapes in all
• There are a variety of different alphabet blocks that you can use if you would like to create your own custom text to put on your favorite pictures
• There are also options to add graduation cards and shapes so that you can send them to your friends and families when they make their big accomplishments
• This new version has fixed a bunch of the bugs that were there previously.  It runs smooth and clean now
• There are a variety of new frame sets that you can choose from so that you can pick the perfect border for all of you pictures
• You can also add animal shapes to your pictures now too.  Choose from cats, dogs, insects, butterflies, spiders, and many other creatures in order to spice up all of the pictures that you edit
• You can also add in different shapes that have been requested by multiple users on the app
• You can now use the keyboard option in both the portrait and landscape modes so that offers some versatility and flexibility in all of your photo editing

Conclusion:

If you love editing pictures than this is the app for you.  You can use a variety of different pictures and images to spice up any of your pictures that you have already taken.  You can manipulate colors, text and images to create cards with borders and frames.  There are a lot of different features and options that you can use to make some pretty cool photos.

This picture editing app costs around $1.99 to download onto your iPhone and currently is only rated three stars by iPhone app users.

MoonPhase – Moon Info iPhone app Review

Description:

The moon is a fascinating object in the night sky.  Every night it appears a little bit different and some nights you can’t even see it at all.  With the MoonPhase – Moon Info iPhone app you will begin to learn quite a bit about our little orbiting friend the moon as well as quite a bit about the sun.  The format of the app is extremely easy to use and navigate through and you will get detailed information and pictures of exactly what the moon will look like on a given night of the month.  This is an app that you could literally pull out every single day to use and learn something new.  This app can be used in a variety of different ways.  You can use it to plan out your next moonlit walking date, you can learn what times of the month to not go outside for fear of werewolves, or it can even help you in your fishing endeavors.  The great part about this app is that it puts all the information right on your phone so you will not need an internet connection in order to use it.

Features:

• This moon app is loaded with different features.  For one you can swipe either up or down on the screen to change the date on your phone and see the phase of the moon
• You can see how the moon will look in either the Southern or Northern hemispheres of the world
• You can have the moon appear on your phone as a big ball of cheese, as a cartoon figure, or it’s real and cratered form
• You can find all of the times for sunrises as well as for sunsets
• The app has an option to view the moon angle
• You will get to see every single phase of the moon through every day, week and year since 1900
• You can pinpoint the moon’s location in the night sky
• You can also find out the zodiac positions
• Along with phase information you can also find out the full names of the moon its stages
• You will be able to be notified when there are lunar eclipses and every other part of the lunar cycle
• You can find out when the moon will rise each night and when it will set
• There is a fun werewolf warning that you can turn on just to be safe
• You can scroll through the different days and see either a Full Moon or a New moon
• You can select your location from the map

Conclusion:

Voted 4 stars by iPhone app users and only costs $0.99 to download from the iTunes store.  If you love the stars and the night sky then this is a fun way to keep track of it.

ShakeItPhoto iPhone app Review

Description:

Do you ever miss the feel and look of those instant photographs from a Polaroid camera?  Well now you can get that same effect with every picture you take on your iPhone!  With the ShakeItPhoto iPhone app you can take snapshots and then shake your phone to develop the picture quickly and effectively.  The app includes a perfect processing technology that helps the photos to look legitimate. Spice up your photo library with the ShakeItPhoto iPhone app!

Features:

• One of the best parts about this app is that each and every photo that is on it looks like a real photo that you just took off of a Polaroid camera
• If you want to quicken the developing of the picture then the only thing that you have to do is shake your iPhone around.  This will allow the picture to become visible much quicker then if you just let it sit
• If you have any existing photos from your library then you can use these pictures with the app and turn them all into Polaroid pictures.  This a is a fun way to make your pictures look legit
• As you use the app you will notice that all of the sound effects sound realistic and would be the same kinds of sounds you would hear if you really had taken a Polaroid and was trying to develop it
• Once you have edited your photos and developed them then they will automatically save into your phone  picture gallery so that you can go back and view all of them at  your own leisure
• This app has utilized some fun technology to make sure that the processing comes out perfectly.  Your photos really will look just like a Polaroid picture!

Conclusion:

You can never go wrong with a camera app.  Every picture you take will turn out different and this is a way to make them look like real photographs taken on a Polaroid camera.  If you love the look and feel of natural pictures then you will absolutely love what this app can do to your photo library.  Once you have modified your pictures you can do whatever you like with them whether that be for personal viewing satisfaction or emailing and texting them to friends.

Voted 3 1/2 stars by different iPhone app users off of the iTunes store.  This app is very simple and only costs about $0.99 to download onto your mobile device.

Handwritten email iPhone app Review

Description:

Do you ever get bored of the typical Times New Roman, Callibri, or Verdana fonts?  These fonts are used in almost every kind of document and they can get really boring and overused.  In order to add your own personal touch to emails that you send to friends and family you should try out the Handwritten email iPhone app by Planet Blue Art.  This little app lets you type on the typical onscreen keyboard and then convert it into a font style that makes it look like it was handwritten.  You also have control over copy and pasting, colors, font sizes, and alignment.

Features:

• This tool app allows you to pick between a number of different font styles and calligraphy writing methods.  You can pick crazier fonts too like the gothic writing style
• You can also pick what color you want all of your text to be in.  You can either color a certain part of the text, all of it, or mix and match colors to make it unique and original
• Choose the size that you want the text to be in.  Once again you can have the entire text in a single size or you can make some of the text bigger in order to make it stand out or some of it in a smaller size
• You also have the ability to copy and paste certain segments of the document and format it just the way that you like it
• You can decide where the text is aligned, whether it is in the very center, all the way to the right, or just on the left hand side of the screen like normal
• There are two modes to view the text in; the preview mode will show you what the text will look like when it is sent to your contact and the editing mode will allow you to change text and make some improvements on the document

Conclusion:

The main point of this little app is to be able to add your own personal touch to all of your emails.  This just gives you a very detailed approach to what colors you use in your emails, the style of the font, and also font sizes.  It is kind of fun to be able to send messages to your friends over the computer and have it look like your just wrote in with your own hand.

Voted 4 out of 5 stars by iPhone app users and can currently be downloaded for only $0.99.  This app was created by Planet Blue Art.

TextNow iPhone app Review

Description:

Do you wish you could text as much as you wanted but realize that your service only allows you to send a certain amount without charging you an arm and a leg?  Well with the TextNow iPhone app you can text your friends and family as much as you want for a very small price.

The TextNow iPhone app allows you to send texts to any iPod Touch or any other kind of mobile phone.  You have unlimited texting capabilities as well as a few other important features.  You can download pictures from social networking sites and even customize your entire texting experience.  Choose from a variety of different themes, colors, sounds, and pictures in order to create your perfect messaging zone.

This really is one of the most effective, and most economical, ways to enjoy unlimited texting with your peers.  You don’t have to worry about huge monthly charges, or costly additional charges when you accidentally go over your limit.  For a small yearly fee or lifetime fee you can text at will for as long as you want.  The app is connected to the internet but also allows for you to be able to read texts when you are not online.

Features:

• There are a variety of different emoticons that you can use to spice up your texts
• It allows you to have any ringtone of your choice to signify a notification
• You can choose any background you would like, including color and font
• You will have your own TextNow address @textnow.me
• The app has an assortment of different themes you can choose from
• There is a horizontal keyboard that you can use
• This iPhone app will work with EDGE, WiFi, or any 3G connection
• Is compatible with the iPhone and the iPod Touch
• It saves your text messages so that you can view them offline as well
• Has the ability to have the Google Voice integration support (check online for options)
• Is one of the most reliable and fastest texting applications out there for the iPhone
• You can also download photos from Facebook and other social networking sites
• Free version of the app can be downloaded under TextNow Lite, includes 3 months worth of service
• Otherwise it is $3.99 for a single year, and $7.99 for a lifetime subscription

Conclusion:

Voted 3 1/2 stars by iPhone app users and currently runs for $0.99.  There is also a free download of the app under the name TextNow Lite.