Here is a great little email app for managing your inbox flow. Quickly swipe messages to your archive or trash. Scan an entire conversation at once with chat-like organization. Snooze emails until later with the tap of a button. Simple but effective. Download here. ($0.00)

Posted on May 6, 2013 at 11:00 am, filed under Free, Productivity and tagged email, feed, gmail, mail, organize, sort

Game night? Scorekeeper has you covered. Throw away that pen and paper and keep score in style. Scorekeeper has a stunning interface and a UX that will make other apps jealous. Download here. ($0.00)

Posted on March 22, 2013 at 12:17 pm, filed under Free, Sports, Utilities and tagged board, colors, family, friends, games, night, team, ui, ux

I recently purged my iPhone of all unnecessary games. One of the 4 games that remained was Canabalt, and there’s a reason for that. It’s challenging enough to make you addicted, but not so challenging that you get angry while playing. The nostalgic 8bit graphics fit the game concept perfectly. If you only download one game this year then I recommend Canabalt. Download [...]

Posted on March 13, 2013 at 12:49 pm, filed under Games and tagged 8bit, addictive, basic, jumping, running

Instapaper in a nutshell? “Save web pages for later offline reading, optimized for readability on your iPhone or iPod touch’s screen.” Essentially, Instapaper is a great app for streamlining your link flow on the go. It’s simple, but to the point, the way it should be. Instapaper on iOS features 3 different viewing options: classic white, black, and tan. The [...]

Posted on January 21, 2013 at 12:00 pm, filed under News, Utilities and tagged bookmarks, easy, feed, news, rss, sites

Hittin’ the slopes this Christmas? Well then you should check out this lovely companion to the mountains. Simple and beautiful. Download here. ($0.99)

Posted on December 15, 2012 at 11:04 pm, filed under Sports and tagged board, maps, run, ski, slopes, snow, snowboard, speed, track, ui, winter

Kinetic is simply the best running, walking, and cycling app, period. No ifs ands or buts about it, Kinetic is the perfect companion to any cardio workout. The app has several solid features, such as in app music control, voice over distance notifications, and a built in lock screen.  If you’re not sure it’s worth the [...]

Posted on December 8, 2012 at 3:24 am, filed under Health & Fitness and tagged biking, cycling, gps, map, music, running, tracking, trekking, walking, workout

You can’t go wrong with this bad boy. Dead simple, well designed, and effective in your moment of need. The flashlight automatically turns on upon clicking the app icon. Your choice of a black or white UI is accessible by a simple double tap. Enjoy! Download here. ($0.99)

Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:43 am, filed under Essential, Utilities and tagged auto, black, camera, dark, flash, flashlight, light, ui, white

If you’re a fan of Scrabble or Words with Friends then you’ll love this new and highly addictive iOS game. The concept is simple, combine letter tiles to make words, but with the ability to control and steal tiles, Letterpress gives a whole new meaning to the concept of friendly competition. The interface experience is well thought [...]

Posted on October 24, 2012 at 5:30 pm, filed under Free, Games and tagged addicting, alphabet, friends, letters, scrabble, tiles, ui, ux, words

Transit makes commuting simple by showing you information that is relevant to your location. Features real-time transit schedules, and offline browsing. A must have app for any major city commuter. Download here. ($0.00)    

Posted on October 20, 2012 at 10:39 am, filed under Free, Navigation and tagged bus, free, maps, routes, simple, stop, train, ui, ux

A simple but great app for checking the time in various cities. It’s absolutely perfect for making sure you schedule that international meeting for the right time. Download here. ($0.00)

Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:54 pm, filed under Free, Utilities and tagged clock, meetings, sync, time, ui, world

Disposable phone numbers can come in handy for a variety of situations in life, and Burner for the iPhone has you covered like a champ! Create disposable phone numbers as needed and simply delete them when you’re done using the temp number. The first Burner line is free with the app purchase, and the service is [...]

Posted on August 15, 2012 at 11:00 pm, filed under Free, Utilities and tagged craigslist, disposable, dummy, number, phone, text, throw-away

There are a lot of options when it comes to solid weather apps for the iPhone, but in our humble opinion Weather Neue does it best (ever since Shine when out of commission). You get exactly what you need at a glance, no sliding, tapping, shaking, or coercion. When you open the app you see [...]

Posted on August 9, 2012 at 4:08 am, filed under Essential, Free, Weather and tagged classic, default, lcd, minimalist, orange, replacement, simple, ui, weather, white

  Easy to learn, easy to play, but OLO gives back many hours of good clean colorful fun. Download here. ($1.99)

Posted on July 17, 2012 at 1:12 am, filed under Games and tagged circles, color, fun, games, online, simple

  Feeling a little over Instagramed? Vsco Cam is a new and super slick filter app for the iPhone. The app is a joy to use and the filters are simply splendid. Sure it’s not free, but the value it adds to your photos it well worth the 99 cent expenditure. Download here. ($0.99)

Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:47 am, filed under Photo & Video, Swag and tagged cam, camera, instagram, photography, pictures

Pop is a great simple tool for that quick note. While I would recommend something else for a more robust note solution on iOS (more on that later), I think Pop fills in a gap that other note taking apps lack; simple put, it’s very efficient. I recommend giving it a download! Download here. ($0.99)

Posted on May 23, 2012 at 11:10 am, filed under Productivity, Utilities and tagged minimalist, notes, quick, simple, white, writing