Free iPhone Apps

iBasketball iPhone app Review

Description:

In the iBasketball iPhone app you will be able to get out on the street courts and polish up your game.  See if you can get a perfect swish, and see if you can go up against other online players and beat them out in a game of horse.  This is a fun game that you can play in real time and use real shooting motions to get the ball into the net.

Features:

• As with all of these games from this same developer, you are going to get a good mix of action using the built in accelerometer.  This is a great way to get the most out of your games and make them interesting
• All you have to do is just swing your little iPhone around and watch the basketball fly through the air
• The shooting physics in the game are very realistic and very accurate.  You will be able to see how the half court shot works and even control the distance of your shot.  As well as controlling the distance you will also be able to mess with the angle of the shot and how you want to use the backboard in case it is a really difficult shot to hit
• The environment you will be in will be based around a street court.  It helps you to feel like you are a real baller and you are out with your boys playing some ball
• There are also a variety of different multiplayer options that you can take advantage of in order to make your gaming experience a bit more enjoyable.  You can get online and have some timed shootouts where you will have to be super quick as well as extremely accurate
• You can also play in an online game of Horse with other opponents where you will have to come up with some difficult and creative shots that will oust the people you are playing against
• There are also leader boards at the national level that you can get online and check and see where your own high scores are and how they match against the other best players in the world
• There is a localized game play option where you can actually play against people who are all over the world in a bunch of different regions.  This allows for some great replay value

Conclusion:

This is a fun accelerometer based basketball game for the iPhone.  Although the graphics aren’t the sharpest, it is in 3D and it does respond pretty well.  Overall a pretty fun little game to keep you busy.

This app has been rated with 3 stars out of a 5 star rating.  This app is also free for you to download onto your iPhone from off of the app market.

iBowl iPhone app Review

Description:

The iBowl iPhone app is one of the best 3D bowling games that is out for the iPhone.  It completely utilizes the accelerometer so you will be able to pretend like your phone is the bowling ball itself.  You can play in a bunch of different multiplayer modes online with different people or you can even join tournaments.  You can also challenge friends to some fun competition.

Features:

• This is a fun little bowling game on the iPhone that does a good job of utilizing the accelerometer that is built into the phone.  You will be able to just swing the device as if you are throwing a real bowling ball and watch it hit the pins
• This game even has the bowling physics that were created by Tenpin bowling.  If you curve the ball while you are swinging the phone then it will also curve into the pins to give you the best results that are possible
• You also have a choice between three different lanes so you can decide where you want to throw your bowling ball
• There is also a pretty fun multiplayer mode that you can play in as well.  Get online and you can play with 1 to 4 players in multiplayer games
• You can also join large tournaments online that can have up to seven different people playing in it.  This way you can prove your bowling dominance
• You can also compete against your own friends.  You can start a lobby of your own or you can just get online over the network or the wi-fi to play against long distance opponents
• Use the Facebook Connect feature to be able to start challenging your friends and family over social networking sites.  They can start the challenge match by simply pressing a single button
• You can also check your high score against that of other players by getting online and checking out the rankings that are on the national leader boards
• If you prefer the offline modes then you can still earn a bunch of different trophies from stellar play
• Once you get these trophies and achievements then you can rub it in the faces of all of your friends by getting on your own trophy screen and then issuing out a challenge to them

Conclusion:

This app has been given a rating of 3 out of 5 stars by multiple users that have played or tried out this app.  The best part about it is that it is completely free for you to download onto your phone.

Crack the Code Free iPhone app Review

Description:

In the Crack the Code Free iPhone app you will have to see if you have what it takes to crack the secret code that has been challenged to you by the computer.  You will have to see if you can unlock the secret before you run out of guesses.  This is one of the best codebreaker apps out for the mobile market, especially the iPhone.  Pretty much your phone will pick a unique sequence of colored dots and you will have to  try and find out the exact order of the sequence before your guesses run out.

Features:

• Even though this is a free game to download onto your iPhone, it still does a great job of delivering some great graphics that you will enjoy looking at while you are playing the game
• One of the other great features about the game is that it has some incredible background music.  Add to that a good mix of exciting sound effects and you have yourself a fun little game to play over and over again
• The game also can be customized and personalized a bit.  For one, you can actually go into the settings tab and toggle through the different difficulty settings to find one that matches your skill set
• You can also use a few different modes in case you are colorblind.  In the letters mode you won’t have to worry about being able to see the different colors because they will be letters instead
• One of the other great things about the game is that it has an automatic save function so that if you get off your phone for an important phone call or text, you can immediately get back on and start playing from where you left off

Conclusion:

The Crack the Code game is a pretty simple game with a simple job.  It actually is a pretty fun little game and can be pretty addicting to play.  You will find yourself spending more time on this game the you would think.  It is also kind of cool that they offer a little mode for anyone that might be colorblind so that they can still play the game as well.  They just use letters instead of colors so that you can still distinguish between the two.

This app has only been given a rating of 3 stars by iPhone app users that have reviewed it.  The main plus to this gaming app is that you can download it for free.

Google Earth iPhone app Review

Description:

With the Google Earth iPhone app you will literally have the entire world in the palm of your hands.  You can look at bustling cities, suburbs, mountains, deserts, jungles, ocean, and anything else that you can think of.  This is the best way to utilize satellite imagery and get some high res images of what’s down below.

Features:

• Google Earth is one of the coolest technological advancements of the last few years.  People have spent multiple hours looking up different destinations in this little program
• The user interface is extremely to navigate through.  You simple just need to use  your finger to swipe and you can look all around the entire world
• If you want to get a little more advanced then you can do the two finger swipe to be able to adjust your view on the screen.  This allows you to see the mountainous terrain of the places that you are looking at
• You can also look at it in a few different views.  For instance, use the Panoramio layer to be able to see it in wide screen or you can look at all of the different geo-located photos that have been posted from all ofver the entire world
• Along with the variety of different photos that are available you can also check out the geo-located articles that are available through Wikipedia.  This way you can learn about as many different locations as you would like to
• There is also a location feature that you can use in order to make the app come over and look at your specific location.  It is able to do this because of the GPS that is built into the phone
• You can also browse around and search for different things.  Try looking for places, businesses, and other cities that are located all around the world by just using the Google Local Search function

Conclusion:

It has never been so easy to see a real satellite view of any area of the world that you choose .  You can zoom all the way in and just look at your house if you would like to.  Or you can go check out that mountain peak that you just barely hiked up to.  Or you can go look at cool monuments in other countries that you may never be able to see in real life.  Just a cool way to have the entire world in your hands.

This app has been given a rating of 3 1/2 out of 5 stars by people that have downloaded the app and used it already.  You can download this iPhone app for free.

Solitaire City Lite iPhone app Review

Description:

One of the most popular card games of all time is that of Solitaire.  Now with the Solitaire City Lite iPhone app you can now have this game in your pocket at all times.  It is the ultimate time waster and you will love the impressive graphics that are displayed on your iPhone.  This free version contains both Spiderette as well as Double Klondike for you to play.  Try to beat the game quickly in order to get the best high score that you can.

Features:

• This version of the game actively supports both the horizontal landscape mode as well as the vertical portrait mode so that you can play both ways.
• The graphics for this little game of solitaire are also pretty impressive and make the game a bit more enjoyable
• You will be scored based on how quickly you can beat the game.  The faster you can get the cards sorted out and back in their decks the higher your score will be
• You will be able to go back and look at your personal best scores that will be located on the high score tables
• You can either listen to the original soundtracks and sound effects that have been provided or you can actually listen to all of your own iTunes music while you are playing
• As simple as this game is, it is one of the most addictive games that you can play on your mobile phone.  You will find yourself playing it in bed, on the toilet, and anyway else you can think of
• One fun feature with this app is that it lets you use it in either the right or left handed position.  You can pick this from the options tab
• If your phone rings or you get a text that you need to immediately respond to then just exit the app and it will automatically save where you were at so you can start right back up where you left off
• One of the nice things about the app is that you can use the undo button as much as you want so that you can go back and try different techniques and methods to beat it
• There is a training mode that is very interactive so that it will teach you how to do it
• You can also customize and choose what designs you want on the backs of the decks of cards that you are using
• The background graphics are nice and they help this solitaire game to stand out among the others
• You can actually create your own sound effects and sound themes that you can have active during the game

Conclusion:

This app was voted 3 stars by users and is currently free for you to download onto your iPhone.