I’ve managed to keep spending relatively under control during the first week. Only buying my absolute essentials.
Reeder 4.99
reederapp.com](http://reederapp.com/)
My go to app for RSS feeds for iPhone is even prettier on iPad, a shame about having to buy again, but it is a whole new app.
Instapaper 4.99 (but I’d already purchased)
If you read off a screen you need this. A beautiful minimal reading experience for long form web content. And buy the ‘pro’ Universal app, it’s worth every penny.
Twitteriffic free, 4.99 in-app upgrade
I don’t think the app website does the product justice in use this is incredibly slick, useful and the tweets aren’t as ‘big’ as they seem in the screenshots. I haven’t upgraded in-app yet, but I suspect I may have to if the official Twitter client doesn’t head over soon.
Flipboard free
It’s been all over the internet for the last week. A really interesting approach to consuming news content that utilises twitter, not a new idea, but a terrific interface. Just great attention to detail.
Gaming
Money Island 2: Special Edition 9.99
monkeyislandspecialedition.com
The irony of playing a 17 year old game on my ‘future-pad’ has not passed my by. However this might be proof that great writing outlasts technology. A beautiful graphical and audio update of one of the finest games ever made.
Flight Control HD 4.99
My favourite of the iPhone gaming ‘modern classics’. A must buy. Now all I have to do is not be so rubbish at it.
Canabault 2.99 (but I already had it)
A rare universal game, it’s in the pixel art style so I guess no need to redo the art, but it’s nice to see some iDevs giving love to their existing customers.
Upcoming purchases…
I’m looking at wireframing apps, so far SketchyApp seems to be the simplest and best option for me, I’m not confident that OmniGraffle can offer 10 times as much value. I’ll be referring to app-a-holic Winnie to see which she recommends. I have considered wire-framing in Keynote, but I’m not sure if the iPad version can cope with that level of Keynote Kung Fu.
I’ve managed to avoid rebuying the iOS gaming greats for now, but am sure Angry Birds HD is in my future. Gravity Hook HD from the Canabalt creators Semi Secret is universal (yay!) and I will no doubt buy Plants vs Zombies again at some point.
It’s a shame you can’t upgrade the iPhone versions of these apps (that I already own!) to the HD versions for three reasons…
- it’d reduce the sticker shock for loyal customers
- only one app to manage in iTunes
- removing horrible ‘HD’ marks from the icons and accompanying text (‘FlightCtrl HD’? Seriously? Ugh.)
Hit me up on twitter with any other recommendations on which to squander my cash.