Awesome Ios

A smart cooking app for iOS. SideChef’s step-by-step recipes are augmented by high quality images and timers for time-sensitive steps. It can also read instructions out loud and respond to voice commands. Android version coming soon.

A free service for iOS and Android that lets you transfer links, files and more between a PC and a mobile device, or to other Pushbullet users. Android users can also use it to get call and text notifications on their computer.

A smart contacts app for iOS. Humin lets you search your contacts using practical criteria like when or where you saved their info or where they live or work. It can also tell you which of your contacts know each other as well.

An iOS app that lets you quickly order pizza. It stores your credit card information and delivery address to make successive orders much easier to place. Also, Hipster Billy Mays cameo alert! He’s like the Nic Cage of online commercials.

Previously exclusive to the iPad, Parallels’ mobile-friendly remote desktop software is now available for the iPhone as well as Android tablets and smartphones. It’s also more affordable now, down to $20 from $80 per year.

Mika Mobile’s follow up to its hit iOS RPG Battleheart. The game forgoes its predecessor’s 2D graphics and party-based combat for a single character in a 3D world, with a flexible skill system and multiple dialogue options. More here.

Despite its tacky name, the iStick provides much needed storage for iOS device users. Its a USB drive with an integrated Lightning connector to transfer files directly to and from your device. Available in 8GB to 128GB variants.

An audio news app for iOS and Android. Newsbeat lets you pick from a variety of newspapers and other news sources and will read article summaries to you using text-to-speech. It also supports voice commands. More here.

Now you can horribly mangle, torture and hopefully save Bob the patient on the go. Surgeon Simulator Touch is as hilariously awkward and vague as the desktop version. It also has two new surgeries and a new game mode.

A fast paced strategy game for iOS and Android tablets. First Strike pits you against other nations in a nuclear arms race that quickly escalates to all out war, all presented through a simple but slick interface. More here.

Pacemaker is a DJ app for the iPad designed to be easy to use. It lets you mix your iTunes songs, and it can access tracks in Spotify as well. By our estimate that gives you around 5.3 bajillion song combinations.

Paper offers an alternative way to interact with your Facebook feed. Taking cues from the popular news-reading app Flipboard, Paper features a clean interface dominated by gestures instead of buttons. Available for iOS on 3/2/14.

Developer Evil Window Dog wants to save us from a 21st century plague. Horizon is a video recording app for iOS that always takes videos in landscape mode, regardless of device orientation. This should be standard on all phones.

Equil JOT is an ink pen that can record what you’re writing or drawing on paper in real time. You can then edit, annotate and share your work from your iOS device. However, your device cannot be in sleep mode while you’re recording.

Overwatch is an upcoming Android and iOS app that aims to bring features from FPS games to outdoor combat sports such as airsoft, paintball and laser tag. It will let you track and chat with your teammates and unlock virtual perks.

A keychain-sized gadget packed with features. The iMpulse controller works with iOS and Android devices. It can be used as a gamepad, a media controller and a locator for your keys. Available in plastic and brushed metal cases.

It’s a wonder that iOS doesn’t include more options for customizing how music sounds in your headphones. CanOpener picks up the slack with options for tweaking your audio including the crossfeed, equalizer and loudness settings.

Mapkin is an iOS app that lets you make personalized maps for your loved ones. Choose which landmarks appear on the map, add notes or even voice recordings then send a link to the map via SMS, email, Facebook or Twitter.

Su Chef is a recipe finder for iOS devices. It lets you search for recipes based on ingredients that you already have. You can also filter recipes based on allergies, country and more. The app in the demo video is an old version.

Now that we’ve been using iOS 7 for a while, we’re used to it. But its new icons have been criticized for being too primitive. Now we know why. Though if you can create Pac-Man in Excel, we guess anything’s possible. (Thanks Flex!)

Anki Drive toy cars drive on their own. You use an iOS app to tell them to fire weapons, speed up and more. The cars have different strengths, and they level up and gain abilities. The starter set drops 10/23/13 for $199 at Apple Stores.

(Gore) Morphsuits and Mark Rober make costumes that work with a mobile app that displays creepy clips, like moving eyes or human organs. The iOS and Android apps are free, so you can use them in your own costumes.

Glitché is a photo editing app for iOS that lets you apply filters that distort and transform images. Its trippy filters include a VHS effect, 3D wireframe and datamosh. An in-app purchase lets you make .gifs and more.