Author: Mikhail Madnani

We featured Hike’s Android app a while ago and for its lovely design and features. The company claimed their iOS app was coming soon and it was just released. They did not disappoint. Everything from the sign up page that asks for your number to register to the chat bubbles makes you want to use this app more. The help screens guide you through the app and its features and you’re ready to go. It has a nice cards layout with brilliant subtle patterns. Tapping the option button on the top left lets you share the app, view and edit…

We keep getting asked why we feature so many weather apps here. It happens after every single weather app review. We do it because there are so many gorgeous weather apps out there. But what makes a weather app stand out and worthy of being featured here? It isn’t just weather data or a boring interface. Weather app developers are pushing the envelope on how users interact and get to know about weather. Partly Cloudy presented a nice old school analog clock style interface. Solar by Hollr is a brilliant looking gesture driven weather app for your iPhone. The app…

The App Store has no shortage of games in any category. There are probably more word games than there are weather apps right now. Zach Gage has made quite a name for himself with Bit Pilot and Unify. He released his latest game, SpellTower a while ago and it will blow your mind. SpellTower outclasses almost every other word game in all aspects. It has some drool-worthy visuals, great sounds and addictive gameplay. It has a few elements from Tetris as well like falling bricks or tiles in this case. After launching the game you are greeted with a very…

Hotel bookings usually involve a lot of work. Most hotels don’t have good websites or if they do, they’re usually made using Flash. Then there are sites that help you with bookings, but have tons of ads and they make you navigate through many pages to get anywhere. This is where Bellhop comes in. Bellhop by Conceited Software will change the way you book hotels on your Mac. When you first click on the beautifully designed icon you are greeted with a search window that has some delicious subtle patterned UI elements. After entering your travel dates and location, a…

Opoloo have designed something special with Timer. It is minimal and beautiful. The app is simple and it has a tablet specific UI as well which is always an added bonus for an Android app. The main screen shows you your saved or running timers. You can add a new timer by tapping the clock on the top right. This lets you either start a timer or start one and add it to your saved timers for future use. You are then presented with a nice view where you drag the timer around a circle as you would with an…

One of the big features in iOS 6 is the all new App Store. After acquiring chomp, Apple has made its presence felt in the new App Store. The new App Store has been criticized for its new layout making it difficult to discover new apps and its sluggish performance. There are a number of great app discovery apps (Appception) available on the App Store like the AppAdvice app, AppsGoneFree and AppZapp. While the new App Store search is a nightmare for most developers, more and more apps are popping up to help end users discover great apps. AppFlow by…