FPS Zombies: Call of Zombie by Forthright Entertainment - Android App Featured

FPS Zombies: Call of Zombie by Forthright Entertainment - Android App Featured   

The nice thing about Android smartphones and mobile devices is the sheer amount of apps and games of every conceivable type and kind. Even if we limit ourselves to games, we still get hundreds of thousands of games of every type and kind, from complex strategy games to simple arcade and mind games. And of course, there are the FPS's.

First Person Shooters are also a dime a dozen, with all kinds of stories, controls, weapons and enemies. They range from anti terrorist games to science fiction games where the player must shoot aliens or a robot army or evil demons from another dimension. You get the picture.

However, we would like to showcase a FPS we think is quite special, and we'll shortly tell you why. The FPS is called FPS Zombies: Call of Zombie by Forthright Entertainment which have also made two other very interesting games, Defend From the Romans TD and Thundergods Memory Match .

Well, the premise of FPS Zombies: Call of Zombie is quite simple and not uncommon among FPS. In the near future, a zombie plague breaks out and we must head out deep into a labyrinth and find and destroy the source of the plague, employing firearms, sensors of various types and fast honed reflexes. Still, this is not the highlight of the game.

Where the game really shines is the zombies, the plague stricken humans the player must kill in order to win the game. The zombies are BEAUTIFUL! Fully 3D, rendered in loving detail, with different motions and movements for everyone, some having grown to huge size while others devolved into crawling things. 

The enemy is what makes a good FPS and the enemies in this game are superb! Shooting realistic, clearly rendered and real gory zombies in glorious 3D is what makes all the fun, and FPS Zombies: Call of Zombie has a lot of fun in it!

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Simple LED Flashlight Torch - Android App Review

Simple LED Flashlight Torch by Mohatir Bin - Android App Review

Android smartphones are just about the most useful tool you can imagine. Just think of all its sensors and features. It can serve as a magnifying glass, a location finder, a communicator device, a camera, a scanning device and much more. Of course, it can also serve as a flashlight. 

Most if not all (Sony Xperia Z Ultra smartphone being a notable exception) android smartphones come equipped with flash for their camera, to enable them to take pictures at night an at relative darkness. Of course, what flashlight apps do is use the smartphone's camera's flash to turn the mobile device into a flashlight.

But, there are quite a few flashlight apps on google play, so the question should be asked, why did we choose to review Simple LED Flashlight Torch out of all of these apps? 

To answer this question, let's take a quick look at the app itself. The app is simple and quick to operate. When turned on, a cute graphic appears which lets the user turn on and off the flashlight with a touch of a finger. The app also has a widget that can be placed on the smartphone's homepage and it keeps working even when the smartphone is locked.

All of the above are useful features but what did our reviewers have to say about this app? 

Our reviewers liked the app. First and foremost, it is very simple to operate. No complicated setup menus or tiresome feature selection screens. Just install the app and turn the light on. Apparently, in our day and age of increasing complication, simplicity has a lot of fans.

Next, our reviewers liked the graphics, the drawn light bulb. When trying to turn the flashlight on at night or with limited visibility, the app makes it very easy to see what you're doing and turn the light on with just a flick of the finger. Of course, the widget also came in very handy to that same purpose.

Last but not least, our reviewers loved the fact the app keeps working and the flash remains lit even when the smartphone's screen is locked. Many other apps require the smartphone to remain unlocked, and what happens is that inevitably an unwanted touch will turn the flashlight off just when you need it the most. With Simple LED Flash Torch, that's no problem.

Our reviewers sent in several tips and tricks.   

First of all, when you're trying to do something complicated at night, turn the flashlight on and lock the smartphone. The flashlight will remain functioning and there's no chance of a touch turning it off at exactly the wrong time.

Another tip is to remember our elderly people. Simple LED Flashlight Torch is so easy to operate and understand, it is ideal for elderly people, to have a handy flashlight on their person at all times.

Another interesting trick is communication. Since the app is so responsive and easy to operate, there's no problem turning the smarpthone into a light based communications device, sending coded messages through blinking the flashlight in the right sequence.

Last but not least, don't forget to check up on your kids. In other words, when you have to check something in their room but don't want to turn the lights on and wake the little monsters, just flick the smartphone's flashlight on and check what you wanted to check since you already had the smartphone with you. Just don't aim the flashlight at the kids' faces.

• Score: 4.5. A simple app that works really well.
• Description: A flashlight app with cool graphics and a widget.
• Good Points: Very simple to operate. Works even when the screen is locked. 
• Bad Points: A few of our reviewers said they would have liked a slider for amount of light control.
• Experience: Very easy to operate and select. No one had any problem making this app work.
• Longevity: No one who needs flashlight uninstalled this app.
• Link to Google Play

Mega 8 - Free - Android App Featured

Mega 8 - Free by DB Enjoy - Android App Featured   

Android smartphones and mobile devices (yeah, and even the other kind) are here to make our lives better. The huge amount of apps out there on google play allow us to work better, communicate better, be safer and even save money. But, these android smartphones and mobile devices have another function.

That function is to entertain us, of course. It is not by chance that google play has SO many games. Modern life and the multitude of duties and roles everyone has to perform leave many with just a few minutes here and there to enjoy life, so why not whip our your smartphone and play a quick and enjoyable game?

Well, Mega 8 is a game that fills that bill exactly. Simple to understand and operate, lightning quick setup and launching, and then the game begins and the player must deal with the game itself, going from easy to hard.

What exactly is Mega 8 and why did we choose it for showcasing? Well, like we said the game itself is quite simple. Colored and numbered spheres float across the screen. The player's role is simple but harder than it seems. The player must combine numbered spheres to reach exactly the sum of 8, for example combining 5 and 3.

The game is harder than it seems, because the spheres must be controlled less they collide. They keep floating and the player must adjust their courses, testing his or her spacial orientation skills to the max. In addition, making combo combines (three or four spheres together) AND playing against the time (in the full version) will challenge everyone.

Mega 8 is a simple but fun game, without heavy smartphone requirements and very quick to launch, setup and play though providing plenty of challenge for anyone. The game is ideal for those idle moments everyone has AND can be used with kids, letting them test their spatial coordination skills and math skills, an important combination.

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Textual Timeface - Android App Featured

Textual Timeface by Andreas Schosser - Android App Featured   

With Android smartphones, mobile devices and even smart watches, the name of the game is convenience and saving up time and effort. It's not that modern people are lazy or inept, it's just that they would rather turn their energies into other venues, more productive and lucrative.

Thus, Google Play represents (almost!) the total sum of human effort invested in finding new ways to cultivate the exciting new technology and tremendous computing power we can get for even a hundred bucks. From apps that make shopping easier and faster, to apps that let us use the smartphone's camera to scan things and the list goes on and on.

Smart watches are a relatively new invention with new benefits and new limitations. While sporing a relatively small (circa two inch screens), nevertheless they already have a wide range of apps AND the native operating system that take advantage of Bluetooth communications to hook to our smartphone and notify us of incoming email etc.

So, with one glance on our smartwatch, we can see if we have new email, or a new SMS, or an event is about to begin, or a WhatsApp message has arrive and we didn't see it or hear the smartphone's notification. But aside from that, the smartwatch has an often neglected but very important functionality of its own. It should tell us what the time is.

This is exactly where Textual Time face aims to do. Textual Timeface has a very interesting idea that deserves merit. We think we need an exact time by the seconds but we usually can manage quite well with a "quarter to seven" time., even the busiest and most active business man.

Textual Timeface shows time by a textual message, with the app adjusting for smartwatch or smartphone use. In any case, it displays any time by text, such as the infamous "quarter to seven." The clock faces themselves can be adjusted and the patters and colors create beautiful results.

To sum this up, Textual Timeface is an original app that shows the time by text messages, making our life easier by removing the need to make the translation in our own heads.

Google Play Link

Word Path - Android App Featured

Word Path by Venables Games - Android App Featured   

Let's talk entertainment, shall we? Android smartphones and android mobile devices can do SO much (as the reviews here on Android Review Center will show you) but entertainment always seems to be a bit lagging behind. Even though there are some GREAT games out there on google play, there seems to be an undercurrent that thinks, 'games are less important'.

Well, we disagree. Strongly, in fact. We know people that walk around with six inch Asus zenphones and six point four inch Sony Xperia Ultra Z monster smartphones just to be able to play better, see the games with larger screens and on a much larger real estate area. 

So, why are games important? First of all, they are fun. Even in our industrial and computerized world, we must never forget to have fun. Forgetting that means that the MACHINE has won. In addition, the correct type of games also teach us and hone our various skills, which is just as important.

So let's introduce Word Path, a small game which is nevertheless one we should pay close attention to. The game itself is quite simple, though simple does not mean easy. All the player has to do is find the longest word possible in the matrix of letters presented, racing against the clock and choosing to go with the easy green letters that start a word or living dangerously and trying to find others words.

Word Path as ladders and achievements boards but that is less important than the benefits this game brings. Its specially designed streamlined design and user interface allows the player to concentrate only on the task at hand, perfect for using the five spare minutes we have to play, have fun and hone our linguistic skills, which is always important.

But we see other uses, mainly concerning kids. Think about it. Just give your kids the game, and tell them that to watch their TV show they have to achieve a certain rank on the game. Linguistic skill advancement and education through playing at the same time. Perfect.

In conclusion, Word Path is an unorthodox word finding game with some real potential.    

Google Play Link

RavR - Social Raving 24_7 - Android App Featured

RavR - Social Raving 24/7 - Android App Featured   

Let's face it, people. We humans are social creatures and social interaction is one of the most important things for us. The nighttime scene is the pinnacle of social interactions for a growing number of people, teens and older. Android smartphones and mobile devices are slowly starting to be able to support our nighttime interactions.

We are introducing Ravr - Social Raving 24/7, a new app that has everything anyone interested and indeed living the nightlife scene needs. This app presents all the information needed to liven up the nighttime raving activities of anyone with any interests, even at daytime. 

What does this app do? Quite simple, it contains everything we need to know about the nightlife scene in order to be able to enjoy it the best we can. First and foremost, the app presents all the clubs and bar nearest to the user, and allows the user to see them on a map and even navigate to them. 

But the app has more, much more. All interesting evens, special parties and performances are also displayed by the app, allowing the user to select the most interesting and appealing activity to him or her, even taking into account things like special discounts and deals that are available ONLY to users of RavR - Social Raving 24/7.

But the app does more than merely show information. It also creates a community of like minded individuals who can share reviews, opinions and messages about places and events, to make sure the word about a good bar is spread around but a bad club will be shunned until everything needs fixing is fixed.

The app also supports the community by allowing chats and message exchange between nearby users of the app, all to bring people together and let them exchange information and experiences. 

This app is all about experiences and has everything everyone will ever need to make nightlife and good partying take a mighty step forward.    

Google Play Link

Sweet Jar by ByPost - Android App Review

Sweet Jar by ByPost - Android App Review

To take thing in perspective, we on Android Review Center say that we love our smartphones and mobile devices because of their functionality, and we do get a LOT of functionality from the huge amount and variation of apps on google play. There are apps for everything you've ever thought of and a lot of things your HAVEN"T thought of, but that's just part of the fun. 

The apps can be very broadly defined as apps that help the smartphone become a mobile office, apps for mobile communications, apps for entertainment and last but not least, security and safety apps. But, as much as our engineering instincts want to have everything labeled neatly, there are the special apps, the ones that cannot be so easily categorized, and sometimes these are the best apps of all.

Meet Sweet Jar, an app by ByPost that does a special thing, connecting the real world with our world inside the smartphone. What does it do? Quite simply, the app blows life into jars of sweets on the smartphone's screen and makes them into real things. 

How does the app work? The user gets to select a jar and then he or she must fill it up with up to six variations of candy, from cola bottles to juicy lips, liquorice allsorts, gummy bears, fizzy vampire teeth and much more. Then, the user must pay real money (£6) and then the real jar with the selections of candy the user made appear on his or her doorstep in a few days.

So, what did the reviewers had to say about the app? 

Our reviewers liked the app a lot, even those who don't usually consume that much candy. The screens and graphics are really colorful and visually appealing, making it a joy to just browse through the options and see all Sweet Jar has to offer. This also makes working with the app very simple and intuitive, with no chance of mistakes.

Our reviewers also commented on the sheer variety of candy to select, citing hundreds of candy types, some mysterious and unknown but all intriguing with good pictures. Whatever candy type you like, our reviewers say you'll find it within Sweet Jar.

Last but not least, our reviewers reported that there was no hitch in the payment and the real world jar deliverance. The jars arrived before schedule on almost all occasions and they were wrapped so well that no one broke or was otherwise damaged by its journey. AND, people got exactly what they ordered, which means the app does exactly what it is supposed to.

Our reviewers sent in several tips and tricks. Now, reviewers commented that the candy jars made perfect presents to give when visiting or as prices, so the app is useful even if you DON'T like candy. Another trick is to select less than six types of candy if you know and want a specific kind.

Another tips is to be brave and select unknown types of candy. Live dangerously ... Some guys said that the jars make excellent gifts for the fair gender, even going so far to order the jars straight to the hotel room when going on vacation and making it wait there for the couple's arrival. This always got very positive reactions!

For the parents among us, our reviewers said the jars present perfect school and class party refreshment and even if you want to gift your kid with one, selecting candy types for jars is very easy and avoid temptations encountered when going to the mall ...

The app doesn't use paypal, only credit and debit cards which make it a little safer for our money and the price in general is not high, so reviewers recommended ordering jars in advance and just keeping them at home for when candy will be needed for guests or kids.

Sweet Jar is a great app, colorful and easy to use and the physical world component works really well.

• Score: 4.8. A beautiful app that works really well.
• Description: A candy selection app, that delivers real candy jars according to your picks.
• Good Points: Nice design and graphics. Great concept. Good packaging for the jars to avoid mishaps. Huge variety of sweets to select.
• Bad Points: Perhaps making a future update where with things that are a little healthier, like crackers, dark chocolate, nuts etc.
• Experience: Very easy to operate and select. No one had any problem making this app work.
• Longevity: Even for people who don't like sweets, this app and its sweet jars have quite a lot of uses.
• Link to Google Play

Crazy Money Button - Android App Featured

Crazy Money Button by Michael Asaraf - Android App Featured   

It will come as no great surprise that we love Android smartphones and mobile devices. We think it's self explanatory but we do feel obliged to point out that the sheer functionality of these devices, being mobile offices, mobile entertainment offices, mobile communications centers and mobile security centers is at the heart of things.

In addition, we love following select studios and indie developers around and seeing what they are after. Even if one app or a game of a studio is a hit, it is no indication others will, but if an app or a game is good and of good quality, it IS a strong indication all of the other apps will be.

So, we will now bring another app by indi devloper Michael Asaraf whose game Next Business Tycoon we reviewed and enjoyed here. This time, we would like to present another game, called Crazy Money Button. What is interesting to note is that although Next Business Tycoon is a hugely complex and interesting strategy game, Crazy Money Button is a lightning quick casual game.

So, what is Crazy Money Button all about? The game is quite simple and requires faith in yourself and a certain amount of luck. The player gets a button and all he or she has to do is press it, receiving a number as a result. Wining is simplicity itself, all you have to do is hit a round number, the rounder the better.

The game has a money counter which is shared among players and a global ranking ladder so everyone can see how well (or bad ...) he or she did. In addition, the game also sports challenges which are a challenge in themselves not to just achieve but achieve faster than anyone else! Last but not least, real prizes will be handed out to the winners!

There is a place for heavy, complicated games and there is a place for quick casual games that raise your adrenalin level and let you play for a few minutes at a time, whenever you have a little free time. 

Crazy Money Button is original, well made and most important of all, fun to play.    

Google Play Link

Fitness Against Friends - Android App Featured

Fitness Against Friends - Android App Featured   

We usually begin articles with the general classification of Android smartphone and mobile device roles and functions, stating that they are supposed to be mobile offices, security centers, mobile entertainment centers and more. However, in this article we would like to focus on something that we have been neglecting, and have little doubt almost everyone else has been neglecting.

We are talking about fitness. A lot of people will scoff at this point, citing modern living, clean eating (on rare cases!) and lack of time as the prime reasons we plan to do our fitness only when we'll retire but fitness is important to us, more important than any other time in history due to the comforts of modern life and the relative comfort of our modern jobs.

Lack of fitness will result in higher stress, more unhealthy things in our blood (cholesterol and sugar) and will dramatically raise the chance of unwelcome serious illnesses such as diabetes, heart related problems, even cancer and dementia. 

But enough with that. We all know we HAVE to stay fit. The question is, how do we do it?

And that's not really the question, as everyone who had ever tried to maintain a fitness training regime has found out. The problem is not How to get in shape, the problem is How to keep exercising when it's raining outside, with all new episodes of Dexter about to air and when we are just not in the mood for it.

Fitness Against Friends is an app that has the right idea about how to solve that motivation problem. The app makers have reached the correct solution to the problem, which is of course based around friends. Our friends, family and various acquaintances a a huge motivational force in our life and Fitness Against Friends harnesses this great power to help us train and stay fit.

The app lets the user create and maintain workout regimes and programs, and then the app lets the user compete with friends and family. The app will post notifications on the achievements of others in our group and help the user share his or her own achievements, spicing things up with some cleverly selected insults to keep the blood pumping and the fire in the eyes.

Fitness Against Friends will make you compete in a friendly way against your friends, and that's the strongest motivational force ever devised. A great app with a great idea that not only will make YOU stay in shape, but will also motivate your friends and family.

Do you see know why we love it?   

Google Play Link

And for Apple users: iOS Link

Paper Aircraft by Cloud Bunny - Android App Featured

Paper Aircraft by Cloud Bunny - Android App Featured   

We on Android Review Center have quite a tough job. We are dedicated to finding and presenting the best apps on every subject, from entertainment to communications to security and even some mobile office app. Our job is tough because google play has more than a million apps, making finding the good ones quite difficult.

However, now and then we stumble upon a real gem, an app that really shines, if it is because of its beauty, functionality or other traits.

In the case of Paper Aircraft, it was all of the above and more. Read on to find out why ...

First of all, let's see what Paper Aircraft by Cloud Bunny does. The app is a repository for aircraft paper models, and not just any paper models but those without cutting the paper, just folding (which is a GIANT plus for anyone who ever tried to make an aircraft model). The app presents a selection of models and the user just needs to select one to receive folding instructions.

So, why did we love the app? First of all, the instructions for making the paper aircraft models are simple, detailed, colorful and self explanatory. Even people with two left hands can understand what they need to do and how to do it. Even some of our own staff here managed to make some very impressive aircraft that flew flawlessly.

Now, the models themselves are varied, beautiful and very practical. We spent some time making quite a few of the available models and the results were great airplanes that flew and glided perfectly! The variation in the models was also jaw dropping as the app contains models from spaceship to different kinds of gliders to other models with specific aerodynamic properties. 

The simple fact is that EVERYONE loves paper aircraft, making and flying them. We're not quite sure why but it's a given. Perhaps is has something to do with our childhood ... Of course, kids loved the the app, making the aircraft themselves or just flying the planes if they were little. In any case, it was great exercise for the kids and some well received rest for the parents.

To sum things up, Paper Aircraft is a must on anyone's mobile device, for making office life a little more bearable or making the kids play without destroying anything. With a simple and functional interface, a huge selection of models (You can pay a few measly dollars to get EVEN MORE models), this app has become our instant favorite.

Google Play Link

Paper Aircraft books by the maker of the app: (look for paperback and kindle versions)

The Best Advanced Paper Aircraft Book 1: Long Distance Gliders, Performance Paper Airplanes, and Gliders with Landing Gear

The Best Advanced Paper Aircraft Book 2: Gliding, Performance, and Unusual Paper Airplane Models

The Best Advanced Paper Aircraft Book 3: High Performance Paper Airplane Models Plus a Hangar for Your Aircraft

Digital Clock Widget - Android App Featured

Digital Clock Widget by Super Droid Studio - Android App Featured   

Let's face it, people. Although there are a LOT of uses for android smartphones and mobile devices with a huge number of apps that will do almost anything, the thing we use the most and the thing that runs most of the time is our homescreen watch widget, if we have any. Whenever we open an app, close an app, unlock our phone or lock it yet again, we always go through our homescreen.

Besides, the homescreen watch widget should be something that will help us do whatever task we need to do with our smartphone as quickly and as comfortably as possible. Since it is already taking up quite a lot of real estate on our smartphone's homescreen, it should be useful to run things and not only show us information.

But there are a LOT of watch widgets for Android smartphones, what should we choose for our our smartphone?

Well, we chose Digital Clock Widget by Super Droid Studio whose apps we've already covered in depth on Android Review Center before. Let's take a quick look and see why this app is one of the favorite ones with our reviewers.

First of all, design and beauty. Say what you will but a widget that is displayed so prominently on the smartphone's or mobile's homescreen should be eye pleasing and Digital Clock Widget has fifteen designs, all beautifully made. There's the bomb clock (our favorite!), the ship window, the old style digital clock design and many more. All lovely! 

The second thing is functionality. Digital Clock Widget has a very useful smart tool bar which is completely configurable. All and any apps can be configured to be launched straight from the widget, making operating the tons of apps and utilities on our mobile device so much easier and faster. It is a much more natural way to handle the smartphone. Try it and you'll see what we mean.

In addition, the widget has some smart setup options, which are both very useful and simple to use, from setting up the smart notification bar with any apps we want to selecting the exact way we want our watch to appear, with time, date and appearance settings. 

You cannot go wrong with this app, as it has both functionality and appearance and it really has the potential of transforming your smartphone's user experience. 

Google Play Link