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AppsPresented by Sonja Fuchs, Web Technology Specialist
April 2014
What’s an App?
• Specific to an OS (operating system)
• Better than a web app
• More expensive to produce
• Can rate and give feedback
• Can get “like” items
• Takes up space on your device
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Top Smartphone Apps
Top iPad AppsApp Store Official Charts for the week ending April 21, 2014
Paid Free
Minecraft - Pocket Edition, Mojang Hearthstone: Heroes of WarcraftBlizzard Entertainment, Inc.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Gameloft Microsoft Word for iPadMicrosoft Corporation
Goat Rampage, Swift Apps FarmVille 2: Country EscapeZynga Inc.
Wallykazam! Letter and Word Ma..., Nickelodeon 2048 - The GameKetchapp
Heads Up!, Warner Bros. Piano TilesHU WEN ZENG
The Survival Games : Mini Game..., wang wei Trials FrontierUbisoft
Hitman GOSQUARE ENIX INC Flappy Smash - The End of a Ti...Makeover Mania Story Games
R.B.I. Baseball 14MLB.com HornPhosphor Games Studio, LLC
Blek Denis Mikan Microsoft Excel for iPadMicrosoft Corporation
The Walls - Mini Survival GameLinal Richmore Family Guy: The Quest for StuffTinyCo, Inc.
How Do I Find Apps?
• Browse the store
• Read up on “top apps” (tech blogs, news sites, etc.)
• There’s an app for that!
• Word of mouth
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Is the App a Keeper?
Check out• # of installs• G+1• Video• Description• Reviews• Similar
Bonus:• Similar• More from
this developer• Editor’s Choice
Fitness Apps
FitBit and My Fitness Pal• Hardware required for FitBit
• Track daily goals and progress for steps, distance, calories burned and more
• Food journal to record caloric intake
• Community
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Grocery List/Meal Planning
Buy Me a Pie!• Sync lists • Assign by color or event
PepperPlate• Menu planning• Create shopping lists• Save recipes from other sites
Image Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USDA_dinner_cropped.jpg
News
FlipBoard- your “personal magazine”• Add blogs like the NYT• Connect to your social networks
for the latest
Agogo (iOS only)• Audio app for the on-the-go
person• Listen to music, talk radio or even
text-to-speech news
Photo Editing
Photo Editor by Aviary• Draw and add text• Cosmetic tools
Flipagram• Use photos to make videos• Can add music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UQkkt1ikDo
My Fave Apps
What are Your Fave Apps?
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