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Android App Review: Toxic Thinking
Gaming

Android App Review: Toxic Thinking

Toxic Thinking app, a boon for mental health awareness, falters on user experience, needing polish to match its noble purpose.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Tue, 5th May 2015
Android App Review: Unblock
Gaming

Android App Review: Unblock

Unblock: a free, fun and addictive puzzle game that will keep you entertained for hours (or maybe just minutes). Read more.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2015
Android app review: Gloomy Dungeon 3d: Hardcore
Gaming

Android app review: Gloomy Dungeon 3d: Hardcore

Gloomy Dungeon 3d: Hardcore is a Doom-esque first-person shooter that is 3D, hardcore, and set in a gloomy dungeon. It's perfect, really.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2015
Android App Review: Napp
Gaming

Android App Review: Napp

Simplify your siesta with 'Napp', the app designed to perfection for hassle-free napping - just set and snooze!.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2015
Android App Review: Little Alchemy
Gaming

Android App Review: Little Alchemy

For such a simple premise Little Alchemy is a delightful, absorbing game, and one that I would happily recommend for kids or adults.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Android App Review: WoodenMan - Drawing Mannequin
Gaming

Android App Review: WoodenMan - Drawing Mannequin

Dive into the digital realm with 'WoodenMan', an app turning the classic artists' mannequin into a pocketable virtual muse.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
Android App Review: Nail Doctor - Kids Games
Gaming

Android App Review: Nail Doctor - Kids Games

Nail Doctor is everything I hate about cheaply-made, cynical revenue-grabbing apps, combined with everything I hate about foot hygiene.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015
Android App Review: Auckland Libraries App
Gaming

Android App Review: Auckland Libraries App

The library system, including its online component, was already working fine for me. What do I actually need this app to do?.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2015
Android App Review: Ghost Detector Spectrum
Gaming

Android App Review: Ghost Detector Spectrum

Ghost Detector Spectrum is an app that claims to detect ghosts. Whether it does or not … well, that's hard to prove, isn't it.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2015
Android App Review: Stick Hero
Gaming

Android App Review: Stick Hero

Stick Hero is one of those games that took a single, simple idea and executed it well, and the end result is so much better than most other game apps.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2015
Android App Review: Anti-stress Chromotherapy
Gaming

Android App Review: Anti-stress Chromotherapy

Anti-stress Chromotherapy is a fancy name for a simple idea, packaging a basic one-action app as a mental health tool.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
Android App Review: Forest Live Wallpaper
Gaming

Android App Review: Forest Live Wallpaper

Escape digital chaos with Forest Live Wallpaper, the idle serene app turning phones into tranquil, leafy retreats.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2015
Android App Review: Detective's Choice Volume 1
Gaming

Android App Review: Detective's Choice Volume 1

Detective's Choice Volume 1 is an interactive, genre-heavy RPG text-based adventure game that takes players back to the 1930's.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2015
Android App Review: Food Planner
Gaming

Android App Review: Food Planner

Food Planner is an app which acts like a recipe book, meal planner and grocery list combined. It's a good app, but a terrible one to review when you're hungry.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2015
Andriod App Review: Amazing Ninja
Gaming

Andriod App Review: Amazing Ninja

Amazing Ninja is a basic game in terms of its look and feel, but throws challenges at you quickly enough to keep boredom away.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2015
Android App Review: How To Draw Graffiti
Gaming

Android App Review: How To Draw Graffiti

Downloading a How To Draw Graffiti app onto your smartphone is almost as close as I've found to a pure distillation of what's wrong with modern culture.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2014
Android App Review: Color Pal
Gaming

Android App Review: Color Pal

Color Pal app entices artists with unique palettes but falls short with its lack of custom options, leaving creatives wanting more.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Eddie

Android App Review: Birds of New Zealand
Gaming

Android App Review: Birds of New Zealand

Living in New Zealand we're blessed with many things. Not our internet speed or standard of reality television, but birds? We've done pretty well with birds.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015