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Review: InstaSplitPic takes two pictures in one and even adds neat filters

Not many apps stitch two photos together the way InstaSplitPic does. It creates a cool image that you can then filter just like you would in Instagram or any similar app. It's missing a few landmark features, as well as any user guidance, but it's definitely a great app that most smartphone photographers should have in their toolkit.

Since the app doesn't have a tutorial, you have to wing it to figure out how to take the best shot. When you first load it, it shows you four styles of shot you can take with the app. … Read more

Review: PhotoFram.es HD welcomes users with all the decorating fun and no ads

Unlike most apps of its ilk, PhotoFram.es HD is an ad-free framing app that really works. There aren't many downsides that come with these great, high resolution frames. You will have to pay a pretty penny to unlock them all, but the free app has a lot on offer if you choose not to upgrade.

There are about 50 or so frames in each of this app's seven categories. About one-third of the app's frames are locked behind a paywall that will cost you $5 (or $1 per category) to lift, but you shouldn't bother. … Read more

Review: Smart Multiplication visualizes core concepts but lacks depth

Smart Multiplication uses visualization tools to teach the core concepts of multiplication in a well-designed, but restricted educational tool. It starts off well, but quickly shows its limits in terms of menu modes, unlockables, and other features that are not immediately available to players.

The basic idea of Smart Multiplication is to visualize how it works. The classic diagonal slash method that children have been taught in school for decades is used here to show how the numbers interact with each other; and a well-designed interface, combined with well-executed tutorials, make for an easy-to-follow start to the app. The higher-level … Read more

Review: Software.com Desktop manages applications and system performance

Well designed with an easy-to-use menu and a number of useful features, Software.com Desktop for Mac allows users to scan all applications for updates, as well as optimize performance. Performing its functions quickly and thoroughly, the free application would be a good addition to most Mac users' systems.

The program's main menu features a good interface with appropriate and up-to-date graphics. The Home button displays an overview page with the status of all the program's main features. The first time Software.com Desktop for Mac starts, the program starts scans of applications to find out if all … Read more

Review: Phoenix Slides lets you image search and play full-screen slideshows

Phoenix Slides for Mac helps you easily navigate through directories and subdirectories containing images and then play slideshows in full screen. The program is easy to use, performs fast, and, above all, is free.

Phoenix Slides for Mac offers a clean and easy-to-navigate interface. There is a separate window for image info., which you can close or move anywhere you like on the screen. It's fairly easy to get started, but there is comprehensive documentation available on the developer's Web site to guide users through all available features and shortcuts. Browsing through directories containing images is a smooth … Read more

Review: Comic Book Camera puts a twist on photo filtering

Comic Book Camera is an impressive photo filtering app, managing to go above and beyond most other free options. Some of the photo apps on the App Store are incredible in what they enable your camera to do. From active filters that layer over your lens to video editing software, developers have done some impressive things with the camera in these devices. Comic Book Camera does all of this and more with a unique twist.

The premise of Comic Book Camera is to convert your photos into black & white, comic-style images that you can edit and add text bubbles … Read more

Review: Celebrity Clicks puts you behind the camera lens

Celebrity Clicks is different from other photo editing apps on the App Store, offering all of the same filters and editing tools you are used to but with the added ability to download images of celebrities. You can then edit these celebrity photos, inserting your own pictures and backgrounds, before sharing with friends.

When you first download Celebrity Clicks, only four celebrities will be available, but there are dozens more you can download for free from the home screen. The interface is easy to use and intuitive in that all of the editing options are onscreen with your image. Tap … Read more

Review: Bill Reminder Free BillManager helps you track your payments

If you're buried under a sea of bills, this app might help you dig yourself out. Bill Reminder Free BillManager will remind you when it's time to pay any bill you tell it to. It's nowhere near as helpful as a full budgeting app or even Google Calendar, but it does what it says on the box.

Bill Reminder Free BillManager lets you create multiple templates and bill reminders for days or months. Sadly, you can't set bill reminders to reoccur on the same day every month. You have to create them every single month, which … Read more

Review: Hi Contacts lets you manage your friends in an iPhone-style environment

Did you switch to Android and end up missing the iPhone's contacts app? Hi Contacts aims to give you the best of both worlds. It's nowhere near as smooth as the default app on Androids or iPhones, though. That lack of convenience will ruin it for most users.

The app is designed to look exactly like the contacts viewer on iPhones. It is a good double and even mimics the iPhone's contact cards seamlessly. It does add banner ads that get in the way big time, though. You can get rid of them for a fairly steep $… Read more

Review: Create magazine-style photos with InstaMag - Magazine Collage

This app gives you the chance to be the star of a magazine--a really poor magazine, but a magazine nonetheless! InstaMag - Magazine Collage automatically organizes a few of your pictures into a spread, but it looks terrible. You won't want to share anything this collage app makes.

This app is designed to present your photos as if they were in a magazine spread. InstaMag - Magazine Collage only supports collages with four photos-- you can't have more or less. You can't move where the photos sit on the digital page, either. In fact, the only thing … Read more