Each week, Digital Spy rounds up the biggest mobile
apps for tablets and smartphones. This week's highlights include an
Android app for recording gameplay footage and fun music creation
software for kids.
1. Virgin Media WiFi Buddy
Available on: iOS, Android
Price: Free (requires Virgin Mobile account)
Publisher: Virgin Media
If you're a Virgin Mobile customer with an iOS device, there's no reason not to download the WiFi Buddy app now it's arrived on the App Store - unless you have something against free public WiFi, of course.
The Virgin Media service grants users access to 22,000 complementary public WiFi hotspots around the UK that are operated by The Cloud.
You'll find these located in retail stores, bars, hotels, stadiums and other public places up and down the country, such as your local Marks & Spencer, Wetherspoons, WH Smith, Pret A Manger, Greggs, and many other places.
2. Gett
Available on: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Publisher: GT Get Taxi
Uber rival Gett is a firm we've featured in our round-up before, but we thought the taxi-booking app was worth flagging down again now that it's expanded across the UK.
The service recently launched in 18 new locations - Oxford, Cambridge, Reading, Slough, Milton Keynes, Brighton, Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Leicester, Coventry, Sheffield, Nottingham, Bradford, Hull, and Newcastle.
With London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow and Leeds already covered, Gett has left Uber in the dust on these shores.
3. Kamcord
Available on: Android
Price: Free
Publisher: Kamcord
Broadcasting and sharing gameplay footage is all the rage these days, and there are plenty of solutions out there for recording your play sessions on mobile.
Kamcord for Android devices is one of the better options as it does not require rooting and it allows users to record their own commentary track while they play.
Many Android phones have a built-in solution for this kind of thing, but for those that don't, there's Kamcord.
4. Opera Mini
Available on: Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Price: Free
Publisher: Opera Software
Opera Mini has provided a viable alternative to default web browsers on iOS and Android for a while, and now it has exited beta on Windows Phone.
This is good news for anyone seeking a replacement for Internet Explorer on a platform with comparatively fewer third-party web browsers to choose from.
Opera Mini is a speedy browser that promises to consume less data than its rivals and put security and privacy first.
5. Happn
Available on: iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Price: Free (with in-app purchases)
Publisher: happn
There are almost as many online dating apps out there as there are online daters, but Happn turned our head when it introduced Spotify integration.
This is a bit of a first for a dating app and it's clever idea, allowing users to serenade each other with the song of their choice, or make their profile stand out by adding a backing track.
Happn also takes an inventive approach to pairing people up by matching them based on proximity, sending them an alert when another account holder has passed them by.
6. Loopimal
Available on: iOS
Price: £2.49
Publisher: Lucas Zanotto
Loopimal is aimed at the youngsters, or adults with youngsters, who want to try their hand at music making.
The app presents children with a colourful mini-sequencer and shapes that they can drag onto a looping timeline to create a range of different sounds.
If the upbeat sounds aren't enough to convince your kids to take their first steps into music creation, then the dancing animals just might.
7. Alexi
Available on: iOS
Price: Free
Publisher: Alexi
Curated content is a key feature behind the success of music streaming services like Spotify, and Alexi for iOS devices brings this concept to the world of literature.
The app serves users with a recommended reading lists compiled by Alexi editorial staff, as well as celebrity guests including David Mitchell, Sarah Hall and Bret Easton Ellis.
Unfortunately, there's no way to purchase the featured books in-app at present, but that's what Kindle, Nook, and real-life bookstores are for.
8. Adobe Photoshop Mix
Available on: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Publisher: Adobe
Adobe Photoshop Mix will appeal to professionals and laypersons alike, allowing them to edit and share all of the images they have captured using their mobile device.
It's integrated with Adobe's Photoshop CC software on desktop, allowing users to send their photos across if more extensive editing is required.
An internet connection and an Adobe ID are required to use the app, and a subscription to Adobe's Creative Cloud is necessary to take full advantage of the software.
9. Flipd
Available on: Android
Price: Free
Publisher: Flipd app
With messaging apps, social works and mobile games all vying for attention, it's a small miracle that we smartphone owners get anything done.
Flipd app is an app for targeting this particular problem. It will lock users out for their phone for a set period of time in an attempt to boost productivity.
The Android service even allows users to set out-of-office-esque alerts for their contacts during their digital detox.
App of the week
Loopimal for iOS devices is our app of the week, as not only are we all for anything that sparks creativity in children, but the app's design and execution is first rate.
As well as encouraging children to experiment with sound, it will also given them a rudimentary introduction to coding, which is essentially about connecting symbols to actions.
1. Virgin Media WiFi Buddy
Available on: iOS, Android
Price: Free (requires Virgin Mobile account)
Publisher: Virgin Media
If you're a Virgin Mobile customer with an iOS device, there's no reason not to download the WiFi Buddy app now it's arrived on the App Store - unless you have something against free public WiFi, of course.
The Virgin Media service grants users access to 22,000 complementary public WiFi hotspots around the UK that are operated by The Cloud.
You'll find these located in retail stores, bars, hotels, stadiums and other public places up and down the country, such as your local Marks & Spencer, Wetherspoons, WH Smith, Pret A Manger, Greggs, and many other places.
© Virgin Media
© Virgin Media
2. Gett
Available on: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Publisher: GT Get Taxi
Uber rival Gett is a firm we've featured in our round-up before, but we thought the taxi-booking app was worth flagging down again now that it's expanded across the UK.
The service recently launched in 18 new locations - Oxford, Cambridge, Reading, Slough, Milton Keynes, Brighton, Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Leicester, Coventry, Sheffield, Nottingham, Bradford, Hull, and Newcastle.
With London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow and Leeds already covered, Gett has left Uber in the dust on these shores.
© GT Get Taxi Ltd
© GT Get Taxi Ltd
3. Kamcord
Available on: Android
Price: Free
Publisher: Kamcord
Broadcasting and sharing gameplay footage is all the rage these days, and there are plenty of solutions out there for recording your play sessions on mobile.
Kamcord for Android devices is one of the better options as it does not require rooting and it allows users to record their own commentary track while they play.
Many Android phones have a built-in solution for this kind of thing, but for those that don't, there's Kamcord.
© Kamcord
© Kamcord
4. Opera Mini
Available on: Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Price: Free
Publisher: Opera Software
Opera Mini has provided a viable alternative to default web browsers on iOS and Android for a while, and now it has exited beta on Windows Phone.
This is good news for anyone seeking a replacement for Internet Explorer on a platform with comparatively fewer third-party web browsers to choose from.
Opera Mini is a speedy browser that promises to consume less data than its rivals and put security and privacy first.
© Opera Software
© Opera Software
5. Happn
Available on: iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Price: Free (with in-app purchases)
Publisher: happn
There are almost as many online dating apps out there as there are online daters, but Happn turned our head when it introduced Spotify integration.
This is a bit of a first for a dating app and it's clever idea, allowing users to serenade each other with the song of their choice, or make their profile stand out by adding a backing track.
Happn also takes an inventive approach to pairing people up by matching them based on proximity, sending them an alert when another account holder has passed them by.
© happn
© happn
6. Loopimal
Available on: iOS
Price: £2.49
Publisher: Lucas Zanotto
Loopimal is aimed at the youngsters, or adults with youngsters, who want to try their hand at music making.
The app presents children with a colourful mini-sequencer and shapes that they can drag onto a looping timeline to create a range of different sounds.
If the upbeat sounds aren't enough to convince your kids to take their first steps into music creation, then the dancing animals just might.
© Lucas Zanotto
© Lucas Zanotto
7. Alexi
Available on: iOS
Price: Free
Publisher: Alexi
Curated content is a key feature behind the success of music streaming services like Spotify, and Alexi for iOS devices brings this concept to the world of literature.
The app serves users with a recommended reading lists compiled by Alexi editorial staff, as well as celebrity guests including David Mitchell, Sarah Hall and Bret Easton Ellis.
Unfortunately, there's no way to purchase the featured books in-app at present, but that's what Kindle, Nook, and real-life bookstores are for.
© Alexi
© Alexi
8. Adobe Photoshop Mix
Available on: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Publisher: Adobe
Adobe Photoshop Mix will appeal to professionals and laypersons alike, allowing them to edit and share all of the images they have captured using their mobile device.
It's integrated with Adobe's Photoshop CC software on desktop, allowing users to send their photos across if more extensive editing is required.
An internet connection and an Adobe ID are required to use the app, and a subscription to Adobe's Creative Cloud is necessary to take full advantage of the software.
© Adobe
© Adobe
9. Flipd
Available on: Android
Price: Free
Publisher: Flipd app
With messaging apps, social works and mobile games all vying for attention, it's a small miracle that we smartphone owners get anything done.
Flipd app is an app for targeting this particular problem. It will lock users out for their phone for a set period of time in an attempt to boost productivity.
The Android service even allows users to set out-of-office-esque alerts for their contacts during their digital detox.
© Flipd
© Flipd
App of the week
Loopimal for iOS devices is our app of the week, as not only are we all for anything that sparks creativity in children, but the app's design and execution is first rate.
As well as encouraging children to experiment with sound, it will also given them a rudimentary introduction to coding, which is essentially about connecting symbols to actions.
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