![]() Microtransactions play a part in this and it’s very similar to Candy Crush Saga in that regard. ![]() Levels have multiple screens instead of being stuck to the one, you get to choose which birds to fling, you’re rewarded with extra cards for high scores and spells are there for when you need them. This one is a decent upgrade from the original, giving it a fresh lick of paint and some new twists on a somewhat tiring formula. To pre-empt your questions (a) no, it’s not 200, (b) it arrives after 13 spinoffs in the series and (c) we’re just as surprised as you are this exists. Lrn / App Store Lrn / App Store / App Store If you’re curious about code, it’s a great intro. It’s worth it though as the lessons are easy to understand, accessible and fun to complete (even if you’re putting answers in boxes). Once you get past the tutorials (and you will very quickly), you will have to pay €2.99 if you want to continue. Best part is you don’t need an internet connection to complete lessons. It teaches you Javascript by offering short courses and lessons that you can dip in and out of at any time. An iPhone app that wants to teach those with no experience of coding the basics. There are online resources though like CodeAcademy and Code Institute which are very useful. Coding is one of those skills we’re told will benefit us yet it’s tough to take the first step. PerfectTube / Windows Store PerfectTube / Windows Store / Windows Store For those looking for a good alternative to TubeCast. Apart from that, it’s a quick and easy to navigate app that won’t leave you feeling confused. It’s pretty similar to the YouTube app on iOS and Android (before its latest update), but with a few features unique to it like gestures and uploading video. Perfect Tube is another app worth considering, packed with a number of features to help it out. If you think of a YouTube app for Windows Phone, you will likely think TubeCast and that’s about it. Yahoo LiveText / Google Play Yahoo LiveText / Google Play / Google Play Still, it’s something different to the numerous other messaging apps out there and is worth experimenting with. As you might have guessed, it’s designed around one-to-one conversations, but the initial release is a tad buggy, and really designed for short sentences than long messages. There’s no audio, so you only concentrate on the text in front of you while the video part, while strange initially, is strangely fun without sound. It’s called LiveText and the draw is you get to see a audio-less livestream of the person you’re chatting to while you text. Remember Yahoo!? You know, Yahoo! It has a search engine and other stuff. Pixcall / App Store Pixcall / App Store / App Store If you’re finding it tough to organise a Google Hangout session among friends, try this out instead. Once that’s done, you can view them individually or or as a collage that you can comment, share or download. Once it arrives, the group’s cameras will take a photo (it will give you 30mins, 1min or 10 seconds of notice). You can invite people via iMessage to take part and select a time. If you want something a bit easier, Pixcall is designed around getting all your friends to take photos of themselves simultaneously. Chances are some of your close friends are abroad or working far from home so trying to organise a call with them can take a lot of effort. This week features an accessible way to start learning to code, a messaging app with silent video and some new life in old birds. There are a lot of apps released on a daily basis, but not all of them are worth paying attention to. EACH WEEK, WE highlight five apps that are worth downloading for your smartphone and tablet.
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