The week is over and that means that a fresh app overview is waiting for you! In our opinion, you should not miss these new apps, games and updates. You can find the best iOS apps from week 17 here.
The best iOS apps of week 17 at a glance
The App Store works overtime every week to handle the never-ending stream of new apps and updates. You don’t notice that much, however, because only a fraction of it is worth installing. If your iPhone, iPad or iPod can use some new apps, you’ve come to the right place.
Apple is giving away the Lily app for a week. This music app lets you create tunes in a playful and original way, through flowers. You start your piece of music with a single flower. The idea is that the timeline runs along each petal of that flower and it is up to you to choose how the petals sound. If you choose different tones, a tune will quickly arise. It doesn’t stop there, because by choosing multiple flowers, you create a complete piece of music.
Football fans pay attention, because the Voetbal International app for iOS has been given a major update. Version 8.0 introduces a completely new design, which looks calmer and clearer. In addition, the app is faster, so you can switch smoothly between the news, videos and statistics. Of course it is still possible to follow live events, check standings and scores and discuss the latest football news.
Astro is a handy email app with a built-in chatbot, the Astrobot. It helps you keep track of your e-mail and looks at which newsletters you can unsubscribe, for example, based on your usage. The more often you use Astro, the smarter the Astrobot becomes. Furthermore, the app is fully equipped, such as a button to snooze, schedule and reminders emails. Astro can be downloaded for free in the App Store.
The iOS game Full of Stars combines two game ideas. First of all, it is a nice game in which you maneuver as a spaceship past meteorites. In addition, there is a considerable story behind it in which you have to make difficult choices. You also have to save as many people as possible while you discover the universe. The different parts seem to be very separate from each other, but nevertheless it is an entertaining game together.
Also read: The 5 best iOS games of April 2017
Google Trips, the handy travel app that collects all your relevant travel data, just got a little better this week. New is that the application now also collects train and bus tickets for you, provided they are on your Gmail account. In addition, hotel, flight and car reservations are automatically packed together. Finally, the update brings the option to easily share reservations for a trip with others.