The week is over and that means that a fresh app overview is waiting for you. As far as we are concerned, you should not miss these new apps, games and updates to existing apps. You can find the best iOS apps from week 12 here.
The best iOS apps of week 12 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 can use some new apps, you’ve come to the right place.
The lovely note-taking app Bear is getting its biggest update to date today. Mac and iOS users alike get new capabilities with this Bear update, from Touch Bar support to Siri reading your notes. In the app, all your notes are organized via tags. This important part is now being expanded. It is now possible to delete or rename these tags in bulk. You also get more options to arrange your notes as a hierarchy via tags.
Dutch game developer Rusty Lake returns today with the ninth installment of the Cube Escape series. The puzzles of The Cave are well put together, which makes it worth playing. What makes the Cube Escape series so special, however, is the ominous atmosphere that is continuously present. The combination of the music and the grim environments ensure that you are always on your guard, without having to worry about scares.
The new version of the Buienradar app contains a Pollenradar. On this radar you can see at a glance how bad it is with hay fever complaints in our country. Because this can differ per region, you can see the current status per area on the map of the Netherlands. With the slider under the map you can also look up to five days ahead. The animation gives you an idea of ​​the hay fever situation for the coming week at a glance.
Google will be adding a new feature to the Google Maps iOS app ‘soon’. This allows you to share your location live with friends and family members. This makes it very easy to see the exact location of contacts in real time. Handy if you are meeting somewhere, but also if you want to know if your partner is already on the way home. All you have to do is open the side menu, tap ‘Share location’ and tap the contacts who are allowed to see your location.
If you find the default Camera app on your iPhone too limited, don’t skip Musemage. The free App of the Week is filled to the brim with filters, lenses, effects and special modes that make your iPhone camera suitable for every situation. So you have the choice of a manual or hdr mode. The many filters are also suitable for the video camera. You can simply add these during filming, so you don’t have to shoot a video first to know what a filter will look like.
Pokémon GO makes it easier to find water Pokémon this week. This means that you will come across Magikarp (yes!), Squirtle, Totodile and their evolutions, among others, more often when you go out hunting. If you go to places where you already encounter water Pokémon more often, you will now find more water bugs of the second generation there. And if you’re lucky, even a rare Lapras. On the occasion of this event, you will also be able to find a Magikarp hat in the avatar shop.