Battle Skating

Battle Skating App for iPhone
     Do you enjoy Winter sports?  What about figure skating?  Well there's an app for that!  Twirl and jump across the ice with this fun and challenging game application.
     There is only one playable character for this game.  Sorry, no male figure skaters.
     Let's look at the options on the launch screen to the right.
     When you start the application and see the launch screen, you'll hear music playing.  There is no option to turn this off on this screen.  If you wish to not hear the music you shall have to either turn the volume down or mute your device.  Otherwise you can go into the option menu and turn it off.  However this will also affect the game play.
     Starting from the bottom, Apps: Takes you to a screen full of multiple applications that you may or may not wish to download.
     Credits: This is fairly self explanatory.  It tells you who did the programming, sound effects & graphics.
     Option:  More appropriately, this should be called "Sound options".  You can increase or decrease the sound effects or background volume here.  It lagged a bit on my device.  But I'm not sure if that is the applications fault or my device's.
     How To: Explains the game functions.  It's fairly simple game play really.  You swipe according to what move it tells you to perform.  However, you must swipe in the correct direction, at the correct time, to receive a good score.  There are only 3 different moves that you can perform.
     Ranking: Shows you the world ranking/high scores.  The rankings are categorized by difficulty level the game was played on (There are 3 difficulty levels).  Currently the rankings are Easy: US, US, US, JP, US Medium: US, US, JP, JP, JP Hard: JP, JP, US, US, US
     Scores: These are where your own personal scores will be listed.  It saves your 5 highest scores for each difficulty level.
     Then there is the most important button... "Start".  This will begin the game.  But first you have some options to chose from.  You must choose whether you wish to play the Short Program or the Free Program.  Mind you that the free program must be unlocked.  You unlock it by playing the Short Program enough.  I unlocked it pretty fast.  Within the first 5 or 10 minutes.
     I will now explain the differences between the difficulty levels for Short Program...
     Easy: You'll start out very slow, with a wide space between each move.  You'll have more 'forgiveness' for not doing the move at exactly the correct moment.
     Medium: The character will be skating faster, and the moves will be closer together.  less forgiveness.
     Hard: Heaven help you.  I hope you have amazing reaction time.  They are about the same distance from one another as Medium, but the character is skating very quickly, which allows very little chance to think about what way to swipe before it's time to do so.  If you master this mode, I have respect for you.
     In the Free Program you will not receive the same scoring as in the Short Program.  In the Short Program you get Technical and Construction points.  In the Free Program you only receive "Total Points".  The way this mode differs is that it does not tell you which move to do.  Instead it has bouquets of flowers scattered about the ice.  A low hanging bouquet needs to be jumped over.  So you will need to do a triple axel to get by.  A medium hanging bouquet is passed by doing a beillman spin.  It kicks the bouquet out of the way.  A high hanging bouquet requires you to perform a ina baur so skate underneath of it..  If you get the move wrong or the timing is off you can fall down or get stunned.  You will not get points for incorrect choreography.
     The easy, medium and hard modes are basically the same in differences as the Short Program mode.  They just use the rules and set up of the Free Program.  In order to unlock Medium you must do well at Easy.  The same for Hard mode.  Work your way up and be the best skater in the world!... Well... the best virtual figure skater...
     I like the graphics and the music is alright.  The sound effects range from well done to annoying.  I feel like the "Miss sound" is a bit irritating, but perhaps that's the point (It sounds like a little gas toot).
     This is a fun and completely free application.  You might just enjoy it, so why not give it a try?
Rating: 4/5

• Free
• Category: Games
• Updated: Dec 13, 2011
• Version: 1.01
• Size: 21.6 MB
• Languages: English, Japanese
• Seller: K.K. AMUZENET
• © 2011 Amuzenet Inc.

Rated 4+

[UPDATE] Sorry for the delay & a new puppy!

     Sorry, I haven't been updating recently.  I know I said I wanted to do at least 10 app reviews this month.  I'm still going to try!  But I'm not sure I can pull it off.  The end of the year is always so busy for me, I haven't had time to do application reviews.
     Don't fret!  I will be back in full for January.  I have several applications I really want to share with everyone.
     Who is that adorable puppy on the left, you may be asking.  That's my new poodle puppy, Reggie (Short for Sir Alexander Reginald Puppyton).  He has also been taking up a lot of my free time.  Potty training, training him to sit, stay, come, etc...  Not to mention the fact that he wants around 11 walks a day... He doesn't leave me much time for anything else.  But he's super cute.  So I can't stay angry for too long.
     I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season.  I wish you a fantastic New Year!  May it be filled with joy and good fortune.

Sincerely,

Kitty

P.F. X'Mas

PhotoFrame X-Mas App for iPhone
     If you enjoy decorating photos but need something a little more 'festive', this application could be just what you're looking for.
     This is a pretty simple application.  As you load it up you'll see the screen to the right.  The options are to use your camera to take a photo to edit, use one from your album, or view the photos you've edited in this application (Gallery).
     If you load a previously edited photo from the gallery, you'll have the option to load it up in the editor and do more editing.  So don't worry if you aren't happy with the edit.  You can go back later and fix it!
     When starting a new edit, once you've selected your photo, or taken a new one with your camera, it will load up into the editor.  You'll see a long column of options on the right side.  These are the categories.  Frames, stamps, etc.
     At the bottom are the items within the chosen category.  If you've chosen frames, the bottom bar will have frames on it.  If you chose stamps, it'll have stamps.  Swipe left and right to scroll through them.
     Some of the categories have various "sets" within it.  To check for additional sets, click the icon on the left bottom, next to your frame/stamp/etc options.  It will lift the bar up and show any additional sets below.  I will mention any categories with additional sets here, so you'll know.  Remember, new sets may or may not be added later.  So this information may change.
     Frames: One set, 10 available.  Stamps: One set, 67 available.  Glitter: Four Sets, 7, 5, 9 & 8 available.  Text: Three sets, 23 per set.  Drawing Pen: Six sets, 16 per set.
     Below those options are an undo button, a redo button a trash (remove) button and of course a save function.
     The save function gives you the following options: Save to disk, Delete, Something I'm not sure of (Nothing happens when I click it.  The icon looks like Pacman eating an iPad). Back to main, Facebook, Twitter & Email.
     There is no shoppe to purchase more stamps.  What you have is what you have.  However, if you'd like to get the "standard version" there is a small link at the bottom of the launch screen.  Or you can go to the App Store and look up Photoframe Dada.  It's 1.99USD.
     This application is completely free.  It has good graphics.  I like that it has multiple sets and a lot of variety.  Some of the stamps are a little old and say the wrong year.  But there's also ones for this year, so it's alright.  This is a good quality photo sticker application.  I 'would' like to see more frames.  But even with what it has, it's really worth the download.  So if you want to make your Holiday memories a little cuter.  Give it a shot!
Rating: 4/5

• Free
• Category: Photo & Video
• Updated: Dec 15, 2011
• Version: 1.7.1
• Size: 84.5 MB
• Languages: English, Chinese, Japanese
• Seller: adada Inc.
• © 2010 adada Inc.

Rated 4+

My Pretty Pony

My Pretty Pony App for iPhone
    Like unicorns?  Pegasus?  My Little Ponies (The new version, style wise)?  This is the application for you. You can mix and match many different colours, hair styles, accessories and such to create your own unique pony!
     This is a paper doll style application.  You have a basic doll, you customize it, dress it, save it.  Move on to make another one.
     This application is landscape only.  No portrait mode.  However you can turn it upside down, and it will spin to accommodate which side of the phone you prefer to play on.
     Let's see the options on the launch screen you can see to the right.  We'll start with the bottom options.  More: Provides other applications you might enjoy downloading.  I didn't see anything interesting on the very small list. My Favourites: The ponies you have made that you added to your favourites list.  From here you can delete, Facebook post, email or save the pony pictures.  Shop: Allows you to add more variety to your wardrobe.  There are currently 2 different sets.  Each set is 0.99. Restore Purchases: This is for if you have removed the application or changed devices.  You can restore the things you've purchased back into the application.
     Then there's the big button... PLAY!
     When you press play you'll see 3 carousel horses.  One for each set.  The middle one is the default set (Also there's music that will eventually drive you insane if you don't click something to make it stop).  The other 2 are unlocked by purchasing them through the "Shop" option.  So let's click the default set in the center, and go from there.
     The music is now different.  Much more soothing and something that I can listen to in the background for a while.  If you do get tired of the music, there are options on the left side of the screen.  one is to get rid of the music  The other two options are refresh (Make the pony a naked default base again), as well as the save pony option.  below those is the back button.
     On the right side are the various categories for things you can add to your pony.  You don't need to add everything!  Don't want wings?  Don't add them.  Don't want accessories?  Don't add them.  It's entirely up to you.
     The options are as follows, from the top down.  Pony Colour (23), Eye (20), Hat (37), Wings 19), Horn (10), Mane (26),  Tail (24), Shoes (19), Tops (23), Tattoo/Stamp (26), Accessories (21).  What I don't like is that there is no "remove" option.  So if you don't want your horse to have a horn, you can't remove it.  If you add wings then decide to remove them, you need to start over from scratch to remove them.  I really believe they should add a remove item option.
     With all of the available items, you can create some really interesting ponies.  Below are some samples.

     If you notice that the side panel looks like there's not a lot of categories.  You can swipe up and down to scroll the categories.

     All done?  Click the save option on the left.  It will put your pony in a cute frame and give you some options on how you wish to save your pony.  You can post it to Facebook, send it via email, save it to your device or add it to your favourites.  Change your mind?  Click the back button to go back to your pony customization screen.

     It's a cute application, and free.  There's even some Santa Clause style holiday items you can put on your horse.  Want to make a Christmas pony?  It could be fun!  The music is alright, the art is smooth and clean.  There's a lot of variety which is always a plus.  The additional sets are reasonably priced.  Other than the lack of an option to remove items, I'd say its a really great application.  It's worth a download if you like My Little Pony style things.

Rating: 4/5

• Free
• Category: Games
• Released: Nov 09, 2012
• Version: 1.0
• Size: 36.5 MB
• Language: English
• Seller: Shake It Inc.
• © Shake It Media

Rated 4+

MoeAlarmClock -Talking Alarm Clock-

Moe Alarm Clock - Talking Alarm Clock App for iPhone
     For those of you that enjoy 'clock applications' to use when your phone is just sitting on your desk, doing nothing of any importance, this could be a nice application for you.  It really depends on your preference and how picky you are.  As for me... I'm not one for clock apps.  If I were to use one though, you had better believe I'd be very picky about the quality.
     I'm going to start off with the colour scheme of this application.  The bright primary colours make me think of a Kindergarten class and a box of Crayola.  It doesn't seem cute or professional or even well thought out.  I do not like the colour scheme at all.  It almost seems like they just chose completely random colours.
     The artwork: I'm not impressed.  mind you this artwork isn't 'bad'.  I'm glad the artist is working on their style and trying to use their creativity in a fun and possibly new way.  however, when I download an application, I expect a certain amount of 'professionalism'.  This includes the quality of the artwork.  I wouldn't even consider my own artwork to be app quality, and I've sold a lot of art.
     Alright, let's move on to the features.  What does this application do, besides just tell time?
     Well, it is called a 'talking' application.  When you start it up you will be greeted by the maid.  She will refer to you as "Master".  However, this is all spoken in Japanese.  The voice acting is good, but the sound quality is not the best.  You can hear some background static when the audio is playing, and the voice is a bit muffled.  Sometimes you can even hear what sounds like background noise I believe this is on purpose, and supposed to be 'digital sounds', but it just sounds like noise.
     The red "A" in the top right corner is for the audio settings.  You can change the audio to be low, medium or high.  Click the Mario "?" box ripoff icon to make her speak, so you can test that volume.  She says several different phrases.
     It looks like the maid character should be in the bottom left corner, but she's hovering over the text at the top, leaving the bottom corner barren.  It looks like it may have been improperly coded.
     The red clock in the middle is for setting an alarm schedule.  It is in military time.  You can set up to 2 alarms.
     The "T" icon is for posting to Twitter.  It is a means of promoting this application to your Twitter followers.  Now, if I knew the app creator and I wanted to support them as a friend, I would Tweet about their application.  But as someone who downloaded the application and was disappointed by the quality, I shan't be doing that.
     Now I can tell this was probably just made by a person just starting out making applications, or perhaps a group of people, and not by a professional company.  I have to give them respect for putting themselves out there.  However, I can't be bias and have to judge this application the way I would judge any application.
     I don't like the art, or the sound quality.  The concept is good (Over-used, perhaps, but it's popular) and the voice acting is good.  The character animations are single frame animations.  The colour scheme needs to be changed.
     I do like that you can set two alarms instead of one.  However, the clock can not run in the background.  So unless you plan to turn off your lock feature, and let this run all night, I don't see how useful an alarm is going to be.  That is my concern for most alarm clock applications though.  So that's not an issue with just this app.
     If you really like this application from what you see in the screen shots, it 'is' free.  But there are just so many 'cute' alarm clock applications out there that have much higher quality (That are also free)...  I just can't really think of a reason to chose this one over the others.
Rating: 1.8/5

• Free
• Category: Entertainment
• Updated: Jul 07, 2010
• Version: 1.3
• Size: 11.2 MB
• Languages: English, Japanese
• Seller: Masahiro Kurokawa
• © 8casette

Rated 4+

Japanese Pickup Lines

Japanese Pickup Lines for iPhone
     Are you spending the holiday alone?  You still have time to find a special someone to spend the end of the year with!  Don't give up!  Impress her with your vast knowledge of Japanese pickup lines!... What?  You don't know any Japanese pickup lines?... Well, then this is the application for you.
     Keep in mind that this application is full of "Pickup lines"... Pickup lines are terrible things you can say to someone you are attracted to that will almost gaurantee that they will never again want to speak to you.  However, if they are drunk enough, or you are cute enough, or they don't speak Japanese (So they don't know what you're saying), you might just have a chance!
     Many of these lines are useful for both males and females to use.  When you shake the device it will provide you with one pickup line.  The audio will play to show you how the phrase is said.  It will display both the Romanji and the English for the phrase.  The issue is, it does this very quickly.  Far too quickly for someone to truly memorize the phrase (Especially the longer ones).  So you may want to keep shaking and go through these a few times before trying to use them.
     Also, there are no options.  The entire application is controlled by you simply shaking it to get a new random pickup line.  There is no audio option, information option, review option...  These are all things that would have been useful for such an application.
     Below are some samples of pickup lines that this application provides.
 

     Used correctly, some of these phrases may gain you the upper hand.  Used incorrectly, they may gain you a slap to the face.  Try not to lead with "Can I take you home?".

     This is an interesting application.  It provides several funny phrases.  I do like that they have audio to help with the speech aspect, though I would like the option to turn it off or repeat it.  I don't like that there are absolutely no options at all, actually.  And because of that, this wont get a great score at the end of the day.  But the app is clean and to the point.  Easy to use, displays a good variety of phrases.  I think anyone wanting to know how to try picking up a girl (Or guy) in Japanese might find this helpful.  Or, if nothing else, humourous.

Rating: 2.5/5

• Free
• Category: Education
• Released: Sep 24, 2009
• Version: 1.5
• Size: 2.1 MB
• Language: English
• Seller: Adan Vielma
• © 2009 LOLriffic Travel Language Tutors

Rated 12+ for the following:

• Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
• Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content or Nudity
• Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
• Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References

Dr. Moku's Hiragana Mnemonics LITE

Dr. Moku's Hiragana App for iPhone
     Having trouble reading Japanese?  Learning a new language is easy, as far as speaking.  But many times it's difficult to learn to 'read' a new language.  Especially if the characters used are not ones you are familiar with.  Hiragana is one of the 3 forms of Japanese writing (Also, Katakana and Kanji).  This application will help you memorize the various Hiragana characters!  It really works too!
     There are two features for this application.  You can study the characters, or take the quiz (There is also a "how to use" area).  Though there are many characters available in this free application, it does not provide tricks for learning all of the characters unless you upgrade (For a fee).  Fortunately I have found that (Because all the characters are in the quizzes) you can use the same method to create your own way of remembering the Hiragana not provided tricks for in the free version.
     So let's look at the tricks and Hiragana they provide...  You can view the characters manually or automatically.  Auto play will show the character and play the audio.  Manual will allow you do sort through them at your own pace.
     On the left you can see how they get you to remember the character.  This is actually an old trick I learned back in the 90s from a free Japanese class they provided in Georgia at the time.  You use the character to draw a 'picture' of something that makes the same sound as the character itself.
     The one on the left is "u" (oo).  So they drew it as a "Dude with the food".  This will help you remember the character's sound.
     The character's provided in the free version are U, E, O, Ku, Shi, So, Na, Ni, Hi, Fu, Ra, Ma, Mu, Ya, Wa.
     Clicking the audio icon in the top right corner will play the sound so you know you are pronouncing it correctly.
     Once you feel like you have a good handle on the characters, try the quiz.  You can do either Easy (10 questions), Hard (20 questions) or Master (All characters).  Now when I say "All" I mean, even the ones not provided samples for in the free version.  Not just "all" the free ones.
     One at a time it will give you a character and 4 choices.  Click the one you believe matches the character they show.  They will let you know if you got it right or wrong.  If wrong,it will show you the correct answer briefly, before moving on to the next character.  At the end it will let you know how many you got right.
     No matter how many you get right, Dr. Moku will say "Not Bad".  He'll assure you that you are doing well, and tell you that you need more practice.  However, if you get all of them correct he will be overjoyed!  He'll tell you that you did "Perfect" and let you know that you did well.  Below are screen shots of both of these.

     Some of the tricks I used for characters not given tricks for.  Ho as a farmer holding his garden hoe. He is an arrow pointing up like the symbol for a man (AKA "He").  N looks like a fancy letter N.  There are more, but I'll make you figure out your own tricks for memorizing the characters.

     One problem I did find is that when you start a new quiz, sometimes it will quit out of the quiz and go back to the menu for no reason.  This can be annoying.  So this application wont get a perfect score.  Otherwise I had no issues with this application.  It's cute, fun and useful.  It really is an effective way to learn to read Hiragana.

     If you want to learn more, they also have a Dr Moku application available for learning Katakana and one for Japanese Essentials.

Rating: 4.5/5

• Free
• Category: Education
• Updated: Aug 18, 2011
• Version: 1.05
• Size: 24.0 MB
• Language: English
• Seller: Bob Byrne
• © 2010 Bob Byrne

Rated 4+

LINE

LINE App for iPhone
     This is my favourite chat program designed for smart phones.  However, once you sign up, you can even use LINE from your computer!
     This chat program has a lot of features.  Remember the LINE Camera application I reviewed a few months back?  Well, this is by the same people.  And you can import edited photos from your LINE Camera directly into your LINE chat!
     You will be given an ID number when you sign up.  You can choose to change this by signing up for an account, verifying your email and phone number and setting up your own ID, rather than the randomly generated one they gave you.  I suggest doing this (Especially the email verification) especially if you intend to purchase stickers.  If you do not, if you delete the application or switch devices, you'll lose all of whatever was linked to your previous account.  Stickers, friend list, etc.
     Let's go over some of the features this has, other than just chatting one on one with your friends.
     You can chat one on one or in groups.  Invite all of your club members to a chat room to discuss a topic. Invite all but one of your friends to a room to discuss the surprise Birthday party you're planning for them.
     When in a room (A chat room or a one on one room) you'll see some options on the screen.  The top left has a back arrow to return to your friend list or chat list.  The top right allows you to add a friend, turn off notifications for that specific chat window, block the person you're talking to or go into the settings for this chat window.
     In the settings menu you can export the chat history to save for later reading.  Delete the chat record... Or change the chat wallpaper.  You can either use your own photo or a wallpaper from the list as your background for the chat room.  Remember, only you'll see this wallpaper.  The other person or people involved in the chat will see the wallpaper they have chosen.There are currently 36 wallpapers available that come with the application for free.  You'll see some of them in my screen shots.  I like to have a different wallpaper for each room I'm in.
     Back in the chat window, on the bottom there's the bar you type your message in. Tap it and it will bring up the keyboard.  Type your message and hit send.  There is a limit to how many characters you can write, but it's a big limit.
     Want to make your message ore personal?  Tap the icon by the chat window that looks like a face.  This will bring up the stickers, emotes and emoji screen.  There are many free sticker sets you can download.  You can also choose to purchase more with real money (Usually about 2USD each set).  The emoji are little icons that will be placed in your text message.  Things such as hearts, lightning, music notes, crowns, televisions and so on.  The emoticons are little ASCII faces that you can place into your message.  See the screen shot on the left?  My message uses an emoticon and an emoji.
     The last option on the chat window screen is the plus sign on the bottom left.  Click this to bring up the screen to show what you can add into the chat.  A photo, a video, a voice message.  You can even show your contact information or current location.  I recommend only using those options with people you know and trust.
     Outside the chat room now, when you are viewing your chat list or friend list you can again, see some options around the screen.
     Top left is "Edit" This allows you to remove friends or chat rooms.  Top right of the friend page is an add friend option.  Top right on the chat screen is the new chat room option.
     The bottom of the screen shows the friend list, chat list, the timeline and "more".
     The timeline is a fun feature that allows you to see what new things have been posted by people on your friend list.  Whenever someone posts an update on their life, it will post it here for you to see, comment on or even leave a sticker on.  Click their icon and view their home page.  This will show you that friend's posts.  You can also visit their page by clicking their icon in a chat room or on your friend list.
     The image to the left shows what a home page looks like.  It's my home page.  It shows the name and user icon on a graphic of their choosing as your top banner.  Click this on your home page to change the image.  Below this are all of the posts you've made.  A post can be text only, text and a sticker, text and a photo, just a photo, just a sticker, you can add a video or even a location.  However, you can not add a sticker and a photo.  or a photo and a video.  Multiple photos... anything like that.
     Tapping the pencil icon in the top right corner of the timeline page allows you to post to your home page.  This post will show up on the timeline of anyone you're friends with.
     The top left corner shows your timeline notifications.  If someone leaves you a sticker or a comment, it will be posted here so you'll know.
     On to the "More" option at the bottom of our screen.  The screen to the right is what this looks like.
     At the top.  Add friend, Settings and Home.  Home takes you to your home screen I mentioned earlier.  The add friend is self explanatory.  Settings takes you to a page with lots of settings you can browse and adjust.  I will list these options here.
     Profile: Display name - What's Up - UserID - Public UserID on/off.
     Accounts: Change Your Email - Phone Number  Facebook - Authorized Apps - Devices.
     Stickers: My Stickers  Purchase History  Gift Box - Sticker Options.
     Notifications on/off: Mute - Tone - New messages on/off - Show preview on/off - Additional services.
     Chats & Voice Calls: Chat Wallpaper - Font Size - Send with Return Key o/off  Screen options.
     Friends: Contacts  Hidden users - Blocked Users.
     Privacy: Passcode Lock - Public UserID - Generate new QR Code  Clear Chat History - Timeline & Home Privacy.
     Help / Tell a Friend / About LINE
     Back onto the "More" screen.  From here you can access the Sticker Shop.  You can view all of the available sticker sets.  Some are free, some are paid and some you can get as a promotion for downloading other LINE applications.  You can even give sticker sets as gifts to your friends!
     I'll let you know which sticker sets I have.  I have all of the free sets as well as the LINE POP (Promotion) set, The Bizzle (Promotion) set, Rilakkuma, Cony's Happy Work Life, Office Lady Nobuko and Smile Brush.  Ones I would like to purchase in the future (Or you could gift them to me! *Flutters lashes* PetiteKitty is my ID) are My Sweet Day, Monchie Girl Mogumi and Becky's Stickers.
     Also from the "More" page you can find Official Accounts.  These accounts displayed depend on the country from where you are accessing.  For the United States, the Official LINE accounts are T-Pain, Kreayshawn and Snoop Dogg.  Apparently rap artists like LINE!  There are more in Korea of course, where LINE is more popular.
     You also have notices on the "More" page which are updates posted by NAVER (App creators).  Keep an eye on these because sometimes they'll post about limited time offers like free promotional stickers!
     Below these on the More screen are the additional LINE apps you have.  LINE Brush, LINE Camera, LINE POP, LINE Card ans so on will be posted here.  Clicking them will open those applications for you, directly from this app.  How convenient!
     I really enjoy this application, and I think you will too.  If you want more information you can check out the Official website.  It's free, adorable and a lot of fun.  You can even make calls from the application, so if you install it on an iPod touch, you can use it like an iPhone! (Provided those you wish to call also have LINE).
Rating: 5/5

• Free
• Category: Social Networking
• Updated: Nov 30, 2012
• Version: 3.3.0
• Size: 28.0 MB
• Languages: English, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
• Seller: NAVER JAPAN
• © NAVER

Rated 4+

LookBook.nu

Lookbook.nu App for iPhone
     Interested in fashion?  Want to get inspired?  This is a good place to start.  There are many styles in the look book.  Both for men and women.
     When you start the application up you'll see one of the fashion photos.  You can either swipe the screen to cycle through some other images, or you can tap the screen to bring up the menu.
     The top left icon will bring up a menu that allows you to sign up for LookBook.nu.  It also allows you to browse "Hot", "New" and "Top" fashion photos.  Under these options are a help option which will explain what lookbook.nu is.
     Back at the menu, top right rather than top left.  You'll see a button that says "Hype".  If you're logged in you can click the Hype button.  This is like giving the photo a Thumbs Up or a Like.  If you are not logged in and click the Hype button, it will send you to a log in screen. You can hype any photo you find really great or inspiring.
     Below are some samples of the fashion photos you may come across on this application.

     Back to the menu...  The bottom has a way to browse through the Hot, New or Top images.  It will be default be set to "Hot".

     You can click the bottom left icon to save any photos you really love.  The "i" icon on the bottom left takes you to the photo information page.  From here you can see what the photo poster has to say about the look, find out where each piece of the outfit can be purchased (Or at least the brand), view the colour scheme, view comments people have left on the photo and see how many people have hyped the photo (Among other things).

     From the information page you can also learn about the model/poster.  Their name, age and so on.  Click the icon of them and view their profile, where you can explore more of their looks.
     Because this is a community for fashion, all of the fashions are uploaded by actual people/users.  I have to admit that the quality of most of these photos are impeccable.  I'd love to learn their secrets for taking such amazing photos.
     So if you love fashion and browsing photos of people wearing really interesting outfits, this is a great app for you to try out.  it's absolutely free, so what do you have to lose?
Rating: 4/5

• Free
• Category: Lifestyle
• Updated: Nov 07, 2012
• Version: 1.0.4
• Size: 3.1 MB
• Language: English
• Seller: spacedock inc.
• © 2012 Spacedock Inc.

Rated 12+ for the following:

• Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
• Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor