The Best iPhone Apps Of The Week, August 14-20, 2011

The AppAdvice iPhone App Of The Week: Photovine, Free, Updated August 17 Watch Your Photo Grow In Photovine Photovine by Photovine allows you to social network with others by using “photovines” — a group of photos around a single, shared caption. This is Google’s latest foray into social networking, though it’s an indirect effort. You couldn’t tell that this is a Google property, since the Google brand is absent from the app and the website. The best thing about this app that made me love it is the interface. It’s simply beautiful. The color scheme and buttons all go well together, in my opinion. Everything is also easy to access and overall, the app is not hard to use. New Releases Trailrs, $1.99 & Universal, Released August 15 Always Stay On Top Of The Latest In Movies With Trailrs Trailrs – Latest movie info and trailers ($1.99) by Andy Smart is another fine app for movie fans. There are always movies coming out that we want to see. Perhaps there are movies that we would want to see that we don’t know about yet. That’s the point of a trailer — to give you a glimpse of what’s to come. While Apple provides plenty of high definition movie trailer entertainment at their own website, this isn’t the best method if you just want to check out trailers on your iPhone. That’s where Trailrs comes in. Skype WiFi, Free, Released August 17 Skype WiFi Arrives Worldwide And Is Free This Weekend Skype has announced the immediate availability of its Skype WiFi app for the iPhone/iPod touch. The free app makes it easy to find and then connect to over 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world, including hotels, airports, and bars and restaurants. Formerly called Skype Access, Skype WiFi finds available hotspots and then lets you purchase minutes using Skype credit. Best of all, you’re only charged for the minutes you use. Rally-X Rumble, $.99 and Universal, Released August 18 Namco Updates An Old Classic For iPhone Gamers Namco has updated their classic top-down racer, called Rally-X, and released the game for iPhone as Rally-X Rumble. The game offers improved visuals and additional gameplay elements from the 1980 arcade version. Rally-X and the latest iOS Rally-X Rumble offer vehicular maze-like gameplay set in a labyrinth of various sharp turns. In the original title, players would simply collect flags and avoid enemy vehicles in frantic and fast-paced courses. Updated EPL Addicts, Free, Updated August 15 Premier League Action On Your iPhone With EPL Addicts EPL Addicts (Free) by Football Addicts is a score reporting app designed to keep football (soccer) fans up to date with the Barclay’s Premier League. The Premier League is the top league in English football and considered by many to be one of the most prestigious leagues in the world. With the Premier League now in full swing, fans are looking for apps to help them keep track of their favorite teams, and the league in general. EPL Addicts delivers match updates, outcomes, and much more to your iPhone. Flava, $.99, Updated August 15 Keep A Digital Scrapbook On Your iPhone With Flava - Plus, Win A Copy! Flava™ – Save your moments! ($0.99) by Greenmonster, Inc. is an app that allows you to save those special moments that you want to record and reflect on later. It seems that creating journal-like apps is the next big thing, as there have been several of them that we’ve covered on the site previously. However, Flava is a beautifully designed one that is worth taking a look at. GoblinGun, $.99, Updated August 19 Fight Waves Of Goblins With GoblinGun GoblinGun ($0.99) by Adwizer Games Inc is an iPhone/iPod touch tower defense game that pits your arrows and cannons against an army of goblins, spiders and ghostly apparitions. Grab your gun and bring in the cat because waves of fantasy creatures are headed your way. The Best iPhone Apps Of The Week is published each weekend; a companion piece, The Best iPad Apps Of The Week, is published separately. Attention developers: If you would like your app to be considered for one of our “Best Of” lists, please me know by sending me a tweet @bryanmwolfe. Note: Your app must have been new or updated in the last week to make the current list.