Turn your iPhone or iPad into a mobile photo editing studio with esDot Studio's PicShop HD. We also have a physics-based puzzle game that requires you to knock blocks off of platforms, and an arcade soccer game with platformer elements mixed in.
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Blackjack 21 ($1.99 → Free, 5.0 MB): Play blackjack just like you would in Vegas with this card game. It features actual game play gestures, allowing you to swipe down to hit, double tap to double down, and swipe left to right to stand. The game also includes multiple deck and table themes, a wide variety of customization options, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Blackjack 21 is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 1151 ratings.
Ticket to Ride Pocket ($1.99 → Free, 19.0 MB): A dream come true for board game lovers. This digital adaptation of the best-selling Ticket to Ride board game has you taking turns with your opponent playing railway cards in order to claim routes on a map. The game includes a tutorial video, a single player mode with four AI personalities, local and online multiplayer modes, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Ticket to Ride Pocket is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 11552 ratings.
Blosics ($0.99 → Free, 40.0 MB): This physics-based puzzle game requires you to take down massive block structures by firing balls at them. You're able to shoot balls from the launch zone towards the structures using one of two control schemes. There isn't a limit to the amount of balls you can use to knock all of the blocks off of their platforms, just keep in mind that each shot you take will cost you points. The game includes four environments, 120 levels, 13 different powerful balls to earn, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Blosics is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 743 ratings.
Blast Ball ($0.99 → Free, 40.8 MB): This is what you get when you add platformer elements to an arcade soccer game. Blast Ball requires you to run around the screen scoring goals with different types of balls while somehow avoiding the bad guys. The game includes retro vector art, three stadiums, dozens of ball types, iCade compatibility, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
Blast Ball is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.
PicShop HD - Photo Editor ($4.99 → Free, 18.0 MB): Turn your iPhone or iPad into a mobile editing studio with this powerful photography app. Whether you're a professional photographer or just enjoy messing around with filters, you'll love the selection of tools PicShop has to offer. It includes a handful of editing options, loads of customizable filters and effects, frames and overlays, stickers, and the ability to add text or draw right on top of your photo. You can also share your finished product via email, Facebook, or Twitter.
PicShop HD - Photo Editor is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 85 ratings.
Word Fusion ($0.99 → Free, 11.1 MB): Knowledge is power, and it's also what fills the beakers in this fast-paced word game. You're able to create words by dragging your finger horizontally or vertically across single letter tiles. You can also swap any two tiles on the board by dragging your finger in the direction you want them swapped. Create words of different lengths to fill all of the beakers at the bottom of the screen before time expires. The game includes five modes, local and online multiplayer, 22 levels, and leaderboards via Game Center.
Word Fusion is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 24 ratings.
WikiView - Wikipedia Reader ($1.99 → Free, 10.3 MB): Search Wikipedia in style with this easy to use reference app. Its clean user interface allows you to make quick work of discovering articles, but also allows you to customize your Wikipedia experience in a variety of ways. The app allows you to change the font type, font size, and color scheme for each article. You can also save articles for later, look up words in Wiktionary, search for specific text, bookmark articles, share articles via email or Twitter, and even print entire articles via AirPrint.
WikiView - Wikipedia Reader is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 88 ratings.
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