Lose weight and tone your body in as little as 15 days with Hotstar Studios' Star Trainer Premium. We also have a tilt-based game that requires you to save a family of snails, and an app for playing and managing your podcasts.
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PodCruncher - Podcast Player and Manager for Podcasts ($0.99 → Free, 1.8 MB): Podcast addicts will love this app. It allows you to easily discover, preview, and subscribe to your favorite podcasts over 3G or Wi-Fi. There isn't a size limit for downloading or streaming over 3G, but you can alter settings to ensure you don't go over your data limit. The app also includes hands-free podcast controls, auto-advance, the ability to password protect content, AirPlay support, a variety of sharing options, and the ability to create playlists.
PodCruncher - Podcast Player and Manager for Podcasts is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 88 ratings.
Star Trainer Premium ($7.99 → Free, 332.4 MB): Work yourself into shape in as little as 15 days with this mobile personal trainer. The app includes nine different programs with workouts performed by nine professional trainers. Before committing to a program, you can preview the workouts and get an overview of what each entails. Each program allows you to choose your intensity level and features video demonstrations of all of the workouts. The app also includes progress tracking, warm-up sessions, and multiple themes to choose from.
Star Trainer Premium is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.
MyMap+ (by mymapplus.com) ($0.99 → Free, 19.5 MB): This super-powered map app allows you to create routes and sync them between your computer and iDevice. You're able to create a free MyMap+ account from within the app. Then create routes on your home computer and log notes before syncing them with your iDevice and taking them out on the road with you. The app is also loaded with additional features like search, street view, the ability to rotate the map, traffic reports, and the ability to measure the distance between points by drawing lines on the map.
MyMap+ (by mymapplus.com) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 26 ratings.
Alpine Crawler Wild ($0.99 → Free, 19.6 MB): Drive large off road vehicles through the wild to achieve the best possible time in this side-scrolling racer. Your vehicle has a limited amount of health, so you need to avoid driving off of large cliffs or barreling into the sides of steep hills at all costs. Speed along as quickly as possible to earn gold in each of the 30 levels. The game includes three modes, nine vehicles, three environments, five drivers, and OpenFeint integration.
Alpine Crawler Wild is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 431 ratings.
StarDunk Gold - Online Basketball in Space ($2.99 → Free, 20.5 MB): Launch balls through space and try to score as many baskets as you can within the two minute time limit in this online multiplayer game. You're able to change the trajectory of the ball by touching and dragging your finger on the screen, and then release when you believe you have the perfect shot. Light up each piece of the backboard by hitting it to receive power-ups. The game includes more than 20 balls to unlock, the ability to design your own balls, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.
StarDunk Gold - Online Basketball in Space is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 4854 ratings.
3D Olympus Archery Pro ($1.99 → Free, 22.7 MB): Aim for a bullseye in this archery game. Draw your bow by dragging down on the slider on the left side of the screen and don't release until you're ready to fire. You need to take into account the distance of your shot and the wind speed to nail a bullseye. The game includes five different modes, two distances, two themes, and leaderboards via Game Center.
3D Olympus Archery Pro is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.
Snail Break ($1.99 → Free, 29.1 MB): Help a family of snails avoid being turned into dinner in this tilt-based arcade game. Tap on the snails to make them go into their shells, and then try to roll them to safety as fast as possible. You'll need to avoid obstacles like spilled salt, knives, and flames to survive. The game includes more than 30 levels, and a fantastic cartoon art style.
Snail Break is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 18 ratings.
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