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Today's Best Apps: Tint Weather And EpisodesApp

Today's Best Apps: Tint Weather And EpisodesApp

November 16, 2013
The App Store takes delivery of hundreds of new apps per day. The overwhelming scene makes it possible to easily overlook an exciting game, valuable productivity suite, etc. However, we have a solution. Today’s Best Apps tackles this problem by providing you with a handpicked and tested list of apps that are truly worth your consideration each and everyday. Remember: Even though in-app purchases typically require your iTunes Store password for processing, you can further prevent them and other unauthorized actions by enabling local restrictions using the passcode locked iOS parental controls

iPhone:

Tint Weather by Giacomo Freddi ($0.99, 3.8 MB): Discover what's going on outdoors quickly and easily using this simple and stylish weather app. At first glance, you get a basic report of sky condition and temperatures, both present and forecasted, plus the current date, time, and, of course, location. With a touch, those details shift to the side and other data appears, including precipitation likelihood, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, visibility, as well as sunrise and sunset times. For further information, look to the toolbar at the bottom. From left to right there's the hourly forecast, 5-day outlook, data refresh, and radar map. Preference and setting menu options consist of location overview list and management, five color themes, temperature unit, automatic refresh interval, and social sharing.

EpisodesApp by Piotr Sarnowski (Free, 1.1 MB): This basic entertainment companion will help you stay on track with TV show progress and find episode information. Keeping things very simple, the minimalistic graphics user interface is only three steps deep. The home screen pane presents shows as fun banners or an efficient text-only list, plus how long until the next new episode air date. By tapping on the banner or name, you move onto the episode list organized in collapsable season sections. To mark an episode as view, just touch the TV icon, which will become bold. Tapping anywhere else on the episode line will display details, such as an overview, original air date, and a link to the IMDb entry. Some final perks include appending the star rating by enabling the preference in Settings and the ability to choose the show's banner, simply tap on it while at the episode panel. Data is acquired from TheTVDB.com.

Mentioned apps

$0.99
Tint Weather
Tint Weather
Giacomo Freddi
Free
EpisodesApp
EpisodesApp
Piotr Sarnowski

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