How to spend a $25 iTunes gift card for Oct. 24, 2014

Our list this week offers something for everyone. Enjoy.

Pixelmator, $4.99, iPad app

First demoed at Apple’s iPad Air 2 event, Pixelmator finally arrived on the App Store this week.

Pixelmator for iPad is a desktop-class app boasting features for creating, editing and enhancing layer-based images. These include a powerful painting engine and various tools for adjusting colors, retouching sections, applying effects, and more.

Toca Boo, $2.99, Universal game

Boo! The latest game in the Toca Boca app series is here. The preschool game features six adorably creepy characters who make their way around a mysterious house.

TinType by Hipstamatic, $0.99, iPhone app

The latest photo-editing app from Hipstamatic is inspired by the daguerreotypes, tintypes, and other photographic processes from over a hundred years ago. Probably not for everyone, but worth checking out.

“Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride,” $9.99, Movie

First released in 2005, “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” is fun, enchanting, and yes, a little bit disturbing. For a limited time, it is available to buy for $9.99.

“Oculus,” $5.99, Movie rental

This isn’t your everyday slasher movie. Instead, “Oculus” bends perception and reality to make for one scary film.

Freebies of the week

Every episode of the longest-running American scripted primetime television series in history, “The Simpsons,” is now available for streaming through the universal FXNOW app. Folks, that’s a lot of time to eat donuts.

Need help with your wardrobe this fall? Consider taking a look at the Spring – Go Shopping app. Featuring luxury labels, emerging designers, and more, Spring is one of the first apps compatible with Apple Pay.

Another edition of “How to spend a $25 iTunes gift card” will be published next week. If you’d like your app or game featured on a future list, contact us on Twitter or through Facebook.

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