Lisa Caplan

Booooly! was a major newcomer to the match-three puzzle genre last year. But, in 2011, is Booooly! HD in 2011 a premium puzzler? You be the judge.

Dish Break is a casual swipe and tap game where shattering every plate in the kitchen is a good thing. Dish Break is simple; just break everything that pops up, dishes, bowls, glass pitchers, if it’s breakable, break it. Warning: addiction potential.

Bally Midway’s classic title, known as [Root Beer] Tapper, has had many incarnations since its debut in 1983. But in all its previous incarnations it has never looked as good, or played so well. It's tapper-tapping fun!

Share Board is a feature-rich, simple to use, creative collaboration app suited for everything from business to playing games and more. There is great attention to detail and an obvious desire to make a superior product. Share Board will inspire you to create and collaborate in ways you have yet to imagine.

This is an app intended for those who find they don’t need all the options of a full-featured time management app, just a simple view of the upcoming week and what must get done. But, does it live up to its claims?

The Going to Bed Book for iPad is an interactive preschool book done the right way. Nothing from the original book is lost; there are just enough objects to touch, and animated effects to admire, to keep any kid (and parent) entertained.

Frogs vs Insects HD is a casual game with a simple premise. The frog must eat everything it sees; largely spiders. The game’s concept is simple, and there is no learning curve to start playing, but regrettably that’s where the good news ends.

Little Speller is not a game, it’s an edu-app, and a good one too. It is colorful, well thought out, and just interactive enough to engage the techie preschool set.

Alice in New York, while clearly inspired by Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There is not so much a sequel to Wonderland as it is a mash-up. The beloved Carroll cast of misanthropes are dropped into the hustle and bustle of the big city. Atomic Antelope delivers an e-book that is just plain fun.

Vermeer HD, is the gold standard for art appreciation apps. The GUI is great, and the developers get everything just right. It's the ideal viewing experience for any art lover.

Apple has redesigned a classic Mac application that looks as good as, and possibly even better, on iOS than its OS X counterpart. It’s an app that was just waiting for a touchscreen interface. It's iPad 2 ready, sure to be blazingly fast, and an instant classic.

Brought to you by former Scholastic Books execs, The Three Little Pigs - Nosy Crow Interactive Storybook is one of the most original and clever kid-lit offerings in the App Stre. Check out the review and the video!

MosaicHD is more toy than app, and a must-have edu-app for parents looking for smart, guilt-free screen-time for their little learners. It is the rare educational app that encourages patience along with learning and will engage every member of your family.

Talking 3D Lab Mat takes the whole "talking-back" app genre to a new level with real time 3D animation, morphing and voice changing. If you have a kid, or a funny bone you will find it monstrously good fun.

Gustav Klimt once said, “All art is erotic.” If he was referring to his own symbolistic style it’s certainly true more often than not. Klimt Calendar HD ambitiously tries to blend the fine arts and productivity, but does it work?

What an incredible new way to see the world. The finest people, places, culture, nature and science photographs brought together for iPad as only The National Geographic Society can.

If you are a Salvador Dali fan, or just want to see some of the world's best surreal paintings on your iPad; Dali: The Atherly Collection, may be for you.

Make A Monster HD offers endless possibilities for monster fans to dress up photos with funny and scary objects, or you can create a whole scene of monsters in all sorts of shapes and sizes. It’s an app you'll go back to over and over.

The Little Mermaid - Auryn manages to achieve an elusive balance in interactive children's books; using technology to maximize the user experience, while still allowing room for the content and art to speak for themselves.

Find yourself writing notes on every scrap of paper or e-mailing yourself a bunch of reminders? If you do, Wunderlist HD is an ideal task management app for you. This app is stable, well thought out, user-friendly, and is a great way to manage any to-do list or hectic schedule for free.

OnTime lets you keep track of all your appointments and to-do’s, but with great twist; it tells you when to leave for your next event based on where you are at any given time. It’s a must-have time management app.

Kids Corner is a great way for a child to send a unique ecard, as well as being a great introduction to page design and image manipulation for even the youngest budding graphic artist or designer.

Do It (Tomorrow) HD is a super-simple to-do list manager with a specific purpose: to help procrastinators decide what things can be put off and what must get done today.