Lockout, Parilon’s clever new word game with a twist (literally), is now available from the app store. Mixing crossword puzzles with bike-lock mechanics, Lockout pits you in a race against the clock to solve the clues by spinning the correct letters into position. Lockout Pros: Clean interface Challenging word game High score table separates first and best scores Lockout Cons: ... more.

Last week's giveaway marks 496 premium apps we've awarded our readers so far this year! Thanks to all our readers and to the developers! This week we are proud to announce our Featured Apps being given away are (more...)... more.

Slideways from Khaitu is a neat new way of viewing photographs from a variety of sources.  Though there isn't much fuss or pazzazz about Slideways, it does a simple job and does it well, just how we like it. Slideways Pros: Plenty of options Simple design Easy to use Slideways Cons: Could do with more transition options Here at AppSmile, we like photographs a lot, s... more.

In what looks to be another hilarious production from the MouthOff™ makers, ustwo™ has announced Inkstrumental™ is coming in 8 days. Almost exactly a year from our first coverage of the app ustwo teases with a new banner highlighting the capabilities of Inkstrumental™. Though we haven't spent time with it yet, we're excited to experience the interactive sounds and art from illustrator Jon... more.

Blokus, Gameloft’s digital offering of the family board game whose popularity has exploded as of late, is now available from the app store. Though Gameloft is a little late to the Blokus party (a few clones have been available for some time now), certainly the familiarity of their name, the use of the actual game name, multiple game modes, and multiplayer availability should help to entice ... more.

Origin8's iPhone version of Space Station: Frontier knocked out moonboots off and we're still looking for them. Since we initially took at look at the game back in January, it has been one of our most anticipated games to play on the iPad. Arriving on the iPad last week, we can say with certainty that Space Station: Frontier HD is one tower defense app you'll want in your artillery. Space S... more.

Tapku’s latest app, Attic, is beautiful. Coming from a designer standpoint we were astounded at the beauty of the app from it’s matte background to the “cassette-esque” control buttons. But Tapku didn’t stop at looks, Attic is a wonderful addition to any music lover’s iPhone. Attic Pros: Beautiful Layout Responsive Interface Wonderful Concept Attic Cons: None (At the time o... more.

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Tetris; while certainly not a newcomer on the app scene, EA Mobile has released a stunning version specifically for the iPad. Sporting an obvious title choice, Tetris for iPad is here and aims to have you fall in love with its classic gameplay all over again.  But does the classic experience fit the $7.99 price tag?  Let's take a look. Tetris for iPad Pros: Classic gaming we all know and ... more.

Reiner Knizia’s Money, another in a long line of Knizia’s games to grace the iDevice, has been released by Skotos Tech and is available from the app store. A card game played with a custom deck designed to look like various forms of currency, Money is easy to learn and addictive as heck. Reiner Knizia’s Money Pros: Clean graphics Addictive gameplay Reiner Knizia’s design Rein... more.

Vertigo Rogue, Brainphant’s helicopter-based action shooter, is now available from the app store. With its open-world style, mission-based gameplay, and wanton destruction, it’s no surprise that Vertigo Rogue is drawing comparisons to games like GTA. Vertigo Rogue Pros: Enormous map Fun and intuitive controls Lots of missions Vertigo Rogue Cons: Control scheme learning curve... more.

Fruit Ninja, Half Brick Studios’ new pick-up-and-play game, is now available from the app store. Utilizing simple controls, fun graphics, and an amusingly satisfying premise, Fruit Ninja offers a slicing and dicing good time. Fruit Ninja Pros: Colors really pop off of the screen Soothing sounds balance frantic gameplay One-more-try game style Simple controls OpenFeint integration Fruit Ninja ... more.

Last week's giveaway marks 475 premium apps we've awarded our readers so far this year!  Thanks to all our readers and to the developers!  This week we are proud to announce our Featured Apps being given away are (more...)... more.

Stranded: Mysteries of Time, an adventure-puzzle game from Glu Mobile, is now available from the app store. Despite an interesting premise and the power of the Glu Mobile name, Stranded’s buggy controls and boring aesthetic doom it from the start. Stranded: Mysteries of Time Pros: Fun across-time puzzles Decent music Retro graphical feel Stranded: Mysteries of Time Cons: Contro... more.

Little by little, our favorite iPhone titles are making their way to the iPad. We've seen varied development approaches to these HD versions. On the one hand, we've seen some pretty bad iPad renditions which look more like pixilated giant oaf relatives to their iPhone siblings. On the other hand some developers are grabbing hold of the iPhone OS 3.2 reigns. Taking advantage of the increased scre... more.