Category: App of the day

A blog by @mircwalsh

App Review – Rat on a Snowboard.

Today’s App Review is Rat on a Snowboard by Donut Games. Turn back time to about a year ago and I discovered Donut Games first rat game called Rat on a Skateboard. Incredibly addictive and a great time waster I used to play the App on my daily commute to work. I would hop on the train…
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App Review – Special Needs Apps.

Because of my past work with Irish Deaf Kids as well as experience teaching special needs classes and giving talks on Apps for accessibility I am often asked for the best App for Autism or the best App for literacy development…. It is hard to know the best App but the one thing you can…
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App Review – Coin Dozer.

Today’s App Review is Coin Dozer by Game Circus Coin Dozer is one of those waste a bunch of time Apps that is so unbelievably crap but also so unbelievably addictive. Coin Dozer is also a game that brings back childhood memories of going to a games arcade and begging for 1p and 2p coins…
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App Review – WordPress

Today’s App Review is WordPress by Automaticc Inc. I have been using WordPress for over 4 years now and this App is one of the first I ever got when I got my first iOS device 3 years ago. I use it almost daily and it has been a must have on any iOS device…
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App Review – Moodle Apps

Today I am going to review three different Moodle Apps. The dreaded news came that the college is going to be using Moodle. I absolutely hate Moodle and have up until now used alternatives.  I hated it when I first used it as a student 6 years ago as and I still hate it but…
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App Review – Roadshow

Today’s App Review is Roadshow by Fetch Networks. Roadshow is an App I discovered a long time ago and has remained on my iPad ever since. I am always coming across videos I like and want to save to watch later or to use in class but always misplace them. YouTube videos are easy to…
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App Review – Organ Donor

Today’s App Review is Organ Donor ECard by the Irish Kidney Association. This App isn’t exactly fun or educational or interactive or amusing but it is in my opinion a very important App. Many people carry organ donor cards so that when the time may come the paramedics or doctors know that they wish to…
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App Review – Opuss

Today’s App review is Opuss by Seamonster Ltd. Opuss is one of those Apps that I was not looking for at the time but stumbled across. There are many different writing and reading Apps out there but this one really inspires creativity and gives you motivation to write. I have been writing for as long…
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App Review – Tips for iPhone Tricks and Secrets.

Today’s App Review is Tips for iPhone Tricks and Secrets by 3ight LLC I have been using iOS devices for years and just recently invested in an iPhone 5 so if you asked me if I knew all the inbuilt controls I would have said 100% yes without a doubt but oh was I wrong.…
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App Review- Awesome Photo Calendar

Today’s App Review is Awesome Photo Calendar by Kim Jong Seok. If your like me you will probably take random daily photos on your phone of everything from road signs, to food, animals, puddles and more. Because of this I have tried several times to take part in things like project 365 where you take…
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