A fistful of apps: WideNoise, Labyrinth 3D, Penalized, Pure Sleep, Army Knife

Thu, Feb 26th, 2009

Instead of rounding up 16 apps in one review, I'll just tackle five. Links from the title of the app takes you directly into iTunes and the App Store.

WideNoise measures the noise in an area (using the mic on an iPhone, of course) and registers that online with your location. WideTag will show you regions of loud and quiet on a global, interactive map. My area shows "feather" because I took a recording in an empty house. The app looks like a prop from Fallout, with distressed metal and an analog meter, and I found the readings to be comparable to Decibel, which I've reviewed before. This might be good for finding quiet places in urban areas, provided people take the time to use it. I'm not sure $1.99 will have this flying off the virtual shelves, either.

Wooden Labyrinth 3D is exactly that, t

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