2016-07-19

With new emoji rolling out left and right (thank you, Google and Twitter) you may have missed some of this week’s best new apps.

7 can’t-miss apps: Vevo, Polaroid Swing, Darby and more Camera+ Longtime favorite Camera+ rolled out a major update to its iPad app this week. The update adds a suite of new editing tools that bring the update up to snuff with the company’s iPhone app and adds support for Apple’s Pencil. $4.99: iOS Image: tap tap tap Darby Think of Darby as a DIY-focused live streaming platform. You can use the app to watch people create crafting, cooking and other projects in real-time. Ask them questions as they work or watch the app’s how-to videos to find your own inspiration.  Free: iOS Image: Darby smart Onetrivia As its name suggests, Onetrivia is a social trivia game. The app pits you against friends (or you can play solo) as you compete to answer questions in a number of different categories. What sets the app part though is its emphasis on visual (and audio) clues.  Free: iOS and Android Image: iosher Polaroid Swing Polaroid’s latest photo app offers a new take on the “moving pictures” format. Capture one-second clips and the app surfaces them as stills in your feed — that is, until you “swing” your finger over the image, which brings the captured motion to life.  Free: iOS Image: Polaroid Politaire A card game that’s a mix between Poker and Solitaire, Politaire is easy to pick up for anyone who is familiar with either game. Players try to make hands with the cards form the deck while trying to clear as much of it as possible. Free: iOS Image: Pine Entertainment Steps Yet another crazy addicting game from Ketchapp, Steps tasks you with guiding a box around increasingly difficult obstacle courses while collecting bonuses and avoiding the hazards in your path.Free: iOS Image: Ketchapp Vevo Vevo launched a redesigned version of its music video app this week. The new app makes Vevo much more personal with the addition of profiles and other social features that make it easier to share with friends. The update also adds vertical video (a la Snapchat) and in-app curators who create custom playlists,  Free: iOS and Android Image: Vevo Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.

Longtime favorite Camera+ rolled out a major update to its iPad app this week. The update adds a suite of new editing tools that bring the update up to snuff with the company’s iPhone app and adds support for Apple’s Pencil. $4.99: iOS

Think of Darby as a DIY-focused live streaming platform. You can use the app to watch people create crafting, cooking and other projects in real-time. Ask them questions as they work or watch the app’s how-to videos to find your own inspiration.

As its name suggests, Onetrivia is a social trivia game. The app pits you against friends (or you can play solo) as you compete to answer questions in a number of different categories. What sets the app part though is its emphasis on visual (and audio) clues.

Polaroid’s latest photo app offers a new take on the “moving pictures” format. Capture one-second clips and the app surfaces them as stills in your feed — that is, until you “swing” your finger over the image, which brings the captured motion to life.

A card game that’s a mix between Poker and Solitaire, Politaire is easy to pick up for anyone who is familiar with either game. Players try to make hands with the cards form the deck while trying to clear as much of it as possible. Free: iOS

Yet another crazy addicting game from Ketchapp, Steps tasks you with guiding a box around increasingly difficult obstacle courses while collecting bonuses and avoiding the hazards in your path.Free: iOS

Vevo launched a redesigned version of its music video app this week. The new app makes Vevo much more personal with the addition of profiles and other social features that make it easier to share with friends. The update also adds vertical video (a la Snapchat) and in-app curators who create custom playlists,  7 can’t-miss apps: Vevo, Polaroid Swing, Darby and more

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