Six Clicks: Top iOS apps of the month, October 2014
PhotoMath
An app which may prove to be a firm favorite with students everywhere, PhotoMath promises to solve equations and math problems by "seeing" the formula using your smartphone's camera. Find a problem, point your smartphone's camera at the equation, and the app will do all the hard work for you -- but will also show you a step-by-step guide in how the app came to a solution.
Price: $Free
Download: PhotoMath
Wayfare
Originally called Wander, Wayfare acts as a digital pen pal system for today's mobile device users. After you have input basic information including country and city, you select a destination you're interested in and are connected to someone using the app in that location. Once this network is established, you can trade photos, messages and information.
Price: $Free
Download: App Store
Alien Blue
Alien Blue is a clean, well-designed reader for Reddit fans. This new app is useful for organizing, posting to and browsing Reddit on the go.
Price: $Free (in-app purchases available)
Download: App Store
MailChimp Snap
MailChimp Snap, particularly useful for businesses and public figures, is a clean and easy-to-use application for sending out rapid photo-based emails or campaigns to your subscribers. Snap a photo or lift one from your Camera Roll and Instagram, add a title, link and description, and then select your targets -- whether you want to send the update to all of your subscribers or select groups.
Price: $Free
Download: App Store
Skype Qik
Will Skype Qik, Microsoft's new mobile-only video messaging service, be able to compete against the likes of Apple's Facetime, Google Hangouts and Facebook Messenger? Time will tell, but the app -- which allows you to send 42-second video messages to friends -- could help Microsoft tap into the mobile market.
Price: $Free
Download: Skype
GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine
San Francisco-based GoldieBlox, a company which specializes in toys for girls to hook them on engineering, hopes that a leap into the mobile marketplace could further the cause. The company's new app, GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine, integrates mechanical principles beyond robots and cars, and attempts to hook girls in through an animated, character-driven story.
Price: $Free
Download: App Store