The Price is Right

Come on down! How often I have thought to myself, "I could totally play The Price is Right and win in no time", well here's my chance, and yours, too! The Price is Right (PIR) game found in the AppStore is the mobile version of the popular, and longest running, game show on television. I have to start by saying that this game looks sharp. The makers very easily could have given us some cheap flash-based version of this game, but they definitely spent some time and effort in developing this game. The visuals very much remind me of the Sims. The game runs in several rounds. First you play in Contestants Row to guess the price of the item they show you. If your guess is the closest, then you move one, if your guess is wrong, you get one "X" on your score card (you can get 3 "Xs" before the game is over) but you still continue through to the next round. In the next round, you play one of the classic PIR games (Plinko, Hi Lo, Pass the Buck, etc.). Whether you win any money here or not does not give you an "X" on your score card. The next round is the Showcase Showdown where you get to spin the Big Wheel. Get closest to $1 without going over and you win. If you lose at this round you do get an "X". From there, you play another classic PIR game, with no "X"s. Then you get to bid on the showcase. If your bid is closest to the actual price of your showcase, then you win! Get it wrong, then you get an "X". In all, this game is extremely entertaining, especially if you are a huge fan of the show (like I am). Albeit there is no Bob Barker to greet you, there is a voice that talks to you during the game that acts like the host. This game is currently $.99 in the AppStore, but for a limited time! So come on down and download this app today!

Tipstar

Tipstar is a great little app for computing the tip and bill at the end of a meal out on the town. We all have had the situation where we get the bill and ask around the table, how to figure out the tip. Then everyone pulls out there phones are try to figure it out on one of those silly calculators. Others suggest just double the tax, or just leave your wallet, "That should cover it all!" Tipstar is the app for getting rid of all the guessing and headaches.
Just open up Tipstar. Up will pop the numerical keyboard where you will type in the total amount of the bill. Press continue, and then the Service Quality will come up. There are four options: Excellent (20%), Good(18%), Acceptable(15%) and Other(choose your own %). The next screen will be the "Party Size" and that is where you decide how many people you want to split the bill with. And finally the next screen will show show the Total, the Total with the tip, and then the Grand Total. It also tells you how much each member of the party has to pay, which is great when you are out on the town with a bunch of friends.
Overall I like Tipstar! It is my favorite Tip Calculator and use it religiously. The only thing that I would like to see added to this app is the themes. I think it would be cool to have more skins or colors to go along with the calculator. I know there are all those Tip apps out there that are all fancy and expensive, but this is the perfect app. It does what you want it to do. It does it very well. And it is FREE! Check out Tipstar in the App Store!