Football season is underway, and if you just can’t get enough sports action you should check out Sports Illustrated Football Rivals, a brand new free app presented by Coke Zero. If sports aren’t your thing, use Music Mine to discover the latest hand-curated tunes and new artists from the KCRW radio DJs. In fresh gaming, you’ll also want to download this new sequel Burn the Rope Worlds for more fiery puzzle action.
Sports Illustrated Football Rivals (iPhone, iPad) Free
What do you do if you haven’t gotten your fill of football and there aren’t any games on? The new Sports Illustrated Football Rivals app aims to entertain you with all the NFL and college football information you could want. Focusing on the top 10 rivalries in football, this app gives you rare photos, 300 pages of content, and in-depth statistics that true football fans will love.
In addition, Sports Illustrated Football Rivals has original videos that were produced just for this app. These videos are narrated by Kyle Chandler, the actor most famous for his role as the coach in Friday Night Lights. With a price of free, football fans can’t go wrong.
KCRW Music Mine (iPad) Free
Music apps are a dime a dozen on iOS, with favorites like Pandora and Spotify dominating that corner of the market. Music Mine is a new app for iPad that brings a human element into music discovery. Instead of relying on complicated algorithms to pick the best music for you, Music Mine takes the handpicked recommendations from KCRW DJs to bring you the hottest new artists and catchiest tracks.
Every day, 100 new artists are displayed for you to choose from. If you find something you like, Music Mine offers a wealth of additional information for you including blogs, photos, and videos. All of this is wrapped into an iPad-specific design that utilizes the screen size and processing power of the larger device. No matter how intelligent music apps get, nothing beats having a real person give you recommendations.
Burn the Rope Worlds (iPhone, iPad) $0.99
Burn the Rope was a popular puzzle game inspired by Cut the Rope and developed by Big Blue Bubble. Now, you can have more of the iPhone-flipping action with a brand new sequel in Burn the Rope: Worlds. In this game, fire travels along a rope and your goal is to keep it burning as long as possible without dying out. Turning your iPhone allows the fire to continue to burn, though pesky bugs and other distractions attempt to ruin your progress and your score. Burn the Rope Worlds has four different settings including Space, Mechanical, Jungle, and Fantasy.
This new sequel debuts a mini-game called Endless Burn, in which you attempt to burn as many bugs as possible without running into your burn trail. There are over 100 levels and a daily level that offers tons of content to play through without losing interest. Multiple difficulty settings allow players of all ages and skill levels to enjoy the fun. Definitely consider buying Burn the Rope Worlds if you were a fan of the first game in the series.
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