The iPhone Mom

Lately, I’ve received a few Christmas Apps lately for review. Here they are, along with some brief thoughts.

*Grinchmas – This app is an officially licensed Dr. Seuss product. Grinchmas lets you be THE Grinch. If you are in a mean mood you can throw snowballs down at Who houses. If you are a merry Grinch you’ll get to deliver presents. It’s all done by the swipe of a finger. A fun little app to relieve frustrations after hitting the mall.

Price when Reviewed: $1.99/Seller: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.

Dr. Seuss Camera: The Grinch Edition – Lately I’ve been feeling more like the Grinch than Mrs. Clause. This clever little app can actually make me look like part. You choose from twenty Grinch themed cards and then take a picture of yourself, or someone else, and add it to the card. You can add in stickers and borders before saving the card or emailing it out. You can see what you’d look like as Cindy-Lou Who or even the green guy himself. My one complaint about the app was not being able to use photos already in my camera library. Now they’ve got an update coming soon to add on that feature which makes this a perfectly silly and perfectly fun Christmas app for your phone. I think I may send out all my Christmas cards using Grinch cards this year. It’d be appropriate! This is another officially licensed Dr. Seuss product (2/13/10) Update is working – you can now use photos from your Camera Roll or Photo Library.

Price when Reviewed: $2.99/Seller: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.

*Christmas Matching for Kids – A simple Christmas themed matching game. It features three different levels of difficulty, a timer to see how long your game takes and the ability to score (or lose) points. Cute.

Price when Reviewed: $.99/Seller: Alexandre Minard

*Santa’s Village – Wander around Santa’s Village and explore the different sights. Tap on one of the different areas in the village (snowman, ice rink, workshop, etc.) and you can play a different Christmas themed game. The graphics are cute, the music is a nice blend of Christmas songs and the games are even a bit educational.

Price when Reviewed: Free for limited time/Seller: Ensena Soft

*Match & Learn – Holiday Edition- Another holiday themed app but with tons of options. Five levels of difficulty and six different themes for the matching games. Two of those levels are holiday pictures but the rest involve the ABCs and 123s. As you make matches the cards are removed to reveal a hidden picture. You’ll want to try and make a guess about the picture before it’s completely unveiled.

Price when Reviewed: $.99 (there is a free version available)/ Seller: Sookie Solutions, LLC

* Christmas List - Last year I searched through a few apps, looking for a holiday shopping list one that would work for me. I couldn’t find one I really liked but now I’ve got one. The Christmas List is an excellent way to keep track of your Christmas shopping. It’s well designed and developed and (best of all) easy to use. You won’t need to spend hours reading over the help menu before you are able to use the app. The Christmas List lets you create groups and people for your list. (People can be stored in groups.) You add on a gift by tapping the present icon and then filling out the forms. Fill in the name of the gift, what type of a need it is (maybe, definitely wants or must have), what store it can be found in, the price and any notes. The Christmas List has a built in list of stores but if you can’t find yours then add it in and the app will remember it as an option next time. The app will display all the gifts you’ve entered, just the purchased ones or the ones you need to purchase. It can sort your gift list by person or the stores they are found in. It also keeps track of how much money you’ve spent and what you still need to do. A great feature is the ability to attach a photo to an item on The Christmas List. My shopping is thankfully almost done but I’ll keep this one for next year, it’s my favorite gift shopping app so far and I hope there is a birthday gift version soon!

Price when Reviewed: $1.99-I just got word there is a “Lite” version of The Christmas List now available/Seller: Limbua.com