absolutely free, and the blog owners aren’t getting any of the money. One of the App’s only features which are totally exclusive to Who Insider are the quizzes that come with it - they are very good. Main point, only get the free version of this App, if you really, really have to.
WhoNews
Price: £1.49 Rating:
What is it: The best of many Doctor Who news aggregators. What we thought: There are several of these news apps on the App store, but this one is undoubtedly the best. Why? Well for starters, it has been designed for iPad as well as iPhone and iPod touch. The UI is nice, logical and easy to work
Who it is in. The opening animation sees Matt Smith’s TARDIS spinning around to the 2010 theme tune. Makes sense - the blue colour scheme seen in the App is the same that is used on the Matt Smith merchandising. Oddly, however the Dalek in the App is from 2005. The whole idea of this App is to turn your Apple device into a Dalek voice changer helmet, and it does that wonderfully. And just like the helmet, the sound which comes out doesn’t sound anything like a Dalek, but you still have a lot of fun.
a TV tie- in App was Dexter: The Game. To my relief, The Mazes of Time was much better. For a start, It didn’t crash at every given opportunity. So far, it’s better than Dexter. The game is really very tense,
WhoGuide
Price: £2.99 Rating:
What is it? An App very similar to Doctor Who: The Pocket Essential, but with more features and a better execution. What we thought: First off, I’d like to say that the icon seems to remind me more of Wallace and Gromit than of Doctor Who. I shouldn’t find it annoying, but I do. WhoGuide has just about all of the same content as Doctor Who: The Pocket Essential, but it is a much better designed App. Aesthetically it scores very highly. The content is also useful, there’s a separate episode guide for all of the Missing Episodes. It’s a surprisingly useful tool. The navigation, however is the main reason to download WhoGuide over The Pocket Essential. To find a certain episode in the latter, you must flick through over 200 pages worth of Doctor Who episodes. With WhoGuide you simply select the Doctor you want then tap the episode you want.
mostly due to Murray Gold’s fantastic score. Unfortunately, other than that is App is terrible. The Doctor and Amy look closer to Shergar and Skulduggery Pleasant than anything else... And then there’s the little problem of Amy regenerating. That’s just WRONG!
Doctor Who Sound -board
Price: £1.49 Rating:
What is it? The name says it all. It’s a Doctor Who Soundboard. What we thought: You’d be surprised just how much time you can waste just lying on your bed listening Matt Smith’s
Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time out and use. Possibly, the best reason to use this App in particular is because the blogs WhoNews gets it’s content from clearly know they are part of the App and are fully credited. Why the low rating you ask? Well, there’s an all to evident lack of Tardis Base - which is a blog I’ve been following for about a year and a half now. It’s really very good. And that kids, is how you pander to your editor. But seriously, Tardis Base should be there.
iAmADalek
Price: Free Rating: NOTE: For some unknown reason, this App is only available on the US App Store. What is it? Your pocket Nicholas Briggs. But not quite as good as the real thing. What we thought: The Mazes of Time is not the only official Doctor Who App on the App Store! Yes, there’s one more! It’s called iAmADalek. The thing which doesn’t quite add up with this App is it doesn’t really know during which era of Doctor
Price: £1.49 with 2 £0.69 add-on packs via in-app purchases Rating:
What is it? The first official Doctor Who game to hit the App Store. It’s a 3D Puzzle game which sees Amy regenerating... For no reason. What we thought: When first buying this App, I was somewhat apprehensive. There were some bad reviews I’d heard and my previous experience with buying
voice informing President Nixon that he’s going to need a SWAT team, street maps covering all of Florida, a pot of coffee, 12 Jammy Dodgers and a Fez. The user interface is rather sexy, (Tap on TARDIS , you can actually hear the App say to you “Hello... I’m sexy,” ) the whole thing is loaded with cool sci-fi