My favorite games apps over the years also include Jet Set Willy ($2 on iOS) a re-creation of a gaming classic from the early days of home computing, and Tiny Wings ($1 on iOS), a cute, casual game<br />that puts you in control of a bird that can swoop rather than fly.<br />Among the thousands of photo-effects apps over the years, I love the transformation applied by TinType, which costs $1 for iOS devices.<br />This free iOS and Android download is an advanced note-taking app,<br />but it also handles tasks like making to-do lists, jotting down agendas and making sketches.<br />Angry Birds Star Wars (free on iOS and Android) is my go-to edition because it combines some zero-g physics effects with images<br />and characters from the famous science fiction movies for which it is named.<br />Of Thousands of Apps Tested, These Endured -<br />The apps business is sometimes like the fashion industry: Fads sweep in and disappear just as fast.<br />No phone home screen would be complete without gaming apps, which is one of the most competitive and whimsical sections in the app stores.<br />With App Smart ending with this final column, here are the apps that have persisted on my home screen for the better part of five years.
