Five App Store apps that make great gifts
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Plants vs. Zombies 1
Plants vs. Zombies 1
ntThis gallery is also available as a post in the Five Apps Blog.
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ntHere are five gift ideas to give a loved one this holiday season u2013 or to spend those gift cards on the following week. Be sure to read the article for more information about these five apps.
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ntPlants vs. Zombies, available for iPhone or iPad, will help you prepare for that coming zombie apocalypse. You’ll need a setup in your backyard similar to this one to fend them off. Bruce Campbell would be proud.
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Plants vs. Zombies 2
Plants vs. Zombies 2
ntWhen not defending your house, be sure to tend your Zen Garden.
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Documents 1
Documents 1
ntDocuments has the ability to load text or spreadsheet documents from the local iPad, USB, WiFi, Email, Dropbox, or Google.
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Documents 2
Documents 2
ntThe free version of Documents is limited to certain formatting features and file formats, but the paid version has many more options.
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Documents 3
Documents 3
ntLike the word processor, the spreadsheet feature is also limited in the free version. Pick up the paid version for a much more feature-rich spreadsheet app.
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Video Tube 1
Video Tube 1
ntVideo Tube is an user-friendly way to browse and watch YouTube videos. It comes with several common views and, of course, the ability to search.
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Video Tube 2
Video Tube 2
ntWhile playing a video, you can see related videos and read the comments.
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Video Tube 3
Video Tube 3
ntVideo Tube has several options for enhancing the user experience. For example, choose your default video quality based on your connection type.
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Home Budget 1
Home Budget 1
ntHomeBudget allows you to capture expenses and income as well as plan for bills and set up a budget.
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Home Budget 1
Home Budget 1
ntEntering a source of income or an expense is as easy or hard as you want it to be. Expenses, like the one above, allow you to categorize the expense and even split it between multiple categories. You can also specify the name of the Payee as well as which personal account you’re drawing the money from.
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Cal Counter 1
Cal Counter 1
ntCalorie Counter Plus helps you track food and activity very easily. Adding a food item is as simple as selecting it from a drill-down menu and then choosing the quantity consumed.
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Cal Counter 2
Cal Counter 2
ntActivity is logged in a similar way as food. Other options available are the Diary which allows you to track body measurements and set up a weight loss plan. Finally, the Summary allows you to compare your actual results against the plan you set up.
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