Recommended iPhone Apps: Chain Link Pro and PerCent among first to be featured.
I don't normally post about iPhone apps, but since there are so many out there, its becoming more difficult to decide what to try and what to stay away from. So, we'll consider this part one in an ongoing series of posts highlighting some of the gaming apps I have found to be worthy of a try. First up is Chain Link, a quick, straight-forward game app that reminds me of both Hexic and any other "connect like patterns" game, without actually copying either.
Chain Link Pro (free in the App store at the time of this post)
With no complex controls to learn or buttons to press, CHAIN LINK PRO only requires one finger to play. Touch and drag an assortment of shapes across the screen to chain them with other similar shapes and send them into the pulsating vortex to score. The longer the chain the more points awarded but long chains risk colliding with foreign shapes which will destroy the chain and potentially end the game. With four degrees of difficulty, players of any age can enjoy this game. An iPad only version of the game is also available, under the name of Chain Link HD.
Chain Link Pro Screenshots
Next on the list is not a game, but a Free app that many will find useful, especially if you work with percentages all day long. Or even for those occasions where you simply need to know what a discount would be, or to find out how much a pre-tax total is when only the post-tax numbers are available, quickly and easily. PerCent, also free in the App store at the time of this post, is a small tool that you'll use occasionally, but chances are, you'll be thankful you had this app handy when you do need it.
PerCent (free in App store at the time of this post)
In a percent calculation we always have four values:
* the original price (the price before taxes or discounts),
* the percentage rate to be applied,
* the price difference (either the taxes or the discount),
* the final price (the original price plus the price difference).
These values are presented in the application as an addition just as the one you would do in a paper. You can write any two of the values in the interface and the other two will be computed automagically for you. The calculation you see on the screen is always correct.
PerCent Screenshots
Let's see some examples:
== Adding taxes ==
Just write the price before tax in the original box, and the tax percentage in the percentage box. PerCent will instantly compute the amount of taxes in the difference box and the price after tax in the final box.
== Applying discounts ==
Write the price in the original box and the percentage discount in the percentage box. Tap on the plus sign and it will switch to a minus sign. The discount amount appears now in the difference box and the sale price in the final box.
== Taking tax off a price ==
Write the price after taxes in the final box and the tax percentage in the percentage box. The price before taxes appears now in the original box and the amount of taxes in the difference box.
== Finding the price before discount ==
Write the sale price in the final box and the percentage discount in the percentage box. Tap on the plus sign and it will switch to a minus sign. The price before the discount is now in the original box and the discount is in the difference box.
== Finding the percentage discount ==
Write the price in the original box and the sale price in the final box. The percentage discount and the price difference will automatically be computed.
== Sherlock Holmes calculations ==
Assume you know the discount and percentage discount that was applied to a price, but you don't know the price or the sale price. No problem. Write the info you have in the corresponding boxes and the prices will be computed for you.
Whichever two values you have, PerCent will find out the other two!
More iPhone and iPad Suggestions and Recommendations
More iPhone and iPad apps will be recommended on an 'almost daily' basis. Have an app you would like us to look at? Let me know.
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