Apps rush: Grimm's Red Riding Hood, Songify, O2 Social…

Apps rush: Grimm's Red Riding Hood, Songify, O2 Social Call and more

Red Riding Hood for iPad — Red Riding Hood gets the iPad pop-up treatment

A burst of 11 apps for your consideration

Grimm's Red Riding Hood

Grimm's Red Riding Hood is the third iOS pop-up book-app from Irish startup Ideal Binary, following titles based on Rumpelstiltskin and Rapunzel. The app is a blend of text and interactive pop-up scenes, with young readers able to tap and swipe on objects as the storyline progresses.
iPhone / iPad

Songify

iPhone app Songify promises that it "turns speech into music, automatically". Users speak into their iPhone's mic, and their words are then turned into a song. There is a tie in with viral stars The Gregory Brothers (of AutoTune The News fame), who supply the music. The app is the work of startup Khush, which previously made the LaDiDa reverse-karaoke app.
iPhone

The King of Fighters-i 002

Beat 'em up franchise The King of Fighters has a long and rich history, but this is its first appearance on iPhone, courtesy of publisher SNK. Four solo modes, trading cards and artwork extras, and the ability to battle friends over Bluetooth are all included.
iPhone

Climate Mission 3D

Nokia has launched a new Symbian game that aims to get people reducing their carbon footprints and donating to environmental charities. The free game includes missions, which earn a user points which they can assign to specific projects around the world. The real world, that is - not the game world.
Symbian

Social Call from O2 Labs

Just released on iPhone and already available on Android, O2 Labs' Social Call app is a simple way to voice-call Facebook friends from the device. The downside: "The call will cost you the same as a landline call".
iPhone / Android

Runner's World SmartCoach

Runner's World's new Android app creates training plans for people trying to get fit, covering training from 5k up to full marathons, with the ability to view workouts for a day or week at a time.
Android

Crayola ColorStudio HD

Crayola – of crayons fame – has teamed up with Griffin Technology for this drawing app, which has its own iMarker stylus peripheral sold separately. The idea: children can draw using their fingers or the stylus, before adding music and sound effects. Initial reviews on the App Store have criticised the peripheral's responsiveness, leading Crayola to promise in the app's description that a forthcoming update will increase the app's sensitivity.
iPad

PayByPhone

If you've noticed PayByPhone logos in car parks that let you, yes, pay by phone... well, there's now an Android app for that. It enables you to register for the service, pay for parking spots and get reminders when you're about to run out of time.
Android