Best Instagram App For iPad - Flow for Instagram - App Review

It's 2016 and can you believe that Instagram still doesn't have an app for the iPad?! They seem to be focused on mobile only – but the iPad does make for a great viewing platform. But it doesn't matter, because if all you want to do is view photos and videos from Instagram on your iPad, there is a great third-party-app available.

'Flow for Instagram' by Codegent Bangkok, is what the iPad app of Instagram should be. Works in both landscape and portrait, Flow features Instagram pictures nicely laid out in a scrollable grid.

Tap a picture to enlarge and show other details that you'd expect like likes and comments. You can even zoom in on pictures by pinching and share, send, or even save to your camera roll* (requires paid version of app).



The main layout of Flow features buttons for:

- Home: the photos and videos from who you follow.
- Your Likes: the pics/videos you've liked.
- Favorites: your bookmarked users, tags, and places.
- Suggested/top pics: like the explore posts on Instagram.
- And Search: where you can search for users, tags, and places.

You also have easy access to other Instagram features like viewing complete pages of who you are following, your followers, requests, search, etc...

In the upgraded paid version (Flow+) you can choose between a light or dark theme for the app. *comes with dark theme - must upgrade for light theme. Also add multiple accounts, hide users posts, get a extended home feed, save pictures and videos and more.

Because this is a third-party-app, you cannot upload images from to Instagram from Flow. But, this app does makes for a great way to view your Instagram feed on your iPad.

Flow for Instagram is available to download for free (with a paid "Plus+" version available through in-app purchase) for iPhone and iPad - from the App Store.

27 Celebrities On Snapchat That You Can Follow

Snapchat, that popular photo and video sharing app with millennials and I'd say mostly the iGen(eration). But did you know celebrities use the app too? Here is our picks of celebrities that you can follow the story of – on Snapchat:  

Ariana Grande 
Singer and actress. 
Username: moonlightbae

Ashley Benson
Actress. You may know her from TV show, Pretty Little Liars. 
Username: benzo33

Chris Hardwick
Television host. Currently hosts @midnight on Comedy Central. 
Username: chrishardwick

Ciara Hanna
Actress & model. Portrayed the Yellow Ranger on Power Rangers Megaforce/ Super Megaforce. More recently played Heather Locklear on The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story. 
Username: ciarahanna20

iJustine 
You know her as an Apple fan who makes YouTube videos. 
Username: ijustine




Sara Underwood
Model and actress, who was the 2007 Playboy Playmate of the Year. 
Username: sjunderwood

Taylor Hill
Model and current Victoria's Secret Angel. 
Username: taylor_hill

Rihanna
Singer.
Username: rihanna

Hailee Steinfeld
Actress, model and singer. 
Username: haiz

Victoria Justice
Actress and singer. 
Username: victoriajustice

Zendaya
Singer. 
Username: zendaya_96

Mike Shinoda
Musician, rapper, singer... You know him from Linkin Park or Fort Minor. 
Username: mikeshinodalive

Blake Lively
Actress and Model. Portrayed Serena van der Woodsen in CW's Gossip Girl. 
Username: LivelyBK

Kylie Jenner
Reality television personality. 
Username: kylizzlemynizzl

Nick Jonas
Singer/Actor. One of the Jonas Brothers. 
Username: JickNonas

Joe Jonas 
Singer/Actor. One of the Jonas Brothers. 
Username: joseadam

Jessica Alba 
Actress, model and businesswoman. 
Username: jessicamalba

Justin Bieber
Singer. 
Username: rickthesizzler

Bella Thorne

Actress, singer and model. 

Username: BellaThorneDAB

Becky G
Singer and Actress. 
Username: BeckyGofficial

Jennifer Lopez
Singer, actress, among many other things. 
Username: jlobts

Ryan Seacrest 
Radio personality, Television host and Producer. 
Username: ryanseacrest

Selena Gomez
Actress and singer.
Username: selenagomez

Miley Cyrus
Singer and actress. 
Username: MileyCyrus

Niykee Heaton
Singer. 
Username: niykeeheaton

Ed Sheeran
Singer and musician.  
Username: teddysdaytoday

Ellen DeGeneres
Television host / comedian. 
Username: ellen

*We have tried to confirm all the accounts on this list with a verified source, however we can not guarantee their authenticity.  

Who's your favorite celebrity to follow on Snapchat? Add their name and handle in the comments!  


Snapchat is a free to download app (with in-app purchases available) designed for iPhone and Android – available on the iTunes App Store and Google Play.  

20 Celebrities To Follow On Instagram (Part 4)

A photo posted by Chloe Bennet (@chloebennet) on Jul 27, 2015 at 9:51am PDT

Chloe Bennet

Username: chloebennet

Chris Hardwick

Username: hardwick

Chloe Moretz

Username: CMoretz

Chris Hemsworth

Username: chrishemsworth

Megan Fox

Username: the_native_tiger

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20 Celebrities To Follow On Instagram (Part 3)

A photo posted by Nicola Peltz (@nicolaannepeltz) on Nov 28, 2015 at 8:34pm PST

Nicola Peltz

Username: nicolaannepeltz

Grant Gustin

Username: grantgust

Jennifer Hawkins

Username: jenhawkins_

Emma Roberts

Username: EmmaRoberts6 

Nathan Fillion

Username: natefillion

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20 Celebrities To Follow On Instagram (Part 2)

A photo posted by Kendall Jenner (@kendalljenner) on Sep 18, 2015 at 10:16am PDT

Kendall Jenner

Username: kendalljenner

Robert Downey Jr. 

Username: robertdowneyjr

Katy Perry

Username: katyperry

Miley Cyrus

Username: mileycyrus

Ariana Grande

Username: arianagrande

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20 Celebrities To Follow On Instagram

A photo posted by @daisyridley on Nov 4, 2015 at 9:00am PST

Daisy Ridley

Username: daisyridley

Taylor Swift

Username: taylorswift

Rihanna

Username: badgalriri

Melissa Benoist 

Username: melissabenoist

Jennifer Lopez

Username: jlo

>  CONTINUE TO PART 2  >

Take Mini Looping Videos with Instagram's New App 'Boomerang'

Image Credit: Boomerang from Instagram

Instagram has released a new app today called, 'Boomerang from Instagram', which almost to me seems to be the Instagram answer to Apple's new iPhone 6S feature, 'Live Photos'.

Taking selfies or filming others, Boomerang takes 10 rapid photos and stitches them together to form a short 4 second looping back and forth video. For best results, Boomerang suggests you film moving objects with this app.

Once you have taken your Boomerang video, you can share it to Facebook or Instagram directly from within the app. It'll also be saved to your Camera Roll.

Some tech specs for those wondering: the saved video file is a .MOV using the H.264 codec at the resolution of full HD, 1080 x 1920.

> Go to: Boomerang from Instagram on the App Store. 

New in iOS 9: Zoom In Videos, Take Photo While Recording & Change Frame Rate

A new feature added in iOS 9 is the ability to zoom in on videos! Now with any video that you have recorded into your Camera Roll, you can zoom in simply by using 'pinch and zoom'. You can also pan around in the zoomed in video. 

Another new feature added in iOS 9 is the ability to take a photo while recording video. As you are recording a video you'll see another White button on the screen. Tap the white capture button to take a photo while filming. The photo taken isn't as good as a photo that is taken in the normal photo mode, but the resolution is 2720x1532, which is higher than the 1080p of the HD video.

Also new in iOS 9 for your camera - higher HD frame rate. There is a new option to enable 60 frames per second HD video recording, a bump up from the 30fps in iOS 8. Changing the frame rate to 60fps will give you much nicer and smoother motion in your videos. You'll need to enable this in Settings. Go to: Settings > Photo & Camera > under 'Camera' heading, "Record Video" > and select "1080p HD at 60 fps" for the best quality (unless you have a iPhone 6s, then '4K' for the highest picture quality). Remember, higher quality means that it'll use up more space on your iOS device.  

'Redd' The iOS App Client For Reddit With The Best Visual Interface - App Review

For a while now I had been using the app client Alien Blue for Reddit, until I came across a recently gone free app for iOS (designed for iPhone & iPod Touch) called, Redd - Reddit client by Craig Merchant. Redd is actually a really great app for Reddit. A a recent update has made the app, even better.

Redd has a really nice clean interface. It looks the part for iOS 7. The app divided by tabs on the bottom of the app. There's: Hot, New, Rising, Controversial, and Top. These also work for each category you enter. The categories can been accessed from the three line "hamburger menu" on the top left corner.

The Features of Redd:

- Search and browse your favorite subreddits
- Add and reply to comments and stories

- Upvote and Downvote stories and comments

- Share stories to your favorite services

- Add your own text, link, or photo stories

- Upload single or multiple photos quickly and easily straight to imgur

- Browse photo galleries in our built in photo viewer

- Night mode

Redd, in a recent update included a really useful feature - Night mode. A dark interface, consisting mainly of blacks and grays, that helps eyes read a little better at night. This mode can work without any user interaction. Once switched on, just set daily times (i.e: 10pm - 6am), and Redd will automatically switch Night mode on for you.  

My dislikes with Redd: There are a few things that I would change. I'd add a share button. You can share things like photos that other users have uploaded, but you can't seem to share the whole posting. Not a big fan of the gray writing in the posts and comments, could be a shade darker. Adding Reddit Messages is an important feature that should be added, too. Another thing that Redd may want to add is a native iPad version. As a lot of people now do there reading on iPad's, I'm sure they'd appreciate this feature. And if I'm going to really nitpick, I'd make the logo on the app icon a bit smaller. It's not evenly boarded.

In the Settings, you can of course login with your Reddit credentials. You can switch on 'Hide NSFW Content'. And change text size.

Visually, Redd is the best app client for the Reddit website. It may not contain all the features for the pro' Reddit users, but I'd still recommend you check it out.


Redd - reddit client is currently priced at FREE, and is available to download for iOS devices (Designed for iPhone). 

iOS Tip: How To Attach Picture To Email On iPhone & iPad

Another reason why the Apple Mail app on iOS is not as great, or at least intuitive, as it should be: Attaching a picture or video in email... Have you tried it on your iPhone or iPad? You may of one day been typing out an email, then wanted to send a picture (or media file) and thought, "Where is the attach button?" You didn't find it, because there isn't one.

So how do you send pictures in Apple Mail on iOS? Well there is two ways. One way is for when you are starting out a new message, or aren't already typing a message. And the other for when you want to add media into an existing draft or reply.

The first way to Attach Photos or Videos in Email on Apple iOS Mail:


Using the Share Button To Attach A Photo In Mail:

The more obvious way to send a photo by email is to locate the file in the Photo's App, tap the Share button (the square with arrow pointing up), then tap "Mail". This will attach the photo to a new email, where you can fill in the blanks, and send.

But what if you wanted to send more than one photo? For that, all you need to do is, locate the pictures you want to email in the gallery view in Photos. Tap the "Select" button, select the multiple photos, then tap the Share button, and then "Mail".

But what if you had already started typing the email? That's where technique two, is useful.


Copying & Pasting Photos into Mail: 

The second way to attach a photo to an email is to simply copy and paste. Just locate the photo, and open it. Then press and hold on the photo, until "Copy" appears. Tap "Copy". Now go to your email that you are writing, and in the message, tap. Controls should show. Tap "Paste", and your photo will be added into the message. You can do this multiple times, however, remember that only 10MB of data can be sent in a single email, so that'd be only about two to three (8 megapixel) photos, per message.

• For More iOS and Mac 'Tips & Tutorials', check out our Tutorials search label. 

Create Your Wedding iBook Photo Gallery with this Template For iBooks Author

Making a Wedding iBook has never been easier, thanks to Apple's iBooks application. And with this template, it's makes it even easier. Within the preset templates on the iBooks Author program, there is no real good template for adding a lot of photos.

This template on offer, features over 60 different layout designs. From text with pictures, to gallery pages, videos with photos, stack of images style pages, different multiple image layout pages and more...

All the layouts are already set up, ready for you to add in your own images and text. This saves you the time of settings up different layouts, and creating a look for your iBook.

The Wedding Book template for iBooks Author features: 

• Over 60 different preset layouts - ready for you to add your images, and text.
• Layouts created for text, images, and videos
• Galleries
• Images mixed with Videos
• Photos that can be zoomed in and viewed full-screen 
• A Landscape orientation view, only 

All the page layout in this template are completely adjustable and customizable. The template is made to be viewed in the landscape orientation, only. You are free to do just about anything with this template. You can edit and adapt. Place you own images and text. Change fonts and colors. Re-arrange layouts. Mix and match parts of the layouts. Create new pages. Copy / duplicate layouts that you want to use and delete those that you do not. Create your own iBooks for personal or commercial use… For full terms and conditions, click here.

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If you have any questions related to the template file, you can email: appsreviewed@yahoo.com. And I’ll try and answer you as soon as possible. If your questions are about how to use the iBooks Author program, please read the Apple iBooks support site and the iBooks Author - Help, from the Menubar in the program.

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Placeholder images used in the template are Creative Common 'CC0 1.0 universal' licensed photos. 

Best Apps To Create Slideshow Videos For Instagram and Facebook

In my search to find the best app to make a video slideshow, that can be saved, and uploaded to Facebook and Instagram, - I have narrowed it down to two apps. It's a Clash of the Apps: Flipagram Vs. Fliptastic.

Flipagram

First app: Flipagram by Cheerful, Inc. With Flipagram you can make either 15 or 30 second slideshow videos. You can select and edit your photos, choose a title, set duration, and background music, either from your iTunes library on your device, or music through the app.

Flipagram's pros are; it's nice interface. It's ease to use. Music is easy to add.

The Cons: No transitions! That images just flash to the next one. This was the one disappointment I had with Flipagram. Add transitions and it'll be the best.

Price: Free.

Available for iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android. 

Fliptastic

That's brings us to app number 2: Fliptastic by Ting Tze Chuen. You can create 15 second slideshows for either Instagram, or up to 60 seconds long for other sites like Facebook.

You can choose up to 20 photos. Use the photo editing tools to make sure everything is right. Add background music, and transitions! Make your photos either; cross-fade or slide away, and more if you upgrade to the 'Pro' version.

Pros: Easy to use. Good photo editing tools. Transitions!

Cons: I felt that the interface, while good, just wasn't as great as Flipagram's. And music... bought tracks from your library won't work because it says they're copyright protected. And there are only a few 'tracks' available from the app itself.

Price: Free and Paid (Pro) ($0.99) Versions.

Available for iOS (iPhone and iPad).

Conclusion:  

The winner between these two apps is... Flipagram. The interface is better. It's easier to use. There's a wide range of music to select from. The only thing that this app needs is some transitions, so the videos will look more like a slideshow.

Pictoword - 2 Pics Make Up One Word - Combine To Get Answers! - iOS App Review

Pictoword: 
2 Pics, What's the 1 Word?

By Kooapps

FREE - iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)

Pictoword is a image based guessing game. It places two images side-by-side, with each image making up part of the word that you're trying to answer.

The game shows the two images, the scrambled letters down the bottom with a few random ones added in, and the blank squares which reveal the amount of letters in the answer we're looking for. 

There's also a Facebook share button, a buy more coins button and a settings button.

First example of Picstoword: This image above, my level 8. As you can see there's a image of a fire and a dog.  So the first images makes up the first part of the word and the second image the second part. We could pretty much be certain that the second part of the word must be "dog". Now it can't be "Firedog", not a word, so thinking what else is fire... "Hot!". So now place the two words together and we get "Hotdog", which technically is two words! 

In this next two images (Level 25) we have a railing and and a road. Place these two words together and you get "Railroad". 

The answers starts off easy but gets harder as you progress. 

And the last example:

Took me a few minutes to get level 31, because of that button! 

In this picture we have a person lying down and a power button. And if you thought of those two images the same way I just did, it might take you a few to guess it as well. Because you actually need to look at these images as someone "Laying" down and a "Off" button. (Variations of the same thing, kinda the point of the game!) Combined these two words to make, "Layoff".  

   

For every correct answer you gain 2 coins. Coins can be used to buy 'Boosts'. 

'Boosts' are your helpers for when you get stuck. Access the Boosts by pressing the pink lightning bolt. For 10 coins you can remove a letter. Reveal a letter for 35. Reveal one of the images words for 70 and Shuffle for 1000. 

As with all these word and image guessing games, you either love or hate them. But they help keep you brain sharp. And you'll get addicted and keep wanting to answer the next one!

- Download Pictoword, FREE on the App Store. 

Polar - Ask a Photo Poll Question, Vote on Answers and Share Your Opinions - iPhone App Review

Have a question that you want to ask? Need some opinions from other people? Or like giving your opinion to others? If you answered, "yes", to any of these questions, you should try out,  Polar by Input Factory, Inc.

Polar is an opinions app.  Anyone can ask a 'This or That' question, which is in this case a photo poll question; one or two images and the two possible answers. Then other Polar users can vote on your question and add a comment.

You can view questions by: Popular, People you are Following, Recent or Search a Hash Tag.

Polar is well designed, looks cool and is easy to use. Anyone can vote on the questions. To make your own questions and use the other features you'll need to register and make a profile.

Polar is a great way to crowd source an answer, for any situation. It could help you choose between two options or settle an argument or even for just general information.

Even if you don't have any questions to ask, you may find it fun answering others' questions and giving your opinion.

Polar is FREE and available for iOS (designed for iPhone and iPad).

Four Instagram Gesture Tips! - Go Back, Favorite and Comment By Using Gestures

Instagram App Logo

Here's a few quick tips for Instagram that you may have never known or stumbled upon.

•  To go back to the previous page in Instagram all you need to do is swipe from the left to the right.  For example: You're on a profile and you click a photo - to go back to the profile just swipe across to the right. 

Really handy and fast, no need to reach for the back button. I wish a lot of other apps had this gesture added. (By the way, Flipboard also has this gesture!)

• Second. To favorite a photo - just double tap on the image. 

• Third - to see all comments quickly - swipe from the right to the left on a image and you'll be taken to the comments page. 

• And finally, if you're wondering how to delete that comment that you're now thinking you probably shouldn't of wrote - just swipe the comment to the right and there will be a trashcan icon. Also by swiping any comment to the right you can - report the comment or reply to it.  

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What's the Pic? - Guess The Word Under 100 Little Squares

There's a lot of image / word guessing apps out there now and the latest popular app to rocket up the iTunes charts is What's the Pic? ~ guess the word hiding under one hundred little squares! (By Cheat Master And Friends Words Cheats LLC) 

Like the title suggests the way this word guessing game works is by giving you a picture that is covered by one hundred little squares. You can remove some of the little squares (number changes as you progress) - choose wisely! After removing the squares - use the jumbled letters below and the part of the image to guess the answer.

There are 200 levels available to play.

You have "Lifelines" available to use. By using coins you can buy a letter or remove a letter. Free option - you can ask a friend via Email, Message or Twitter.

The app also has a store where you can buy coins to use your "lifelines".

Different to other popular word guessing games - with this one you at least only have to decipher one image.

One thing I don't like about What's The Pic? is it will eventually ask you to rate the app 5 stars in the app store for in return 500 coins. To me this seems wrong and like their buying their ratings.
Not that this is a bad app or anything, but morally it feels like cheating. How about just say, hey please rate us anything, tells us what you think, what you'd maybe like to see added and in return here's 500 bonus coins.

As a word guessing game - with the simple premises of reveal part of the image and guess the word - the game is good. It can be easy and it can be challenging at times. I also like that there isn't ads all over the game -- actually I don't recall even seeing one ad.

If you love these image / word games - get this one and add it to your collection.

What's the Pic? is FREE, available for iOS and has been designed for both iPhone and iPad.

What's the Pic? [ App Store Link ]

Cheat App for '4 Pics 1 Word' and What's the Word? Get The Answers To Every Level

As expected an app to help players of 4 Pics 1 Word and What's the Word? is now available for iOS.

So if you want to cheat and get all the answers on the puzzles you're stuck on the app is:

Cheat for 4 Pics 1 Word ~ get all the answers now with free auto game import! By Cheat Master And Friends Words Cheats LLC

All you need to do is take a screenshot of the game you're on. Then open the app, and press the import button, and then select the picture, the app will analyze and give you your answer!

And it does work! But is limited. If you want unlimited answers it will cost you $1.99!

Price: FREE

[ Cheat for 4 Pics 1 Word App Link ] 

Keep Calm and Download The Chive App for iPhone, iPad & Android

Here is a short, quick app review of an app I like but never got around to posting about... Today's is:

theCHIVE (app by Resignation Media, LLC)

theCHIVE Official App - (Left iPhone, Right Image Android)

- Like the website but bit cooler.

- Images are in galleries instead of a scrolling page.

- You have all the categories like the on site.

- You can save images.

-  There's Quick access buttons to: Latest, Videos, Top Rated, Shuffle, More...

- Also features "Keep Calm And Chive On" Wallpapers.

- The interface isn't the best and could use a better cleaner and more modern design.

- And there's an advertisement that's constantly on the bottom, which can get annoying, but hey it's not in the way that much...

- If you love the website, then you need this app for your iPhone or iPad, Android, better than the web experience on a tablet device.

Price: FREE

[ theCHIVE: App Store Link / Google Play Link ]