app.itize.us

a minimal particle physics puzzle game whereby you attract or repel small orbs into goals. super clean, challenging and ethereal. i like the way they have described the mechanics of making the game on their site. also, if you fancy playing before you buy, there is a flash version online as well…

nav your music collection using planets as a metaphor. amazing graphic representation of artists, albums, tracks, etc. fly through your collection like the voyager probe did our solar system. wish they would have had a hide controls feature to make the entire experience a screen saver (am i missing something @neb?). regardless, its a stellar app and no pun intended!

anything that deals with barcodes and music is brilliant in my book. super interactive scan and jam from the hip!

A humorously illustrated reactive audio toy by a group of italian design students. Very similar to MouthOff from UsTwo. Their concept uses numbers, math and logic programmed in Processing and ported for iOS using Open Frameworks to create the animation and interactions.

what more can i say about Moog releasing an analog synth module for iOS. its wicked cool. from what it offers it seems to be able to provide a very flexible and feature rich waveform and sound creation platform in your hands. the graphics are accurate to the knobs i used to twiddle when i had my own Moog and Korg synths back in the day. bleep bloop blorp!

an interesting visualisation for listening to music for an audiophile who wants to review each movement of a piece. you could even teach yourself how to sing music by ear using this! made by a japanese design shop and hence has a very unique method to controlling the music, like a dj does a record. scrubbing the audio file forward/backward is common interaction. very elegantly designed!

CALCOPAC is a «BEEP» more than a simple calculator. It’s a tribute to the legendary 8-Bit Videopac Game Computers released between 1978 and 1983. CALCOPAC provides a stylish retro calculator with 2 skins and 24 8-Bit sound effects.
Play your results as a little melody – An ironic statement to Kraftwerk’s «Pocket Calculator» and a perfect combination of Fun & Function. It is surely going to replace all my other calculator apps. BEEEEEP

amazingly simple no fumble music controls while driving. use gestures to control so eyes are on the road. swipe left/right to skip tracks, tap to pause. nice!

super simple sampling drum pad app. just select a pad, click record, sample your favorite sound, phat beat, gross noise or talking parrot, etc. nice 8bit retro interface and style.

amazing app from ustwo uk. this one allows you to make fanatical musical compositions with illustrated monsters created by jon burgerman. funny and cute!