Apps

While limited in purpose and lacking multiple-account support, Friend Check provides a handy snapshot of friends in your social networks.

An enterprising idea with some comedy value, but not one that will last you over a five-year mission.

Delightful to look at and use, but light on functionality if you want more than top-level metrics.

It’s fast, it’s easy to customise, and it makes reading content easy… Rockmelt might just be your new favourite browser.

Despite Goldfinch’s article suggestions being pretty accurate, the lack of offline reading and inability to save browser links for later mean we’ll pass for now.

We can’t fault the service, and the app is well thought out – but finding media to include can feel like hard work.

Less of an Instagram replacement, and more a small diversion for seeing little things from around the world. It’s not an essential app, but it’s fun and well-made.

Nowhere near enough power, and a lack of updates since May doesn’t suggest it’ll catch up any time soon.