Stuff - UK (2020-02)

100 BEST APPS

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MINECRAFT

EARTH

Having taken over

the gaming world

for kids of a certain

age, Minecraft now

has its sights set on

the real world too.

In what amounts

to ‘Minecraft meets

Pokemon Go’,

this AR title has you

place your life-size

creations on

streets and in

parks, and then

team up with other

builders for mini

adventures.

£free / Android, iOS

WANNA KICKS

There’s a point with tech when

you might wonder if you’re

being a bit lazy; with Wanna

Kicks, you’ve sailed way beyond

that point. Rather than trying

on actual shoes in a shop, this

AR app enables you to try on

trainers in AR and shoot video

to share with friends. Just don’t

forget these shoes aren’t real

before heading out.

£free / Android, iOS

SPIGEN

ARMOR CASE

When you’re faffing
about in virtual vistas,
it’s easy to blunder
into something solid
and let your phone
tumble to the
ground. To avoid
subsequently
embarking on an
expensive repair, buy
your phone a decent
case first. If you want
something properly
rugged, Spigen
has a wide range
of tough cases
designed for many
modern phones.
from £20 /
spigen.com

Catapulting birds at

egg-stealing pigs in

ramshackle houses

seems quaint in

a mobile gaming

universe that

features Fortnite.

But this AR take

has made Angry

Birds interesting

again: being able

to consider shots

from any angle

results in deeper,

more engaging play.

£free / Android, iOS

ANGRY

BIRDS AR:

ISLE OF PIGS

When the real world’s not quite

interesting enough, slap tiny

digital universes on top of it with

this selection of AR apps

REBOOT

REALITY

DAVID

BOWIE IS

If you couldn’t get

to the blockbuster

exhibition in the

real world, or

couldn’t see much

because tall people

stood in your way,

this app transforms

the entire thing

into a desktop

AR experience.

With costumes,

sketches and

nearly 40 songs,

it’s a fitting high-

tech tribute.

£8.49 / Android

£9.99 / iOS

BIG BANG AR

Probably not the

greatest option for

big-headed people,

this app from CERN

recreates the birth

of the universe in

your hand. After

a suitably sizeable

explosion, stars

and planets form

before your very

eyes, while Tilda

Swinton narrates.

And when it’s

all done, you get

to take a selfie,

because of course

you do.

£free / Android, iOS