Independent developer, Kian Tong Thai today announces Word Sounds 3.1, an update to their English language app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app has been designed to make learning the correct pronunciation of hundreds of thousands of English words easy and quick, without having to memorise any of them. It can also be used as a reference for the correct pronunciation of a word. An optional digital timer has been added to Word Sounds to make the self-test more challenging and fun.

StudyPad Inc. today introduces Splash Math – Grades 1 to 5, their new educational title for iPad. Splash Math – Grades 1 to 5 provides personalized learning for children grades 1-5, so each child can learn at his/her pace. Children love Splash Math because it makes learning fun through games and rewards. Parents love Splash Math because it is aligned to the Common Core curriculum and provides insightful reports. Over 4 million children are using Splash Math for iOS to improve their math skills.

Pixeljam Games has announced plans for a sequel to their hugely popular prehistoric multiplayer racing game Dino Dun. New threats of doom require dinosaurs and their future generations to run for survival and find new homes in which to take refuge. Pixeljam is using kickstarter to raise funds for the development of Dino Run 2, and the campaign will end on 10:00 PM EST on December 5th. The game will be available on Mac, PC, Linux, and Ouya, with and eventual iOS version after initial release.

Denver based Switchback Media LLC today announces Gift It – A Christmas Shopping List & Countdown App 1.3, an update to its popular free gifting app for iOS. The user can create and name as many separate lists as they want. Inside each list they can add gifts and assign a dollar amount to each one. Now in its second season, Gift It maintains the same level of simplicity and comfort as last year’s holiday hit, but with a matured reinvigoration and tons of new features.

Weight Loss Alarm Clock for iOS and Android is a new, sensor-free sleep cycle alarm clock that will gently wake us during the light sleep phase. The patented method does not require any sensors and easy to use. the health benefits are: cortisol decrease, weight loss, stress reduction, increase of skeletal muscle mass, pain reduction, enhanced male virility, improvement of cognitive performance, reduction of fatigue thus giving better general health and physical fitness.

Premiere Liaison today is proud to announce version 6 of Crossword Maker For Cruciverbalists, a crossword compilation software which helps you construct crosswords in a simple and efficient way for iOS. It has everything user may need to create great educational, professional and fun puzzles. The latest upgrade added the web publishing feature: after finishing the construction, user can upload the crossword to the Internet. People can then view and solve those puzzles online.

KASH GT is proud to introduce KASH KIDNAPPED a revealing journey to Afghanistan for iPad. This book by Gabriele Torsello, nicknamed Kash, appears now as vital testimony and serves as a reminder not to forget the people who are trapped in this turmoil. A detailed account of Kash Gabriele Torsello’s 23 days of imprisonment in Helmand – his brief conversations with his kidnappers, his thoughts, his emotions and his liberation – that also acts as a revealing portrait of Afghanistan and its people.

The 30 Day App Challenge, LLC is proud to announce the start of the 30 Day App Challenge! An online video training program for anyone who has ever said “I have this great app idea!” but didn’t know how to turn it into a reality, only to watch someone else take all the credit and money that came with it. The 30 day app challenge is free and doesn’t require any prior programming knowledge. The 30 Day App Challenge features over 45 short how-to videos that cover every aspect of making an app.

Independent game developer Mando Productions today announced that their highly anticipated title The Dead Flowers Case is now open for backing on Kickstarter. The Dead Flowers Case is set in a fantasy mechanised “Steampunk” alternate reality in which flowers and plants have long since become extinct and the world runs to (apparent) mechanical perfection. However, this precise order of things is thrown into chaos when the body of a senior employee at a car factory is found dead at his desk.

Hadokoa is proud to announce the updated Corpus – Social Story Making 2.1 for iOS. Corpus is an application for sharing and reading stories written by you and others. You can read stories from a number of categories. But if you have a story to tell, take the plunge and start your own story. But if you feel you can add more to an existing story…you can! User can search for stories and share stories on Facebook or Twitter. Reserve the next content and start writing!