In Pen & Ink 3.0, developer Stepping Stone Mobile has redesigned their flagship iPad art app from the ground up, with a beautiful new UI and massive toolset expansion. Pen & Ink is the simplest way to create beautiful watercolor paintings and drawings on the iPad. Pen & Ink’s previous release is a 5-star app in the US and has been featured in every major Asian market. Novel controls, more brushes, more features, and richer ink take the app to a whole new level.

Tokyo based developer, Dolice today announces Art Illustration Wallpaper 3.0 for iOS touch devices. Flip through the pages to select wallpapers, and choose your favorites to save to your camera roll. Any wallpapers you save can be set as wallpapers on your home screen and lock screen. This application features 400 gorgeous wallpapers, all handpicked and fully compatible with the iPhone 5s/5c/5/4s/4. Version 3.0 introduces many new features as well as supports parallax effect of iOS 7.

Do you have trouble falling asleep at night? Pinux Studio today announces ZzzZzz… 1.4, an update to its peaceful sleep app for iOS. Stop counting sheep and start using ZzzZzz… It simply helps you start sleeping now and you will enjoy your sleep like never before. Set your iPhone/iPad in a distant place in the bedroom and let it work on generating high quality melodies & pulsing beautiful background lights. In version 1.4, allows the user to set up a count down timer before they go to sleep.

Mineral identification is made easy with the Mineral Database compiled by M. Darby Dyar and Mickey E. Gunter and illustrated by Dennis Tasa. This new Mac app provides a quick reference for students, educators, professionals, or anyone interested in minerals. Search for minerals by selecting physical properties, optical properties, Dana number, Dana class, or many other classification and occurrence criteria; or, browse the mineral photo galleries.

ipSoft today introduces Swarm Simulator 1.0 for iOS. Swarm Simulator is versatile pattern generator, a game for children of all ages. The game generates endless patterns of intuitive swarm behaviour. Tune the predator and prey to learn about their behavior and to unlock new patterns as you go. Choose custom colours for predators, prey and background colour. Swarm Simulator generates complex structures that are an intuitive stimulus for children, teaching complex structures in fun way.

With the Horse Races Now app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, fans have instant access to racing information for tracks across America. Developed by Kenny McPeek and Sue McPeek, users can get the latest on their favorite horses and watch videos of a specific race or horse live or archived. Never miss a race again because Horse Races Now is like having an interactive racing program in the palm of your hand! More than 100,000 people have downloaded the Horse Races Now app since its debut.

Spelling Test Practice with Nouns by EFlashApps is a free app that comes with over 500 nouns flashcards to help kids from pre-school through second grade build their vocabulary and improve their spelling. This fully customizable app features personalized list creation and addition of words. Along with interactive spelling tests, this is a perfect task-oriented learning app for elementary eduction. This app ranks in Top 100 free apps for kids ages 6 through 8 on the iTunes App Store.

OrionArts today announces Swarm of the Dead 1.1, its popular free-to-play real time strategy game developed for iOS devices. Swarm of the Dead is a combination of strategic planning and fast-paced combat. Play as a Zombie Commander and stop the pathetic Researcher from coming up with the The Cure. The developers respond to passionate Chinese mobile gamers by offering Shaolin Kungfu Monks, Chinese Zombies (Jiangshi) and even more game levels in its first free content update.

Appoint creator Urs Gort has released an updated version of the powerful calendar app, including stunning new color themes, resolution for time conflicts, and other improvements. Aimed at people with busy schedules and little time, the app’s clever auto-completion engine prefills information based on past events, eliminating time-consuming typing in favor of a few swipes. Appoint 2.3 for iOS is now available on the iTunes App Store.

Melesta Games is proud to announce that version 1.1 of the new tower defense game Toy Defense 3: Fantasy is now available on the App Store! Toy Defense 3: Fantasy receives 12 fresh missions set in the snow-covered forests of the new Winter world! Players must challenge themselves in snowball battles and defend Flame of Unity from the sly enemy that uses hockey sticks, sleds, skates, and more to break through their defenses. The update is now available through the Apple App Store and Google Play.