NeuBible and other awesome apps

NeuBible and other awesome apps you might have missed this week

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It’s the weekend, which means it’s time to catch up on all of the hot new apps you might have missed throughout the week.

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Can reading the Bible be sexy? There’s a new app from an ex-Apple designer that argues it can. We’ve also got the snakiness weather app you ever did see, the long-awaited return of an App Store reject, and other indie goodies you don’t want to miss.

Without further ado, here are this week’s awesome apps!

Kory Westerhold’s goal in making NeuBible was to “get rid of everything between you and scripture,” to make the experience of reading the Bible frictionless.

A former Apple and current Twitter designer, Westerhold partnered with a Yahoo designer to create NeuBible, an app that easily the best way to read the Bible on the iPhone.

Even if the Bible isn’t your thing, it’s hard to not use NeuBible and appreciate its design, from the beautiful fonts to intuitive navigation. For more on the app and the path to its creation, be sure to check out Fast Company’s feature.

Available on: iPhone

Price: $1.99 (with in-app purchases to unlock themes and more translations)

Download: App Store

CARROT Weather makes checking the forecast an entertaining affair, thanks to its extreme snarkiness and twisted way of depicting outside conditions. You might see dancing nuclear smokestacks when it’s hot out, or flying sharks when there’s a tornado warning. Cause why not, right?

Powered by the excellent Dark Sky, CARROT Weather joins the family of other CARROT apps, including CARROT Fit and CARROT Hunger. Weather is a unique combination of being actually helpful (with minute-by-minute forecasts and detailed weather predictions) and being just plain funny.

Available on: iPhone

Price: $2.99

Download: App Store

Six months ago, Launcher was kicked off the App Store. The reason? Apple decided that it didn’t like the way it used iOS 8’s Notification Center.

Widgets were new on iOS, and Launcher allowed you to create customizable shortcuts to your favorite apps. A quick pull down from anywhere meant you were only a tap away from a shortlist of apps you used frequently.

It turns out that Launcher would be one of the first in a long list of similar rejections surrounding iOS widgets that did too much in Apple’s eyes. After months of back and forth with Apple, Launcher has returned with the functionality that got it banned. You can create shortcuts for contacts, apps, and even URL schemes. All in your Today view.

Available on: iPhone

Price: Free (‘Pro’ version available with in-app purchase)

Download: App Store

The Omni Group’s OmniOutliner has been on the iPad for years, but this week it become available on iPhone as well.

What exactly can you use OmniOutliner for? Anything that’s structured text. The app has detailed outlining capabilities, flexible column types, and embedded attachment support. It’s used for everything from lecture notes to screenplays. Omni definitely makes pro apps at pro prices, but that’s what you get if you want the best.

Available on: iPhone/iPad

Price: $29.99

Download: App Store

If you’re a member of the iTunes affiliate program, you know how much of a pain it is to generate links to content in the iTunes and App Stores.

Blink makes it super easy to generate links through the app itself, iOS 8 extension, or URL scheme. The extension is extra slick with it’s Markdown support and ability to generate a preview on the spot.

Available on: iPhone/iPad

Price: $4.99

Download: App Store

“TouchTone is a puzzle-game-with-a-purpose produced by a fictional government organization intent on ridding the world of terrorists through crowd-sourcing. Laser/tile puzzles stand in for complex encryption algorithms, when once solved, allow each player to determine if the content unlocked is harmful to national security.”

A unique logic-based game with a compelling story, TouchTone is worth playing even if you haven’t been following the Edward Snowden/NSA leaks. It’s a great example of how gaming can be art even on a mobile platform.

Available on: iPhone/iPad

Price: $2.99

Download: App Store