Mobilewalla: Playful phone apps offer the luck of the Irish
The following apps celebrate Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day and the luck of the Irish.
Apple apps
Nemo Irish Gaelic - Free Language Learning App for iPhone and iPad (Free)* This app offers basic Gaelic instruction; use in-app purchasing to buy advanced lessons. (Score: 94/100)
[A St. Patrick’s Day Quizzle (Free) Ireland’s fans will enjoy taking this facts-and-trivia quiz to test their knowledge and Irish spirit. (Score: 90/100)
Lucky Patty’s Leprechaun Run FREE - Super Clover Forrest World (Free) This platformer has Lucky Patty running and leaping through a world of leprechauns. (Score: 89/100)
St. Patrick’s Day Photo Free (Free) Use this app to give your pictures an Irish theme by adding virtual Irish stickers to your image. (Score: 85/100)
Lucky Leprechaun Free Bingo (Free) This app features free classic bingo game play with an Irish theme. (Score: Too new to rate)
Android apps
Duolingo (Free)* Duolingo’s free language-learning app teaches Irish with a series of photo images, spoken phrases, quizzes and reminders to do your lessons. (Score: 98/100)
Bubble Blast St. Patrick’s Day (Free)* St. Patrick’s Day theme items, like leprechaun hats, shamrocks and pots of gold, are the bonus theme elements in this bubble game. (Score: 97/100)
Irish Luck Keyboard (Free) The Irish Luck Keyboard changes the appearance of your keyboard to an Irish theme featuring shamrocks. (Score: 96/100)
Shamrock Live Wallpaper (Free) This live wallpaper features fireflies that respond to your touch, flying over a field of vibrant green shamrocks. (Score: 91/100)
Crock O’Gold Slots 2 FREE (Free)* Leprechauns are hoarding virtual gold. Try your hand at these Irish-themed, Vegas-style slots to win your share. (Score: 90/100)
* Available on Apple and Android
Mobilewalla is a search and discovery engine using breakthrough technology to score every app to help consumers navigate the mobile application marketplace. Apps are scored using an algorithm that weighs several characteristics, including user ratings, position within category and staff recommendations. For more app intel, go to www.mobilewalla.com. Anindya Datta is a technologist and founder of Mobilewalla.
This story was originally published March 16, 2015 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Mobilewalla: Playful phone apps offer the luck of the Irish."