5 Oddly Specific Android Apps

There are a lot of different apps on Google Play. Some of them try to go for the broadest appeal like music apps and social media, others attempt to hone in on the most specific things they could possibly be for. These are 5 I found whilst exploring Google Play. For these apps, the name says it all.

Cargo Surveyor
Designed for cargo surveyors, this app seems to have a bit of everything they could need. It seems incredibly robust if you are in this field, and it seems to have extremely good ratings too. Apparently it hasn't been installed much, as installs according to Google Play is only on "500+".

Genetic Helper
This is an app designed to help automatically convert DNA sequences to the complimentary DNA, mRNA, as well as tRNA. This app has a solid 4.2 rating. This one is a bit more popular with "10,000+" installs.

Knots Video Guide FULL
Google Play seems to be full with a lot of knots guides apps. This one seems to be quite good with a total of 58 knots to learn to tie. It has a great 4.4 star rating as well as '50,000+' installs. Reviews like this app because it is free and has no ads, even with great videos to teach knot tying.

Scarf Fashion Designer
This app is to help people with their scarf needs. It has rather mixed reviews at an average of 3.8 stars. This one is the most popular yet, with over one million installs. This app does however also have in-app purchases.

Step By Step Shoe Lacing Guide Pro
You may think, doesn't everyone know how to tie shoes, but not everyone does, and that isn't really the point of this app. With a solid 4.6 star rating and over 50,000 installs, this app seeks to teach people how to lace up their shoes, with over 50 lacing styles either practical or decorative, and allows your shoes to be a little unique if you care for that.

5 Free Pokemon Clones for Android

Pokemon is one of the most popular video game and in general, media franchises in the world. With this, it is no wonder that many people have sought to emulate it's charm, or just straight up ripped it off. This article is a list of the top 5 free Pokemon clones for android.


Pet Dex
Pet Dex is a very much Pokemon inspired game, with the characters being directly ripped from that game. It is a turn based strategy game, much in the same style as those automated battle games, where you go after enemy after enemy, and level up your team. These games tend to be great initially, but some may find them boring after a while if they are not spending any money.

Detective Trainer
Detective Trainer is very much similar to Pet Dex in that it is an automated battler game, but it is much of a more cartoonish style, and is not 3D at all. This game also takes other characters from Pokemon such as Misty and Brock. This game does not have a world to explore in the same way that Pet Dex did though.

Mon Research / Monster Versus
Mon Research takes the role of a city building game sinned to be Pokemon themed. It has Pokemon, as well as other characters directly from Pokemon, and uses them in a fighting similar very much similar to Pet Dex. These battles are much more entertaining that the other games, and the battles have much more visual appeal. There is also much more you can do with the Pokemon to upgrade them. If you like city building and upgrade games, this game might be one for you.

口袋决斗
口袋决斗 is a very close approximation to a modern Pokemon game similar to those on the DS and 3DS. One thing that you might have thought looking at the title is that it is only in Chinese, and yes this Chinese clone of Pokemon is only in Chinese, but that doesn't seem to be a problem. Much of the game you can figure out yourself without being able to read, and the dialogue with NPCs, at least at the start of the game isn't really important. It is a fun Pokemon clone, and very close to the actual games.

宠物基地
宠物基地 is another Chinese Pokemon clone. It is very unique, starting off with a phone call to Professor Oak. It then dives directly into a Pokemon RPG. It has many aspects similar to Pokemon, and you might find it fun.

The SECRET Minecraft Debug World

Did you know that Minecraft has a secret debug mode? Well neither did a lot of people apparently. Minecraft has a secret debug world that can be reached by holding shift down whilst selecting world type in the world creation page. This world contains one of every block state, and is a great resource for people who are working on testing resource packs, and need every block laid out. You cannot break any blocks or place blocks in this world, and there is a floor made out of barrier blocks.

How to Play Minecraft Alpha in Your Browser

For the 10th anniversary of Minecraft, Mojang now lets you play an alpha version of the game in your browser. To do this, simple go to classic.minecraft.net and you will find yourself at the menu screen to the game. This game is very basic in comparison to modern versions of Minecraft, only allowing you to play in creative, and appears to have some bugs such as water instantly filling low down areas, although it is still very impressive that it is working from within a browser. What is even more amazing, is that this version actually supports multiplayer.

3 Free Minecraft Clones For iPhones

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World Craft

World Craft is a simple Minecraft clone with a lot of features, and can be played in creative mode, with terrain generation. The game gives you some TNT to use, but uses micro-transactions to get more. The game also provides a lot of skins that the player can choose from for their character.

Worldcraft

This title might seem very similar to the first, and well it is. The game is also very similar. Apart from these similarities, it also has structures that are generated like dungeons, but they are all the same, and they are very common, making the landscape very boring.

World of Cubes Survival Craft
World of Cubes Survival Craft is another Minecraft clone for iPhones. It have complex terrain generation with natural cave generation and diverse landscapes. Overall this game appears to be the most robust, although this one does appear to have a large amount of ads compared to the other two.