Quell, available on iOS and Android, is an imaginatively simple yet surprisingly deep little puzzler from indie developer Fallen Tree Games. In this little zen masterpiece, you must move droplets of rain on a window to pick up tiny pearls that dot the playing level. As with the physics axiom – an object in motion will stay in motion – a rain drop will continue across the screen unless it hits something. While blocks can impede your little ball of water’s path, many levels are littered with spikes, which split your drop and end your turn. However, Quell, unlike many other puzzlers, does not have a clock and has unlimited replays. Finally, Quell’s soundtrack is quiet and smooth, very soothing after a long day at work. Quell is currently free and Fallen Tree Games has recently published a sequel, called Quell Reflect, which retails for a tiny $1.99.

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We all need to be ready for the coming zombie apocalypse. Sure, a stocked emergency kit could help you in any situation – hurricane, east coast earthquake, west coast snowstorm, attendance at a Giants/Dodger’s or 49ers/Raiders game. But the real reasons you need a trash can stocked with potable water, large plastic sheets, contractor bags, canned foods, a crowbar, a machete, shotgun and an ax are zombies. Stop denying it and start readying yourself and your family. There are multiple smartphone games out there that will desensitize you to the violence of protecting yourself from the oncoming horde. In Zombie Juice, the undead race across the screen, trying to get at your bed or break down the fence protecting your house. Slice them with a machete, but watch out for the many dogs that prowl the streets. Hitting them creates berserker zombie dogs that must be stopped at all costs. Like many of the games we review – Zombie Juice is free for a limited time but usually costs $0.99

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Platforms: Palm, Android, webOS, iPhone, iPad

What’s a 5-letter homograph for grate? How about an 8-letter word for unmindful that starts with an H? Crosswords and Crosswords Light by Stand Alone, Inc. is a great little crossword app that has puzzles from the New York Times, Boston Globe, The Independent and much more. Clues in this app feature the number of letters in a word so you can narrow down your guesses. It enables you to complete the puzzle in pen or pencil. Hints are free – and if you are wicked smaht you can download additional puzzle packs for the title – these range anywhere in price from $0.99 to $9.99. The light version of this title is free – and the complete version, with hundreds of puzzles is $9.99. This multi-platform word application is available for tons of platforms – Palm OS, Palm Pre, Android, HP’s webOS, even on your Mac.

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Here at App Of Our Eye, our latest obsession Linky Fish™ by IceBreak Games , a light puzzler where you match two of the same fish within a line containing no more than two 90-degree angles.  Known by hundreds of millions in Asia as ‘Lian Lian Kan’, this classic puzzle game is now available globally, for both the iPhone and iPod Touch. Completely free of ads, this game provides fast fun with each level lasting no more than 30 seconds if you’re good, 45 if you’re alright, and 60 if you play like my mom.  Sorry, mom!  In Single Player, depending on how well you play, you get gold stars – that’s right, gold stars like in elementary school!  As silly as it may sound, the gold stars work as you always ending up wanting the most gold stars (tops out at three per level) and even if that’s not enough, you get to see your time for each, which makes you obsessive.  An old school feature to bring a little relay value that ends up being a necessity with only eight levels.  But, have no fear as the game offers a bit more.  An online Multiplayer mode is available for peeps who believe the value of their gold stars in Single Player.

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Platforms: iPhone, iPad

Ever buy a new knife set or even a new chef’s knife that’s super sharp? How did it feel when you cut onions, garlic and citrus for the next couple months? How many times did you cut yourself? Wanna replicate that on your iPhone? No, well then you lose. Slice is a very simple concept – move the on-screen knives to access the red button, push it, and get to the next level. Moving the knives are the puzzle – sometimes they snap back, others they click in for a limited for a period of time. On other levels, the knives move in a pattern – and you’ve got to time your button press. Mess up and the screen is filled with blood splotches and there is a bone chilling sound effect that lingers through your skull indefinitely. Each time you fail, your brain is almost tricked into thinking your fingertips have actually been cut. TwitchGames LLC have done a great job on this title and you should download this game today ($1.99 on the iPhone, $2.99 for the iPad)

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Price: Usually $1.99, but free RIGHT NOW in the AppStore

Do you fear the coming zombie apocalypse? Is your home equipped with extra water, ax handles, cricket bats and Prince’s Batman soundtrack? Are you following the 32 rules? Are you worried about the changes in the shooting script of World War Z? Rolling Fall is here to help you practice to survive once the zombies attack. You run a dungeon infested by zombies and must cut chains so cast iron balls fall on zombies attacking. This game has a strong Angry Birds feel  – where you must use your weapons to complete levels. Each level starts with a timer – and the quicker you complete a level the higher bonus points you can score. In addition, the harder you hit a zombie, the more points you score. From Amusedo Games, Rolling Fall is currently free – so pick it up now before it goes back to its $1.99 price point.

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