Game iPad

Hands on with the latest applications for smart phones and tablets

It was another busy week for new applications in different platforms, including IOS, Android and BlackBerry. Here's our weekly selection of applications that we '\ ve had a real game to see how they rate.

V Festival 2011

iPhone / Android / Blackberry / Symbian free
The review of the V Festival app before the actual event is necessarily problematic: We haven 't been on site with the app. But then it checks for the festival would still be worthless. Worth as a free download, it 's on the phone for the weekend - for the site map alone - but it falls on a more prominent feature, not a stage times in the line-up area. A shame when you consider that other festivals have contributed apps to create your own schedule. The other headline feature is the possibility of your Facebook friends on the in-app map to find. A nice idea, but one show 't won their value to the actual event.

The Human Body DK App

iPad, £9.99
Large at 381MB, Dorling Kindersley 's new book iPad is a fleshy-app download, but it' s worth the wait. The app lets you dive into human anatomy, with more than 270 pictures and 99 pages of text, illustrations and notes. The level of detail is very impressive with sat down with the app for a few hours, we feel as if we 've only scratched the surface. The app 's physical book roots are obvious: it' s well designed are used sparingly with new touch-screen interactivity. May say the £ 9.99 price of occasional users, but if you have a strong interest in the body 's work (and especially if you' re studying), this is an excellent app.

BlackBerry Playbook, free
Music videos service Vevo has been available on iOS and Android for a while now, but it has just made the leap to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, holding on to its slick design in the process. The app makes it easy to browse popular videos or search for favourites, with nifty playlist creation features too. The PlayBook's size suits Vevo's app too, whether you're watching videos alone or showing them to someone else. The promised 720p HD streaming is flagged as a feature that outstrips the other versions of the app, but realistically it's the ease of use and deep content that make this a treat for PlayBook owners.

Flick Soccer!

iPhone, 0.69 pounds
In 2010 there was a flood of Flicky football games for iPhone by the player repeats the control of a free-kick taker to strike the ball into the goal. The reigning king of the genre's football flick kick, but it may have finally knocked off its perch by newcomer Flick Soccer. Started by the same developer that made iOS Hit Flick Golf feel his physics right, as you roll the ball into the goal aimed at bullseye targets while avoiding defenders and a goalkeeper merry. There are several fun game modes, some of which are played against the clock. "Addictive" is an overused word in the world of applications, but when we found it to be played by 2 clock in the morning with eyeballs on stalks, that was exactly the word that sprang to mind.

Telegraph Clearing 2011

iPhone / Android, free
Judging by this week's media coverage, 2011 is another year when the vast majority of successful A-Level students are attractive girls with the ability to jump in the air while smiling. It's the pimply boys we feel sorry for. Still, for those students (whatever their level of attractiveness) who didn't quite nail the grades for their desired university, it's time to enter the clearing process to find an alternative. The Telegraph bagged the rights to work with Ucas on an official clearing app for iPhone and Android, which is suitably no-frills in helping students quickly find potential courses. You can search by course, location or Ucas code, refining your query if too many results come back. Find a course, and there's a phone number to tap on to make a call to find out more. Most students will prefer to conduct these searches on a computer, we sense, but as an app, this is efficient and impressive.