New Android apps worth downloading: Instapaper update, Gene Effect, Tupsu-The Furry Little Monster

Instapapers latest update adds new features to the super-popular article-saving app. Weve also got some quality games in the offing: Gene Effect, a game where you explore the mines of Mars and unlock the mysteries within, and Tupsu, a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer about a strange creature that gets around with sticky tentacles.

Instapaper update ($2.99)

Whats it about? Article-saving app Instapaper lets you save articles to read later, whether youre using a computer or an Android device.

Whats cool? The premise behind Instapaper is already one of the coolest available in any app store, just for its sheer usefulness. I have articles open in browser windows every day, and the ability to send them to my smar tphone and read them while in line at the bank is phenomenal. Instapapers new update adds the ability to scroll through articles curated by editors in a list known as The Feature. You can also now see inline footnotes, scroll by full pages or by tilting for easier navigation, and even switch the display to a sepia tone.

Whos it for? If you find yourself with interesting articles all day at work and no time to read them, download Instapaper.

Whats it like? Another great app for reading stuff later (as well as watching videos later) is Pocket.

Gene Effect ($3.49)

Whats it about? Players uncover a mystery deep within a Martian mine, while avoiding crashing and dying in Gene Effec t.

Whats cool? Gene Effect is a side-scroller in which you control a mining vehicle that you have to carefully guide through the tunnels. Your goal is to discover what happened to a larger, missing mining vessel, and along the way you can solve puzzles and unlock bits of the story, while you gather resources from the mine to keep your ship upgraded and puttering along. Gene Effect is a slick-looking sci-fi game thats not too tough to control, but offers an engaging story to go with its alien setting.

Whos it for? Gene Effect is for science fiction fans and players who enjoy exploration.

Whats it like? Waking Mars is another quality title thats all about exploring tunnels on the Red Planet. For more science fiction, try Galaxy on Fire 2.

Tupsu-The Furry Little Monster (Free)

Whats it about? Tupsu is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer in which you control a fuzzy alien guy who sends out tentacles to pull him along in various levels.

Whats cool? Tupsu is one of those simple titles that can be easy to pick up, but hard to master. In Tutsu, you slide your finger from the creature to different surfaces to send out tentacles and move through each stage. Careful selection of what you stick to is instrumental in solving each level, and youll soon find yourself climbing and avoiding obstacles along the way.

Whos it for? If you like low-intensity puzzle-platformers that are good for killing a few minutes, try Tupsu.

Whats it like? Both Contre Jour and Cut The Rope offer similar mechanics and comparable fun.

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