Luckily, each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This week's list includes Sqaure Enix's latest game in the Hitman franchise, Line's new massive group calling app for Android and an app to help you effortlessly prepare for meetings.
Charlie
Lots of apps claim to be personal assistants but rather than try to provide everything under the sun, Charlie focuses on just one area of productivity: helping you prepare for meetings. The app connects with all the calendars on your phones and generates short “reports” on the people you’re meeting with, which are delivered before your meeting.
Keep an eye on: Reports pull from hundreds of sources, according to the company, and include everything from conversation starters, a person’s interests and their recent achievements. Pro-tip: You can also request a report on a specific individual, which is delivered to your inbox when it’s ready. Right now you can only request reports on individuals but the company says on-demand insights are in the works.
Free: iOSIMAGE: CHARLIE CONTACTS CORP
ETA
Another personal assistant-like app, ETA provides up to the minute driving directions and, well, your ETA for your favorite destinations. Enter the destinations you travel to most often and the app will provide an at-a-glance look at how long it will take you to get there and when you should leave based on current traffic conditions. Keep an eye on: There’s also a notification center widget and Apple Watch app so travel times are always a glance or tap away. Pro-tip: The app also provides walking directions. The app uses Apple Maps, but you can also use third-party maps apps like CityMapper, Waze and Google Maps.
$1.99: iOSIMAGE: EASTWOOD Hitman: Sniper
The long anticipated latest game in Square Enix’s Hitman franchise, Hitman: Sniper tasks players with taking on the sniping missions of Agent 47, who is based in Montenegro. The game has more than 150 missions, each with different objectives that get increasingly more difficult as the game progresses. Keep an eye on: Connect with Facebook to compete against friends and the players in in-game leaderboards. You can also upgrade your gun throughout the game by unlocking new items piece by piece. Pro-tip: Unlike other sniper-style games, Hitman: Sniper often requires thinking creatively to accomplish missions — causing distractions and making kills look like accidents can all be part of the bigger strategy of the game.
$4.99: iOS and Android
Popcorn Buzz
Line’s newest app is all about group calling as the app enables group phone calls between as many as 200 of your closest friends. Luckily, you don’t have to dial 200 numbers — instead, you can send out invitations with a URL that allows others to join the call. Keep an eye on: The icons of others on the call, the app indicates which person is speaking at any given time to help avoid confusion. Pro-tip: Calls can be made over Wi-Fi, or with a 3G or LTE connection, though for more massive calls Wi-Fi may be better to conserve data.
Free: Android Workflow
Workflow is all about automating the tasks you do on your phone every day. The app connects with the apps and services you already use to allow you to create customized “workflows” with just a few taps. The “photos to GIF” workflow, for example, will allow you to automatically convert your last 5 photos to an animated GIF you can then share by email or on social networks. Keep an eye on: The app’s Apple Watch counterpart, which puts dozens of workflows on your wrist. Pro-tip: Though the app’s preset workflows are useful, making your own custom ones by dragging and dropping apps together is where the real fun — and potential — of this app come into play. The app’s clever home screen shortcut feature makes individual workflows feel like full-fledged apps rather than just features.
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