This Week’s Best iPhone Apps

#1. We Rule: Rosa called it “a medieval version of FarmVille.” I’ve never played FarmVille, so I don’t know how apt that is, but the corn-growing, experience-points-gaining, fife-music-playing gameplay suggests that she’s right. We Rule is free to download, though you can buy “mojo”—the force that helps you grow your kingdom faster—if you’re too lazy to accrue it through ye old hard work.

#2. Opera Mini: Opera Mini was recently submitted to the App Store for approval, and though it’s not available quite yet, it’s worth keeping an eye out for. Matt reviewed the browser on EDGE and said:

“Overall, it’s the fastest I’ve ever felt Opera Mini perform across any platform. Everything happens instantly, and it feels really smooth, and polished.”

#3. Trolololo: Either this is something you’re interested in or something you’re not, there’s not much gray area: , the meme sensation that’s sweeping the internation, is now a $2 iPhone app.

#4. Dr. Horrible: Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog is a work of pure supervillian musical genius, produced for the internet during the height of the Hollywood writers’ strike, starring Neil Patrick Harris and Firefly’s Nathan Fillion. The iPhone comic prequel is awesome…for 99 cents, it’s a trip worth taking.

#5. Star Wars Cantina: Kat summed up the appeal for the upcoming Star Wars Cantina game nicely: “Like Animal Crossing, but with Star Wars! and booze!” If that piques your interest (and it should)—watch this space!

#6.Muziic: The internet has a ton of music—be it on YouTube, internet radio, or the next thing—but it’s a vast, untamed wilderness. Muziic, a free app, looks to harness all that crazy content. You can listen in on a variety of internet radio stations, create playlists of songs from YouTube, or check out featured tracks. Rock ON.

#7.Food Essentials Scaner: Everyone eats, but only some people care about what’s in what they eat. For $5, FoodEssentials Scanner will scan bar codes and give you the whole scoop, including the regular nutritional information as well as additives and allergens the item contains (important information some other similar apps leave out.) You can also set up custom labels to restrict the information you want from your scans. Trust me, there’s nothing more frustrating than getting bombarded with gluten content when you just wanna get the calorie count.

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