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iPhone App Review: iGirl

Description: The iGirl application consists of a beautiful 3-dimensional female model that can be manipulated by the user to perform various actions, including dancing and speaking. Users can interact with iGirl on their iPhones and iPod Touches by shaking the device and touching the screen. The 3D model's hair color, skin color and clothing can be modified to change her overall appearance.

iGirl - $0.99 - iTunes Link
iGirl
iGirl is the height of ringtone applications for the iPhone but offers quality to boot. Open up iGirl and you'll be greeted with a splash screen that hangs around a little too long for my liking. Once inside you can create an iGirl of any ethnicity, change the hair colour, clothes and even give her a name of your own.

What's surprising about this crude and limited application is the visual values, iGirl offers decent 3D scenes and a well rendered female, the camera can be rotated around using standard multi-touch controls and even give the iPhone a little shake to see your girls displeasure.

Pros

  • Excellent example of iPhones 3D abilities
  • Entertaining
  • Incredible cheap

Cons

  • Long loading time
  • One of the worst time wasters available
  • Some bad dancing

Verdict

Facts can't be avoided forever, this application is aimed at 15-18 year old guys with no girlfriends. For the rest of us this is a cheap way of wasting a bit of time. A sure-fire best seller.