Neoappz today announces Places Around 6.0, an important update to their popular travel app for iPhone and iPod touch. Places Around allows anyone to easily find places in their surroundings. It works world wide and provides accurate and concise information. The app provides one tap access to over 40 common categories and consists of voice search and other advanced features. Version 6.0 introduces a user friendly new design and many improvements.

Darmstadt based developer, Neonway has released Chords Compass 1.0, its new music app for iOS and Android devices. Chords Compass helps beginning musicians find the chords on the instrument of their choice, and try them out on a virtual fret board or keyboard. For string instruments, users can change the position of their chord on the fret board, and the app will show them how many chords of their selected key and type are available in this new position, as well as their chord diagrams.

3DTOPO Inc. introduces Oilist 1.0, their unique new painting app for iOS devices. Oilist was designed to automatically generate unique and original works of art based on photos supplied by a user. It analyzes the image using computer vision technology, then paints simulated paint particles that are applied with various brush strokes and techniques. The user may just watch the painting process, or interact with it through various options that allow each style to be infinitely customized.

To get in the spirit of International Book Day, Barcelona-based iClassics Productions has slashed the price of its immersive reading apps on the App Store. The iClassics Collection offers a total of 9 immersive reading apps, meaning that the whole collection is available for under $10 this weekend. Bookworms can get in the bookish mood this weekend and on International Book Day thanks to the wealth of unique reading material iClassics Productions offers.

My Total Health, Inc. announces MyGiHealth 2.1, an important update to their popular digestive symptom tracker for iOS devices. MyGiHealth is a powerful personal health tool for the 70 million sufferers of digestive diseases in the US. Designed to answer key questions that people have when first experiencing Gi symptoms, the app assesses the severity of those symptoms, helps them to decide whether they need to visit a doctor and so much more. Version 2.1 offers new and improved on-boarding.

G-Power today introduces Monster Camp 1.0, their innovative new Merged Pets Block Puzzle game for iOS and Android devices. Combining puzzle game and social gaming features, Monster Camp falls under the category of brain training games that combines innovative gameplay and controls, popping monsters, beautiful artwork and exquisite graphics. With simple rotate and drag controls, players need to move the monsters onto the grid. The goal is to match 3 or more monsters in any direction.

Dublin based game developer, Gaming Chef LTD today introduces Droid Crosser 1.0, their new innovative traffic direction game for iOS and Android devices. In this exciting new game, players are challenged to protect their community of robots from speeding spaceships and other hazards that could cost their robots’ lives. Users not only have to keep their robots safe from oncoming traffic, but dodge lasers and explosions by tapping the screen and moving robots to safety.

Indie developer Diego Resnik today announces iCarMode 4.0, an update to his popular productivity app for iOS devices. iCarMode has positioned itself as a true car dashboard app, offering real-time data streaming from the car’s computer. iCarMode features large buttons that allow easy and safe access to music, shortcut for dialing, preferred GPS app as well as other car and driving related functionality. Version 4.0 now connects to Vinli’s cloud platform, a new “Places nearby” feature and more.

Indie developer, Mirek Elsner today introduces GeoKit for Photographers 1.1 for iOS devices. GeoKit is an app for digital photographers with cameras that do not have built-in GPS. It collects location data and exports them in GPX format that can be used by leading photo editing tools and image organizers for geotagging, like Adobe Lightroom, Photo Mechanic and others. GeoKit has been designed specifically for photographers and provides balanced accuracy, power consumption and data size.

Independent software developer, Vitaly Pronkin today announces the release of Dwarf Fortress Remote 1.50 for the iOS platform. Dwarf Fortress Remote lets you play the famous Dwarf Fortress game on a mobile device, connecting to the original game via network. Dwarf Fortress is an open-ended fantasy world simulation/management game from Bay 12 Games. Version 1.50 introduces QR code connection feature, which makes it easier than ever to configure your server and connection, and start playing.