If you have a filled-up device like me, this causes particular consternation as what to do to clear up space for it. This means that to update a gargantuan app like Infinity Blade II, it needs essentially four times the storage space to update it because ‘delta’ updates that only download the changed bits are not yet available for apps like they are for iOS updates. It gets worse: app updates need to be downloaded and unpacked into free space before they can be installed.

And it’s usually apps that are the culprit, from high-end games to turn-by-turn navigation software.Īpps take up so much space in part because iOS requires that installed apps have both their zipped IPA file installed, along with the unpacked files for the app, meaning that any installed app is going to take up roughly twice its download size once installed. No matter how much storage space we get when we buy our iOS devices, we eventually run out of room. Necessary to enjoy the all the massive amounts of content, no. It’s even got pets! However none of its complexities involve the audio, which is about as simple as one would expect given the visuals. This cute and simple-looking Roguelike is actually much more complex than it first appears. With or without the sound muted it’s a treat to play, but without the sound it gives us the added benefit of not getting the music stuck in our head for the whole day. Doing so with a fantastic 16-bit retro aesthetic is even more brilliant. I still think combining brick-breaking with RPG elements is ingenious. While the music and sound effects are certainly top notch it’s the one-of-a-kind visuals and character design that really make these worlds feel complete. Rocketcat’s refinement of their hook-swinging formula is a fantastic “endless runner” kind of game that offers up four unique variations on the formula. Besides, the developers themselves suggest that turning off the sound can even improve performance on older devices. Not much call for atmospheric music and sword clangs there. Completing Infinity Blade II’s story doesn’t generally take long, and once it’s finished it becomes a kind of meta-game about loot grinding. Okay so this might seem like a bizarre choice but there’s logic behind it.

That’s why it can be important to have a couple of time-absorbing iOS games that can be enjoyed with or without sound waiting in the wings. Screeching wheels, blaring overhead announcements, business folk screaming into their cell phones, and so on. Anyone who’s used a commuter train to get to work knows just how noisy they can be. This particular commuter-centric Favorite 4 might lean more to the train side of mass transit than the bus side, but that doesn’t make it any less relevant.

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