The WIRED App Guide Brings Order to the Chaos of App Stores

WIRED, with partner Gizmodo, tested and rated more than 400 apps for the first-ever WIRED App Guide. The special issue, on newsstands October 4, rates apps on the 10-point WIRED performance scale, noting ‘WIRED’ and ‘TIRED’ features, price and on which platforms each app is available. Later this month, the WIRED App Guide will also be available as an app for iOS and Android smartphones. The app version of the guide will feature regular updates plus reviews of new and noteworthy apps from the editors of WIRED.

Highlights include:

• 400 Apps reviewed in SEVEN categories: Social, Games, Lifestyle, News, Arts & Entertainment, Photography and Productivity
• The Top THREE editors’ picks in each category
• “The Essentials,” 18 APPS NO USER SHOULD BE WITHOUT, including Dropbox, Goodreader, Facebook, Twitter, Pandora, Yelp and more
• “My Favorite Apps” from special guest reviewers

“The app universe continues to grow exponentially, and for most consumers it’s an unmanageable mess of hundreds of thousands of apps, with only marginally helpful attempts at organization and discovery,” says Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief of WIRED. “With our App Guide, we’re bringing some order to the chaos and embarking on an aggressive editorial push to make app reviews and recommendations a priority in the magazine and on Wired.com.”

The WIRED App Review Guide is available on newsstands for $10.99, and will also be available as an app for iOS and Android smartphones later this month.

About WIRED

WIRED is the first word on how ideas and innovation are changing the world. Each month in the magazine and every day online, our editors deliver a glimpse into the future of business, culture, innovation, and science. AdWeek named WIRED to its 2011 Hot List and made WIRED its first-ever “Magazine of the Decade” in 2010. It was named to Advertising Age’s A-List in 2010, received three National Magazine Awards for general excellence in 2005, 2007, and 2009, and was nominated for a National Magazine Award for Magazine of the Year in 2011. Wired.com was named 2009’s Best Magazine Website by AdWeek, Best News, Business & Finance Website in 2009 by MPA Digital, and was a 2011 National Magazine Award for Digital Media “General Excellence” finalist. WIRED and Wired.com reach more than 14 million readers each month. Visit www.wired.com for more information.