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Inspired by the end-of-day ritual some families practice—parents asking kids "So, how was your day?" at the dinner table and perhaps also serving as a kind of journal for the time-strained modern individual—Alex Fuller and Jessa Brinkmeyer created the new Highs & Lows iOS app. It allows users to reflect on the day's events, wins, and losses and record their causes. The app pulls out two simple high and low points that sum up day. Over time, say after a month, one can look back and see if there is a pattern to the predominance of ups and downs. And naturally, one can share app entries via Facebook or Twitter—delivering a more balanced recap of one's day rather than just the major highlights and lowlights we normally share.

Find out more at myhighsandlows.com or download Highs & Lows for $1.99 in the app store. 

There are few things as frustrating as a good idea getting forgotten or lost in the shuffle of a creative collaboration. Even worse, breakthrough ideas seem to always occur at the exact moment when you're furthest from your workspace or team. Sticky Storm is a new note taking app from MINIMAL that was designed with creative collaboration in mind. Similar to jotting down ideas on napkin scraps and the backs of envelopes, the app is based around a series of shareable and arrangeable digital "paper" notes that let your team collect ideas in just about any form, from sketches, to text, and even images from the Internet. The app has features for inviting team members to collaborate and contribute ideas during brainstorming sessions, and most importantly, a built-in export feature to transfer your project back to a workstation using services like Dropbox. 

While Sticky Storm is not yet available, you can learn more about the concept on Behance.

Andreas Hansen's new iOS game Font Nerd keeps score, but the app is more learning tool than arcade game. The game quizzes players with sentences written in different fonts, and the object is to identify as many typefaces as possible. If a player is stumped, they can see more characters or similar fonts to make an educated guess. Font Nerd's best features are the built-in tools to help you remember the different typefaces you encounter while playing. There's a favorite button to keep a running list of fonts that caught your eye, and if you really like a typeface, there's even an option to make a purchase directly from the app. 

Find Font Nerd on Behance.