20 best iPhone apps to get you started

Here's a selection of some essential and not-so-essential apps that will help you get by in a world increasingly dependent on digital interaction. 

8. Cut the Rope

Each level of this game involves a piece of candy tied to the end of a rope and an adorable little green creature with huge eyes and a goony, four-toothed smile. 

He’s hungry. He wants the candy. You need to get him the candy by cutting the rope, sometimes multiple ropes, so the candy falls right into his mouth.

Don’t let the cuteness factor (and it is very cute) dissuade you. The game is tricky and gets even trickier after you buy the full version. There are spiders, bubbles, and spike walls and they all can ruin Om Nom’s chance of feeding his sweet tooth. 

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