Today, QuinnScape celebrates the 8th anniversary of Packing Pro, the company’s very popular mobile travel packing list app for iPhones and iPads. Packing Pro features unlimited, 100% customizable packing lists, an extensive, yet flexible, catalog, handy sample lists, an expert list-making wizard, iCloud auto-sync and various list sharing options. During these eight years, Packing Pro has been highlighted on Apple’s App Store several times.

Moscow-based indie developer, Alexander Survillo today announces Smart Finance: Personal Finance, Budget & Money 1.1.4, an important update to his popular personal financial planning and management app for iOS devices. Users simply enter their income and estimated expenses, and the app immediately helps define their current financial state. The comprehensive app also offers users reminders about important upcoming payments. Version 1.1.4 brings performance improvements to the app.

DEVONtechnologies updates DEVONthink To Go, the iOS companion to DEVONthink for Mac, with enhancements and bug fixes. Version 2.1.3 uses DEVONtechnologies’ new decluttering service for clipping web pages and adds new settings for PDFs. It also improves automation with new URL commands and x-callback-url support. A new smart group lists items with comments, and email attachments are now shown separately so that they can be viewed and shared. The Apple Pencil support has been improved too.

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.