Hottest app of the month

To help you in the quest to load up your smartphone with the best time-killers and apps to make the most of the year ahead, we’ve handpicked apps across the platforms that warrant your immediate attention.

So whether you’re an Apple iPhone 5 user, a Google Android lover, aBlackBerry fiend, or a Windows Phone newbie,  switch on your Wi-Fi or 3G to download our selection of this month’s hottest apps.

Remember you can check out the latest iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry 10 apps rated and all in one place in the game reviews

Hottest app of the month: Score! World Goals

Formerly known as Score! Classic Goals, the mobile equivalent of Phoenix from the Flames has received a major update which now allows you to recreate an additional 200 classic goals from domestic as well as international games. Graphics and sound effects have been given a polish and a new turn-based multiplayer mode means you can find out who really has a photographic memory of the most iconic strikes.

Price: Free | Platform: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch iOS 5.0+ | Download Score! World Goals iOS app

CamMe

Whether you a love a selfie or need to do a hands-free snap, the gesture based app lets you take pictures simply by waving your hand in front of the camera sensor so all that is left to do is clear the background of any incriminating objects.

Price: Free | Platform: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch | Download CamMe iOS app

Lego Batman: DC Super Heroes

The Dark Knight swoops onto Apple devices with a host of his Lego-built DC pals with real voiceover used for the first time on an iOS Lego platformer.

Price: £2.99 | Platform: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch iOS 5.1+ | Download Lego Batman: DC SuperHeroes iOS app

iMini

The legendary 1971 Minimoog synth, used by Kraftwerk and Jean Michel Jarre, has been faithfully recreated for iPad, complete with authentic sound.

Price: £14 | Platform: iPad iOS 5.1+ | Download iMini iPad app 

BC Tent Finder

Provides happy campers with tools and info, including real-time weather updates, a handy compass and a torch to help you find the toilet block.

Price: Free | Platform: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch iOS 5.0+ | Download BC Tent finder iOS app

Waze

Become part of a 40 million-strong road news network. Report hazards, traffic jams or particularly cheap petrol stations if you’re feeling kind.

Price: Free | Platform: Android 2.2+ | Download Waze Android app

Voxer Walkie-Talkie PTT

Aside from the great push-to-talk feature, Voxer supports voice, text, picture and location messages on Android and iOS without prejudice.

Price: Free | Platform: Android 2.2 | Download Voxer Walkie-Talkie PTT Android app

ThereIsNoPauseButton

Imagine the most frustrating parts of Super Mario World, now speed it up a bit and take away all the controls except jump. Yup, that…

Price: £0.79 | Platform: Windows Phone 7.5+ | Download ThereIsNoPauseButton Windows Phone app

Burton

Piste pal still offers snow forecasts, but now adds speed and movement tracking via GPS, while AR shows where mates are on the slopes.

Price: Free | Platform: Windows Phone 8 | Download Burton Windows Phone 8 app

Keek

A BB take on Vine, capture a short video – no more than 36 seconds – and share it with your Keek mates or on more populated social networks.

Price: Free | Platform: BlackBerry 10.0 | Download Keek BlackBerry 10 app