7 New Apps You Don’t Want to Miss

Zombies Run! for iPhone

You might think jogging is boring, but not with this post-apocalyptic zombie chase. In Zombies Run! -- a companion app for running -- you are "Runner 5" in this scenario, which is explained to you through voice recordings. To save civilization, you must gather supplies around the city while being chased by zombies. Running for a longer time wins you more supplies. When you get home, you can decide how to distribute the supplies you earn most efficiently. According to the Zombies, Run! website, the app will becoming to Android this spring. $7.99.

SmugMug Camera Awesome for iPhone

SmugMug's new camera app for iPhone lives up to its name. You can use it to show a level for the horizon, to focus on one spot while setting the exposure on another, or pre-record video. The app records everything you're pointing the camera at with a five-second buffer time. It also functions well as an everyday camera.

The app is more than just a camera. In addition to features that crop, add text and create frames, there's a wide array of filters and presets. You can compare the results of these tweaks side-by-side. Oh, and yes, there is an "Awesomize" button that does seem to have that effect. Free.

News.me for iPhone

News.me filters links from users' social media streams, presenting them with the stories that are most likely to interest them. It was developed as aniPad app from a prototype by the New York Times Company. On Thursday, the service launched as an iPhone app for the first time. The iPhone version is condensed to an image-focused stream, with options to leave canned responses such as "ha!," "Wow," and "Really?" Free.

Ad Network Detector for Android

A mobile security company called Lookout launched an Android app this week that shows which ad networks have a presence on your phone. More importantly, Ad Network Detector tells you what information the apps on your phone can access and how much of it they pass on to those ad networks. Free.

WP Politics for iPad

The Washington Post launched a new iPad app on Monday that tracks the 2012 presidential election. Election aficionados can now get graphs, polling data, video and up-to-the-second news in tablet format. Free, $2.99 for additional content.

Kicksend for iPhone

The iPhone only lets you send five images at a time. With Kicksend, you can send up to 30 images and files at once. Practical, no? Free.

Seamless for iPad

Seamless makes it easy to order food for delivery. Its new iPad app — with its giant photos of food — makes it pretty, too. The company also has iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android apps. Free