App reviews: Stitcher, Fetch

If you're a podcast addict but want a little more function from your app, consider Stitcher - a sort of personalized radio service that lets you make playlists of your podcasts and feeds you recommendations based on the shows to which you're already listening.

You can search for podcasts and add them to your favorites playlist. Users can also reorder the podcasts based on the order in which you want to listen to them. So if you'd rather skip your news podcasts in favor of some comedy (or vice versa) you can set the app up to do that.

There is a premium version of Stitcher, which lets you ditch ads and gives access to premium content, which costs $5 a month.

But the free version should meet most people's basic needs and give you a little more control over your podcasts. Free, for iOS and Android.

Fetch

Fetch starts as the simple story of a boy and his dog. But it quickly changes into a puzzle-filled adventure that puts you on a quest to reunite them and gives you a chance to explore the game's somewhat dystopian setting.

Not that this game is dark - if anything, it feels like playing through a Pixar movie, thanks to its cartoon aesthetic and whimsical touches.

Players can tap on screens, arcade cabinets, fliers and other things around you to get information about where to go and what to do.

The full game costs money to unlock, but you get a pretty good taste of the game before you buy.

If you can keep yourself from getting too immersed in the story, you can play free - but it is a little hard to keep your heartstrings from feeling a pull.

Free to download, for iOS and Android; $5 to unlock the full game.