My Must Have iPhone Apps
I am not ashamed to admit that I was a very late adopter of the iPhone. I've always liked Apple products, their design, simplistic yet powerful UI and their marketing is simply brilliant.
What I didn't like about Apple was the people who bought their products & the way that everything was 'cool' just because it had an Apple logo .... this attitude may have stemmed from my private school education where everyone came in with a new phone every week ... I just didn't get it ... if it worked and did what you wanted it to do, why change?
That said, I now don't know what I'd do without my iPhone .... it is the central hub of my digital life. So here are my must have iPhone apps (in no particular order) ... some you'll have heard of, others possibly not ... but all of them are great (and all 100% free!)
Runkeeper
Link: www.runkeeper.com
Cost: FREE
This app tracks your exercises via GPS (if you're outdoors) and plots it on a map. It then sync's it automatically with your profile on the website so you can keep track of distance & calorie burn.
MyFitnessPal
Link: www.myfitnesspal.com
Cost: FREE
I use this in conjunction with Runkeeper, they don't automatically sync but hey-ho we can't have everything, can we? Plus it only takes a few seconds to transfer the data.
This is both a calorie counter with a huge database of predefined foods and an exercise / weight tracker.
Dropbox
Link: www.dropbox.com
Cost: FREE
We've all been out and about and get a phone call asking for a document but it's on the laptop at home and you'll send it when you get back (invariably forgetting to send it).... not anymore!
Dropbox at it's most basic is a folder on your computer & whatever is in that folder is automatically synced to your online account & is therefore available on any device or computer.
With the dropbox app your documents are always with available and you can view and send your documents straight from the app.
Link: www.facebook.com
Cost: FREE
This is probably installed on 90% of the iPhone's out there, but I've actually found it makes me go on facebook on my phone less & pretty much never from my laptop.
The new iPhone OS will enable multiple app running (or you can get it now by jailbreaking your iphone) so that should make things like chatting easier.
Echofon (Twitter)
Link: www.echofon.com
Cost: FREE
I love Twitter (follow me if you like @agseo). This free app gives great control & access to all of Twitters features including sending photos, geotagging tweets & seperate @you mentions.
It really baffles me what more I could want that I'd be willing to pay for in a Twitter app?
GrabRadioLite
Link: www.grabradioworld.com
Cost: FREE
GrabRadio is a radio application for the iPhone. The lite (free) version only gives a handful of stations but it's got BBC Radio 1 on there so that's all I wanted it for :)
Sky News
Link: www.sky.com/news
Cost: FREE
Everyone wants to catch up with the latest news at some point, don't they?
Just wish it had the ability to tweet stories directly from the app.....
MoBank 2.0
Link: www.mobank.co.uk
Cost: FREE
This great free app links to your bank account and gives you real time access to your statements, balance and accounts .... handy to see just how much money you don't have :)
You can also pay for things directly from the app ... it's totally secure too!
Wordpress
Link: www.iphone.wordpress.org
Cost: FREE
Just for the blogger / site admin side of things but this free app from Wordpress allows you to quickly and easily edit / create blog posts & admin comments from your iPhone - basically anything you can do via a laptop can be done on the go from the app!
Other notable apps I have installed:
Skype
Link: www.skype.com
Cost: FREE
Free voice calls (only when connected via WiFi) and instant messaging. Again, falls down from the lack of multi-app running... will be great when it can be run in the background.
F1 2010 App
Link: http://www.formula1.com/mobile_services/live_timing.html
Cost: FREE
All the geeky data you'll need. Car positions on track, lap times, best lap, sector times, track status (flags), straight line speeds, safety cars & even air humidity and pressure readings!
Just be sure to watch the race as well as your phone!
Tap Tap Revenge 3
Link: www.tapulous.com/taptap
Cost: FREE
Guitar hero style finger jamming for free! Download loads of free tracks (really good ones, too) and of course there is the option to purchase tracks.
2 player & online play are good too.
Do you use these apps, got any must have's yourself that I may have missed? Post a comment & let me know!
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