I have purchased very few applications:
- Koi Pond v2.5 $0.99
- StarMap v2.0.2 $11.99
- Distant Suns 3 $9.99
- Simplenote v2.09 $1.99
- iSSH / VNC v2.0 $3.99
cute entertainment, pond of fish to feed
awesome map of night sky, aware of location and direction
awesome map of night sky, aware of location and direction
really elegant notes, but wants account on their server too
VNC client and SSH sessions for talking to servers
Of course I use most of the stuff that came with the phone (photos, messages, phone, mail, safari, ipod, camera, clock, calculator, contacts, notes, weather, maps, calendar, youtube).
I also use lots of free applications:
Facebook – free client for Facebook social media site
Remote – free remote control for iTunes on a computer or AppleTV
Where – free location aware cheap gas finder, starbucks finder, restaurant finder, weather news, traffic, news
Yelp – free reviews of businesses and business finder (great for food), requires free yelp account
SoundHound – free music identifier, seems to be faster than Shazam
Shazam – free music identifier, but I am gradually switching to SoundHound
Google Earth – free planet earth viewer, gorgeous
NYTimes – free news reader
NPR News – free news reader, ability to play and build playlists of radio segments, simply awesome
AFreeLevel – free level tool
Skype – free VOIP and social media, requires Skype account (which can be free too)
IM+ Lite – free multi-protocol IM client (Jabber, GTalk, AIM, etc)
UrbanSpoon – free restaurant guide for local area, has awesome randomizer for picking when a group can’t decide
DistantSuns – free (there are paid upgrades) astronomy information for your location
Gallery – free MobileMe Gallery viewer, needs MobileMe account (paid)
AirSharing – free, or $2.99 or $6.99 – turns your iPhone into a Wifi network drive you can access from your computer, portable network web/disk server
MarkTheSpot – free mark those spots where AT&T’s network sucks and submit them so they can fix them
eBay – free eBay auction site client, wants eBay account which is free to shoppers, but costs auction winners….
Chipotle – free Chipotle restaurant pre-order for fast pickup
Bump – free contact information exchange, might have privacy issues – but easy to use
Pocket Pond – free koi pond
OpenTable – free restaurant reviews and reservations for many restaurants
Constitution
iBooks – free iPad book reader
eReader – free open source book reader
Kindle – free Amazon book reader, but needs Kindle account
Erci recommends:
Pandora free music sampler
Sol Free solitair game
GoSkyWatch (star map)
Things (getting things done app) not free
Whole Foods – recipes
Mixology – bar recipes
and she seconds the recommendation for Where
Steve recommends:
AP Mobile – local news and world news
MotionX GPS ($2.99) or MotionX GPS Lite (free) track your walking, running cycling habit
MSNBC news feed with Rachel and Keith video clips
Battery Magic – tells you how much life is left in your phone
Kinetic balls – entertainment
Maddow – it’s easier to use the msnbc app
Gallup News
Around Me – Another locator device for gas, food, recreation etc…sort of a GPS/Yellow Pages
Solitaire
How to tie a tie
