iphone apps

[mailbox]

I got an iphone several months ago and have downloaded several cool apps. I was just wondering what apps to you have that you think are cool or just plain indespensible. I have a weather radar app that I couldn't do without. Love Pandora, have this game called Trainyard that I am addicted to. Just thought there might be some good ones I'm missing out on.

 

[Greg_C]

I think a handy app is the one that allows you to scan a product barcode
then tells you where you can find the item at the lowest price.
A friend also told me about a app where you capture a sky view (in picture mode, perhaps?)and it will tell you the name of the constellations and stars.
I don't know how handy that one is unless you need to impress a gal.

I got one of those smart phones a little while back. Realized
that I wasn't near smart enough to operate the darned thing,
and my fingers and thumbs were incompatable with those tiny
little keyboards.
Returned it and got my old model back.
So, no apps.
BUT.....
I Use to have abbs.
Alas, those too are long gone.

 

[Basil]

In no particular order, some that I really like:

<span style="font-weight: bold">1.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">iHeart Radio</span> (free) - Lets you stream radio stations (AM and FM) from all over the country. I listen to an AM station in Atlanta every morning on my way to work.

<span style="font-weight: bold">2.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Cell Tracker</span> (free) - Just lets you track your minutes easily.

<span style="font-weight: bold">3.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Fluent News</span> (free) - News reader that pulls in News from many different sources, e.g., CNN, USA Today, Fox News, Reuters, Wall Street Journal. If you're a news and current affairs junkie like I am, this is a must have.

<span style="font-weight: bold">4.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Drudge Report App</span> - Many of the "real" news sources admit to always checking Drudge - he links to news from all over the world.

<span style="font-weight: bold">5.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">TWC</span> (The Weather Channel). Better weather source than the stock weather app that comes with the iPhone. Even has videos!

<span style="font-weight: bold">6.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Level</span> This is a Stanley Level (bubble) that works well.

<span style="font-weight: bold">7.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Carpenter</span> Also has a bubble level, plus many other neat tools (plum bob , ruler, protractor, etc.)

<span style="font-weight: bold">8.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">iCOnvert</span> Convert just about any measure you can imagine. (free)

<span style="font-weight: bold">9.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Keeper</span> - a vault to store all your passwords (uses a master PW). Lets you organize passwords into categories.

<span style="font-weight: bold">10.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Constitution</span> App that has the full US Constitution. Includes lots of interesting notes on the various parts and also Bios on all the signers.

<span style="font-weight: bold">11.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Google Earth</span>. Well, it's Google Earth

<span style="font-weight: bold">12.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Bookstore</span> A Barns and Noble app that lets you order books from your iPhone from B&N. If there is one in your area, you can use this app to have them set aside a copy of whatever and you go to the counter and they have it waiting for you.

<span style="font-weight: bold">13.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Fandango</span> Find out what movies are playing, where and when in your area and buy tickets from iPhone.

<span style="font-weight: bold">14.</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">ToDo</span> A very nice To Do list maker and organizer (the upgrade version costs a couple bucks but I have found it worth the money.

<span style="font-weight: bold">15. </span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">Pageonce (Finance)</span>. Keep track of your banking.

This is by no means all my apps, but some that I find most useful or interesting.

 

[aerog]

Can 'droid dorks play too? I think most of these are available cross-platform, or at least there are similar cross-platform apps.

I put my most-used apps on my main homescreen:

From top to bottom:
1. The HTC clock/weather widget (I don't have an HTC phone though) at the top, shows current weather and temp at a glance
2. RealCalc is a scientific calculator, similar to an old TI35
3. GSD - one of my apps for calculating flying height and specs for aerial photo jobs
4. Memo - simple memo book for jotting down stuff
5. AirWX - aviation weather, pulls up the current aviation reports/forecasts, pireps, and instrument approaches for airports
6. Garmin MyCast - satellite and radar weather images and general weather info - there's an aviation-specific one for $129 but I haven't seen the need for it
7. Weather Chan - obvious...about the best general weather app I've seen (weatherbug is good but it appears to want to download tons of stuff when it doesn't need to).
8. Google Maps - the quickest mapping app I've found and has google earth overlays that couple with the GPS. I use it to look at traffic conditions mostly.
9. On the bottom row the only special "app" I have is the Google Voice app - I use that for my voicemail

Others I use often are:
10. Barcode scanner
11. MapDroid - uses locally-stored maps (worldwide) instead of network based
12. Kindle - loads whatever kindle books I want to sync from my kindle
13. Adobe PDF reader
14. Google Sky
15. DroidSat - plots the current location of satellites and works as an aiming device so you can view them. I use it to watch the ISS fly over usually.


Hidden, but running are:
(1) a gmail notifier app - customized so I only get email updates on a specified schedule.

(2) I also have "tasker" running, I have that configured to automatically turn off the 3G portion of the phone when I'm certain areas that I use wifi - and conversely it turns off wifi when I'm away from those areas (it's based on the cell tower the phone is using). It also raises/lowers the ringer and notification volumes based on time and where I am.

 

[3798j]

On my "Droid", the two I use most are: "Thomson Reuters News Pro" - it's world and business news without a "tilt", plus it has a "my stocks" setting which shows how the market is treating my portfolio, and "Live Scores" which not only updates sports scores every 30 seconds, but one can get "play by play" on any game that you have an interest in.

 

[drooartz]

Here are a few that I use. I've not spent a lot of time hunting down apps for my iPhone, but these have been handy for me.

1. WeatherBug - the elementary school next door has a station, so I get good localized weather

2. MotionX GPS - a really good GPS interface. Use it a lot while hiking to get elevations and such.

3. Topo-Maps - has downloadable scans of all USGS quad maps for the US. Handy while hiking.

4. Cleartune - very good chromatic tuner

5. Tempo 2 - programmable metronome, includes setlists so you can put a show or practice set together with all relevant tempos.

6. MultiTrack - 16 channel multi-track recorder. Amazing for rough recording while songwriting.

7. MoneyWell - the iPhone companion app to my home financial software. Syncs with the desktop so you've got your balances and budget with you. Also allows entering new items. A nice pair.

 

[Greg_C]

If I didn't need to have a shock resistant phone on my belt
all day I would try one of those again, even with my fat fingers.
Very cool and usefull tools..
Maybe a I Pad or something like that for the truck/car someday.

 

[JPSmit]

If I didn't need to have a shock resistant phone on my belt
all day I would try one of those again, even with my fat fingers.
Very cool and usefull tools.

Not wanting to hijack here, but, was a my denomination's retreat centre last month where they are building a new building. they were showing some of the progress and up popped a picture of the foundation - "scraped." Turns out the concrete guy had lost his phone, dialed the number and it rang in the pad. They dug it out (and it still worked) rather than have to explain to the boss.