Just got an iPhone? Had an iPhone for a while but feel like you’re not using it to it’s full potential?
The iPhone app store is abundant with cool, interesting, and must-have apps, just waiting to be used. Below find a .list of the top 10 applications, all for under $2.99.
Evernote (free) – For those who are unfamiliar, Evernote is an easy way to capture and save photos, text, websites and more. New “notes” are automatically synced with the notes in all your locations. The Evernote application will sync flawlessly with your Evernote desktop and online account. Easily save an image while surfing the web on your iPhone, and then have it automatically loaded to your computer when you get home. A must have for designers or anyone constantly on the look out for their next inspiration.
Remote (free) – Remote is a simple way to turn your iPhone into a remote, and your computer into a your boom box. Link your iTunes library with your iPhone, and use the phone to browse the entire library, play songs, locate play lists, and essentially control your music without ever having to go to the computer. This app can be great for parties, or just hanging around at home.
Where To Eat? ($2.99) – Where To Eat? is easily the most helpful and intuitive restaurant locater you can have on your iPhone. Using GPS, the app locates nearby restaurants, cafes, and convenience stores, allowing you to search within various categories, and then showing them to you on a map, which keeps a mark of your current location. In addition, the app includes “Goodies”, the most useful being a tip calculator, where you simply enter the total check amount, how many people the check will be split amongst, and the percentage you want to tip. Some people pay extra for additional apps that do just this – get yours complementary with another awesome app! Its small price of $2.99 is a bargain, and will prove it’s worth the first time you use it.
Mint.com (free) – The Mint app syncs with your online Mint account. If you haven’t already heard, Mint collects your financial information from all your accounts, tracks spending habits, and even makes recommendations for ways to save, or even make money. The user interface is clean, easy to use, and essential to anyone who likes to keep a close watch on where there money is going.
Twitter Clients – TweetDeck and TwitterFon (both free) – There are several apps for Twitter users who want to stay updated on the go. TweetDeck and TwitterFon are both awesome applications with very different interfaces, allowing anyone to find one that suits their style. TweetDeck features a desktop app as well, which is useful for those who want to sync between the two. It allows the user to sign into multiple accounts, which proves very important for those with both personal and business Twitter accounts. In addition, you can add searches for groups, people, hashtags, and so on. TweetDeck is definitely a robust app intended for the very involved Twitter user. TwitterFon, while simple, is another great app to try out. There is no desktop version, no multiple accounts sign-ins or saved groups, but what it lacks in depth in makes up for in beauty and ease of use. The interface is clean, easy to read, and quick to flip through when you just want a quick update on those you are following. TwitterFon is definitely recommended for anyone who likes to use Twitter without being too involved.
Brain Toot (free) – Brain Toot is a fun app to keep yourself entertained, while feeling like you’re exercising your thinking muscles at the same time. Test yourself on different challenges that require quick thinking and fast reflexes. Once you get more comfortable with the challenges, try to beat your best time and score. The game is addicting, and thankfully never leaves you feeling guilty, because how can you be wasting time when you are working your brainpower?
Wikipanion (free) – Wikipanion is an absolutely essential Twitter app, and definitely one that users become dependent on. Next time you are watching a movie, out at a restaurant, or basically anywhere you might have a question for Wikipedia, Wikipanion is your answer. Search anything that is on the online database quickly and painlessly. The Wikipanion interface is actually even easier to use than it’s online counterpart, as sections open only when you click them, preventing endless scrolling through unwanted information.
F-MyLife (free) – F-MyLife is maybe one of the most fun time killers. Made for easy access to the popular website, fmylife.com, the F-MyLife app is a fast way to get your fix. Scroll through the most recent submissions, have another laugh at the all time most popular FMLs, and even rate or submit your own. F-MyLife is sure to become your latest guilty pleasure.
Shazam (free) – The Shazam app, while very well known from Apple commercials, really cannot get enough love. It is so incredibly useful and solves the pain and heartbreak experienced when you just can’t figure out what song is playing while out in a department store, restaurant, or watching TV. Simply hold the iPhone up to the speakers while the app is running, and it will come back with all the song information. You can then email, tweet, or save the song. Shazam will even send you to the youtube video!
Camera Bag ($1.99) – Camera Bag is another app that is definitely worth its price tag. For anyone who wants to quickly edit their photos directly on their phone, this is definitely the app for them. Camera Bag has a series of filters, which can be applied to pre-existing photos, or you can take new photos directly from the app. The filters include – Helga, Instant, Magazine, 1974, Lolo, Cinema, 1962, Mono, Infrared, Fisheye, and Original. Camera Bag is a fun way to alter iPhone photos and share them with your friends.
That about sums up this list of deliciously fun, incredibly useful, and brilliant time-wasting apps. Try them all out, see what works and doesn’t work for you, and lastly – figure out which ones you can’t get enough of! Enjoy, and as always, happy iPhoning!
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