Chris Szeto

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iPhone Apps

I have had my iPhone for over a year now, and I've probably spent over $100 on apps.  I thought it would a good time to list out my favorite iPhone apps.  I should probably do this every now and then.  Let me know what you think and what apps you think I might be missing out on:

Favorite and Most Used Apps:

  1. Tweetie - fantastic Twitter client
  2. Todo - full featured todo-list app.  It desperately needs push notifications to become perfect
  3. Facebook - required for every Facebook user.  However, I have been using Twitter more and Facebook less lately
  4. BeejiveIM - very good but very expensive IM client.  I will replace this with Meebo's iPhone App when it becomes available
  5. Flixster - the ultimate movie source.  I use this to look up movies before heading to a theater
  6. DVR Remote - a remove control for your tivo.  I use this to browse my Now Playing queue without turning on the TV.  I will also use this to input text
  7. Flight Control - a fantastic, simple, beautiful little game.
  8. USA Today - a well built app for news.  I haven't tried the NYTimes in a while.  But other news apps haven't been as easy to use.
Most Used but Not-So Enjoyable Apps:
  1. Bloomberg - for stock quotes, landscape graphs, and news!  Ugly app though.  I will try the new Stocks app when it becomes available
  2. Weather Channel - the ultimate weather info.  Hourly and 10-day views are great.  Ugly app with ads.
Favorite iPhone Web App:
  1. Google Reader - so good it doesn't need to be native.
Apps Wishlist:
  1. TripIt - This would be fantastic to have when i travel
  2. Slingbox - i have been patiently waiting for this one
  3. Warfish.net - with push notifications and an improved UI, this could be a lot of fun.
  4. Something to scan barcodes and check prices on Amazon...
  5. Netflix - Something to manage my queue would be great.  And actually, if I could watch instant movies - that would be fantastic
Bonus:
  1. I wish there was a way in iTunes to manage my home screens!  I very much dislike manually moving apps one at a time.  Very painful.  I should be able to see my home screens in iTunes and drag things around there and then sync it.
What iPhone Apps do you recommend?

Comments (1)

Apr 15, 2009
Jennifer said...
TripIt has an iPhone app now! http://blog.tripit.com/2009/04/new-tripit-for-iphone-.html

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