My Top 10 iPhone App’s
Ok i know there are millions of Blog posts that list the writers iPhone app faves, but i wanted to share my own for my readers.
I would just like to say before i start that my top 10 will not include the "essential" apps such as eBay or Facebook, and although i am a fan of mobile blogging, iPhone apps that offer this are rather poor in my eyes so they won’t be included.
1. Tweetie 2 [Link]: An obvious one because of all the recent buzz about this app, i wasn’t sure if i should purchase this as i really hated v1.x, but i decided to purchase it anyway, it was a fantastic decision too. It has some unique features and has a look that just "works" and is full of style and the developer didn’t cramp the app leaving it very clean. Another twitter app that i adore is Twittelator, used to be my favoroute because of all the features but after purchasing Tweetie 2, i realised i didnt need or use all those features and they were just slowing me and the app down, but none the less it’s still a brilliant app with an extremely helpful Developer.
2. Diggle [Link]: The absolute best Digg client available on the iPhone with probably one of the best developers out there. The original app was lacking a couple of features that i wanted so i contacted the Developer and he had made a beta and sent it to me for testing within 24 hours, and it was perfect. All that is missing now is the ability to digg and comment on a post, but this is not the Dev’s fault but is just missing from the digg API, hopefully with the coming release of the Digg supported app, they will open up the API a little more.
3. Newsstand [Link]: My choice in RSS readers for the iPhone, very intuitive interface with the ability to sync with Google reader. It has some stunning graphics in the app but does load a little slow on my now outdated iPhone 3G, but still possibly the best RSS reader out there.
4. Read It Later [Link]: I originally started out using Delicious, however, Twittelator didn’t support adding to this so i opted for Read it Later, it happened to be a brilliant decision as the Read it Later app is far superior to the offerings of Delicious. The PRO option is a must really, it allows super fast saving to it’s service from safari (which isn’t a must if using Diggle), a lock while in landscape mode and quicker scrolling. Read it later is also supported by Tweetie, Newsstand and Diggle.
5. IM+ [Link]: A multiple platform instant messenger client that supports twitter too, although it wasn’t my first choice, i wanted Bee Jive, it was on sale and much cheaper than the latter, so i went ahead an bought it, no complaints at all, excellent conversation management and very smooth to run. At the time of writing this both apps cost £5.99/$9.99 so a little more investigation may be required before you choose but i do highly recommend IM+.
6. Midomi Ultra [Link]: One of the original music recognition apps (along with Shazam). Midomi has proven to be far superior to Shazam, with more accurate results and much faster loading times on my 3G. Both apps are worth a try though and Shazam is good enough if you’d rather not pay for the app.
7. Touch To-do [Link]: My choice of To-do apps available on the iPhone, it’s main appeal to me is it’s ability to sync both ways with Google calendar, which is a must for me being a Snow Leopard user which is also capable of syncing with Google. I found it to be easier to use than Things and a little faster (definitely a lot cheaper).
8. Blogpress [Link]: Ok, i lied at the start, of course i had to include a Blogging app in my top 10 while i run my own blog, even if all the options are very limited. The best out of an average bunch is really Blogpress, it shows the pictures of a post along with the writing and is much easier to position everything, supports multiple blogging platforms and is very fast. iBlogger has a nicer interface but only allows you to upload square pictures and doesn’t show them with text, and the WordPress app is generally poor apart from the option to add Categories.
9. Ego [Link]: Ego allows me to keep track of all the stats that everyone cares about, Twitter followers, Website hits, Feedburner Subscribers and loads more. A great way of combining everything into one application. A must for all blogger and Twitter users like myself.
10. Boxcar [Link] / PushGmail [Link]: A dead heat between my two favourite Push apps. Boxcar, originally a twitter push app has expanded and now adds support for more services such as Facebook, General Email and Gmail. PushGmail is purely for Gmail push but is easier to use than boxcar because you don’t have to set your account to forward your messages to a new address to be registered by the app.
Well that’s all for now, My next post will hopefully be about My Top 5 apps that are a waste of money.
Again i will have to apologize for my lack of posts but having just started a BTEC National Diploma in Photography i have had little time to do the things i love, but i will try to fit as much in as possible. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter for much more frequent updates, Thanks.









