Jack's big list of apps (FREE)

Applications have swept the market with the iPhone/iPod touch, and I'm here to tell you which ones you should get, and which to avoid. Feel free to discuss throughout the topic. I will update this topic as much as I can, as soon as I can.

To get:
Backgrounds - This a great little app that allows you to select from a multitude of backgrounds to set to your iPhone, with sections such as Animals, Funny, For Guys, Games, Scary, and much more.
Coin Toss - Well, this is probably the most basic app that you can get. Just flick your finger across the screen and it'll come up as either heads or tails. You'll never need another coin!
Zippo lighter - This is a nifty little toy to show off to your iPhone-deprived friends. Flick your phone and flick the switch and it'll light up, just like a regular lighter. Blow into the mic and the flame will even move for you.
Fart - Ok, this one is just funny. There is 16 different fart noises for you to choose from, each with their own different sound. Fun in class/work.
Fortune - Pretty interesting if you like to read a fortune daily. Good little quotes.
Google Earth - A compact version of Google's geographic location finder (ok, that description is little botched up, but w/e).
Myspace - This is a must for anybody who has a myspace. It lets you do just about anything you could do on the computer.
Tap Tap Revenge - Great, fun music game for the iPhone/iPod touch. If you're a fan of Guitar Hero or have played it before, then you will enjoy this game thoroughly. It gets tougher than you think though. Not only do you need to press the right buttons, but you must also shake the device in the direction of the arrows that come up frequently.
Mini piano - Eh, this one is sort of lacking in the sense that it's too small. Only a very small portion of the piano is shown, leaving the tunes you can play to be very simplistic. Good for messing around though.
Lightsaber - Very fun app to show your friends. Control a lightsaber of your choosing and swing your device around and hear the sounds of sabers clashing together.
Shotgun - Another one of those cool apps to show off. Pull down then up to Rooster the shotgun, and jerk your hand back (as if your were firing a pistol) and the gun will go off. Very simple, but fun.
AIM - The free version of the AIM for your device; it allows you to chat with anybody from your AIM list. Very efficient for AIM users.
Copter - Probably my favorite game for the iPhone. Just like the famous internet game, tap on the screen to go higher and traverse obstacles to avoid crashing. Simple, yet highly addicting.

Not to get:
(coming soon)

~Jack

Don't forget Tap Tap Revenge 2! Tap Tap 1's sexier sister.

Yeah, I played that one earlier today. Very nice game. I'll add it to the list.

Those are a lot of pretty cool gimmicks it seems... But what about decent business software?

Ie calendars and to-do lists that would rival a Palm or BlackBerry?

I know you can hook the phone up to exchange... But what if you have an email server and don't have exchange? Can you enter your email server info into a program and have it delivered to your phone? This is available on almost every smart phone out. Just haven't heard or seen this on the iPhone.

BV :hat

Mmmm..I'm not quite sure what you're asking for...but I have the iPod Touch which can do everything the iPhone can do cept make calls. They're literally the same thing. I get all my e-mails forwarded to my iPod Touch.

Bluevoodu said:

Those are a lot of pretty cool gimmicks it seems... But what about decent business software?

Ie calendars and to-do lists that would rival a Palm or BlackBerry?

I know you can hook the phone up to exchange... But what if you have an email server and don't have exchange? Can you enter your email server info into a program and have it delivered to your phone? This is available on almost every smart phone out. Just haven't heard or seen this on the iPhone.

BV :hat

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Nope. In all honesty, iPhones aren't necessarily business phones. It's usually always recommended to go with a blackberry for that purpose. Although, an iPhone is far and above a Palm these days. That is until the Pre comes out.

With that said, you can still access those emails by inputting your general account info (eg. email address, name, password) like you would for any other major email account. It just won't get pushed to your iPhone/Touch in real time.

As for calendars and to-do lists? the iPhone/Touch already comes prepackaged with a decent calendar app and there is a to-do app called Remember the Milk that is really good. That one costs $25 a year though.

Just thought I would recommend these in this thread. All free too!

Pandora Moblie - An awesome streaming music radio app that only plays music you like. Pandora Mobile

Twitterrific - For those who Twitter or if you just follow. Twitterrific

AroundMe - "shows you a complete list of all the businesses in the category you have tapped on along with the distance from where you are." AroundMe