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What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

post #1 of 63
7/10/08 at 10:18am
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Here's mine so far...

Moo
NYTimes
PhoneSaber
Remote
Super Monkey Ball
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post #2 of 63
7/10/08 at 11:00am

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

As soon as I get home:

Remote
PocketPedia
NY Times
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post #3 of 63
7/10/08 at 11:40am

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Lifehacker has a piece on what they consider the best free apps.
Iphone 2.0: What's Good (and Free!) in the iTunes App Store

-Keith
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post #4 of 63
7/10/08 at 12:50pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

I joked in the other thread that I purchased or downloaded 50 apps, but I just looked and its 45 apps, I wasnt far off!

Flickr Photo Download: AppstorePurchasesDay1
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post #5 of 63
7/10/08 at 1:20pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam Posten
I joked in the other thread that I purchased or downloaded 50 apps, but I just looked and its 45 apps, I wasnt far off!

Flickr Photo Download: AppstorePurchasesDay1

Wow. You'll have to let us know which ones are the best after you try them out. I've got two downloaded at the moment. Yep, just two for the time being. I'm sure that number will go up. Still waiting for 2.0 though.
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post #6 of 63
7/10/08 at 1:58pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Make that 46, just got iPint for free =)

I did notice that a new Terms and Conditions was required, but that was when I tried downloading iPint, not sure if there is a connection or if 2.0 is really close
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post #7 of 63
7/10/08 at 2:11pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Sam,

First of all, check your voicemail, will yuh?

Second of all, how much did you spend total?

Are most apps free?

What is the average cost of the apps.
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post #8 of 63
7/10/08 at 2:17pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

So far I've spent less than $30, most of the ones I got are free.

will check my voicemail now, had the ringer off, went to the Pool today and got a nice sunburn )

Still waiting for the firmware to actually use any of em!
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post #9 of 63
7/10/08 at 5:21pm

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I'm looking through the app store now, isn't there a themer?
I'd love just to be able to change things around like on an unlocked phone.
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post #10 of 63
7/10/08 at 9:39pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Quote:
Are most apps free?
It's a moving target, but about one quarter are free. There are also price distributions at that link.
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post #11 of 63
7/10/08 at 10:09pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ted Todorov
As soon as I get home:

Remote
PocketPedia
NY Times
...

I'd be curious to hear about PocketPedia and your impressions of it. I'm considering a move to the Pedia line and this intrigues me.
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post #12 of 63
7/10/08 at 10:31pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

i dl'd 20 so far. all free, (i'm cheap) including the pedia one.
i'm guessing that i'll be ale to use that to add dvd's to my list on the iphone
without having to use my macbook?
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post #13 of 63
7/10/08 at 11:14pm

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well, i decided to go back in and get as many of the free ones as a could and there are at least 2 that arent available anymore.
one is a voice dialer and the other was a voice note keeper.
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post #14 of 63
7/11/08 at 1:29am

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

I'm being conservative and waiting for the official release of 2.0 through iTunes, but I've already identified the following I'm going to get:

1Password (when it becomes available later this month)
Advent (nostalgia, baby)
Box Office
eBay
Movies.app
NetNewsWire
OmniFocus
PocketPedia
Remote
Super Monkey Ball (It's got monkeys. It's got balls. It's super!!)
Twitterrific

I am very impressed with the selection of apps available on Day 1. Overnight the iPhone has become a killer mobile platform.
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post #15 of 63
7/11/08 at 4:45am

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

The Remote App
Weatherbug
NY Times
Twitterer

Will probably pick up the one from MLB.com
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post #16 of 63
7/11/08 at 6:28am

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iTunes is having a hell of a time downloading these apps.

I get time-outs across the board. Everybody is hitting the
server at once.
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post #17 of 63
7/11/08 at 8:13am

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I'm shocked to hear that =p
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post #18 of 63
7/11/08 at 10:09am

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I've been dl'ing apps directly from the on-phone AppStore with no problems. Wonder if that's run from a different server farm?? The iTunes Store is so hosed with the activations (both new & upgrades) that it makes sense to stay away for awhile.
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post #19 of 63
7/11/08 at 10:48am

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OK, Apple's free Remote may be THE killer app of the first wave - assuming you have your iTunes library shared on your home LAN along with one or more Airport Expresses/Apple TVs set up as remote speakers.

Download Remote, then try this:

* Attach Remote to your iTunes library
* Find some music and start it playing
* Walk around your house into the rooms where you have your remote speakers set up, turning them on as you enter, and off as you leave.

Your music follows you around the house with just a couple of taps on your iPhone!! Suh-weeeeeeet!!!

The performance on Remote is excellent. I have a HUGE iTunes library (over 33,500 items), and response was quite snappy navigating through the tunes over my WiFi G LAN. There is a few seconds delay activating each remote speaker - no biggie. Also, Remote contains full library search (still oddly missing from ATV), which allows you to find any song in your library in seconds.

This is SO cool I've pretty much decided then when I do upgrade to a new iPhone, I'll keep this one as a dedicated whole house music remote.
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post #20 of 63
7/11/08 at 11:48am

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Craig S
OK, Apple's free Remote may be THE killer app of the first wave - assuming you have your iTunes library shared on your home LAN along with one or more Airport Expresses/Apple TVs set up as remote speakers.

Download Remote, then try this:

* Attach Remote to your iTunes library
* Find some music and start it playing
* Walk around your house into the rooms where you have your remote speakers set up, turning them on as you enter, and off as you leave.

Your music follows you around the house with just a couple of taps on your iPhone!! Suh-weeeeeeet!!!

The performance on Remote is excellent. I have a HUGE iTunes library (over 33,500 items), and response was quite snappy navigating through the tunes over my WiFi G LAN. There is a few seconds delay activating each remote speaker - no biggie. Also, Remote contains full library search (still oddly missing from ATV), which allows you to find any song in your library in seconds.

This is SO cool I've pretty much decided then when I do upgrade to a new iPhone, I'll keep this one as a dedicated whole house music remote.

Does it only do music ? Or can you select TV Shows and Movies too?
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post #21 of 63
7/11/08 at 12:19pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Everything from what I understand.
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post #22 of 63
7/11/08 at 12:24pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

My biggest impressions thus far is the Monkeyball and Enigmo games.

Both are pricey at $10 each, but graphics wise and playability,
well worth it.

Enigmo is very interesting. It's a puzzle where you must figure
out how to rig a contraption to divert water from a spout to a pitcher
of sorts. I was able to figure out the first level, but I can see how
complicated this game is going to get.

What's amazing is that these "apps" are never-ending. Each day
new apps appear. One could go broke in no time.

Great stuff!
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post #23 of 63
7/11/08 at 8:44pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Scarpa
Does it only do music ? Or can you select TV Shows and Movies too?
Yes, it controls movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks... pretty much anything in your iTunes library.

Note that with video material, it only plays it on the device you're controlling. For example, if you're controlling your computer, any video content will play on the computer. And iTunes apparently doesn't stream the audio portion of video content to remote speakers (at least, I have yet to get that to work).
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post #24 of 63
7/11/08 at 11:07pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Havent played with many yet, but if you havent tried the game of life, get it, its the best implementation I've seen and I've even programmed my own over 20 years ago!
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post #25 of 63
12/20/08 at 9:46am

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

OK. Some time has passed. What apps do you consider your favorites? Maybe a new thread like the recommended Mac software thread?

So far I agree with Craig that Remote is the killer app. I'd been looking at things like the TuneView Remote, but having it on the Touch, which does tons of other things, is a no-brainer.
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post #26 of 63
12/20/08 at 3:08pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Scrabble
Wifinder
Katamari
Safari
Twinkle
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post #27 of 63
12/20/08 at 4:36pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidJ
I'd be curious to hear about PocketPedia and your impressions of it. I'm considering a move to the Pedia line and this intrigues me.
PocketPedia is great -- I now have my full collections available for reference at all times. SnapTell is very cool if you come across a book/cd/dvd that you wish to remember or get an instant price comparison on. Just amazing.

Other currently heavily used apps:
Wurdle
Twitterifiic (though really Tweetie is much better -- I just haven't switched over).
Remote
Now Playing
WeatherBug
Stanza
Facebook
Instapaper
iTalk
Google Earth
Shazam
Ocarina
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post #28 of 63
12/20/08 at 11:36pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

My current favorite iPhone applications ( A few of these are "WebApps", and noted as such):

1. Pandora (Appstore) - Essentially allows you to define your own radio station!
2. Favorator - (Appstore) - I love this "Favorites" speed dial enhancement.
3. Sportacular - (Appstore) - Let's me keep up with the odds, scores, and in-game progress for all of my favorite teams.
4. Koi Pond - (Appstore) - Fascinating and relaxing graphical demo.
5. Shredder Chess (WebApp) - The best free chess game for the iPhone.
6. WunderRadio (Appstore) - Listen to almost any AM or FM station in the country.
7. Wikipanion (Appstore) - Does a great job of providing quick access to - and custom formating of - Wikipedia articles.
8. All the free Google Gmail/Calendar/Mobile apps. (Appstore and WebApps) Who really needs MobileMe with all of this available for free?
9. Weather Underground for iPhone (WebApp) Great free weather app with tabs for "Current Conditions", "Radar", "Forecast", and "Warnings".
10. Tip$ (AppStore) - Jerry Seinfeld would be proud!
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post #29 of 63
3/4/09 at 5:31pm

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Holy Moly. I think this is it.

An iPhone remote for a media-center Mac | Entertainment & HDTV | Editors' Notes | Macworld
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post #30 of 63
3/4/09 at 10:38pm

Re: What iPhone/Touch apps have you downloaded?

After playing a bit with the Mobile Air Mouse I'm pretty pleased. It's definitely worth the $6, especially when you consider how much a wireless mouse costs on its own or something like an Adesso keyboard+trackpad.

There are a couple quirks I've noticed in my playing.

If you change the settings it may take relaunching both the server app and the iPod app for things to take effect.

The scrolling takes a bit of getting used to, but once you figure out the maneuver and amount of touch required it works as it should. You can also do the two-finger scroll, though of course that requires you to use two hands or have the device resting on a surface.

It doesn't eliminate the mouse and keyboard entirely, but it does go a long ways towards making things more streamlined. I recommend it!
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