iPhone Apps Suggestions

Hey gang,

I just got an iPhone on Sunday. I've wanted one for a few years and it finally made sense financially. I'm sure I'll get anti Apple telling me I should have got something else but that is irrelevant.

I'm not even an "Apple guy" I just like the iphone.

anyway to those of you that have one already could you recommend some Apps?

Anything either useful or fun would be appreciated.

I currently have:
Facebook
mafia wars
farmville
angrybirds lite
igun lite
amazon
battery magic

free ones would be best but i'm not against spending a few dollars for something good. thanks everyone

Instapaper is great for archiving/formatting articles from the web to read on the iPhone (think of it as the equivalent of Safari's Reader feature).

Pandora- music app
Dictionary
Shazam- music app (analyzes songs you hear and tells you the artist and album info)
Red Laser- scans barcodes and gives you prices online and in stores in your area

I just got my iPhone last month and am loving it. And I was one of those that thought there was no way I'd get an iPhone. Until I started polling friends and researching. While I don't have any "Apple" hate I still do not care for iTunes one bit. But I'm getting used to it.

I was just thinking this morning that I need an iPhone app to check whether a name is already taken in CoH. The game has been out so long every name I can think of has been taken.

I rather like the Fandango movie app. I used to use a different one but it seems to have died of neglect. The Fandango one works fine, and gives you all the showtimes and other information you might need.

Around Me, is also another nice app which can find stuff for you based on category (need a restaurant, ask, need auto repair, ask, etc) and will locate it on your map.

Oops, Dictionary.com.

some great suggestions! I grabbed a few of them off of itunes and next time I recharge will be added to my phone.

keep em coming if you think of more.

Congratulations, new follower of the great Temple of Jobs. Collect your robe and inner light of truth from the mystic monks of Genius and then get hold of these:

EPIC WIN:
Earn XP, "loot" and levels for doing RL stuff. Not just damn good fun, actually the best To-Do List app I've had on my phone and handles repeated events, phone calls and daily to-do's much better than other's I've run into - though it could use an alarm function. And I just scored a Tattoo Of Incarceration!

DISTANT SUNS:
Superb astronomy app - the author also "pings" you with news about cool stuff that you might want to look out for like asteroid storms and other phenomena. Perfect for those moonless nights when the police scanner's quiet and your informants aren't calling. Lite version works just as well.

LIGHTSABER UNLEASHED (aka Lightsaber Free):
If you have nieces or nephews, you'll know why.

iEXPENSEIT
Keep track of how those pennies roll in... and out. Potentially rather depressing.

BJANGO JOBS
One for anyone who works for themselves - makes an auditable record of how long you've worked on a job. (Not that you can't alter it afterwards... *cough*)

GPS V-COCKPIT
Interprets your GPS readout (so it works as a GPS reader) and phone alignment (so it works as a spirit level) as a cockpit screen and also tracks time, elevation and speed. Plus it makes aeroplane noises. Great fun for sitting next to nervous first time fliers on RyanAir/Southwest.

VOUCHERCLOUD
Not sure if this is UK only, but works out where you are based on GPS and then offers you free stuff. You don't even have to print the vouchers.

FOURSQUARE
Hideously addictive territorial warfare game disguised as social networking app,which frequently spills over into real life violence as two nerds duel at dawn for the right to be mayor of Starbucks. Now also offers vouchers and competitions.

PEGGLE
...will eat your life. I've had friends and kids borrow this for two minutes to try and not give it back till the battery was drained.

Other stuff:
- Lonely Planet City Guides (keep an eye out for their regular sales & giveaways)
- Twitter For iPhone (formerly known as Tweetie 2)
- Bump
- Skype
- Survival Pocket Reference

If you want to use your iPod touch to take notes, get the Shapewriter app. It's the best note taking app out there, and the free version is probably all you need.

My favorite weather app is the one from Weather Underground. It has several features, like hourly projections, the other weather apps don't have.

As for book readers, I prefer Stanza, but I haven't done a thorough analysis of all of them. I'm not happy with reading on the Ipod Touch, the screen's too small. The iPad is better for that.