Jan Zdarsa First of all, new iPhone owners often find it difficult to navigate the new platform, so let's help them find the best iPhone applications that might suit them. I decided to create an unconventional article - in addition to writing my TOP 10 best iPhone applications myself, I would also like to update the article with your lists of the best iPhone applications in the form of a ranking of the most frequently appearing applications.
In this way, we will not only help new owners, but we can also alert each other to some interesting iPhone gems. So I would ask you to write your favorite iPhone applications in the comments and add a little note to each of them, what this iPhone application is for. To show you how I roughly imagine it, I have compiled my list of the most popular iPhone applications.
Evaluation of TOP 10 Czech users
The best iPhone applications according to Jablíčkára
- Things – an intuitive task manager ideal especially for Mac users (thanks to the desktop application)
- SimplyTweet – a feature-packed Twitter client with push notifications
- Evernote - saving text and audio notes, online synchronization
- Instapaper Pro - Read saved articles from websites offline
- BeejiveIM - Instant Messaging client like ICQ, MSN, Google Chat, Facebook, etc.
- GPush – push notification for Gmail (notification of new emails)
- WifiTrak – better search for WiFi networks
- Stanza - the best ebook reader for iPhone
- Shazam (or Midomi) – song identification (unfortunately, Shazam is not available with a CZ&SK account)
- FTPOnTheGo – a feature-packed FTP client for iPhone
WeatherPro, Evernote, Fring, Instapaper, O2TV, PlugPlayer, Shazam, Twitterrific, Stanza, ConvertBot, Todo Lite
FizzWeather .. great and clear weather calendar, works even offline (not always the rule)
Todo + Notebook – task book and notebook syncronizable with toodledo.com
SplashMoney - personal finance management (including PC desktop)
Sketches - cartoon notes
O2TV – overview of TV programs (short trailer, SMS notification option, links to csfd.cz and imdb.com)
Byline – RSS reader synchronized with Google Reader and enabling download of articles including images for offline reading
WifiTrak, WeatherPro, O2TV, ToDo, ShopShop, mSecure, Dictionary
Things – task management, unbeatable in combination with the Mac desktop
Splash ID – password management, combined with the desktop for my essential applications, I used it years ago on Palm OS
Stanza - without a book reader, my iPhone would be meaningless
ShopShop – quick shopping list
Wordbook - translation dictionary, I don't see why Apple doesn't put the same in iP as in Mac OS
Genius - Anti Shake and a button across the entire screen - why doesn't it have a built-in Camera?
Currency – quick and effective overview of important currency exchange rates
Facebook – :-]
Dictionary - so it's not Ed's word, but for the money...
AppBoxPro – I mainly use the holiday overview in the countries where we do business and the day counter
Evernote, Wordbook, Byline, PandoraBox, Facebook, HiCalc, SyncInaBlink, LinksInaBlink, Instapaper, Stanza
I use the following most often (the order doesn't matter, I just went through the IP and wrote):
MoneyDnes ... rates, currency calculator, tax calendar
CallMeet ... calendar with reminders for meetings or phone calls
EECS Dict ... Czech-English dictionary
Wikipanion … wikipedia
Quickoffice … office (word, excel) in your pocket
MotionX GPS … nice GPS application (tracks, maps, status, compass/na3Gs/
MagicHour ... world time + sunrises, sunsets and twilights
iRdesktop … RDP client (remote desktop client for windows)
Facebook
Bible Study Mantis ... nice biblical sw, it also includes the Kralicka Bible
Genius – the coolest camera
Facebook - Social site
Occasions – birthdays
WifiTrak – Search for wifi networks
AppSniper – App offer, price watcher, etc
Pano - Panoramic soft (photo)
MemStatus – Memory cleaning
AirSharing – Data sharing between iPh and Kompe
Google Earth - Google map
O2TV – TV program with notifications
Facebook
MotionX GPS ... sophisticated GPS application for nature, hiking, good management of individual routes and waypoints
Rooms ...quality IRC client
IM+ ...IM with multi-protocol support, nice interface and push notifications
MoneyDnes ...currency calculator, currency exchange rates, fast, clear and free
Jaadu VNC – super VNC with lots of options
For RSS - RSS reader...I miss push...does anyone know of an app with push?
Midomi - it's already been there, a radio-reading book :)
Navigon - probably the best navigation out of all the ones I've heard
Todo – a very versatile pusher with Push
Palringo – the only IM that suits me (especially the speed).
Facebook – :-| njn...I sometimes climb there too
Geocaching – an official and quite successful application for GC, but it still has room for improvement
Dictionary – well… dictionary
SkyVoyager – based on GPS coordinates and direction, tells you everything about constellations, stars, moons, … + sunset and sunrise and probably much more
1. TwitterFon – ideal free application for one account
2. TweetDeck – managing multiple accounts and searching. if only it didn't fail sometimes
3. Stanza - an excellent reader, I can't live without it
4. IM+ Lite – excellent for IM communication
5. O2TV – although I'm not a big fan, here I have clear programs including notifications
6. CameraBag – excellent filters for editing photos
7. DarkRoom – editing photos easily and quickly
8. NYTimes - First hand news
9. Fliq Notes – for a simple note message
10. AirportMania – when I want to lend my phone to the kids and have a moment of peace. :-)
Remember The Milk – excellent task book with web and desktop versions
Web Feeds - RSS reader, simple but meets my requirements
Twitterrific - Twitter app
Stanza - book reader
Evernote - sophisticated notes with synchronization
Facebook - great app!
O2TV – TV program
Geocaching - the official Geocaching app
ShopShop - shopping list
Occasions – birthdays and anniversaries
in no order:
Shazam – “hears” a song and displays its name
Nimbuzz – probably the best free im client
Wordpress - adding articles from iPhone
Facebook
Remote – remote control of the itunes library
Stanza - the best reading of books
1. Facebook – with the new version 3.0, everything can be done in a browser from a PC
2. Byline – brilliant offline RSS reader for Google reader
3. Rooms – probably the best IRC client
4. Geocaching – the official app for finding geocaching
5. MemStatus – cleaning the phone's RAM is sometimes really necessary
6. Czech koruna - still a long way from perfection, but rates from CNB often come in handy
7. O2TV – I watch TV once every x, but SMS notifications are then priceless
These are the six most useful and most used apps on my phone. Otherwise, the idea is great, but it would need some other form than just an unformatted list of dozens of rankings. It would like to aggregate it somehow.
1. NotifyMe (although it can be easily bypassed using google calendar and SMS notification)
2.IM+
3. DocumentsToGo (I'm still impatiently waiting for "excel" support though)
4. AroundMe
5. FeX (if you have a Facebook account)
6. Facebook (from version 3.0)
7. Convert ~ the unit calculator (replaceable with google, but the interface of this application is more awesome)
8.Bejeweled 2
9. GPush
10.Geocaching
in no order:
Newsstand – in my opinion the best RSS reader, synchronization from google reader, sharing RSS via mail, twitter, built-in mini browser, etc.
IM – Client for ICQ, Facebook, Twitter, etc. with push notifications
Facebook
Twitterfon – Excellent and especially simple twitter client
Wifitrack – searching for a wifi network
Ocasions – an application that reminds you of birthdays, new year's day via push notification
Shazam – song recognition
Dictionary–Offline dictionary,
List of TV–Television programs
Awesome note – a note-taking tool with many functions, creating notes in folders, different themes for notes, backup/restoration of notes from google docs, encrypting notes, etc.
1. Facebook – ideal for quickly posting a status or viewing photos and statuses of others
2. AccuWeather – relatively accurate and comprehensive weather forecast, and free of charge
3. Free RSS Reader – a great free RSS feed reader
4. IM+ – the perfect IM client, it has push, ICQ, Skype and Facebook support, it suits me perfectly
5. TransMate – translator using Google translator
6. MoneyDnes – a great tool for finding currency rates or extracts from the commercial register
7. MyPaint 2 – for moments of boredom, drawing on the iPhone screen
8. Play.cz – Czech internet radio player
9. O2TV Guide – TV program always at hand
10. SkyVoyager – a nice toy for amateur astronomers, but I wouldn't buy it at full price, I got it for free in an event that I think was pointed out by Jablíčkář :o)
Remote - controlled by iTunes
Dictionary - (including interpretation) dictionary
Port
Flashlite - flashlight
What the hell do I even have the phone for? :D
Stanza - the best ebook reader
WikiAmo - a fast Wiki search application
Air Mouse - thanks to it, I really can't get off the couch anymore :)
iCarRadio - Lots of internet radio anywhere
AroundMe – locator of the nearest services
FaceBook - no need to describe
Navigon - in my opinion the best navigation for iP
ICQ – when I need to clear something quickly on the road
Speedtest – to test the connection speed
Evernote - notes
1Password – all passwords under control.
Evernote - organize photos, notes, audio, pages.
Navigon - navigation that suits me.
Tweetie - no one respects Twitter under control.
MotionX GPS – track your location, track where you've been, export kml for google or navigation and share data via facebook and twitter.
MobileRSS – reader that synchronizes with google reader.
Instapaper - read interesting pages, RSS, tweets later.
Photogene - edit your photos.
Midomi – identifies any music you hear on TV or radio. Just attach the iPhone and wait a few seconds.
iRibbit - you won't lose any auction anymore.
Stanza
Twitterphone
Facebook
Air Sharing
Remote - iTunes remote control (free), Keynote remote control (0.99USD)
Shazam
Skype or Whatsapp
IM +
Hunter Touch - iPhone version of database software for your game/book/movie collections
Ocarina – a virtual flute
it won't be in order of popularity:
Quick Graph – drawing 2D/3D graphs of explicit functions
Twitterrific - twitter
OffMaps – maps with the option to save and view offline
Faces Visual dialer – the name says it all :)
Air Sharing – displaying documents of various kinds
TouchTerm - ssh client
NumberKey - numeric keyboard for the computer
MemoryInfo – cleaning and information about used ram
Stanza - books
wikipanion - wikipedia
Best app I know:
LOG ME IN
It's expensive, but it's worth it. You can control computers via iPhone!
And Stanza - books
Twitterphone – Twitter client
Facebook – the original FB client
OnTheRoad – a great program for writing and sending photos from the road. and Czech!
Wikipanion - wikipedia
ICQ
SKYPE
TWC - The Weather Channel
Stanza - my most used application
Keynote Remote – control of Keynote presentations
Nimbuz – IM client (free)
Navigon - navigation
LockBox - password management
ShopShop – shopping ticket
MoneyToday
O2TV – TV program
BlogWriter - Blog client
Skype or Whatsapp
I'm glad that OnTheRoad dropped here, which I also use.
Otherwise, Tweetie (Twitter client), Byline, Facebook, Things, BeejiveIM, Convert and iDisk.
In no order:
1) Camera Genius
2) Convert
3) QuickOffice
4) Stanza
5) Dictionary
6) AppSniper
7) Flickr
8) eWallets
9) Mondo Solitaire
10) Remote
Um, if there were too many, stop me... :)
It's out of order…
Things – Ukolovnik for GTD
Facebook – Slowly, it is not necessary to use the desktop client (but the author still needs to improve it a lot)
IM+ with Push – a tool for everything with push
TweetDeck - Twitter client
MobileRSS – fast RSS reader well connected with Google Reader
Camera Genius – photo as it should be
WunderRadio - listening to internet radio, can use Safari/QuickTime data in the background
Stanza - e-book reader
PocketMoney - money management
AppBox Pro – app for iPhone
10 places is not enough, we would like 20... ;)
Facebook
SBB Mobile – train connection search (SR, CR)
ebay - shopping on ebay
Eurosport - all about sports
Evernote - document storage
Flights Pro – all info about your flight
TV list - TV program (SR)
Skype or Whatsapp
Shazem - searching for songs
iMetro - metro maps around the world
jablickar: It might not be a bad idea to put together a list of all applications that were created in Czech/Slovak workshops or are intended for this market. I personally often look for what's new in our stores and stores, and it's not exactly easy. I think that for the majority of visitors it would be more useful than listing the most used apps in general - the net is full of that on every blog or forum :)
I don't know if I can put ten of them together. I rather play games, there could be more... but:
1.Shazam
2. Facebook
3.Remote
4. ICQ
5. Skype
6. NumberKey Free – replaces the numeric keypad for Macbook, for example
7 Google Earth
8. Play.cz
9. Memory Status
And that's about it. There are only games left. I assume that navigation will be added to the tenth place, but until TomTom is on the market, I don't want to rush into the purchase. Then, based on the tests, I will also choose a GPS
I'll try to put things here that I think are good but haven't been mentioned yet (or I've missed it)
– Genius – an improved camera with lots of goodies
– WeatherPro – weather, I think quite good
– Tweetie – a good twitter client
– Instapaper – reading internet articles offline
– Convertbot – conversion of different units and also currencies, great UI
– iHandy level – spirit level
– Groups – much better work with groups of contacts in a nice jacket
– AntiMosquito – mosquito repellent, surprisingly it really works
– ColorSplash – an interesting image editor
– TV list – overview of TV stations
1.IM+
2.Wifi Track – search for WIFI networks
3. Shazam
4. List of TV – TV program I would say more clear than O2TV
5.Video Safe (For Videos and Photo) – Photos and Video for password
5.Byline – RSS reader syncing with Google Reader
6.TV Forecast – overview of all series (time and date of broadcast)
7. Navigon
8.Czech English Dictionary (BitKnights)
9. Flickr
10. Panorama
– eWalet (password, account manager...)
– Groups (contacts, groups of contacts)
– SlovoEd (dictionary)
– For RSS
– O2TV
– Fizz Weather
– DocsToGo (document editing)
– MotionX GPS
– Navigon
– MemoryInfo
BeejiveIM – IM bitch, I thought it was better than IM
Navigon – navigation, for me better than the others on the AppStore
Shazam - song recognition, free
PandoraBox - list of discounted/new apps/games on the AppStore
OnTheRoadTo - travel journal, posts articles and photos directly to the web
I don't have any more of them, at least not ones that I would use often.
iTalk lite – voice recorder with export via WiFi
NetNewsWire - super RSS reader with account synchronization on all computers
AccuWheather - weather forecast
Tunic Guitar - tempered guitar tuner
IM plus lite - client for ICQ, MSN, AOL, IChat and others
IM Plus - Calendar and ToDo
GPS Kit - tourist GPS
FTP On TheGo - FTP client and file editor
Navigon – car navigation
Stanza - e-book reader
Navigon - described
Camera Genius - described
Evernote - described
iFile (Cydia) – an excellent file manager
Spring Jump (Cydia) – allows you to jump to individual surfaces of the iPhone instead of scrolling
Banner - to display scrolling text, typically someone will mouse over your car and you'll show them "Give back your driver's license, moron!"
Phanfare Photon - a very good web photo album in conjunction with Mac/PC
1Password - password and license manager
Backgrounder (Cydia) – for running applications in the background, typically GPS MotionX
LockDown (Cydia) – to lock any application
It would be interesting if a future version of OS X included the launch counter of individual applications.
Things - to-do list
Facebook
iSip – client for IP telephony, supports multiple accounts, promises push notifications about missed calls
Fring – free program for instant messaging and IP telephony, push notifications
TouchTerm - SSH client and terminal
Stanza - e-book reader
MotionX GPS – navigation program, GPS
Sygic Europe - car navigation
SkyVoyager - map of the sky
AccuWeather - Weather Forecasts
DocsToGo – editing of MS Office documents
Writeroom – a simple fullscreen text editor
iStorage - FTP client
iDownload – file downloader for iPhone from the net
bwCamera - changes the camera to black and white
AirMouse - a remote control, mouse and keyboard for controlling a computer from an iPhone
Instapaper - text reader from the net
Tweetie - Twitter client
Birdhouse - a text writing and management utility for Twitter
Favorites – quick access to calls/sms for the most popular users
Skype or Whatsapp
Icq
Stanza
Play.cz
AroundMe
Flashlight
Google Earth
convertbot
Shazam
Wikipanion
I don't write about the applications, what they are for, because everything has already been mentioned. Otherwise, thanks, good action, I've already downloaded some of the above. Cool
Fring – free IM client with push notifications
Classics - a collection of well-formatted, constantly growing books
Stanza – excellent eBook reader
Dictionary! – English interpretation dictionary
Dictionary – CJ – EN – DE – FR – SP dictionary by Apps Dev Team
WifiTrak – WiFi network finder
Layers – a drawing application that supports layers
Night Stand – nice clock, handy for docked iPods
Units - unit conversions
Distant Suns - watching the night sky (something like Stellarium for PC)
1. PandoraBox – application movement in the AppStore (discounts, news...)
2. RssRunner – clear RSS reader
3. iDay – management of birthdays, anniversaries, etc. including Push notification
4. Skype - no need to describe
5. 1Password – managing passwords, licenses, etc. (together with the Desktop version, absolutely perfect)
6. Shazam – recognition of music by command
7. Dictionary – CZ from/to the 4 most used languages
8. O2TV – television program
9. Stanza - book reader
10. Shopper - shopping list
ps So I found out that "10" is not enough for me and I could write more. I use the iPhone so much……. I will have to think about myself…….
Good Reader! The best PDF viewer for iPhone, and I've tried quite a few :)
The names are as they appear on my iPhone - I don't want to look for the real names:
RSS Flash g – RSS linked to Google Reader (unfortunately it sometimes crashed, so I still have Byline in reserve, but RSS Flash g is better)
1Password - password storage
IM+ – instant messenger
TwitBird Pro - Twitter (I have Twitterrific as a backup and each one is better in some way - you can send links to Twitterrific with a bookmark from Safari, which I sometimes use, but in all recent cases TwitBird Pro)
To Do – tasks / GTD
Bookmarks – management of bookmarks before Delicious (possibility to save from Safari as well)
Trapster – warning about radars (for now I use instead of navigation if I lend my Mio to someone and before I buy Navigon)
Documents 2 – for working with Google Documents (unfortunately, I don't have to work with it much, but sometimes it's better to write something directly in the table)
Search Local – searching for anything in the area (I still have AroundMe, but Search Local has no categories and searches far more than what AroundMe has in categories; otherwise, I still have Prague – to search for places in Prague – at first glance, so good)
Haruzou - upload a photo to any photo album (I use Google Picasa, but I still have Flickr for sending directly to the service of the same name, but I don't use it much)
Facebook - no comment required
EngCze - dictionary
I probably overdid it, but I tried to sort it according to how often I use individual programs. Instead of some, I would probably choose others, but when I have already bought something and got used to it, I don't have to buy everything (in addition, the difference between EUR 0.7 for To Do and EUR 7 for Things is not completely negligible - again, I don't need those functions that much).
The table will be interesting, but I think I would be more interested in a comparison of several applications doing the same thing - I wrote something down myself to get my bearings http://info.80.cz/doku.php?id=iphone:start but it didn't last long and besides, things will change with the new version...
Facebook
Shazam
IM +
Free RSS Reader – RSS reader
QuickOffice
Things
TuneWiki – searching lyrics for songs :)
Remote
SnapFilter - editing photos directly in iPhone
COMPARING SIMILAR OR SAME APPS IS NOT A BAD IDEA AT ALL, I'M CERTAINLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS TWO THREE SIMILAR APPS ON MY PHONE WHICH TAKE UP UNNECESSARY SPACE JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE ON SALE :) AND I CAN'T DECIDE WHICH ONE TO KEEP
Skype or Whatsapp
Facebook
OnTheRoad
TV program
Twitterphone
ICQ
LinkedIn
Flashlight
IM +
Remote
Since no one mentioned the Wide Web here, I have to mention it. It is an Internet browser that can hide all controls and bars and allows you to have the entire display area at your disposal. My primary browser.
Hello, I am thinking about buying an iPhone, one of the most important things for me is navigation on the phone. I can't find any information anywhere and that's why I'm asking you, experienced iPhone users, if there is any auto navigation for iPhone that does not require an Internet connection for navigation and is preferably free. Thank you in advance for your reply.
Sorry for the huge review, but I'm really loving the new Zune, and I hope this, as well as the excellent reviews some other people have written, will help you decide if it's the right choice for you.
Good luck, when setting up a WiFi router, I often used miniStumbler on WinCE to search around the router so that I could set up a free channel. Now I miss any more technical application on the iPhone. :( In addition, before I bought an iPhone, Apple (about 3 weeks before the purchase) downloaded all these applications. Why the hell? :( I still have to carry around the old PDA with WinCE. :( There is still no alternative to WiFitrack in the AppStore??? Thank you.
Facebook - I don't think there's any need to introduce it
InstaCollage - these are different frames for photos + exects (excellent thing)
WhatsApp- it's something like texting + sending photos + videos, all for free if you have someone who uses this application and if you have an internet connection, it's definitely worth it
Instagram - in my opinion, it must not be missing in any iPhone, it is more of an application directly for photos (you can add different people, you add photos and different effects)
Camera+- this is used to edit photos
Skype - no introduction needed
Shazam - when you hear a song somewhere at a party or anywhere and you want to know it, this handy thing will find it for you (internet connection required)
Angr Birds - I also think that there is no need to introduce a very well-known game that takes up a lot of time
O2TV – television program
I use an Ipohne 4S and these applications cannot be missing from it, because after buying an iPhone I started to enjoy taking photos of various "stupid things", so my mobile phone is equipped with more and more applications specifically for editing photos directly on the device :-) and perhaps without the Instagram application my phone won't work :-)