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Recommended App Store Apps

Thought this would be a great way for us to discover other 'must have' apps. What apps/games would you recommend to others? This is what I have currently installed on my iPhone: Apps Manifesto - A great RSS feed reader Shazaam - For…

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10,381 historical reads · 6 curated field notes (from 8 dispatches) · 2009-05-09 – 2010-01-29
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Thought this would be a great way for us to discover other 'must have' apps.

What apps/games would you recommend to others?

This is what I have currently installed on my iPhone:

Apps
Manifesto - A great RSS feed reader
Shazaam - For tagging audio tracks
Apple remote - Remotely control my itunes library.
Google - Installed this for the voice search feature :
Facebook - Needs no explanation, a great interface
Ebay - Again, needs no explanation
AroundMe - Tells me everything around me, Restuarants, Petrol stations etc
Flixster - Gets movie info and ratings with links to movie sites etc, also shows local cinema times!
London Tube - This is really handy when in London (funnily enough)
Sky+ - I think this is UK only - allows me to set tv shows to record remotely
Air sharing - Use your iphone as a wireless network drive.
Simplify - allows you to access your home music library over the internet
VNC - remote control my Mac
CheckPlease Lite - Good for splitting the bill after dinner with friends

Games / Toys

Flight Control - One of my favourites, a really really addictive game
Pinball Dreams - An old Amiga classic
Rolando - Highly polished game with a great soundtrack
Monkey Ball
Edge
Trism
JellyCar - Great use of the accelerometer
iDracula
VirtualPool
Sway Lite
Labryinth 3D
Jabeh - Fantastic puzzle game
MouthOff - Great for amusing your niece/nephew
Lightsaber - Swing your phone like a lightsaber :-B
iBeer - Gets some laughs at the bar! (though grows boring very quickly!)

Synthesized Community Field Notes

6 technical responses curated from 8 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @Taisto 2009-05-09

Apps :

- Palringo
- Skype
- TVUPlayer ( still "beta" )
- aSleep ( if you like ambient sounds )
- Rest is already in Voyn1x`s post.

Games :

- 7 Cities
- Sentinel
- Geodefense
- Fuzzle
- Pinball Dreams ( i dont like pinball but the classy amiga music is…;) )

Field Note #2 @R0GUE 2009-05-12

I recently got myself an iPhone and with some of these recommendations I've made some worthwhile purchases from within the App store.

Field Note #3 @Gurruwiwi 2009-08-03

OH MY GOD !

Secret of Monkey Island SE !

I bought it because this is day 2 of my iphone and I am still App Store compulsed, trying everything free lool, so many many already mentioned... and 1 or 2 bought apps...

I never ever ever ever thought it would be this good! I just warped 15 years back to my early teens. It really is Monkey Island full fledged and at its best.

Who remembers LeChuck ? Guybrush Threepwood? LOOOL

A must have for old time gamers.

Also, highly recommend buying Air Mouse. Yeas, many free around, but this one worked far better, both touchpad mode and actually waving your iphone in the air, this latter not so great, but this app lets you just sit back and and have a full OSx mouse and keyboard.

VLC app is also super cool, but with Air Mouse there is no real need.

Wififofum - Wireless manager with AP radar location so you can always get strong signals

MotionX GPS lite - if this is lite, I'm scared of full version!

Four Track - multitrack recording, export individual files to PC/mac... really cool for me (driving musician lool)

iSwap Faces - loads and loads of laughter

Field Note #4 @Taisto 2009-11-12

Got "NAVIGON" lately. I think it's the best navi app out there - works as good, as to replace traditional car navi. Recommended by me =)

Field Note #5 @SaCleoCheater 2010-01-27

Aera A Nice, cheap flight game.

ezShare File sharing, FTP, RDP, WebDAV ect...

Asphalt 5 A Great racing game.

Field Note #6 @brendanmmelanson 2010-01-29

TWI: It kills time when your very, very bored...

Corroborated & Participated: @Superhai
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@R0GUEContributor12009-05-12
@GurruwiwiContributor12009-08-03
@SaCleoCheaterContributor12010-01-27
@brendanmmelansonContributor12010-01-29