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It’s been a little over a week since I bricked upgraded my iPhone to version 2.0. Other than the upgrade itself, I’ve been impressed with the new iPhone software. Here are the first 10 applications I’ve installed so far.
1. Twitterific. Free. This is a great app for posting to and reading tweets on Twitter. 5 stars.
2. Pandora. Free. Awesome streaming radio based on the music genome project. Works without a hitch, even on my Edge-based iPhone. 5 stars.
3. Urban Spoon. Free. Clever user interface that uses the accelerometer in the iPhone. You pick your city (or let the GPS do that, but I was too impatient). You shake it up and a slot machine spins three reels – neighborhood, genre and price range. It picks a restaurant at random. Don’t like the suggestion? Shake it again. Or lock any of the reels (price range, neighborhood, etc.) and shake it again. Very fun. 4 stars.
4. Yelp. Free. Tap into the many restaurant and other local reviews that Yelp offers. The content on Yelp is rich and helpful. I didn’t think the UI on this app was all that great. It wasn’t bad, but it didn’t take advantage of the platform. 3 stars.
5. PhoneSaber. Free. I have no use for this little light saber emulator other than to impress my 4 and 6 year old sons. Their eyes were the size of saucers when I pulled out my saber and started whipping it around. The speaker on the iPhone isn’t loud enough for this app to be as fun as it could be. 4 stars.
6. Bloomberg. Free. This is the best stock quote and financial news source on the iPhone. Ditch the built in Yahoo stock quote app that came on the 1.0 iPhone. Bloomberg is much better, more visually rich and far more comprehensive. 5 stars.
7. Crash Bandicoot 3D. $9.99. I’ve never played it so I can’t say much about it other than it looks great. It’s a distraction device for my 6-year-old to play when we’re out somewhere and he’s losing patience. Great for the waiting area in busy restaurants or when his little brother is getting a hair cut.
8. Shazam. Free. “How did they do that?” I’ve been writing software for a long time and this is one of the few applications that made my jaw drop wide open. Here’s how it works. If you have the radio on – Internet, your AV deck at home, any where – fire up Shazam and let it listen for a few seconds. It will tell you the artist, song and album. It’s amazing. I know longer need to ask my 14-year old daughter “who sings this song?” I just covertly launch Shazam and say “I love this song. Isn’t that ‘Put On’ by Young Jeezy?” 5 stars.
9. SportsTap. Free. Very straightforward application that gives your real time sports scores for all major sports. 5 stars.
10. blist. Well, we don’t actually have an iPhone application yet, but I’m holding out for it to round out my top 10. Help me apply pressure on the team by demanding blist for the iPhone now! Want blist for the iPhone? Send us a note at feedback _at_ blist.com.
By the way, I have this list in blist if you want to check it out.
Great list of apps – have you tried whrrl on iPhone? I actually prefer it to yelp, because the reviews come from people I actually know. I also think the filters help me find something new to try in a helpful way.