Weekly Ten: Addictive iPhone Apps

July 6, 2009     Posted in Cool Stuff

iphone.jpgI used to be extremely opposed to the iPhone. I mocked it, I thought it was childish and a waste. I was a proud user of the Blackberry for many years… until one day my Blackberry began to fail me. Calls were dropped (thanks a lot AT&T) and the phone was beginning to deteriorate. I was ready for an upgrade.


By Melanie

I visited my AT&T store, picked up the new Bold and immediately had issues. I was getting up to 150 text messages in a minute due to some virus. I went back, replaced it twice, only to keep having the same issue. I finally was so aggravated one of the employers was able to convince me to buy an iPhone. My whole world was turned upside down. No one even knew who I was anymore.

Now, three iPhones later (what? They break easily… especially after a few dirty martinis and my habit of throwing things in frustration) I’ve come to terms with the thing, if only for the apps. The service still bites (thanks again, AT&T) and I’m not the biggest Apple fan, but I do love my iPhone apps.

1.    SolFree Solitaire
I immediately have an addiction. Like, a serious problem. According to the app, I’ve spent a collective twenty three hours on solitaire. I’m slightly embarrassed.

2.   TwitterFon
Twitter. On your phone. Enough said.

3.   Facebook
As if I wasn’t addicted enough, now I can get my news feed whenever and wherever I want it. Not to mention, I can quickly detag humiliating pictures of me from my weekend escapades. I don’t even remember doing that keg stand at the hockey party and, luckily, I don’t have to wait 6 hours until I’m back from work to find out it’s there.

4.    Word Warp
If you love Text Twist, you’ll adore Word Warp. Fantastic and it teaches you new words, so, educational…?

5.   FML
I love reading FML because it makes me feel better about my messy mess of a life. Get it on your iPhone for a pick me up any time of the day!

6.    Urbanspoon
Constantly wondering where to eat? Want to eat on the cheap and only want breakfast food? Yeah, there’s an app for that. It rules.

7.   Brick FREE
A tribute to my Blackberry, the iPhone’s version of BrickBreaker. Thank you!

8.    Copter
Anyone remember this addictive online game from circa 1999?

9.    Last.fm
I like this better than Pandora! It’s a personalized radio station right in your phone. Very nice.

10.    VoiceNotes
Great for recording lectures, interviews and your friends’ drunken rants. Especially that last one.

Not exactly the most efficient apps, but definitely a lot of fun. What are some of your favorites? And has anyone found the app that deletes embarrassing drunk texts right before you send them? Anyone? Bueller??

Melanie currently interning in NYC, taking full advantage of all margarita specials and those blonde summer boys. Stalk her on Twitter: @tinkermellie

16 Comments on "Weekly Ten: Addictive iPhone Apps"

  1. beth says:
    Mon, 6th Jul 20096:21 pm 

    Mine, in addition to facebook, twitterfon, and urban spoon, are… ebay mobile, yellowpages, the weather channel, whoopie cushion (lame…I know, but fun), and the bartending one where you can input all of your ingredients on hand, or search by recipe :) that's always necessary.

  2. Maddy says:
    Mon, 6th Jul 20096:41 pm 

    I use most of these… especially Twitterfon and SolFree!

    Three more that I absolutely LOVE:

    Shazam – if you hear a song on the radio that you really, really want to identify, then this app does it for you. Click on its icon, hit "tag now," and then hold the microphone up to the speakers… it's amazing. And free, I think!

    Flixter – This is a great movie app. It shows you which movies are playing, lets you watch trailers, and pulls showtimes from nearby theatres. I use this all of the time because it's so much easier than trying to open up Moviefone or some other movie website. Love it!

    Remote – Lets you use your phone to control the iTunes library in your computer. I use it when I get ready in the mornings because my phone is a bit easier to set down near the sink. :)

  3. shari says:
    Mon, 6th Jul 200910:55 pm 

    i'm usually pretty anti-iphone, but this article makes me slightly want one :)

  4. Lauren - University says:
    Tue, 7th Jul 20094:42 am 

    I heart radio is the best app ever. It turns your phone into a radio and you can listen to virtually ANY station nationwide. It's great when you get sick of the music you already have on your iphone/ipod.

  5. Sam says:
    Tue, 7th Jul 200911:30 am 

    I want an iPhone so bad. Stupid long contracts! I guess I'm stuck with my Blackberry for another 2 years.

  6. Courtney says:
    Wed, 22nd Jul 20096:39 pm 

    Trapster is awesome! It tells you where speed traps are… so its especially great if you're driving somewhere out of your home state and don't know the same spots as the locals do.

  7. Melanie - Northeaste says:
    Fri, 24th Jul 20096:56 am 

    Courtney,

    WHOA. Amazing to know! Love it.

  8. Julie Trump says:
    Wed, 5th Aug 20099:40 am 

    FML is my favorite iPhone ap right now. I'm sure I'll get bored of it in a few weeks but it is handy… much easier than navigating to the site using the browser.

    I've also got FML as a widget on my desktop.

  9. Adam Moore says:
    Wed, 12th May 20107:29 am 

    Text Twist is an exciting game and it is also educational. this game can also help in spelling and vocabulary.'~.

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