IPHONE APPS YOU CAN’T
LIVE WITHOUT

by Derald Freeman


Camera: Camera Genius $ 1.99
Camera: Legend Camera FREE
Camera: iCamcorder Video Camera FREE
Chess Free
ColorSnap v2.0.2 FREE
Classic Converter $ 0.99
Contacts Tool $ 4.99
Dragon Dictation $ 1.99
Flashlight Free
Google Earth FREE
Google Mobile App FREE
Grocery iQ FREE
iClean - Screen Cleaner $ 0.99
Handy Level Free
iHandy Carpenter v1.83 $ 1.99
Park-n Find v2.2 $ 1.99
PDF Reader Pro v2.0 $ 0.99
Pocket Scanner Free
Qik Video Camera $2.99
Red Laser Barcode Scanner $2.99
Shop Savvy barcode FREE
Solar Walk - 3D $ 2.99
Solitaire City Classic $ 0.99
Spanish English Dict $ 0.99
USA TODAY v1.6 FREE
iWeather Complete Pro $ 1.99
White& Yellow Pages FREE
Yahoo! Sketch-a-Search FREE

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BEST BUYS ON APPS

Camera Genius v2.0 - $ 1.99
Pro: Has video mode, burst shots, sound, zoom, lots of other great features. Helps if you have 3G and no video.
Cons: Video is jerky; don’t move the camera and subject movement is okay.

Legend Camera - FREE
Pro: Has video mode, anti shake, B&W, timer, sound, zoom, lots of other great features.
Cons: Video is jerky, don’t move the camera and subject movement is okay. Gets you video if you have 3G without video mode.

iCamcorder Video Camera - FREE
Pros: Video recorder for 2G/3G iPhones. Don’t need 3GS. Smooth 15fps framing, very good. Option to apply visual effects while filming, Share on Facebook, Twitter, UTube and via email. Save on iPhone. Best one I have found.
Cons: Strictly a video program. That’s good though.

Chess Free - - FREE
Pros: Do you love chess? If you do this is a good program, and it's free. It has nagging ads. It times you moves and if you take too long you forfeit the same.
Cons: None

Classic Converter - $ 0.99
Pros: This is a fantastic conversion program. Does Linear, area, weight, currency, mass, everything you can think of. Worth ten stars. You only need one conversion program and this is it.
Cons: None

ColorSnap v2.0.2 - FREE
Pros: Snap a photo wall, etc, and color-match it to Sherwin Williams samples with comp colors. My photos came out realistic. Saves the photos.
Cons: Only works with S/W, but can convert it to other paint products. Have to get lighting right.

Contacts Tool - $ 4.99
Pros: I needed my contacts exported to CVS file, but did not trust using email sites. This exported and emailed file to my desktop with ease and accuracy. Worth the price. Loaded right into Excel.
Cons: None

Dragon Dictation - $ 1.99
Pros: Awesome app. Converts voice to text with amazing accuracy, then email, send text or copy to clipboard.
Cons: If you leave the app the text is gone.

iFlashlight - - FREE
Pros: Ever drop something under a table in a restaurant? Right, and you can't find it. I saw a person whip out their iPhone and used the light app to find the earring. I came home and downloaded this light app that evening. It's great!
Cons: None

Google Earth v2.0.1 - FREE
Pros: Works just like the Desktop version on my PC. Easy to work with. Still, it’s nice to have it with me when I need it.
Cons: Little tight on the iPhone because screen smaller than iPad.

Google Mobile App - FREE
Pros: Gives you gmail, talk, docs, all the features you get on the desktop Google site. Customized for the smaller screen.
Cons: None

Grocery iQ v2.0.2 - FREE
Pros: Select the categories and items from library for your own shopping list. Rename or create new categories/aisles. Sort aisles in the order to fit your store. Use library of products or add items add-hoc. Switch to actual shopping list and tic off items as you put them in your cart.
Cons: None

iClean - Screen Clean - $ 0.99
Pros: Dogs and cats lick the screen clean (virtually, of course). Get lots of laughs when I tell people I need to clean the screen on the iPhone.
Cons: Could use some more cats. I’m a cat lover.

Handy Level Free - FREE
Pros: This is the free version. iHandy Carpenter is the paid app which has four other levels in it. It is the best carpenter app I have seen. Buy it!
Cons: None

iHandy Carpenter v1.83 - $ 1.99
Pros: Top of the line level for hanging pictures or leveling things. Upgrade from the free program. Very accurate. Has reset button if needed. Level, plum bob, protractor, bubble, and ruler.
Cons: None - it’s got everything for handyman.

Park’n Find v2.2 - $ 1.99
Pros: Able to zoom down into close-up of parking lot, place the pin marker exactly where you parked if the GPS is a little off, enter indoor parking info, even snap a photo of the location, even store the time and voice notes.
Cons: Worked very well with 3G.

PDF Reader Pro v2.0 - $ 0.99
Pros: This is a winner. Opens and searches PDF files. Read any PDF files. Zoom in, scroll, search.
Cons: You have to upload a PDF file to your gmail box, and then use PDF Reader to access that gmail attachment to save it to iPhone. Would like a better way to get it, like iPhone emails.

Pocket Scanner - FREE
Pros: This will take a camera shot or read a document and turn it into a PDF file which you can save or email. Does what advertised.
Cons: Having some trouble with text being clear and bright enough. Assume it is me for now.

Qik Video Camera - $2.99
Pros: This is the best of four video camera I have tried for the 3G iPhone. It is clear, zooms, and easy to get off to your computer.
Cons: None

Red Laser Barcode Scanner - $2.99
Pros: Works great and easy to scan items. Scans quicker and more often than Shop Savvy, but both are good for looking up items and prices.
Cons: Neither product will find every item you scan, particularly if it is not a popular store product. Particular about lighting conditions and glare, but that is to be expected.

Shop Savvy barcode - FREE
Pros: Scan barcode. Decodes it and shows pic and Web pricing if in the database. You then decide whether to buy in the store or off the Net and some local stores. Can save to wish list and file, even can call stores.
Cons: Need to allow user to enter local stores and pricing into file.

Solar Walk - 3D - $ 2.99
Pros: 3-D of the solar system lets you soar around and rotate the planets. Amazing app. Spend 20 min and not even realize it.
Cons: None

Solitaire City™ Classic - $ 0.99
Pros: This works like the faithful one we are used to playing. Cards easy to move, built in help, other plus features.
Cons: Can’t think of any.

Spanish English Dictionary - $ 0.99
Pros: Easy lookup, bidirectional translation, color scheme options, no problems found.
Cons: Voice costs extra

USA TODAY v1.6 - FREE
Pros: Jump right into the mobile version of USA Today and catch all the news, sports, and pics. I catch the news before it even shows up on TV.
Cons: None

iWeather Complete Pro - $ 1.99
Pros: Quick and easy to use weather app. Check local weather or any area. Know your current conditions and weather forecast. Topnotch app.
Cons: Really none.

White & Yellow Pages - FREE
Pros: Like having YPs with you, but more info. Search by category, find businesses, get addr’s, phone and share via SMS, email or Facebook.
Cons: None

Yahoo! Sketch-a-Search - FREE
Pros: Zooms into your local area or other areas, draw freehand loop around specific area and shows all restaurants in loop. Get all rest details and view on map. Get menus, search by food type.
Cons: If you use map you can’t get back to search.


Copyright ©, January 2004
by Derald Freeman, Burleson, TX.
All rights reserved.

Last updated July 2010
email: grreatideas at sbcglobal.net