# Help me pick my new iPhone apps! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 14, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482 "2008-07-14T19:55:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mazinger\_z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mazinger\_z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazinger_z)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/1 "2008-07-14T19:55:26Z")
Ok, so I waited in line (2 hours) for the iPhone. I’ve been playing around with it and I’m pretty impressed with it. Luckily, I have 3G in my house, as well as a number of other networks. What are some cool apps to have on the phone? I believe in cheap and useful over expensive and flashy. Though, I do value apps that are unique to the architecture of the iPhone itself, like Supermonkey ball. i also got Sudoku Classic (super cheap at $0.99) and Texas Hold’em (beautiful game looking game). Has anyone tried Enigmo or Bomberman Touch? ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/2 "2008-07-14T20:08:16Z")
Download all of the free ones that’s what I did. (I’ve deleted a couple already though). We all got a kick out of PhoneSaber and Midomi. Pandora works excellently, even on the Edge network. I also really liked Urbanspoon’s “jackpot” interface. [IGN.com](http://IGN.com) reviews is something I’m really happy about as I never remember what’s good or not when I get to the store to buy a video game. I haven’t paid for any yet as the ones I’ve got are tiding me over for now. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/3 "2008-07-14T20:14:38Z")
I’m sure **Absolute** has one he’d love to recommend to you. ---
**Author:** ![wasson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@wasson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wasson)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/4 "2008-07-14T20:21:57Z")
I really like Yelp, Exposure, and Comic Touch. I think Comic Touch was the only one of those I paid for, but I love the photo effects. Sketches is also way cool, but at $8, seemed a little pricey for what it is. Still, I’m happy I bought it. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/5 "2008-07-14T20:27:24Z")
I was really impressed by Pandora on my friend’s iPhone, but then I read that it’s only 64kb mono. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/6 "2008-07-14T20:28:22Z")
Another vote for Pandora. Mr. Athena came up with the great idea of sticking the iPhone into the iPod speakers and we listened to Pandora all Saturday evening. I dunno why I didn’t think of putting the iPhone in the speaker doc before; we use it all the time with the iPod. iGuess iMnotthatbright. Who need radio anymore? Pandora rocks. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/7 "2008-07-14T20:48:15Z")
[Shazam](http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/07/13/iphone-app-review-shazam-helps-you-name-that-tune/) helps you identify music. A friend at work tried it out and says it works great. ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/8 "2008-07-14T21:40:13Z")
Another vote for Shazam. Also, get it while you can – I’ve heard it’s only free for a little while. Trism is an absolutely fantastic puzzle game (not free, though). Think Bejeweled on crack, taking advantage of the iPhone accelerometer. The Apple Remote app is also very nice – it lets you control iTunes or an AppleTV from your phone. It only works if both the iPhone and the controlled device are on the same local network, unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/9 "2008-07-15T02:15:30Z")
Morocco is free and I like to play Othello when I’m bored, win-win. I enjoy the practical BoxOffice app-list currently playing movies, your local theatres, showtimes, and also tomato-meter scores from Rotten Tomatoes. I like going to the movies, so I have used that a couple times to see what’s looking good. Is there a crossword app? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/10 "2008-07-15T14:43:26Z")
Shazam is my current fav right now, although you wouldn’t use it everyday, but it works amazingly well. I saw Wanted at the movies yesterday and wanted to know the name of the song as the credits rolled. Sure enough, Shazam figured it out in one try. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/11 "2008-07-15T16:29:17Z")
I am enjoying: Shazam Boxoffice Vicinity (small cost) Tap Tap Revenge Phone Saber (okay, it’s just silly, but free!) NY Times News NetNewsWire SpeechCloud (wish it actually dialed the phone, but a neat idea for voice dialing) Pandora (wish it could play in the background) Mobile News Auora Feint (haven’t really had a chance to play it yet, looks awesome) Tomatoes ReQall ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-new-iphone-apps/456482/12 "2008-07-16T14:38:31Z")
I’m an app addict! I also have: Bubblewrap (silly fun) Dial Zero (connects you directly to a customer service agent for a bunch of companies - no phone tree) iMaze Iscopes (horoscopes - more silly, free fun) Voicenotes (record 2 min messages - turns your phone into a DVR) Wedict (web dictionary)