Must-have iPhone/Touch apps?

[updog]

There must be a thread for this stuff, but I couldn't find one.

What are the best apps for these devices in your opinion? Which paid ones are a must?

 

[DanLights]

Dropbox. Got a sample/mix you want to hear on different stereos? dropbox it and voila it´s in your Iphone without syncing no shit

 

[jipchen]

Dropbox, FileApp, AroundMe, Skype, Trillian (icq,msn,aim..etc. client), last.fm, shazam, imageshack, remote
But most apps I use are german (news, online banking, dictionary, encyclopedia, DHL tracking, phonebook)

 

[DanLights]

Facebook, twitter if you use them. for msn I use IM+, there's also a lite version that isn't too crippled if you want it free

 

[updog]

Thanks guys

Already have Dropbox, but I didn't know last.fm is available too!

 

[DanLights]

I don't use Last.fm but I use Scrobble which is a jailbroken app, it scrobbles to last.fm live, through 3g or wifi

 

[arv_foh]

RTA (or RTA lite is really just as good with less options)
Speaker Pop if you do live audio
Doodlejump
Flight Control
GPS Drive
Peggle
Shazam
The Weather Channel
Dragon Dictation

 

[James Murphy]

Netflix, iBook, Dragon Dictation, Meebo, Tom Tom, Google Earth, Google, iStroboSoft, Tempo, BPM, Guitar Toolkit, Tab Toolkit, PS Mobile, Photobucket, iDisk, Yousendit Tracker, ONN, TiltMeter Pro, RedLaser, iCam, Air Mouse, FedEx, UPS, Midomi SoundHound, IMDb, Banner Free...

 

[DanLights]

Me like this thread

if you use messaging, Pmessenger is my favorite for this, whatsapp is also cool. And both seems to be working nicely on droids and BBs also so you can message anyone with a smartphone for free (over your phone's internet). Connectd is crap, at least so far it is

 

[Machinated]

facebook, twitter, myspace, IM+, skype

BBC news, sky news

apple remote, shazam, last.fm

remote tap, dropbox

tony hawks 2, street fighter 4, tetris

and the all saints app and subcard if you are so inclined.

sixpack pro is also pretty good for health etc.

 

[Morgan C]

iBooks is free and you probably have it. Can be laggy with image-heavy PDFs

DailyBurn is killer, especially if you're into weights. Just enter in what you ate and how much, and it counts all your calories/protein/fat/carbs for you.

Math Ref Free and Quick Graph are some nice nerdy apps.

Gameswise, I dig
Tilt to Live (got this when it was free but the best game I have)
Angry Birds
GeoDefence, Geodefence Swarm
Lightbike (1 not 2)
Aztec Quest

 

[Toni S.]

Netflix, iBook, Dragon Dictation, Meebo, Tom Tom, Google Earth, Google, iStroboSoft, Tempo, BPM, Guitar Toolkit, Tab Toolkit, PS Mobile, Photobucket, iDisk, Yousendit Tracker, ONN, TiltMeter Pro, RedLaser, iCam, Air Mouse, FedEx, UPS, Midomi SoundHound, IMDb, Banner Free...

James, how are you doing with the iStrobosoft? Maybe I'm a noob to strobe tuners, but when I try to tune with it, when I plug a string, the tuner goes to the wild and only when the note starts to decay it goes to show you how intune the string is. So if I would want to tune the string to the pitch so that the initial plug of the string is in tune (I know this is very confusing, it's hard to explain ), how would I do this? cause now I can just tune the decay of the note/string.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

n00b question: how do I create my own ringtones from mp3's?

 

[Machinated]

easy to do in garageband, but im pretty sure you just have to cut it down to a certain length and change the extension

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Thanks dude - so all it takes is changing the extension then, there doesn't have to be any conversion? I'm honestly quite baffled there's not an app for doing it on the iphone using mp3's you have on it (or if there is, I couldn't find it)

 

[Machinated]

You may need it to be an .m4a file first. I can't remember the ringtone extension, but it's something similar. I'm sure if you google it you will find it.

 

[DanLights]

there does have to be conversion, but it's quite easy to do it the ghetto way. You can also pay extra for a song to be turned into a ringtone but that's the most retarded thing I've seen ever.

first of all, it has to be no longer than 27 seconds or Itunes doesn't recognize it as a ringtone, so you have to edit your mp3 to make it short and obviously to be the part of the song you want as a ringtone. You can edit it in any daw, but there's an easy way for dummies, like this:

1- in Itunes, rightclick the song you want to turn into a ringtone, and select "get info".
2- in the options tab, change the start time and stop time of the song to your liking (where in the song you want it to start and end), making sure it's no longer than 27 seconds.
3- hit OK.
4- Now right click the song again and hit "Crate AAC Version"
5- After the new version is created take back the start time and stop time of the mp3 to normal, or you'll get frustrated when you play that song in your Iphone.
6- right click the new aac version and click "open in windows explorer"
7- change the name of the file, change the extension to .m4r
8- now drag and drop this .m4r file to Itunes and voila, new ringtone

There isn't a normal appstore app to convert an mp3 to a ringtone cause you're supposed to pay for it but that's so ridiculous I don't do it. But there is a pretty cool jailbroken that can do that very easily, don't remember the name and don't have it installed right now
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[heshian46]

Since new apps are being created and updated daily I thought I should revive this thread.

These days im loving:
iFunny - tons of hilarious meme's
Netflix Queue Manager - since Netflix is gay and only lets you use their app for streaming (which I dont have)
TinyShark - app version of grooveshark.com - awesome
Words With Friends - cant. stop. playing.

Im looking for some cool audio related apps too. Any suggestions?

 

[Russtopher]

DelayGenie - tap tempo, get exact delay times in multiple note values instantly. Developed by Bobby Owsinski. Love it.

 

[Pman]

there does have to be conversion, but it's quite easy to do it the ghetto way. You can also pay extra for a song to be turned into a ringtone but that's the most retarded thing I've seen ever.

first of all, it has to be no longer than 27 seconds or Itunes doesn't recognize it as a ringtone, so you have to edit your mp3 to make it short and obviously to be the part of the song you want as a ringtone. You can edit it in any daw, but there's an easy way for dummies, like this:

1- in Itunes, rightclick the song you want to turn into a ringtone, and select "get info".
2- in the options tab, change the start time and stop time of the song to your liking (where in the song you want it to start and end), making sure it's no longer than 27 seconds.
3- hit OK.
4- Now right click the song again and hit "Crate AAC Version"
5- After the new version is created take back the start time and stop time of the mp3 to normal, or you'll get frustrated when you play that song in your Iphone.
6- right click the new aac version and click "open in windows explorer"
7- change the name of the file, change the extension to .m4r
8- now drag and drop this .m4r file to Itunes and voila, new ringtone

There isn't a normal appstore app to convert an mp3 to a ringtone cause you're supposed to pay for it but that's so ridiculous I don't do it. But there is a pretty cool jailbroken that can do that very easily, don't remember the name and don't have it installed right now
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Nice one, will have to try that.