Apple iPhone/iPod touch App Discussion and Recommendations

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A lot of these apps seem kinda pointless, Especially for most of the google stuff. For google reader, news, tasks, docs and search I just use the mobile websites.
 
Windu said:
A lot of these apps seem kinda pointless, Especially for most of the google stuff. For google reader, news, tasks, docs and search I just use the mobile websites.
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Well the worst part about that is the Google App just dumps you into Safari for pretty much anything besides search. I was hoping they'd actually put a decent Reader app interface together but...no. :'(
 
Any recommendations for an awesome personal finance app (iPhone)? Ideally, something that I could use to quickly list/categorize/organize my expenses, that I could add to without too many menus and interface clutter.
 
Magnus said:
Any recommendations for an awesome personal finance app (iPhone)? Ideally, something that I could use to quickly list/categorize/organize my expenses, that I could add to without too many menus and interface clutter.
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I've heard Mint is good.
 
There is now a crackle app. Crackle is the hulu like service by sony. They have been around a while and alot of the stuff is on other streaming sites but its a free app that you can prob find a few things on. If it cost money i would say stay away but its free. There seems like there are spots for commercials but on my phone the screen just goes black for a few seconds then the program starts up again
 
Magnus said:
Thanks, givin it a shot!

Edit- lolwut, this thing wants me to connect my bank/credit card to its database? Fuck that.
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How else is it supposed to track your spending/savings/ect. I use Mint and love it.
 
Jayayess1190 said:
How else is it supposed to track your spending/savings/ect. I use Mint and love it.
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I dunno, how about download a CSV from your bank's online site and upload it to Mint? Works for other apps.
 
Does anybody have any recommendations for a good concert tracking app? I'm looking for something that I can list all my favorite artists and then get notified any time one of them goes on tour or even releases a new album.
 
Any good cooking recipe book apps out there? I need to improve my cooking skills...open to any sort of cuisine. Free ones would be good!
 
0OoO0 said:
Any good cooking recipe book apps out there? I need to improve my cooking skills...open to any sort of cuisine. Free ones would be good!
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How to Cook Everything might be the best paid one. Teaches all techniques and constantly adds new recipes. I also like MarioCooks and the MasterChef academy.

Epicurious and Allrecipes are good free ones. I think Betty Crocker and Food Network are also good and free.
 
Funnel is free today.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/funnel/id417628446?mt=8

TUAW's description:
Funnel is a quick way to scan the Google News headlines. It has a simple interface. Sections are color coded, and the size of the headlines gives you a quick visual idea of the importance of the story based on the number of related articles.

The app supports news from the US, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and the U.K. You can set the app to display in the appropriate language for the country selected.

If you touch an item, you get the first paragraph. Tap 'read more' and you get the content in the built-in browser. You can't search, or see related stories. In the app preferences you can select the kind of news you want in broad categories. I don't think Funnel is a substitute for more feature-rich apps such as Pulse, but it's nice for a quick dive into the news. The app worked reliably, but was a little slow at times to load the full stories into the viewer. The app is free today only and requires iOS 3.2 or later. It also runs on the iPod touch and the iPad but it is not iPad native.
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WhatsApp is free for a limited time. I've heard good things.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997?mt=8
WhatsApp messenger is a cross platform smartphone messenger currently available for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Nokia phones. The application utilizes push notifications to instantly get messages from friends, colleagues and family. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages at no cost. All features are included without the need for extra in-application purchases.
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quadriplegicjon said:
It's not coming up when I click the link or search.

EDIT

Doh, no iPod touch support. :(
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FRAGMENTATION!!1!

Yeah, it's kinda annoying that there isn't any iPod touch support. I had to choose between facetime and whatapps. i went with facetime. try to get your friends on beluga instead (also free)
 
DeathbyVolcano said:
Herp? It's not in the app store at the moment.
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Maybe it's in the middle of propagating--it took me awhile just to get them to show up in the updated apps section. Or maybe a search for iWork doesn't work right now, and you need to search for Pages, Numbers, Keynote separately? FWIW, they show up in the search results of the iPad section as universal apps; haven't looked at the iPhone section since its a ton of apps and I'm on a slow connection.
 
I can't open the example document in Pages without crashing the app (on a 4th gen iPod Touch). Good thing this is a free upgrade, else I'd be pissed as hell. Instead it's merely amusing.

Edit: I can't write a complete sentence in a new blank document either. LOL.
 
Charred Greyface said:
I can't open the example document in Pages without crashing the app (on a 4th gen iPod Touch). Good thing this is a free upgrade, else I'd be pissed as hell. Instead it's merely amusing.

Edit: I can't write a complete sentence in a new blank document either. LOL.
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Did you try rebooting?
 
What do you guys use as an alternative to Google Talk/G Talk for iOS?

I've seen some 3rd party app, but isn't there an official app like there is for BB and Android?
 
dmshaposv said:
What do you guys use as an alternative to Google Talk/G Talk for iOS?

I've seen some 3rd party app, but isn't there an official app like there is for BB and Android?
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All Apple has is FaceTime, which does videocalls over WiFi only. It's kinda weird because Apple already have a well known app on the desktop, iChat, but they've decided not to use the name or implement the features already available.
 
dmshaposv said:
What do you guys use as an alternative to Google Talk/G Talk for iOS?

I've seen some 3rd party app, but isn't there an official app like there is for BB and Android?
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There are apps with GTalk functionality, I believe.
 
Just learned the hard way, after recording a very important day-long lecture, that Voice Memo is a piece of shit and corrupted over 5 hours audio.
What's the best audio recording app for the iPhone, I can't really decide between iTalk and iProRecorder. They both give options or the quality of recording which is great, but I think iPR has some sort of decibel amplifier in it or something which would be good for quiet lecturers.
Would anyone recommend either of these apps, or something else entirely?

On the same subject has anyone had any experience with Mic attachments that are of good quality, preferably not bulky either.
 
I'm going to recommend Instacast as I still see people complaining about iTunes podcast integration.

It basically handles podcasts on its own and can be set to auto cache new episodes (download). Also wirelessly streams, shows the show notes, and is beautiful. This app changed my life!
 
I have this problem that "Now Playing" button when I enter iPod controls is gone. I clearly remember that I had it there but not anymore. It is God send when listening to audio books. Biggest issue is when I connect it to iTunes, than it "forgets" how far I have come with the book...

Anyone else have the same problem?

P.S. I always use the "Remember Position" setting so that is not the problem
 
Can anyone please recommend a good app for tracking a load of places (both in the UK, and abroad) that I want to visit?

I'm currently using Zenbe Lists but honestly that's a bit crap, and it's just a random and unsorted list of around 100 different places...

In fact, I use that for almost everything list wise (shopping lists, things to check out, things I need to remember to take on holiday etc) and would be very open to an alternative for that too, thank you!
 
As well as the above, can anyone please recommend me a good (and simple/easy!) recipe app? The Jamie Oliver one is potentially very expensive, with probably £15+ worth of IAPs.
 
Gaaraz said:
As well as the above, can anyone please recommend me a good (and simple/easy!) recipe app? The Jamie Oliver one is potentially very expensive, with probably £15+ worth of IAPs.
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One that I've used a couple of times is epicurious and its free.
 
Gaaraz said:
As well as the above, can anyone please recommend me a good (and simple/easy!) recipe app? The Jamie Oliver one is potentially very expensive, with probably £15+ worth of IAPs.
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How to Cook Everything is pretty good for both recipes and teaching you techniques, with illustrations.
 
quadriplegicjon said:
Might as well wait to see if iPhone 4S comes out soon.
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nah, allready bought it and the iphone 4 is great. there will be a new one every year.

Anyway, what's app is Great!.

I also downloaden an app that turns your led in to a flashlight. This way i always have one at hand. Very usefull

I downloaded the irig software from Amplitube. great! 4 track recording studio for my guitar.
 
Nice one, thanks guys! Just got Epicurious and How to Cook Everything :)

Any suggestions on the lists and placesIwannago apps please? :)
 
I just got the flashlight app (I'm pretty sure it's just called Flashlight). It's a pretty powerful flashlight for those times when you need a flashlight and don't have one around (then just use your phone).

Most likely a batter killer, haven't tested that out yet.
 
Also, I'm going to have to recommend AppZilla 2 and Songify.

I also got RedLaser but I haven't tried that one out yet. AppZilla 2 has a similar app comparable to RedLaser, but I guess RedLaser is probably better.
 
Just got a iPhone and need some recommendations, I want the best app for the following

Video player (play any file type without the need for conversion)
Photo Editor
DJ/audio mixing/producing
Streaming TV shows
 
KAL2006 said:
Just got a iPhone and need some recommendations, I want the best app for the following

Video player (play any file type without the need for conversion)
Photo Editor
DJ/audio mixing/producing
Streaming TV shows
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There was a VLC app for video but it was pulled, I'm not sure if there is an 'all-video' app any more. There are some apps like AirVideo though that can stream any kind of video from your home PC.

There's quite a lot of audio apps, check out this thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=413499

also, the word 'please' is very useful :P
 
Oplayer is actually a really good VLC like player. It'll play just about anything I throw at it, although these days I find myself just using AirVideo to stream in order to not take up space.
 
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