Cool/useful apps and games for the iphone

[smoky004]

This is a thread to discuss all the new and upcoming apps and games for the iphonehyeah:

i know a few.if anybody's interested i w'll post them.

Few cool apps and game review websites are:-

http://www.appvee.com/

http://www.whatsoniphone.com/

http://iphone.iusethis.com/

http://toucharcade.com/

And a website that keeps track of all iphone app/games price changes:-

http://appshopper.com/prices

 

[Pat]

^^ Please post them...Maybe we could make a sticky with updated info on all the latest and greatest apps/games for the iPhone

 

[smoky004]

Below is a list of apps that i like.The reason i am giving those youtube links is to enable you to get a rough idea of what the app. does.

1.Ocarina Cost $1

Ocarina is the first true musical instrument created for the iPhone. It is sensitive to your breath, touch and movements, making it even more versatile than the original. Unlike other musical applications, there are no precompiled ripoffs to musicians will find unlimited opportunities for self-expression. But you don't have to be formally trained to appreciate this enchanting instrument.

Simply blow into your microphone to generate music

YouTube - Ocarina (iPhone App) Review

2.PocketGuitar Cost-$1

PocketGuitar turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a virtual guitar. You can press and strum strings, just like a real guitar.You can choose the sound from 6 instruments - Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Muted Guitar, Electric Bass and Ukulele. You can also choose effects from Distortion, Chorus and Delay and edit parameters.

YouTube - iPhone Apps - 'Pocket Guitar' Review

3. Mini piano Cost: free

This is a simple piano application.

YouTube - iPhone Mini Piano - Seven Nation Army

4.Color splash cost $1

ColorSplash lets you quickly and easily give photos a dramatic look by converting them to black and white, while keeping your chosen details in color.

This effect - known as a "cutout" or "selective desaturation" - draws the viewers' attention to the colored areas.

YouTube - Color Splash iPhone App Review

I just love this app.It's very easy to use and works exactly as advertised!

5.Band cost- $4

Band is a collection of virtual instruments that lets you go beyond just listening to other people's music on your iPhone or iPod Touch, to creating music yourself from scratch. Each instrument has been designed to take advantage of the unique touchscreen of the Phone, with complex chords of up to five notes playable in real-time. The instruments provide visual feedback, so that piano keys and guitar strings animate when pressed. All the instruments can be recorded, overdubbed multiple times, and mixed together into a final track, which can be saved for later playback.

YouTube - Band (iPhone/iPod Touch App) Review

6.Bloom cost - Rs $4

Bloom explores uncharted territory in the realm of applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Part instrument, part composition and part artwork, Bloom's innovative controls allow anyone to create elaborate patterns and unique melodies by simply tapping the screen. A generative music player takes over when Bloom is left idle, creating an infinite selection of compositions and their accompanying visualisations.

YouTube - Bloom - iPhone App - By Brian Eno

7.KanonDrum cost:free

Does what it says.

YouTube - KanonDrum

28.Writepad Cost:free

The purpose of this application is to demonstrate the handwriting recognition-based input method with a custom editor developed for PhatWare PhatNotes for iPhone and iPod Touch. WritePad includes the advanced handwriting recognition engine for the English languagedeveloped specifically for iPhone. It recognizes all handwriting styles: cursive, print and mixed.

YouTube - App Review: WritePad

9.Night vision Cost $1

With this application you will be able to take detailed pictures in low light conditions– without the need for flash photography.

YouTube - Night Vision V1.1

Although many think it doesn't work and have give a appstore rating of 1 outta 5, trust me this thing works.this doesn't work in total darkness but works well under dim light.In the end this is a neat little toy that works upto a point but doesn't have much utility value!

10.Koi pond cost $1

Imagine gazing into a pond of crystal clear water. Picture bright, playful koi swimming through its shallow depths. So close... Can you touch them?

You run your fingers across the cool surface of the pond. Water ripples away from your touch. The koi, disturbed, dart away. Only to quickly forget and swim close to you once more... Now imagine all this on your iPhone or iPod touch!

YouTube - Koi Pond iPhone 3G AppStore

 

[smoky004]

11.Shazam Cost free

When you hear a song and wonder what it is, Shazam is there with the answer. Hold your iPhone to the music and within seconds we'll tell you the artist and track name.

YouTube - Shazam iPhone App Review - AppVee.com

I find it better than midomi.Although it could easily recognize songs played on computer , it had trouble picking up my voice.

12.zephyr:- Cost $1

An iPhone app featuring a touch-based, wind-sound generating message creator. Users create snowflake movements using touch gestures generating accompanying wind based music, recorded into a message that is sent out anonymously to other users. Recipients can label it with a heart-icon tap if they like it. The app can track a song's progress and responses across the Internet. If a song is well liked, it propagates more often to more users.

Zephyr is a cool app that is definitely worth the price to play around with. It’s no Ocarina, but it’s definitely a neat approach to making music and sending messages across the world.

YouTube - Zephyr iPhone App Review

13.Remote: Cost free

With Remote, you can control the music on your computer or Apple TV from your iPod touch or iPhone.

Play, pause, skip, shuffle. See your songs, playlists, and album art on your iPod touch or iPhone as if you were right in front of your computer.

Remote works with your Wi-Fi network, so you can control playback from anywhere in and around your home.

YouTube - Remote - iPhone 2.0 Review

This is a must have app.It works great and it's absolutely free hyeah:

14.GPS-R Cost: free

Ever forgotten dropping letters into a post box? Or missed your station while falling asleep on the train?Then," GPS-R "is the best application for you!This is a new alarm which sounds or vibrates when you get close to the location you previously set. It reminds you what you should do there.

This is quite an useful app.Downside it can't be run in the background . So you are forced to play ipod songs in the background while running this app.Inap is a paid app that reportedly does the smae thing.

15.India News lite Cost:free

It brings you news from all top news websites of India. Sports, General, Movies, Bollywood, Technology, Business and custom packages, all for free.

It helps you stay in touch with the cuurent news events in india.

16.Stitcher radio Cost:- Free

Stitcher Radio is your own FREE personalized news and entertainment radio streamed to your iPhone. Just start by choosing a topic you like and Stitcher will "stitch" together the best, up-to-the-minute shows on that topic from sources like NPR, BBC, ESPN, and CNN.

YouTube - Stitcher App 1.2 - Webby's 2008

I like listening to BBC and NPR during my daily commutation and this app is a godsend!There's that annoying buffering but it's not as worse as other radio apps. Yes there's the occasional buffering but it isn't as bad as shoutcast,NPR mobile or aol radio.

Other radio apps i tried and discarded were pandora(doesn't work here!), clickon radio, public radio,and capital FM.

17.Netnewswire Cost: free

NetNewsWire is an RSS reader for iPhone — you can read news from the millions of weblogs and sites that publish RSS feeds.

Because NetNewsWire syncs with all of NewsGator’s free RSS readers, if you read an item on your iPhone, you don’t have to read it again on your Macintosh or other computer. It’s automatically marked as read everywhere.

You can also save items for later via the Clippings feature, and any item you clip is available on your other computers. It’s an easy way to save something to read when you have more time.

I found it better than free RSS.

18.One Tap Movies Cost: free

With a single tap of your finger, OneTap Movies recognizes where you are and displays the nearest movie theaters, along with the movies that are being played, as well as the showtimes, critic ratings, basic info, posters, etc. You can also watch the trailers or enjoy your time searching for details of any movie with a link to the Internet Movie Database

YouTube - Movie Apps for iPhone

Although there are other movie apps like movies.app which are better, none of them work here in india.This one does....It lists the movies in theaters near you.Downside...there are times it fails to work.

19.speed test Cost: free

Speedtest.net is now available as a native iPhone application. Use it to measure the network speed of your iPhone or iPod Touch.

I don't know how accurate it is but somebody try it and tell me.

20.lightsaber,crazy sword,zippo lighter,burnit and magic bottle by coke Cost: free

YouTube - Lightsaber iPhone Battle

YouTube - Virtual Zippo® Lighter, Demo

YouTube - Burn It App Review

these three are cool free apps so do download and try them.Burnit was free until a few days ago but now costs $1.I wouldn't recommend buying it for a dollar.isteam is another interesting app but unfortunately it's paid now(YouTube - iSteam).

 

[smoky004]

21.wikiamo cost: free

Wikiamo is an intuitive, Safari-like Wikipedia viewer for your iPhone and iPod Touch. It shows articles on Wikipedia with custom formatting, so you can read it comfortably.The good points of this application are Bookmarks, History, Page cache. It allows you to read articles offline.

YouTube - Wikiamo

other equally good wiki apps are wikipanion and wapedia and world wiki.

22.Seadragon Cost:free

Browse large quantities of high-resolution imagery smoothly and quickly with a flick or a pinch. Explore massive galaxies, pore over maps, or flip through collections of photographs, all over the air. You can also add your own photos or browse those already available on Photosynth.com.

YouTube - SeaDragon for iPhone

23.cool iris cost:free

It does what the desktop version goes but better.

YouTube - Cooliris iPhone App Review

24.FlipBook Cost:$10

Easily make your doodles come to life and share them with your friends. FlipBook has everything you need to get started animating, from an eraser to onion skinning to copy and paste to layered drawing. Load images from your photo library, including images taken with your iPhone's camera, and draw on top of them or make a stop-motion movie.

YouTube - FlipBook iPhone App Review - AppVee.com

This is a really cool app but is $10.So try the lite version instead.

25.ijiggles your mom cost:free

It's kinda difficult to explain what it does , so do check out the youtube video.

YouTube - Cool iPod/iPhone App #1 - iJiggles Your Mom

26.vlingo Cost: free

Vlingo for the Apple® iPhone™ is an application that eliminates the need for typing through Vlingo's voice-powered interface. Using innovative speech recognition technology, Vlingo lets iPhone users dial their contacts, search the Web, look up numbers and maps for local listings, and send status updates for Facebook and Twitter - all with the power of voice.

YouTube - Vlingo iPhone App Review - AppVee.com

It is one of the better voice apps for the iphone but still isn't without flaws.Typing is much better than yelling commands at the iphone.

27.google earth cost: free

Google Earth is an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows you to do quite a bit with your device. This app has all the same imagery as the desktop version and loads very fast over WiFi.

YouTube - Google Earth iPhone App Review - AppVee.com
28.easy writer Cost:free

EasyWriter helps you write emails faster and more accurately using the iPhone's wide keyboard in landscape mode. Use EasyWriter both for new emails and replies (see below) while holding your iPhone sideways (or any orientation). Use Pinch and Zoom to adjust the text size. Your message will never get lost because of an incoming call or text message, because EasyWriter keeps your text safe and secure. Touchtype or watch text as you type, in a text size that is comfortable for you.

YouTube - Easy Writer



earlier this was a free app but now it comes in both free and pro.Don't know what the diff. bet, them is.

29.Free translator cost:free

This application provides an interface to the free Google Translate API for English,Hindi, Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish ,Spanish,etc(total 30 languages).n this case, the web application is Google's Translation service. Free translator, this application, gives a nice, simple, easy to use iPhone and iPod Touch interface that takes advantage of the power of Google’s servers.

YouTube - Free Translator iPhone App Review - AppVee.com



30.Ichalky Cost; $2

Chalky is a simplistic stick figure whose posture and behavior result from the mechanical constraints that define him. He consists of a set of 8 masses connected to one another through a series of damped springs with various coefficients. Gravity and instantaneous acceleration are estimated from your iPhone's X and Y accelerometers and transferred onto Chalky's virtual world

YouTube - iChalky - iPhone Application

Well this app looks very interesting the first time you get it.But it kinda gets boring after a while.

31.Ibeer cost $2

Brew and drink beer on your iPhone and iPod touch.

This hilarious sight-gag is fully interactive and behaves like a real glass of beer thanks to the iPhone sensors and our spare time.

Tilt to sip, shake for foam, even pour iBeer from iPhone to iPhone. Modeled after our original e-spresso from 1999 this virtual pint of beer takes full advantage of iPhone's high-res screen, accelerometer, and speakers.

YouTube - iBeer iPhone App Review - AppVee.com

Like ichalky this too gets boring after a while.

32.dictionairecost: free

Dictionaire is an easy to use, no fluff dictionary app for your iPhone.Features 140,000 definitions

33.Picturedialer Cost:free

PictureDialer gives you a scrolling customizable page of your friend’s pictures that makes dialing a glance and tap away. Need to call a different number than the default you selected, no problem, just tap twice. Sometimes you want to send a friend an email or text message instead, just tap three times to see a list of their email addresses and phone numbers for texting.

34.AIM cost:free

AIM® lets you stay connected with the people you care about right on your iPhone or iPod Touch. AIM is more than an instant messaging service - it's a better way to connect. Mobile AIM lets you communicate whenever you want, wherever you are, in whatever way that suits you best. Connect with friends and family and keep track of status and presence updates in real time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxXC2pM9858

I find it better than yahoo one connect.

 

[smoky004]

Will post games later.

 

[Pat]

Woah..thats a big list..good work mate

 

[smoky004]

Thanks pat! Below is a list of must have free games for the iphone:-

1. tap tap revenge 2 Cost: free!

Sporting rich new features, an all-new catalog of more than 150 free tracks, and three awesome ways to play with your friends, Tap Tap Revenge 2 is the sequel to the most popular game on the App Store.

Tap Tap Revenge 2 features a completely new gaming engine with awesome new graphics and effects, making for a more immersive 3D experience. As you progress through each song, the colors and effects get more intense. On the higher levels, we've introduced "Tap&Hold" and "Multi-Tap" features that make the game even more fun.The download catalog features over 150 great FREE songs.

YouTube - Tap Tap Revenge 2 for the iPhone and iPod Touch



One of my friends bought an iphone just to play the original game..tap tap revenge.This one's even better!:hap2:

2.maze finger cost: free

OBLITERATE 1000 LIGHTNING-FAST MAZES AS YOU UNLEASH THE AWESOME POWER OF YOUR FINGER!

Penetrate a seemingly endless collection of challenging mazes and race to the exit before your energy runs out! MazeFinger showcases the visual power of your iPhone & iPod touch with incredible special effects that blanket the screen with explosive energy.

YouTube - Maze Finger iPhone Game

3.cube runner cost: free

Game play is simple- fly your ship (represented by a simple triangular shape with a shadow beneath) through a maze of cubes that lie in a random path without running into them. Run into them and your ship flies into little pieces.

YouTube - Cube Runner II iPhone App Review - AppVee.com

4.jelly car cost:free

JellyCar is a driving/platforming game for both iPhone and iPod touch. The game is about driving a squishy car through squishy worlds, trying to reach the exit. JellyCar features soft body physics for all of the objects in the world. Also your car can transform for a limited time to aid progression through the level.

YouTube - Jelly Car game iPod Touch AppStore

5.trace cost:free

Trace is a casual platformer where you draw your own path through the levels. Use the touch screen to draw platforms and navigate past obstacles to reach to goal at the end of each level. The game is easy to pick up and play anytime, and high scores add another level of challenge.

YouTube - Trace iPhone App Review - AppVee.com

This is a really good game.Can't believe it's free!

6.cannon game cost:free

Take charge of your own Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon, the revolutionary gun that represents the future of U.S. Field Artillery. Use simulated elevation and velocity controls to destroy enemy targets with indirect fire.

As rounds are complete, the number of targets will increase, as well as the difficulty and point value of new targets. Some targets will eventually require precise timing to hit.

YouTube - iPhone/iPod Touch Game of the day - Cannon Challenge



7.motion x dice cost:free

Shake your iPhone and feel how MotionX-Dice puts real dice in your hand. Like Magic. Play Yahtzee, Craps, Poker, Monopoly, Backgammon or any other game of your choice!

YouTube - App review- Motion X Dice

8.falling balls cost:free

Tilt iPhone or iPod Touch to run left or right. Avoid falling balls. That's all, really.

YouTube - Falling Balls iPhone App Review

9.papi jump cost:free

PapiJump is a simple but addictive jumping action game!

Mr.Papi (red ball guy) wants to go up higher, is jumping eternally.

Tilt your iPhone to control Mr.Papi horizontally.

YouTube - Free App Reveiws: Papi Jump

10.checkers free cost:free

Checkers Free supports both 1 player and 2 player gameplay, so you can play against friends or test your skills against a challenging computer opponent. If you're really bored, you can even put the game in computer vs. computer mode and watch your phone play itself.

YouTube - Checkers Free

 

[smoky004]

11.glaurung chess cost:free

iPhone version of Glaurung, one of the strongest Mac OS X chess programs, and one of the best and most popular open source chess programs ever.

12.Red sky cost:free

As a commander it is your task to defend your cities against incoming missiles through 50 levels of increasing difficulty. Collect score stars to activate the four power ups that are unlocked one at a time at every 10th level.

As you progress through the game, new challenges are unlocked in the challenge screen. Complete all levels and all challenges to finish the game.

YouTube - Red Sky for the iPhone

13.Ibowl cost:free

iBowl, the newest way to go bowling with your iPhone. Simply swing your iPhone like a bowling ball and see how many strikes you can get!

YouTube - iBowl Iphone App Review - AppVee.com

14.Duck shoot by carnival labs cost:free

A fast-paced, frantic shooting game where ducks pop up and down faster than you can say Jiminy Cricket (who's Jiminy Cricket?). Tilt the iPhone or iPod Touch to aim and tap anywhere on the screen to shoot.

YouTube - Duck Shoot iPhone Game

15.Dactyl cost:free

Test your dexterity! Dactyl is an addictive, fast-paced exercise for your fingers. The premise of the game is simple--defuse the bombs before they blow up. Clear your mind and put your fingers to work...

YouTube - Dactyl iPhone App Review - AppVee.com

16.whack 'em all(free) cost:free

Whack the sly moles, rabbits, and gophers before they destroy the prairies, vegetable gardens, and flower beds! Be careful not to hit a cute fluffy kitty! This fast-paced game requires you to tap and shake the device to deter the vermin while picking up point bonuses, time bonuses, mallets, and extra lives.

YouTube - Whack 'em All iPhone App Review

17.space deadbeef cost:free

A full scale shooting game.Just touch the ENEMIES to launch your MISSLES!

YouTube - SPACE DEADBEEF for iPhone

18.Air master cost:free

You are the last Air Master, humanity's only hope against an unstoppable alien threat! Make your way to the alien homeworld, destroying everything in your path across five planets

YouTube - Air Master 3D iPhone

19.aurora feint:the beginning cost:free

Compete with your friends in an epic fantasy world. Play exciting puzzle games, level up your character, and collect magical items! Experience the world of Aurora Feint. The Beginning is the first episode in what will become an MMO exclusively for the iPhone. Visit aurorafeint.com for more information.

YouTube - Aurora Feint: The Beginning (Demo)

Update: this game is no longer available in the app store.Version 2 is available for $2 i think.

 

[smoky004]

Will come up with a list of paid games later.

 

[Striker10]

Crayons(it's like trace) is also nice. The PC version(Crayons physics deluxe) is fanastic heh

 

[vikramdeo]

Thanks for sharing man. Useful list.

 

[Balkazzaar]

sorry for posting in an old thread...but i too am getting one...so i was searching for an iphone thread and found this...i googled and found one particular link about useful apps which i thought i will share with u all

Summerboard - Lets you customize your iPhone with themes.

Customize - Let's your further customize your iPhone with various things.

Apollo - MSN/AIM for the iPhone, there is also MobileChat as an alternative

BossPrefs - Let's your turn off Edge/Wireless, etc in one application

EvolutionRGB - A fun game, it's a port of the game "Sand"

PocketGuitar - Guitar for the iPhone

Tris - Tetris for the iPhone

Sketches - Lets you draw/sketch things.

Pianist - Piano for the iPhone

Converter - Lets your convert units on the iPhone.

NES - Play NES games on your iPhone

weDict - Dictionary for the iPhone, you install this and then download the dictionaries

MxTube - Lets you download YouTube videos.

RedFlagDeals.com Forums - View Single Post - What are the do's/don'ts of the iPhone

and i would be very thankful if someone could tell me where can i download these and save it into my PC and then transfer them later to the iphone...