App Reviews for iPhone and iPad Devices

Do you crave the best iPhone apps? Check out these reviews for insight before you download. Leave a comment for apps you've tried and let us know what you think!

Daily Count: Another Flawed Calorie Count App


Daily Count from Paze Interactive is one of the worst dieting apps I have seen on iPhone. Unlike other apps, this one doesn't even try to calculate the calories in a specific food -- you have to enter them yourself. Same with activities: you need to enter, for example, the word "running" and then enter [...]

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Posted 08.11.08 in | Similar iPhone apps:

App Economy - Currently $360MM / year going to 1 Billion


In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs indicated that 60 Million Apps have been downloaded during the AppStore's first month of operation, for a total of about $30 million in sales, $10 million of which goes directly to Apple. "I've never seen anything like it in my career in software" he said. [...]

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Talking Pics


Talking Pics is an app from Stone Design BigStonePhone, a one three-man shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico run by Andrew Stone, a 40ish Mac software veteran. You can read a little bit more about Andrew and his chickens, and eco-lifestyle here. Talking Pics is a voice recorder, but with a twist. Rather than just taking [...]

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iBlackout is on Fire!


iBlackout is one of the slickest lighting apps and has a good range of options. There's the standard plain or colored flashlight, but no ability to customize the color. Or, choose "effect" for to get your light from a fancy screensaver pic of a light bulb, lightening or other light-related source. Where this app really [...]

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Posted 08.10.08 in | Similar iPhone apps:

Twinkle: Currently the best Twitter App


We reported earlier that Twitterific, from Ikon Labs was a solid choice for a Twitter client. (if you don't know what Twitter is, please see the Twitterific post). However, Twinkle from Tapulous easily outdoes it from both a UI and features perspective. Twinkle's key differentiator is that it is location aware. By tapping into the [...]

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Posted 08.07.08 in | Similar iPhone apps: ,

Midomi: An iPhone App That Can Keep You From Going Insane?


You’re waiting for a bus, or maybe in the shower, when you find yourself humming a part of a song that sounds familiar, but that you can’t name either by title or artist. You’re not sure where you heard it. You’re not even sure you have the right lyrics. And it doesn’t go away. It [...]

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