Alain Hufkens {Rich Interactive Applications Developer}

My favourite iPhone apps

It's been almost a year since I wrote my first blog post about my favourite applications on the iPhone. During that time I have installed and uninstalled lots of applications. I'd like to share again a short list of the apps I use the most.

Camera Tools:

• ToyCamera: this application changes your iPhone into a toy camera. The app is loaded with cool effects and after buying this app I almost never use the normal camera again. Check out some of the pictures I took with ToyCamera here.
• TiltShift Generator: this application was created by the same developer that built ToyCamera. It allows you to create miniature retro pictures. There is also a free Adobe AIR application available if you want to run it on the desktop.
• Camera Genius: this app adds useful functionality like a big button, zoom, ... A good addition to the standard Camera functionality.
• Comic Touch: this is the iPhone version of the Comic Life desktop application. With Comic Touch you can add those funny text balloons to your photo's.

Social Networking:

• Tweetie 2: I have been using Tweetie since it was released on the iPhone, and Tweetie 2 is even better. I also tested Twitterific and TweetDeck, both free Twitter clients. But Tweetie is stil worth the price.
• Flickr: finally Flickr has come to the iPhone. Now I can upload my photo's taken with ToyCamera directly to my Flickr account. I have used some other tools before but Flickr for iPhone has a slick design and is has all the features that you would expect.

Tools:

• Dropbox: if you are a DropBox user then this is a must have app. You can view all documents, photo's and files that are in your DropBox account. I use DropBox to sync files between my Mac and PC and it works like perfect.
• Analytics: with this app you can view your Google Analytics charts directly on your iPhone. It's a nice add-on for keeping up to date with your stats, but it doesn't beat the real thing.
• WordPress: useful app for WordPress users especially for approving comments.
• Convertbot: I like this app especially for the nice touch interface. But more importantly it's a useful tool for converting units, bytes, currencies, ...
• GPSies: free GPS tracking tool with an online community. Useful for tracking your runs, hikes and bike trips. And it is free!

Games:

• Flight Control: this is one of the applications that uses Touch at it's best. It is a very addictive game and I also like the general look and feel of the app. Definitely a must have game.
• Ancient Frog: very beautiful application where you need to manipulate a frog and lead it to the fly. The physics of the frog are very nice, but it is a difficult game.
• Balloonimals: If you have kids this app is very funny. It uses the iPhone to the max. You need to blow up the balloons, shake the phone and touch the animals until they finally blow up. Very funny indeed.

That's my shortlist, I hope you like it. Also check out my previous posts about the iPhone here:

• iPhone 3G apps review
• iPhone 3G first impressions