I thought I would do  bit of a list of my top five favourite iPhone apps, these are apps that I either use every day, find really fun or just find really useful! (If you want one of these click on the photo and it will take you to the app store in iTunes)

Twitterific

Twitterific

I have put twitterrific first in my list as this is an app that I use everyday without fail, whether its just posting a new tweet or just sussing out what is going on out there in the twitterverse this is what I use. I used the original version of twitterific as well however I think that the second version is a major improvement with all the added funtionality.

This is the main screen shown to the left that gives you the option to choose what you want to look at, theres the public timeline of course showing the most recent tweets from arround the world, there is of course then your feed from the people that you are following. What I think is a great idea but don’t use is the ability to service several accounts in this one app. Another thing I really like is the Nearby search. It uses Location services and finds other tweeters in your area, a really useful tool for getting in contact with people in the same area as you that you may not otherwise find.

This menu also gives the ability to see all trending topics as well so you can see what’s hot out there. Within the app when looking at your twitterfeed it is really fully featured and well laid out. And the best thing if you don’t mind seeing the odd advert is that this one is free, or you can pay a little to get the pro version which is not ad supported.

Facebook

Facebook

This app is possibly one of the reasons that I still actually use Facebook because it makes it so easy to access on the go and works just like you would expect it too. The home screen basically gives you access to all of your friends status updates, all of your notifications and invites. You can also toggle what type of view you want if you want all status updates displaying or a mix between that and what everyone is up to.

This app also makes it really easy to snap a photo and upload it straight into your account, which is really great for those candid photos you want to share straight away. You also have access to fully view other peoples photo libraries. There is the ability to use the chat function of facebook if that it what you’re into, while also being able to check on your inbox private messages while enabling you to send back and forward.

Another neat and possibly fatal trick with this app is the ability to use the accelerometer in the phone to refresh the page, simply by shaking the phone it updates! Eliminating the need for an actual refresh button to clutter up the user interface.

Shazam

Shazam

This is an app that I don’t use frequently but have found a lifesaver!!! As most people would recognise from the Apple iPhone adverts on tv this app listens to recorded music, searches its library and returns what the song title and artist is. I don’t know about you but it frustrates me to no end when I hear a song on the radio and don’t know the name of it – this solves that problem.

It is really simple to use, basically just open the app > hit the tag now button at the top right corner and hold your phone close enough to the music source so it can recognise what it playing. It will listen to the music playing for about 12 seconds or so. After this it will process for a few more seconds and if it can recognise the song (which 9 times out of 10 it does) you get a result. You can tap on the result to go straight to the iTunes store on your phone and purchase if you like, otherwise Shazam will store the result so you can access it later.

Simple and really handy! Solves a problem in a nice elegant apple kind-of way

Flight Control

Flight Control

Ok so I’m not much of a gamer but I do love this game. It got me HOOKED! Essentially the aim of this game is to act the part of Flight Controler and successfully land the aircraft onto their appropriate airstrips without crashing them into each other. Simple I know, but the game puts up a good challenge. There are a mulititude of different aircraft and they all fly at different speeds which throws a spanner in the works.

You basically use your finger tap on the appropriate aircraft and draw a line that you want it to follow to land on the correct air strip. The more you land the more planes you get coming onto your screen, it’s one of those games where you know you can do better so it just keeps you coming back.

Only today there was an update released for this app which gave different airfields and a bigger number of planes, as well as the ability to fast forward time. I don’t know about fast forwarding time as I have enough trouble at normal speed.

Wordpress

Wordpress

I have only recently started running a wordpress blog/website, and most of the time when I’m doing a post or updating something I am sitting infront of my computer at home. However I just love the possibilities that this app allows for.

It allows you to plug in the details for any amount of blogs that you maintain, it is a very simple setup provided you know your username, password and websites URL. After this you simply tap on the website on the screen shown to the left and your get thrown into your options. You can write a new blog, edit a webpage, make a new page and manage comments.

This is such a powerful tool as it allows you to post wherever you may be provided you have mobile reception or wifi access. On a trip and want to share an experience? Photos? You can do that with this app! No more waiting to get home or back onto wifi access for your laptop to be able to use this app. I posted one of my blog posts the other day with this all on my iPhone when we were running close to our internet limit, great hey

If you run a wordpress blog/website and have an iPhone, you must install this app.