Okay so I lie a little bit, I don’t own an iPhone as I can’t afford the contract (in the same way I can’t afford a lot of things I just buy them anyway). I do however own an iPod Touch with 2.1 software which is just as good. Well not really, I really like the idea of 3G and GPS, maybe next year when my current contract expires.

Anyway, back on track, after seeing this post I thought it might be useful/​interesting for some people to see what apps I’ve tried out. All of these are free.

The links lead to the App in iTunes so they will ask your permission to launch iTunes.

Productivity

Loosely using the word here as I don’t really think a Remote for you music is going to help you be more productive, though you’ll waste less time skipping tracks perhaps.

Air Sharing. Better hurry this one, it’s only free as an introductory offer. A simple app that’s great for syncing files to and from your iPhone, basically makes your iPhone a removable hard drive. Course with only a maximum of 16 gigs on the iPhone you might not be storing too much on it, though there’s a 32 gig Touch.

IM+. So you’ve probably tried AIM and been disappointed by it, I don’t use AIM so I didn’t bother trying with it. This app does everything however, supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo and GTalk and the interface is pretty slick. I only use Messenger contacts with it but I’ve never had any problems with it.

Remote. If you use iTunes, which you chances are you have to, you should already have this app, should really be included as a standard app with the 2.0 software. Easy to use and does what it needs to do.

Simplify Media. Some people may find the space constraints a bit of hinderence for their huge music libraries but with Simplify Media you can take your entire library with you wherever you’re connected. Simplify Media just requires a desktop client be installed and running and it can stream any song to your iPhone.

To Do. To Do lists don’t need to be fancy, and neither is this app and that’s what’s so good about it. Push the plus, make a To Do, set the priority and arrange, perhaps add an extra note and you’re done. Then on the home screen a little indicator tells you you’ve got things to do like the waiting Mail indicator.

Twitteriffic. I used to think Twitterlator is better but after they sorted out the crashing bugs Twitteriffic is certainly easier to use and nicer to look at, and the ads are really not that obtrusive. Includes built in browser for any links.

Next week, Games!

Thanks

Thanks for reading as always, hope you find these as useful as I do, if you know of another great app feel free to let me know.