
IOS Reminders is a pretty decent app but lacks true online syncing - doesn't really count. The app now features ads, which sucks but we'll still take it for video calling over everything besides FaceTime. Skype is a quite self explanatory - everybody and their grandmother is using the service, it's free and besides text you can call other people and even regular phones (the last one is paid for, though). Since recently WhatsApp is also free on the iPhone - the app lets you text only but has a more customizable experience than Viber and is generally a bit more reliable. Viber is a cross-platform app that gives you the chance to text and call anyone using the service over an internet connection so those huge phone bills can be cut down significantly. Technology, Social, Friends, etc.), tweet and post to Facebook simultaneously, organize two accounts at once, and more. It lets you organize your Twitter feed into lists (e.g. If you want a Twitter experience that even the service itself can't give you you should try Tweetcaster. You can tweet from apps, upload photos, ask Siri to tweet for you and the app itself is well designed and fast.

Twitter was the first social tool to receive iOS integration.

You can also post photos, and your Facebook contacts can be integrated into iOS as well. It's also natively integrated with the OS so you can post on Facebook through Siri, the notification area and many apps. Naturally you should get the official Facebook app if you're the social media buff. You can adjust the brightness of the light and toggle between a constant beam and a strobe.

We find Flashlight to be one of the best. There are many flashlight apps on the App Store.

For instance the flashlight can be used for more than just nighttime photography, the built-in GPS receiver can turn it into a full-fledged nav unit, various apps can make the device a full-featured phrasebook with built-in POI search, etc.Īnd it's our job now to highlight the most used and useful apps you can find that will turn your iPhone into a more capable tool and not just a smartphone. The iPhone has many traits that the OS itself doesn't exploit fully. The Apple App Store is full of apps for just about every occasion with most of the popular services duly covered. We'll now delve into the apps you should definitely have, as well as those worth having either way.
