Scott’ top iPhone apps of 2009
Monica already detailed her top iPhone apps. We do have some overlap, but I am going to give my thoughts on it all. I will also only provide AppShopper links as navigating the App Store through iTunes generally sort of annoys me. AppShopper is really the way to go. I am not going to bother to think about whether these apps work for the iPod Touch…if you own a Touch I presume you can think about that… 
Okay…so I was just going through my screens and commenting on the stuff I use a lot. It ended up being longer than I expected. I will do another post soon that covers the games…because I probably have more games than “normal” apps
Omnifocus is my todo list app. It is pretty complicated for a todo list app, but I generally like the GTD approach. I also LOVE iPhone apps that have a desktop client. It fits the bill and the recent update has helped tremendously. 2Do is another great todo app that is a bit cheaper and generally gets good reviews.
1Password is my password keeper application on my desktop. It is fantastic and the iPhone version in nice and syncs with the desktop version. I don’t use it much, but it is nice to have all of my passwords securely stored on my phone when I need them.
Twitbird Pro is my Twitter app of choice. It does cost a bit, but I think I picked it up for free. It allows me to do nearly everything I want with Twitter and doesn’t crash. That is sort of all I ask. I do use the feature that allows me to send links to ReadItLater. That way I can quickly move through the tweets and read the meatier stuff later.
Camera Genius is a camera app that has anti-shake and supports the 3GS touch to focus and expose. Those are my main requirements. It does have some odd issues and is a bit slow to save, but I don’t know of another app with the two features I require.
Weatherbug and The Weather Channel…I am sort of a weather junkie and this pair of apps has served me well. I love Weatherbug because we pull data from a weather station that is about a mile from our house. I feel like I have a better idea of the actual weather at my house that way. I prefer the map interface on The Weather Channel when I am trying to figure out what is going on with the doppler. This has come in handy several times while traveling or deciding whether to travel based on the weather.
Flashlight is an app that I use more than I expected. It is handy when checking on the kids or doing other random tasks at night in our dark house.
ESPN Scorecenter has been my default app for sports scores. It has the European soccer leagues I care about. Recently, I discovered Sportacular which I really like because it uses push notification to tell me when games start/end and goals are scored. Right now it only supports the Premier League, but I hope that they will eventually support the other European leagues, MLS, and most importantly Champion’s League. It is a VERY cool feature…especially when I am at work
Dropbox is a great app to get files on my iPhone. It integrates with the web service that you should know and love. The best feature is that you can favorite files so that they can be downloaded for offline use. Great stuff!
Redlaser is something that I think Monica uses more than I do. It is the best bar code scanner for the iPhone. Being able to quickly scan something and price check can be invaluable.
Pocket Universe isn’t something I use everyday, but it is very handy. Often when camping or looking up at the dark sky before I go to work in the morning I wonder which celestial bodies I am seeing. I don’t wonder anymore…I go to this app and it gives me a real-time map of the sky based on my location data.
GraphiX48 is great because I am an RPN guy. I know there are probably better RPN calculators, but this is comfortable for me as I used an HP calculator through my undergraduate years. I like this one better than the others I have tried.
Clock GT is just a simple clock I use when I am presenting and there isn’t a clock in the room. It is handy and free.
