What are I-Phone 4 most useful apps. Not games

[tjclem]

So far I have found Dragon dictation, Urban spoon, my radar, amazon.com, paypal, facebook, google earth..... What others have you all found?

[carl h.]

Yellow pages is handy
Peterson strobosoft
iReal

[fenderhutz]

Polytune.
Paypal.
Craigspro.
Medscape drug interaction checker.
Netflix.
Appminer and Appshopper (find out when apps are free)
Photobucket
Wootwatch and idealyzer (get stuff cheap)
Pandora.

[vbsurfer3001]

Not sure if it works on 4 but wifi touchpad is very cool, let's you control another computer's mouse & key board also ac-7 let's you turn your iPad into a DAW control surface :-)

[boing]

Navigon (GPS/maps)
iFiles (wireless file transfer/manager, interfaces with your computer)
Atomic Browser (approximately one million times better than Safari)
TalkBass app (but I usually just use the browser, anyway)

[MakiSupaStar]

Originally Posted by vbsurfer3001

Not sure if it works on 4 but wifi touchpad is very cool, let's you control another computer's mouse & key board also ac-7 let's you turn your iPad into a DAW control surface :-)

Please tell me more about this AC-7?

[JakeAndAirwaves]

Pitchbot - Awesome guitar tuner

Ultimate Guitar Tabs Archive - You go ahead and guess what that is

TB app - awesome.

[kaputsport]

eBay
Paypal
The Weather Channel
Bento
ReaddleDocs
Directv
Trapster
GPS Drive Motion X
Netflix
Slacker Radio
ReverbNation
PSN Friends
Apple Remote
megaSynth
Moog Filtatron
Dragon Dictation
Dragon Search
Dragon Go!
BBC News
Flashlight
iMovie
5-0 Radio Pro

I use all of these, and I love them.

[baalroo]

No mention of Stitcher? What the heck people. Easily my favorite mobile app. It's basically a podcast streaming app, but the result is greater than the sum of it's parts. You can search by topic, or simply add your favorites manually and they will automatically update. So, you make a list of your favorites, and when a new episode hits the web it takes note and when you hit play it starts at the top of your lists and begins playing through any "new" episodes of your favorites that you haven't heard yet. So basically, it turns podcasting into what amounts to personalized talk radio. I think I've logged something like 400 hours on it. Can't recommend it enough if you have any interest in talk radio style programming or podcasting.

If you use RSS feeds, I'd also highly recommend Feedly. It's by far the best RSS reader I've used, and I'm pretty sure I've tried dang near every one of them. Of course, I'd also recommend anyone who doesn't use RSS feeds to look into them, and the FF or Chrome version of Feedly as well (fully integrates with the iphone/android app btw).

The Ebay app is really well designed and I actually prefer it to the full web version. The Amazon app is quite good as well.

Yellow Pages is invaluable.

If you're into indie/folk/singer-songwriter type stuff, make sure to get Daytrotter. It's the iphone/android app that goes along with daytrotter.com, which is basically an awesome internet radio show where really cool bands go into their studio and do stripped down versions of their songs. it's got TONS of awesome live sets from a pretty diverse set of groups. Everything from Avett Brothers to Aesop Rock.

That's all I can think of for now since I no longer use an iphone (switched to android).

[OldDog52]

Planet Waves TuneUp for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Only 99 cents but worth far more.

[L-A]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

Please tell me more about this AC-7?

I think he's speaking of this:
AC-7 Core for iPad on the iTunes App Store

Although I have a soft spot for this instead:
Midi Touch | iOS MIDI

[vbsurfer3001]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

Please tell me more about this AC-7?

I use it with reaper, but it has pro tools, Logic, cubase, etc. You use wifi and the iPad becomes your control surface, solo, start, stop, edit, sliders, wheels, etc. I use my laptop as essentially a server and never disconnect it from the two external monitors and interface, I also have it tied to my live board in the studio via the USB, so I can control everything, switch between programs, edit on the fly etc. I read about it in a trade mag and it works!

[vbsurfer3001]

Originally Posted by L-A

I think he's speaking of this:
AC-7 Core for iPad on the iTunes App Store

Although I have a soft spot for this instead:
Midi Touch | iOS MIDI

Yes! That's it exactly! Plus the wifi touchpad application and you never need a keyboard or mouse again :-)

[PrietoBass]

Tempo
Amazing Slow Downer
Circle Theory
SPL Meter
SoundHound
iReal b

[tjclem]

Wow tons of stuff. Anything that conserves the battery? It can be tough to make the battery even last a full day.....

[iamlowsound]

Originally Posted by tjclem

Wow tons of stuff. Anything that conserves the battery? It can be tough to make the battery even last a full day.....

I am on my phone all the time and I never even hit 50% in the average day. Streaming stuff and having stuff use your location eats the most battery life, but also uses the most data. I don't do either.

lowsound

[L-A]

Originally Posted by tjclem

Wow tons of stuff. Anything that conserves the battery? It can be tough to make the battery even last a full day.....

Are you constantly on 3G? The iPhone has a battery life among the best you can buy today. With some calling and some surfing, I can go a bit past three days. Of course that's not a safe bet, but I doubt going under one day is regular use (or if it is, I doubt the phone is new).

[tjclem]

No the house has WIFI so normally that is what is used. They opened the package at the verizon store it sure looked new......t

[L-A]

I'm pretty sure you're still in your honeymoon with the phone Don't worry about autonomy.

If you want to know what programs drain the battery, they're probably the ones using your wi-fi the most. Wireless transmission and the screen backlight are the two biggest power drains.

[OldDog52]

Originally Posted by tjclem

Wow tons of stuff. Anything that conserves the battery? It can be tough to make the battery even last a full day.....

I have everything enabled on my iPhone 4. It's connected to wi-fi all day at work, at home, and at my "regular hangouts" that offer free wi-fi. Bluetooth is connected whenever I'm in the car. GPS is available "at will" for apps that use it. I frequently check email on the phone (3 different accounts), browse news sites, etc. The phone is on 24/7. I have to admit I don't make or receive a lot of phone calls, but 15 minutes a day of phone calls doesn't seem to put much of a dent in the battery at all. My battery *easily* goes for 2 full days (48 hours) on a single charge.