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Best of iPhone Apps

Here are our picks for the best iPhone apps from the iTunes store, gathered together for easy browsing and downloading. Click on the download link to launch the app in iTunes (works on the iPhone too). Some apps will be removed, as the general quality of applications for the iPhone should improve over time. For the best games, see the Top 20 iPhone Games page. (Updated: 5/24/09)


Screenshot Name Type Cost Download Description
SpeedTest.net iPhone App Speedtest.net Utilities Free Speedtest Measure and track your iPhone's download speed on 3G, EDGE, and WiFI networks. Review.
Weather Channel iPhone App The Weather Channel Weather Free The Weather Channel® Our top Weather app pick with a focus on quick and easy access to information. Review.
Apple’s iPhone Remote app to control your iTunes and Apple TV Remote Entertainment Free Remote Control iTunes and Apple TV over your WiFi network. Review.
Google Mobile app for the iPhone Google Mobile App Reference Free Google Mobile App Use voice recognition to search the web, local, or your contacts. Simply speak into the iPhone, and Google does the rest.
Bloomberg iPhone App Bloomberg Financial Free Bloomberg Stock prices, financial news, and charts. Review.
USA Today app on the iPhone USA Today News Free USA TODAY Quick interface, eye-pleasing graphics, and extensive features. Review.
New York Times News Free NYTimes The 2.0 version of the NY Times app is one of the best iPhone news apps. Get access to the great news writing of the NY Times on your iPhone. Review.
Wall Street Journal News Free Skype The Wall Street Journal brings free access to its premium content with user friendly features. Review.
AOL Radio iPhone App Location Aware AOL Radio Music Free AOL Radio Over 200 radio stations. Powered by CBS radio. Review.
Facebook Minifeed iPhone app Facebook Social Networking Free Facebook Access your Facebook profile on your iPhone.
Last.FM for iPhone Last.fm Music Free Last.fm Listen to you favorite artists and discover new ones.
Pandora for iPhone App Pandora Music Free Pandora Radio Create your own radio stations with your favorite artists. Discover similar music.
Dobot Todos Dobot Todos Productivity Free DoBot ToDos Rated one of the best free To-Do list apps by MacWorld (review).
Sportacular iPhone Native App Sportacular Sports Free Sportacular Our top pick for gettings sports scores and news on your iPhone (Our review).
RunKeeper Free Health Free Note2Self Audio Recorder Great free tool for runners. Records time and distance and plots your run out on a map for later viewing.
Air Sharing 1 Air Sharing Productivity $4.99 Air Sharing Popular file storage app for the iPhone. Store files on the iPhone over WiFi. Click here for a video review.
Speed Dial #1 One-Touch Dialing Apps Lifestyle Free   Free apps that offer one-touch dialing. Assign a phone number, and tap the icon on your home screen to dial. See our list of free one-touch dialing apps.
Grocery IQ Frozen Pizza List Grocery IQ Productivity $0.99 Grocery iQ Create grocery lists quickly and accurately. Review.
WunderRadio Basic Menu View on iPhone WunderRadio Music $6.99 WunderRadio Has the most extensive collection of radio stations of all radio apps. Review.
i.TV Free iPhone App TV Guide Listings i.TV Entertainment Free i. TV The best app for TV listings. Review.
Yellow Pages app for iPhone Yellow Pages Navigation Free Yellow Pages Get phone numbers and addresses for local businesses. One touch dialing. One touch mapping in Google Maps. One touch adding of contact information. GPS makes it easy to find businesses closest to you. Review.
Now Playing Movie Info App for iPhone Now Playing Entertainment Free Now Playing Get movie listings as well as reviews from Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. Know which movie to see when and where. Our review.
Call A Cab Call A Cab Utilities Free Call a Cab Call a cab with just one touch. Find the 5 closest cab companies with the iPhone's GPS. Review
SHOUTcast app SHOUTcast Radio Music Free SHOUTcast Radio The best free radio app with over 25,000 stations. Review.
Flickit iPhone App Flickit Photography Free Flickit Upload photos to your Flickr account wirelessly with the iPhone. Review
Browsing with Phoneflix Phoneflix Entertainment Free PhoneFlix - Netflix for the iPhone Manage your Netflix queue from your iPhone. Browse and search the entire Netflix catalog. Add and remove movies. Reorder your queue. Review.
Fast add Fast Add! Productivity Free Fast Add! Add a contact (name, phone, email) much quicker than the iPhone's default contacts app. Perfect if you are starting over with the iPhone and need to add a lot of contacts quickly. Review.
ColorSplash Photography $1.99 ColorSplash Cool photo app that turns your photos into black & white and let's you selectively add color back. A popular, top-selling app. Review.
Skype Social Networking Free Skype Make phone calls over the Internet using WiFi. Lower your phone bills. Review.
Photogene Photography $2.99 Skype Edit your photos on the iPhone with tools like crop and color correction. Well-designed interface that works flawlessly. The app was featured in the iPhone commercial "Student." Review.
Dictionary.com Reference Free Skype Carry a full dictionary and thesaurus in your pocket on your iPhone. Best of all, it's free. Review.