What iPhone apps do you prize the most?
If you could have just five third-party apps on your iPhone or iPod Touch, what would they be? (Don't ask me why you're limited to five--it's a game! We're just having fun.)
Rick Broida Senior Editor
Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show Travelers). He lives in Michigan, where he previously owned two escape rooms (chronicled in the ebook "I Was a Middle-Aged Zombie").
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You know the old get-to-know-you quiz about the desert island? What books would you bring? What movies? What foods?
Let's play the app version! If you were stranded on a desert island and could have only five iPhone apps (other than those already built in, of course), what would they be? Here's my list:
- Kindle: An e-book reader is a must, and while I also use eReader and Stanza, I like being able to grab sample chapters from the Kindle Store before deciding what books to buy. (The books themselves are too expensive, but my island-living expenses are almost nil.)
- AccuWeather: This island has Wi-Fi, thank goodness, and it would be helpful to know when the monsoons were about to hit. (Actually, if there's a better weather app, name it. AccuWeather seems to crash a lot, and I haven't found it terribly accu-rate.)
- HazelMail Postcards: This clever app turns your iPhone snapshots into actual postcards that get mailed to friends and family, complete with any message you care to tap out. "Having a great time, sick of coconuts."
- Navigon MobileNavigator: Not the best GPS solution I've ever used, but it definitely gets me from point A to point B. (It may be deserted, but this island has a great highway infrastructure.)
- The Oregon Trail: I love any game I can play for five minutes or five hours. The Oregon Trail (another ancient PC classic brought back to life on the iPhone) offers a near-perfect blend of strategy, minigames, and humor, and its replay value is sky-high.
Well, there it is, little buddies--the five apps I can't live without. I'm looking forward to seeing your lists in the comments!
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