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Did you know that there are over 30,000 apps in the iTunes app store?! The exact number is unknown but that’s the number the Apple marketing team churn out.
But which apps are best? Well , I’m going to guide you through the deep jungle that is the App store. You’ll thank me when you decide not to spent 59p on those 18 pets in 1 apps that you were lusting for.
Here are the best 8 apps as chosen by someone who’s had their iTouch for a few months:
Best for: Twitter
Tweetie 2
I have all the Twitter apps that were ever released and I have spent £20 in all on my Twitter obsession. But out of all of them only one has impressed me enough to use it more than once and that is Tweetie. On Tweetie you can do everything that you can do on Twitter via the web, but on the go. That means you can flip out your iPhone and share that oh-so-hilarious advert to all your twitter buddies as it happens. Tweetie’s sleek interface makes reading Stephen Fry’s tweets that much easier.
Price: £1.79
Best for: Sorting your life out
Things
Things has made my life easier and has saved me from a year of re-takes. Before Things came to my life I was a lost soul trying to make sense of university and the traps it set me (read: essays). I needed something to help me keep in track. Now with Things I have never missed an essay deadline again. The great thing about Things is that the number of stuff you have to do is on top of the app, so you never forget. You can also add notes to the to-do object to remind you. A bit pricy, but it is a lifesaver.
Price: £5.99
Time Table
I am always losing papers and when I find them, they are scrunched up and flattened by my bag. My uni timetable was an unfortunate victim but I have replaced it with an electronic version. Time Table looks like your standard timetable but in technicolour! You assign a colour for the chosen subject, ste the time/notes and voila, instant timetable. Guaranteed to be neat and crease free.
Price: £0.59
Best for: Understanding the Tube
London Tube Deluxe
This is so far the most useful app I have come across in the App store. When the rare chance comes around that travel into inner city London is in order, I like to check which trains are running and what time they arrive at the station. The full map of the Underground comes in useful too. This app has saved me a lot of bother and that’s why I am featuring it on this list. I don’t need anything back from it in return. I can’t get it anyway. It’s an app. It does not live.
Price: £0.59
Best for: Wasting time
Cooking Mama
The iPhone version of the DS semi smash hit, Mama squeaks at you to do better with you flame eyes as you try to cook 12 virtual dishes. They range from Japanese fare to cupcakes but like a discounted doughnut, it leaves you really empty.
Price
Full version: £3.99
Lite: £Free
Tetris
The classic comes to iPhone, now with items, the ability to hold pieces and special effects to appeal to the youth. Still addictive and the definition of the time waster. Shame this version doesn’t come with the coffee break symbol.
Price: £2.99
Tamagotchi: Round the World
Instead of an annoying virtual blob to look after, you have to help the blob look after the whole planet. Dance, sing and poop your way through nine worlds, each with unlockable bonuses and pastel visuals. It burned my fingers and that is worth the price.
Price
Full: £2.99
Lite: £Free
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