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So you got a new iPhone or iPod touch and you don’t quite know which apps to spoil it with? There’s an AppList for that. This list will help you get started with some of the best and most essential apps so you can enjoy your iPhone or iPod touch to the fullest.
Gas Cubby – Fuel Economy & Service Log by App Cubby
With all the driving you do, you may wonder how much you really spend on gas or what the MPG of your car is. Well, Gas Cubby accomplishes all that and more. With this easy-to-use app, all you do is enter a vehicle, how much gas you put into it, your odometer reading, and Gas Cubby will show you everything you could want to know about your car’s fuel usage performance. You can also input service visits like oil changes which will give you a more accurate cost of ownership for your car. Rotate into landscape mode to see tabulated and graphical views of all your data. With the pricing of gas these days, this app is an essential.
Google Maps by Google, Inc.
Gas isn’t your only concern when it comes to the road and your iPhone. GPS navigation is a must for smart phones today and while the iPhone does come equipped with the native Maps app, it still doesn’t offer much. Google Maps is a great alternative with more features. Voice guided turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic updates, local reviews, and 360-degree Street View are just some of the features. Best of all, this essential app is free.
Things by Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
How about an app to make your workday more efficient? Things, the iPhone version of the well known Mac desktop app, is an awesome todo manager. Things’ real power is its UI. Features include the traditional task editing functions such as the ability to add new tasks in an inbox, then classify them under today, later, someday, or schedule them for a later day. You can also bundle more advanced tasks as projects. Finally, another differentiating feature of the app is its ability to sync with the Mac desktop app.
Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List by Condé Nast Digital
So what’s for dinner? The ultimate cookbook is here and in app form. Epicurious lets you search over 30,000 recipes, cookbooks, and cocktails, but it doesn’t stop there. This app allows you to favorite recipes, sync your favorites, create shopping lists, share recipes, browse the most popular featured recipe collection, plan weeknight dinners, and much more. An awesome in-app purchase called Recipe Box Sync enables you to save all your favorite recipes in one spot and access it online or on your device. If you buy Recipe Box Sync on the iPhone or iPad you don’t have to pay for the feature again on any other device.
Remote by Apple
Perhaps it’s not a Netflix night. The Remote app allows you to control iTunes on your computer and Apple TV. It has volume control and everything you would want out of a remote such as gesture control for your Apple TV, the ability to create and update playlists, control AirPlay Speakers, and access shared libraries.
IMDb Movies & TV by IMDb
When you watch a movie, do you find yourself wondering what other movies the actors have been in? The world’s largest collection of movie, TV, and celebrity information is now in your pocket. IMDb allows you to search over 1.5 million movie and TV titles, and over 3.2 million celebrities, actors, actresses, directors, and other crew members. IMDb allows you to rate movies and TV shows, watch movie trailers, see US Box office results, find celebrity birthdays, browse quotes and trivia, and much more. IMDb is like the app that would have resulted if Hollywood and Wikipedia had a baby.