[Guide] Top must-have-apps and Cool games

madB · #1 (**permalink**) 01-02-2008, 03:59 PM

This list might make sticky(says Xianli). please suggest apps and games to add, and i will add them.
of course, you need to have a jailbroken iphone with installer application in order to add any of these.

Apps: for customizing your iphone:

Summer board: Allows you to scroll for more icons, change themes, wallpapers and icons

Customize: customizes your iphone's icons, sounds backround, icon location and much more etc...

iswitcher: change between a bunch of themes straight from your iphone

Categories: by bigboss, just awesome. the god of applications. categorizes your app icons.

MobileFinder: is a filesystem navigator and launcher with Copy, Move, Delete abilities...

Apps that make you proud:

mxTube: download youtube videos and save them, so you can view them with out internet connection. gives an option for high or low quality.

Listen: by erica sadun, samples music through mic, and tells you artist, album and song name!(currently down)

Apollo IM: Run Aim, MSN and ICQ on your iphone

VNotes: record voice notes and share them

Search: search your contacts by typing first few letters

Showtime: capture video and save it. 5 second limit unless you donate.(there is now a hacked version that lets you save unlimited video from the original maker so dont feel bad)

Send song: allows you to send a song from your iphone via email also to set any track as ringtone.

Sketches: draw on your pictures and email them (give ur gf bigger boobs

)

Tunewiki: finds and displays lyrics to the songs you play from your iphone library

Todo list: self explanatory (worth being on this list?)

SMSd: Forward sms and create templates

iFlickr: upload pictures directly to your flicker account

iRadio or MobileScrobbler

Books: an ebook reader

Vnsea: for the extra techy,this is a tool to connect to a desktop PC and fully control it from a remote location.

vkconverter: very nicely made unit converter

dock: a small light in the bottom right corner of the screen. you pull it out to see more icons.

iSim: paid software but demo version alows: Import of phone numbers to Contacts from SIM, Export phone numbers to SIM card.

Wallpaper: share your wallpaper and view what others have as wallpaper or save.

PocketGuitar: <--- yes a guitar with frets and strings and all. a lil practice and u can kiss that Fender goodbye.

iAno: amazzzzing piano app.

Wikipedia: yes an OFFLINE wikipedia browser. "the sum of all human knowledge in your pocket" (but it takes 2gigs of storage)

Touchpad: use your iPhone as a wireless touchpad. You can control the mouse on your PC. click, double-click, and even drag.

iBirthday: birthday reminder

Speed dial: self explanatory

Game Emulators:

Nes: play those old school nes games on iphone
gpSphone: Play Game boy advance games on iphone
psx4all: play station emulator for iphone
Snes4iphone: super nintendo games (my personal favourite and most playable, although sound hasnt yet been implemented.)
ScumVm: Play computer adventure games such as indiana jones on your iphone.

Toys and Games:

icrosswords: pretty cool
4balls (1-2 players): strategy
iphysics
contrasense (1 player): action, drive a car via accelerator
music quiz: uses ur own music library
real artist: distort images of people you hate
domino: domino game (1-2 players)
ichess: chess game
iLabyrinth demo (1 player - full version not free): use the accelerometer to move a chromed ball around different levels.
isolitaire (1 player): card game.
huarongdao (1 player): move the biggest tile to the bottom.
dress up (iPhone only): dress up your friends in a bunch of different outfits
towers of hanoi (1 player): strategy
garf: fun memory game
Backgammon
iSlots
iSnake: personally i didnt like it thought was hard to control
5dice
idigger: little guy runs around collecting eggs and avoid balls crushing him. puzzle, vry old school graphics.
EvolutionRGB:just a little toy, mess with the elements of nature, fire, water, plant...
iZoo: bejeweled style game with many different skins

This is just a start, please suggest more to add if i missed anything, or to remove if you think its crappy. Ill edit the list daily.

Also if you want a certain app or game just search the forum for it and you'll probably find the source, or google! in case u can't find it, ask here ill give you the source np... (im just too lazy to type in all sources

), anyway i recommend you go to the other sticky on this forum and add all the sources there.

cheers.

jasonsmith · #2 (**permalink**) 01-02-2008, 04:39 PM

Like the idea. "Top must have" is very subjective. I may like an app more that someone else.

Personally I think this page (http://iphone.fiveforty.net/wiki/ind...I_Applications) should be kept up to date.

madB · #3 (**permalink**) 01-02-2008, 04:58 PM

true but this is still helpfull for someone who just got their iphone. i see too many ppl walking around with app-less iphones

macdo · #4 (**permalink**) 01-02-2008, 05:13 PM

I think you need first of all: Installer
MobileFinder
TextEdit
SendPicture: it doesn't resize images to send them thru mail as it does the native app.

kiasunkiasi · #5 (**permalink**) 01-02-2008, 05:43 PM

I would recommend Categories and iSlots.

al217739 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-02-2008, 05:46 PM

EDT

Im gonna use this post to ad what i find cause people are using it for questions and its gonna be hard for you to find the new apps

VKConverter

finally something like this is sticky

tupactim · #7 (**permalink**) 01-02-2008, 05:55 PM

you need to add psx4all to the emulator list

madB · #8 (**permalink**) 01-02-2008, 06:14 PM

i think categories has been taken down from the repo by biggboss, cus of many bugs reported, atleast i can't find it anymore, if im wrong and its still there lemme know, cus i also need it, i got 5 pages of app icons to scroll through