This is a question I like to ask my friends who have an iphone. I have checked out different apps that people have to see if I like them and if I would find them useful. Right now I have about 100 apps on my phone. The way I have things set up that equals to about 8 pages of apps. Here is how I have them broken down.
Page 1 – The top apps that I use on a daily basis
Page 2 – Apps that on a semi-regular basis
Page 3- Again, apps that I use on a semi-regular basis
Page 4 and 5 — Games
Page 6-7 – Apps that are more “fun” apps that might pose themselves useful in certain situations
Page 8 - Apps that are installed by apple that I will most likely never use (stocks, clock, you tube, ect)
That’s how it is broken down for me. I would like to share the most useful apps for me, the ones that I use on a daily basis on my home screen.
Contacts — I considered moving this to the last page on my iphone because I am not sure how often I use it vs going to the phone app on the bottom of the phone. But for now I will keep it where it is at.
Calendar - I would be lost without my calendar app. I also need to make sure that I add things in there — otherwise I can very easily double-book myself. Right now I have my calendar synced with my Google Calendar directly.
Facebook - Need I say more? I love facebook and I am on there all the time thanks to my Facebook app.
Weight Watchers Mobile- My wife and I recently joined up with weight watchers - I don’t think I would keep track of my points if it was not for this app. This app is the main reason that I signed up for Weight Watchers.
Byline - This is my mobile blog RSS reader. This syncs up nicely with my Google Reader. Right now I subscribe to 89 blogs (I will try and update my link page to reflect that soon).
Maps- I used this all the time before I got my GPS. Since my iPhone is the first generation (2G) the GPS capability for my phone is not as good as the 3G or 3Gs. In a pinch I still will use this app.
Tweetdeck – This app is my go to mobile Twitter app. I like how it syncs with my desktop version.
Evernote - I love the concept of Evernote and I am trying to use it to its full potential. Recently I found a great blog post on Evernote at The 2.0 Life. This has really helped me in my search for the best way to use Evernote.
Olive Tree NASB Bundle – This is my Bible Reader of choice. Olive Tree is a great company for anything that has to do with religious mobile readers. This is the most expensive app that I bought (because I got the NRSV bundle) but it is well worth it, as a pastor I use it all the time.
Camera – The camera in the iphone isn’t the great but it is better than nothing.
Messages – I use this for text messages…duh! I can’t wait until I am able to use the MMS messages (when I get the 3GS)
PocketMoney - I use this to keep track of my expenses on the run. This is a great companion with YNAB.
IPod - My iPod – I have some of my favorite songs and videos on here.
GuitarToolkit - I use this all the time with my guitar. It is a great tuner and chord finder.
Sirius - I love Sirius Radio. I love how Sirius Radio is on the iPhone, I would love it even more if I could listen to the Patriots on my iPhone.
Then on the bottom of my phone I have the apps I use most often:
Phone — Duhh, it IS a phone you know
Mail - I am obsessed with my email, so this works nicely for me
Safari - I use Firefox on my desktop but this is a great way to surf the web on the run
reQall - I used Remember The Milk for a long time as my Todo app. But a friend told me about reQall and I think it is great. I especially love how I can add my todo’s with a voice recorder.
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