iPhone stuff for UK people

Yes. IPhone. Yes. UK.
Sorry. You're reading it aren't you? Can't say you're unwarned.

For several pounds you can purchase a book telling you such gems as to how to navigate the hugely complex app store and how to choose the apps that are right for you. Yes, really! You can get reviews of apps and general guidelines but to date these seem to be written by people with little concept for real life.

Ah yes. They're aimed at iPhone owners. I forgot.

Well, I have an iPhone too, a plebian 3G not a glittering 3GS but still... And I naturally have marvellous taste so here is (da da da da daaaa) my list of apps that are splendid for my iBaby. Some free, some paid, I can't remember which. They don't cost much.

Most importantly, games:

Flight Control.
You draw a line on the screen to guide the planes to their runways. Simple but great.

FallDown
Guide a ball down gaps in lines before the screen moves down and squashes the ball. Even simpler, still great.

Everest: The Hidden Expedition
Vague adventure guides you through various screens where you have to find various objects hidden amongst an array of miscellany. Short, but repeatable and enjoyable.

Yahtzee Adventure
Because Yahtzee is possible the greatest game on earth.

Moodpad
Not actually a game, just a thing to draw purdy pics. Mindless timewasting at it's mindleast.


Less important than games, but still important, utility type apps that make life easier:

Sleep Cycle
Put your phone next to you while you sleep and it monitors your movement. The alarm wakes you when you are in a phase of light sleep, which enables you to wake up refreshed. It also shows you a graph of your sleep phases and keeps track of how much sleep you've had. It does seem to work. Many reviews of this state that it can't work if you share a bed but luckily my husband spends little time on the far side of my pillow so it's ok. So far, I have woken easily with the alarm, but have discovered I don't sleep enough (really??!!) and that I have very little deep sleep.

Radio Times
It tells you what's on the TV.

Shopper
Because there's nothing that makes you look quite so much as a tosser as ticking off your shopping on your iPhone. But it works well, useful if you have a rapidly diminishing memory.

Blogpress
Allows blogging for those who are insane and/or who can't use a real computer. Not perfect, but pretty good and as Blogger Does Not Work (very well) via the usual website on iPhone, this is the best alternative to the real thing.

Tweetie
Good for using Twitter. Not that much use for anything else.

iPeriod
Keeps track of psychotic days.

Shazam
Ok, so everyone's already got that, I'm still impressed. Hear song, get told what it is, buy it. Just like that. I love.

Sky Sports Football
Keeps track of husband's psychotic days

Flixster
Surprisingly useful movies app. Facebook makes you get it.

Lego Photo
Turns any photo into a Lego picture. Why would anyone not want that?

The Weather Channel
Because the built in weather app is rubbish.

RAC Traffic
Load it up, tells you what traffic problems are in the area, which is knows via GPS. Brilliant. Some people say it's useless, I propose they get burnt at the stake.

Ikea UK
The entire Ikea catalogue on your phone. Yes. That's it.



Sadly it has been categorically proven that anyone who reviews apps is a moron, therefore I am a moron and all the above should be disregarded.