Mobile phone apps worth a look

By Dan Simmons
Reporter, Click

More apps are being created for a variety of handset brands

I have picked out 30 handset applications (apps) I think are worth checking out, and split them by phone type.

I tried to give a guide price (as of 9 July 2009) and include some free mobile apps.

Some of the apps for one phone type may be available on other platforms as well.

If you have an app you would like to recommend to others please get in touch using the form at the bottom of this page.

You can also view what Click's Twitter followers have been recommending by searching on "#bbcapps" at Twitter.com or using a Twitter mobile client, such as Twitterrific.

iPhone

Shazam - music identifier (Free)

MBox - Easy to view Hotmail client (£5.99)

Twitterific - Tweet from your mobile (Free)

OffMaps - Download maps to view offline (£1.19)

Sonifi - Remix and add DJ effects to music (£2.99)

Nokia

Skyfire - Fast web browser (Free)

Joikuspot Premium- Turns phone into Wifi hotspot (£12.99)

Flip Silent (Free) - puts a phone in silent mode when turned over

Qik - Share Live Videos (Free)

Mobisystems OfficeSuite - Office tools for Word, Excel etc.. (£17.99)

Blackberry

reQall - Intelligent memory jogger (Free)

Viigo - News, RSS feed, Podcast aggregator (Free)

Best Blacklist - Automatic call rejection by user or time (£3)

eyeCall - Control incoming calls with gestures (£4)

MSN/Yahoo Messenger - Free to chat Instant Messaging clients (Free)

Windows Mobile

Opera Mini - Fast fully-featured web browser (Free)

SPB Shell - Customise the look of your Windows phone (approx £18)

Evernote - Capture whatever you find, wherever you find it (Free)

MyMobileR - Remote control and copy files between PC and phone (Free)

PocketGoo 2 - Make comical changes to your snaps (apx. £7.50)

Google Android

Call Recorder - records phone calls (£1.99)

Photo Safe - protects pictures with password (Free trial version or $1.00 / around 62p)

Twidroid - Tweet from your phone (Free)

Astrid Task - Task manager offering geo-notification (Free)

MyTracks - Records your position, altitude and orientation (Free)

Others

These apps work on the above platforms plus many other models too.

Snaptu - Platform that supports wide variety of widgets and apps (Free)

showZu - Multimedia & blog sharing platform (Free)

YOUR COMMENTS...

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What your recommended app does (inc price if possible)

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