17 Useful iPhone Applications You Should Install

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So when someone came up to you and asked, so what’s so great about the iPhone. You’ll probably show them how cool the iPod cover flow is, or maybe how you can multi-touch zoom in and out of the photos; flipped them, etc. I’ve got to be honest, those are part of the attractions why I got myself an iPhone even when its not officially launch here in my country but however I’ve found cooler stuff in iPhone – the ability to support tones of cool applications and most importantly, rich 3rd party application developers.

At least 2 new applications are added to Installer.app for iPhone each day. Installer.app not only opens up the gate to rich 3rd party application but also keeping the install/uninstall steps easy. Here are some iPhone applications you should install, or at least try using them.

  1. Community Resources

    Developed by Nullriver, Inc this is your gateway to more 3rd party applications upon installed.

  2. iApp-a-Day

    iApp-a-Day is a project initiated for November 2007, aiming at contributing one application a day to the community. Worth checking out.

  3. OpenSSH + BSD Subsystem

    Installation of these two application allows you to access your iPhone via sFTP. This means you can access structure and files of your iPhone. Transfer your files as easy as dragging them in/out with FTP client.

  4. SummerBoard

    summerboard

    SummerBoard allows iPhone users to install more themes and wallpapers, making your iPhone more interesting.

  5. Cuztomize

    customize

    Cuztomize gives you more control over your iPhone. It allows you to cuztomize default iPhone assets like dock background, carrier iamges, Wifi images, bar images, edge icons, airplane icon, alarm icon, bluetooth icon, lock icon, loading image, badge graphics, phone keypad image, battery images, sound images, hud image, chat balloons images, main slider, power slider, call slider, highlight mask, system sound, calculator background, weather icons, weather background, notepad background, etc.

  6. Vnotes

    vnote

    Voice recording is not build-in in a default iPhone but with Vnotes, you can record voice notes and playback anytime you wish.

  7. iSplit

    isplit

    This is a very handy tool for those who like to go dutch on meals with friends but having problem calculating how much each individual have to pay. Option of tax, tipping calculation included.

  8. NES

    nes

    This is a NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) emulator. Upload your ROMs to given folder and enjoy NES games on your iPhone. Save games are also supported.

  9. weDict

    wedict

    As the name speaks, mobile dictionary with tones of dictionary files available in Community Resources.

  10. Apollo

    apollo

    Apollo is the first and perhaps the only application based IM for iPhone for current time being. It supports AIM, ICQ, MSN and .Mac accounts.

  11. Finder

    finder

    Finder behaves like Mac’s finder. Search through your iPhone file structure with functions like Create, Modify, Send files.

  12. Lockbox

    lockbox

    Lockbox allows you to keep important information like account username/password, credit card infomation, etc all behind a password protected screen.

  13. Navizon

    navizon

    Navizon GPS application that make use of Wifi to track your current position and sent it to Google map. Very useful for route navigation.

  14. PDFViewer

    Transfer your PDF files to your iPhone and view them with this application.

  15. RSS

    rss viewer

    Keep all your feed reading under one roof, read them all from your iPhone.

  16. Sketches

    sketches

    Sketches allows you to do more than just snapping photos. It gives you an option to sketch and send photo instantly to friends via email.

  17. ToDoList

    todolist

    Keep your Todo list organized, with functions like priority settings, categorizing, etc.

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Posted by hongkiat in Tools , at 11.13.07

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Comments

  1. fatihturan November 13th, 2007

    Can i install this application on Ipod Touch?

    Reply
  2. hongkiat November 13th, 2007

    yes you can, but you need to be careful. not all applications are ipod touch supported. the notice is usually within the description of the app.

    Reply
  3. Nicholas November 13th, 2007

    Like the navizon, I believe it will not works with touch because don’t have GSM.

    I see my MSN name on your Apollo. Hehe, anyway, Apollo doesn’t work for me, same as MobileChat, I think it’s maybe because I got over 300 contacts and it always hang when loading contact list.

    As for the NES, at first I thought it was cool but not really, pressing key feels like you press nothing.

    Anyway, cool list. =)

    Reply
  4. Karl November 14th, 2007

    You forgot Dock (Sunburst) so you can take screenshots and stuff.
    Then you would have been able to have a lot better pics of the apps ;)

    Reply
  5. Aaron November 25th, 2007

    Im having problem with my iphone version 1.0.2. I think downloaded many applications and now the Installer Application icon doesn’t appear on the main menu. What can i do to make it appear again? Do i reinstall the Installer app again?

    Im lost here and would appreciated you could give me a hand…

    Thank you.

    Reply
  6. hongkiat November 28th, 2007

    That’s probably because you are still on firmware 1.0.2 and you’ve updated the installer or apps that requires 1.1.1. Perhaps you should backup your phone and update it to firmware 1.1.1.

    Reply
  7. John November 30th, 2007

    How do i install it, and is it compadible with version 1.1.2 ?

    Reply
  8. greyman December 11th, 2007

    My Installer disappeared after a flurry of app installations. I think this problem is so basic that a lot of the people on forums and developers are offering help which is way past over the heads of the newbie Iphone non-tech types like me. Try this work around using Nate True’s iBrickr version: 0.91. It works on Windows or Mac. First install Ibrickr on your PC or Mac. Follow the instructions in the site http://cre.ations.net/creation/ibrickr, download the Zip file, extract it to your desktop, and run ibrickr.exe. When it says Welcome to iBrickr! You are ‘Ready to rock! Pick your poison: ‘etc. Click Applications. On the Applications Manager click Browse Applications then scroll to Dock v2.06.and install Dock application to your IPhone. Allow up to 30 seconds for the install to finish – your phone will soft-restart when it’s complete. This adds a little sunburst icon to the lower corner of the screen. From here you can now view your Installer and whatever else 3rd party apps you have added. I am not sure if the unhacked versions have a way of avoiding this problem but maybe I reading the wrong help sites. If you have a hacked phone then skip the part where Nate tells you how to jailbreak the phone and restore settings through Itunes. Watch the video and I hope this helps.

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  9. jack December 26th, 2007

    Summerboard always seems to make my iphone really unstable. I don’t have it installed anymore and it seems more stable. I think it is also worth keeping a collection of web apps handy on Launchrz ( http://launchrz.com ) – for example, i find FlickIM to be better than Apollo or MobileChat

    Reply
  10. Paul January 7th, 2008

    http://www.iphonesource.org has a sweet list of iPhone Applications

    Reply
  11. shaz January 8th, 2008

    hi…
    okay..this may sound really dumb. but i need help! after we’ve installed the summerboard themes…where do i find it? where does it go to after its been installed?
    thanks!!

    Reply
  12. hongkiat January 8th, 2008

    shaz: you’ll find it in the main screen. Installer.app icon.

    Reply
  13. shaz January 9th, 2008

    cool. thanks so much. i didnt know i could install so many different apps until i read your page. haha. thanks!

    Reply
  14. Seb Ng January 9th, 2008

    I do not have installer.app installed on my iphone ive downloaded it here

    http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta/

    could u tell me how to install it thx a lot

    Reply
  15. eduardo January 23rd, 2008

    I have an iPhone 1.0.2 and the installer NULLRIVER 2.63. The only thing that shows ateh the installer is to update to version 3.0b8. However I can’t updated because shows a message: “ERROR package file size mismatch”. So i cant updated and I cant install anything. Doesn’t show any program or games or anything.

    Can someone help me?

    Sorry for my english, i am from brazil!!!

    Reply
  16. Pwnerer January 28th, 2008

    you should be cool like me and hack 1.1.3

    nice list, thanks!

    Reply
  17. sdk January 29th, 2008

    hi, i´m having a problem because after downloading to many applications using the installer , the icon desappear from the main screen. I don´t know what to do because i dont know how to update it with the 1.1.1 version

    Thank you

    Reply
  18. eduardo February 6th, 2008

    same problem above… can anyone help me?

    Reply
  19. baonhanca February 8th, 2008

    Hi Eduardo,

    Try this. It works for my iphone which had the same problem.

    http://modmyifone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27164

    Reply
  20. rohit March 19th, 2008

    Hi there,
    When I got my iphone unlocked from a local vendor here, the application launcher was already installed. Not i m able to install application which were already there in my iphone (maybe the hacker had put that).
    I happily installed one game in it n its working perfectly fine. But as I install any new application, its doesnt show up on the home screen. But its showning in the “uninstall” screen.Home screen is now packed up with icons and i cant see new installed application. I m using windows XP. M sorry if m repeating same question asked by someone else, but i didnt get answer in the thread.

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  21. hongkiat March 19th, 2008

    my suggestion to you is, remove those 3rd party applications you are not using off the iphone.

    Reply
  22. Dave March 27th, 2008

    Where can I get these apps. I have installer but cannot find the finder app anywhere?

    Reply
  23. michael April 12th, 2008

    @dave

    Finder is called mobilefinder in installer, also make sure you have all the sources mentioned.

    If you arn’t jailbroken and want 1.1.4 jailbreak download ziphone here: http://www.ziphone.org/

    I would also add tap tap revolution to this list ( a guitar hero type game)
    and yeah. . .

    Reply
  24. lenu April 30th, 2008

    dowload DOCK from installer application – After u download this appl. u will see a sunburst down below at the right hand corner. touch the sunburst and drag it to the middle of ur iphone then move ur finger up down to choose the appl. u need to view and work with Have a nice time

    Reply
  25. lenu April 30th, 2008

    Download SUMMER BOARD using installer appl. then u will be able to scroll thru ur icons. it will be like pages.

    Reply
  26. ryan May 3rd, 2008

    how do i get designer for customize???
    any source i need to add or something??

    Reply
  27. pratap May 8th, 2008

    I dont have installer in my iphone, how to get it.
    please help me..
    thanks in advance

    Reply
  28. DC May 8th, 2008

    thanks dude you rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  29. silverbox33 May 8th, 2008

    Do all apps work on a 1.1.2 NOT jailbroken iPhone?

    Reply
  30. Jamie May 10th, 2008

    u absolutely have to download vwallpaper, u can look at a video on the springboard instead of wallpaper

    Reply
  31. Paul Moscow May 15th, 2008

    I have iPhone version 1.0.2 – If I upgrade to the latest firmware through iTunes, can I then jailbreak etc this version using ZiPhone and will it work ok?

    Reply
  32. hongkiat May 15th, 2008

    @Paul Yeap, as the matter of fact I just did the same thing to an iPhone yesterday. It work perfectly. But you might wanna backup your contacts and SMS (if you wish).

    One more thing, apps installed will be gone after upgrading to the latest firmware.

    Reply
  33. Paul Moscow May 16th, 2008

    thanks hongkiat – Heres one for you – If I make calls from my iphone to others they can hear me but I cannot hear them. If they call me I conversations are normal, I can hear them and they can hear me – How can this be???

    Reply
  34. steve May 22nd, 2008

    why is it that when I try to install apps it says downloading… then the screen goes blank and the im back to the main screen

    Reply
  35. Cookie May 23rd, 2008

    Hi, my iphone is 1.1.3 version. I tried to download summerboard and their themes but after installing it, when I launched the SMBPrefs, I tab on theme options, there is nothing on this page.
    Please advise my next step. Just wondering if my phone has to be 1.1.4 version before I am able to install icons applications.
    TQ

    Reply
  36. John July 22nd, 2008

    Hey..I got an unlocked iphone in India. Now I want to isntall diiferent applications and games into it..Just wondering if it will again make it locked…please clarify and tell me the way where i can install cool applications. I have version 1.1.4

    Reply
  37. muneeb August 5th, 2008

    i have i phone 1.1.4 and i lost the installer app i dont no what to do any advice or help please

    Reply
  38. Michael Brein August 7th, 2008

    #14 PDF Viewer. You left out the information on this one. What is the name of the application you are talking about?

    Reply
  39. Laure August 17th, 2008

    this might sound really really dumb but how do we install it . After i’ve clicked on the site and chose the one i wanted what should i do next ? Do i need to have my iphone puged into the computer while applying the processs . I totally have no idea !!! Please HELP ^_^

    Reply
  40. Patrick August 27th, 2008

    Hi, is there a step by step on how to install the installer app on iphone 2.0.1? Sorry, I’m new at this.

    Thank you.

    Reply
  41. Suzie August 27th, 2008

    I Recently downloaded glMD2Test under Toys. Now alot of the packages available for download have gone missing. Please could some help?? Thankyou

    Reply
  42. hilalmuhd August 30th, 2008

    Hi,,just wanna ask, what the iPhone sources to download the ToDoList for the application to be install in the iPhone.

    Thanks

    Reply
  43. Veejai September 27th, 2008

    hey,
    just need a bit of help here. i have the iphone 3g, jailbroken and all, i have the installer app, but i cant get jiggy, or jiggy runtime. i have jiggyapp.com/i as a source, but when i refresh it, nothing comes up, i mean i dont even have the category “development” which its supposed to be under, can anyone help me out here….i really want to put scrabble/text twist on my phone. Thanks

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  44. iPhone_Freak September 28th, 2008

    Check this new cool Application: Clip2Mobile

    It might occurred to you so many times that, While you are browsing on your computer you may see some information like phone numbers, URLs,e-mails Places..Etc. Would it be nice if you can send them to your phone directly as you see them. Clip2mobile will help you to transfer information clips from PC to your iPhone.

    Here are the prominent features :

    * Create notes on your desktop and send them to your phone immediately
    * Create a contact on yourdesktop and send it to your iPhone contacts
    * Launch Google Maps with your specified address from desktop, so that you can use it later
    * Make calls instantaneously
    * Launch browser with specified address and you can bookmark it on your iPhone
    * Search and filter clips
    * Drag and drop or copy paste the text from other applications
    * Share Clips with your friends

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  45. Ardi October 6th, 2008

    Hi Guys,
    Anyone knows how I can have a To-Do list application on iphone 3G. Thanks

    Reply
  46. vahoci October 7th, 2008

    Well, those applications are really great but I miss one that schould change the title of the thread into 18 iPhone Applications you should install. Safe. I bought it yesterday and it is awesome. I have installed it on my iPhone but a friend of mine hat it on his iPod. Really interesting. You should try it.

    Reply
  47. Audrey October 17th, 2008

    Hi, I downloaded Customize application somewhere and it says it needs to be verified. What must I do?

    Reply
  48. magnet October 23rd, 2008

    You can find solutions for iphone. How to unlock, how to jailbreak, how to install applications and you can see cracked applications also. http://magnet77.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  49. ceejay November 5th, 2008

    i bought an iphone from a telecom carrier in our country. they have installed app store here. i was browsing through the web and some app i found interesting to install is in installer app. can i have both in my iphone? no summerboard, no custmize in app store… thanx

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  50. rob November 12th, 2008

    I think I have #19 for iPhone Applications you should install. iFlashNote. Tap a phrase on the list and it scales full screen so you can show your friend across the room. or type your own custom ones. totally fun, and cheap for 99 cents.

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  51. Asery November 16th, 2008

    i installed Installer & Cydia..im juz curious,since im always downloading it using wi-fi, do we have to pay for every download?
    pls reply me quick,im scared already

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  52. sud December 18th, 2008

    how to instal apps thr comp.

    Reply
  53. jennifer March 15th, 2009

    hi I have a unlocked apple iphhone ,i have. The installer application I am trying to install games only one has installed whenever I click install it comes up as failed,,what do I do I really want games,,,also when I. Do get help and get some games on my phone then how do I scroll to see. All the icons?but first why can I only install 1 game from installer ?please help me I am going nuts!!

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  54. jennifer March 15th, 2009

    ok so I have installed games now. But how do I scroll to see my installer. Button I have four games now and my installlller button is on annothet page with more games how do I scroll my screen,,please help me as soon as you can

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  55. slickdog March 16th, 2009

    Jennifer, go to the app store, lots of free games there. You idiot

    Reply
  56. jennifer March 16th, 2009

    idiot???I’m not a idiot I have games in my installer you idiot!!,I can’t get my screen to scroll to get to my installer button,its unlocked every 2nd call drops I have it in Canada and bought it in Florida ,but thank u for calling me names!

    Reply
  57. jennifer March 16th, 2009

    if someone could help me I really appreciate it,I was told by a tech not to plug it into the computer he said it would just be a paperweight if I did
    thanks in advance and I don’t need people calling me names!!

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  58. jon March 18th, 2009

    dont worry about pluging it into your computer, im guessing you have an ipod 2nd gen or 3g iphone so the jail breaks are a little different. search it in youtube.

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  59. jennifer March 18th, 2009

    thank you so much I have no idea if its a 2 or 3 generation?
    I did buy it when they were already out in the us but not canada.they only have 3gb ones here and mine is a 8gb and from the US so no one will help me in the stores here.thanks you so much i appreciate it,i stili cane scroll on my interface?

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  60. karthik April 28th, 2009

    hey i have an iphone 1.1.4 .. the problem is that i dont know how to install 3rd party softwares .. i have installer also but no files in it .. can u guid me pls

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  61. Mus May 23rd, 2009

    Hi there
    i’ve been using iphones for over a year nd recently jail broke it with cydia nd installer ,anyway
    i’ve got loads of applications (not purchased from iTunes as i’ve got them free from some torrents ) but i can’t install them on my iphone ,i tried the itunes but it said sorry they were not installed coz they were not verrified .
    If any one could plz offer some help that would be great.
    Thanks every 1.
    Mus

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  62. Craft Online May 23rd, 2009

    Amazing from Hongkiat. complette deh…..:)

    Reply
  63. Han June 16th, 2009

    Hi, ive downloaded tooble from ur site to my iphone bit ot doesnt show. In fact it gives problem to my iphone. Anyway, i need to uninstall it from my iphone but dnt knw hw to go bout doing it bcos even the icon doesnt appear on my springboard even after restarting my iphone. Please advice. Pls reply at im-hann@hotmail.com. Looking forward to ur prompt reply. Thank you.

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  64. Mavunza June 17th, 2009

    hi all i have a 2.1 iphone 3g 8GB i want to put in 3rd party apps.like games and utilities and all can some one pls help me
    mavunza@webmail.co.za

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  65. Gamer5777 June 26th, 2009

    EVERYONE!!!! Let me tell you all of a wonderful little website called GOOGLE!!! This place, and places like it, are for when you can’t find your answers on Google/Yahoo/Youtube. Geez, be smart people…

    Reply
  66. iphone developer June 27th, 2009

    Iphone Application Development Center – A right place to develop iphone applications in India.

    Reply
  67. irwandiaz July 23rd, 2009

    it is still up to date??

    Reply
  68. Marcus August 26th, 2009

    I’d add to the list ZenTap, best time saving text editor for iphone I ver used.

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  69. cool iphone apps September 4th, 2009

    I can’t download PDFViewer into my 3g :(
    couldn’t even search for it thru the App store on my iPhone. is this a free app? I’ll look it up on my PC’s iTunes.
    You guys might wanna check out more cool iphone apps …click on the link and check them out!

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  70. Body plastica for i-phone September 11th, 2009

    Apollo is a great application and it doesn’t make my i-phone crash!

    Reply
  71. Cigar Reviews November 18th, 2009

    I hate some of the iphone apps because they make my phone crash! It makes me nervous to think about installing some of these because I wonder if some really smart nerd is going to figure out how to put viruses in my mac… i may be slightly paranoid though.

    Reply

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