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25 must-have iphone apps
1. WordPress
WordPress is the most popular publishing platform, now you can use it directly from your iPhone for free. You can create new posts or edit the existing ones, add photos, check spelling and create links without writing HTML codes.
2. PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop is leading photo-editing software. Now you can use it on you iPhone by just installing this FREE application. It has all important features for photo-editing like crop, rotate, change color and if you have done something wrong then you can undo your recent actions.
3. Database Viewer Plus
This application Synchronize any desktop side database with you iPhone. This allows to sync with Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel and any ODBC compliant database like Oracle.
4. CameraBag
CameraBag let you edit you photos and give effects for the new ones. You can use the option panel to set camera behavior, image size, cropping and boarder effects and more. It costs $1.99.
5. 1Password
Every iPhone user uses password manager, but if you don’t then this is the application you should use for managing you passwords and identity. It has more than 1 million users and costs $6.99.
6. Analytics App
Google Analytics is very important for every web developer. This application gives you the opportunity to access your Google Analytics data from anywhere using your iPhone.
7. Pingdom for iPhone
Pingdom is an uptime monitoring service and this application will help you to connect to it from your iPhone. You can get alerts directly to your iPhone, view current status of monitored sites, view uptime and response time stats and get information about each check such as monitoring resolutions.
8. GoodReader
GoodReader allows you to read huge PDF and TXT files. It extracts pure text from PDF files and automatically wraps words. It offers full screen reading without bars or buttons.
9. PayPal
PayPal for iPhone can make your life easy, when you want to send money instantly when you are not near your desktop, you can use this application for this purpose.
10. Photobucket
Every web and graphic designer has a deep relation with Photobucket and what a pleasure it will be if you can use it on your iPhone. Using this application you can search Photobucket media library, download any photo and manage you albums.
11. Evernote
Evernote lets you create notes, snap photos and record voice memos that you can access any time from you iPhone, computer or web. This application is free.
12. FTP On The Go
If you website need some fixes and modification and you are not you desk then this application will helps you. This application lets you login into your sever from your iPhone.
13. Ego
Ego provides you the pleasure of one central location to check web stats which you like to view. You can quickly view the number of visits to your website, feeds subscription total and changes, how many people are following you on twitter. It supports Ember, FeedBurner, Google Analytics, Mint, Squarespace, Tumblr, Twitter and Vimeo. It costs $1.99.
14. Dropbox
Dropbox is a very famous online backup service and now you can use it from you iPhone. You can access you Dropbox, View documents, videos or photo galleries. Share and send files via email, text message or copy paste links to use in another application. This app is free.
15. Tweetie
Tweetie is very powerful Twitter client which offers variety of different features. You can handle multiple Twitter accounts. You can work offline and your actions will be synced as soon as you go online.
16. BlogPress
BlogPrees is a real-time blogging application which supports most of mainstream blogging platforms like WordPress and Blogspot. You can upload multiple photos in your posts; send same post to multiple blogs, and many more features you are looking for.
17. Brushes
Brushes is a painting application featuring advance color picker, several realistic brushes, multiple layers, extreme zooming and simple interface.
18. Source Viewer
This Source Viewer application enables you to view HTML, CSS and JavaScript source code of any website. This application costs $0.99.
19. iMy
iMy is a full MySQL client for the iPhone. It features the ability to generate complex queries, save them for future use, export query results to Google spreadsheets. Many more features are included. It costs $5.99.
20. iWiki
iWiki enables you to read and browse Wikipedia on your iPhone. It offers 32 different languages. You can same articles for reading without the internet connection and view your previous browsing history. It costs $1.99.
21. TouchTerm
TouchTerm is a fully featured SSH terminal application interface that enables remote access on their iPhone. It’s worth $3.99
22. Harvest for iPhone
I think every one is familiar with Harvest; it is a simple online time tracking, time-sheet and reporting software. Now you can use it on your iPhone.
23. Web Developer Bible
This is a very handy reference for all web developers also containing RGB to HEX color converter. It also has Silent Mode Reminder and Vedic Mathematics. It is free for use.
24. cliqcliq Colors
“Colors” by cliqcliq is an easy-to-use color picker application for converting, managing and discovering colors and palettes. This application costs $2.99.
25. Color Expert
Color Expert is an interactive color wheel, image picker and swatch book for you iPhone. It includes Monochromatic, analogous, complementary and triadic color schemes. Color palettes include RGB, CMYK and library Values. This application costs $9.99.
top japan iphone 4 apps (also available in english)
inShare1Japan’s 32 Best iPhone Apps (All Available In English) Serkan Toto Sunday, September 6th, 20096CommentsView Contributor Page I’m on Twitter Dr. Serkan Toto currently works as the first and only Asia-based writer for the TechCrunch network, mainly covering Japan-related technology and web companies for TechCrunch, CrunchGear and MobileCrunch. Serkan also works full-time as an independent web and mobile industry consultant with a focus on the Japanese market. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. Serkan… → Learn More It’s not really a secret that Japan is absolutely crazy about cell phones. And even though domestic makers churn out more than 100 different handsets every year (some of which are simply amazing), the iPhone is selling over here. SoftBank Mobile, the country’s exclusive iPhone provider, doesn’t release official data, but estimates put sales in Japan at well over one million units so far – not bad at all in this hopelessly over-saturated market. In other words, Japan doesn’t hate the iPhone, as some blogs suggested in the past. It never did. The local developer community has noticed and produced a slew of apps aimed at a global audience. What follows is my subjective selection of the “best” of these made-in-Japan apps, all of which are at least available in English. (I left out iPhone games released by big companies such as Capcom, Konami, Sega or Namco to focus on apps created by startups or individuals based in Japan instead.) My personal favorite is a free (and fantastic) GPS-based photo sharing app called Memory Tree (just like all the apps in the following list, it works worldwide). But here’s a round-up of all the 32 apps I chose, grouped in six categories (games, productivity, tools, photography and art, music, and everything else). Category: Games 1. Gang Street Wars by DigiDock (iTunes links: $1.99 for a limited time / free version) Addictive mix between real-time strategy and (side-scrolling) tower defense game with cartoon graphics and random gore effects. You play a gang leader whose mission is to conquer bases of rivals by sending out gang members with different combat skills. 2. Broadway Cafe by Artscape and Istpika ($4.99) Pretty deep and professionally designed restaurant simulation game that lets you assume the roles of a waiter, manager and owner. Dash around taking customer orders, serving meals in time or doing the dishes. But you also take care of the interior design of the restaurant, its personnel, finances etc. (the app contains more action elements than it sounds). Broadway Cafe also connects to its Facebook counterpart from where you can recruit Facebook friends to join the game (demo video). 3. Glandarius Wing Strike by IZUMOGASIN ($4.99 / free version) Great-looking 2D shoot ‘em up aimed at hardcore gamers. This vertical scroller features six long stages, boss fights, chain attacks and a cool soundtrack. The initial version of the game was so hard that the maker later decided to add an “easy” mode. Definitely the best 2D shooter for the iPhone. 4. Samurai Chess by Conit ($2.99 / free version) As the name of the app says, it’s a Samurai-themed chess game (in 3D). Players can challenge both the CPU or Samurai Chess players anywhere in the world (provided they’re online via 3G or Wi-Fi). 5. iYamato by Geppetto ($0.99 / free version) 2D shooting game in which you defend legendary battleship Yamato against aerial attacks. Not really a deep game, but it’s action-packed and ideal to kill 10 minutes from time to time (demo video). 6. LightBike by Pankaku ($2.99 / free version) LightBike, which made it to the No. 1 in Apple USA’s app sales ranking a few months ago, is a 3D motorcycle racing/action game whose design resembles the setting of the Sci-Fi movie Tron. Up to 4 people can battle it out by using just two iPhones and Wi-Fi (demo video). 7. Vay by SoMoGa ($4.99) Originally released in 1994 for the Sega CD system, Vay is one of the best 2D RPGs ever made. Cute anime-style graphics, retro-Sci-Fi setting, voice output in English, animated cutscenes and most importantly, dozens of hours of old-school gameplay. SoMoGa (based out of Florida) puts the complete original game in your pocket. 8. newtonica by Field System ($ 4.99) Strange, but beautifully designed action game in which you rotate a sphere so that incoming meteors hit the cores with the matching colors. A bestseller in the Japanese App Store with a great soundtrack (demo videos). 9. newtonica2 by Field System ($ 0.99/ free version) The sequel to newtonica is a mix between action and puzzle game, cheaper than the first one and better gameplay-wise. The game’s 36 stages will keep you busy for a while (demo video). There’s also newtonica2 resort, an add-on or remake of sorts (available for $0.99). 10. iNinja by Geppetto ($1.99 / free version) One of the few Ninja-themed action games actually made by a Japanese company. Deflect oncoming Ninja attacks with shuriken (throwing stars), eliminate enemies with knives, land combo kills or set booby traps in 28 levels. There’s also a two-player Wi-Fi mode. 11. ExZeus by Hyper Devbox ($0.99) 3D rail-shooting game with fantastic sound and graphics in Space Harrier style. You control one of three giant robots to fight off an alien invasion. It’s not the longest game out there, but a total steal for this price (demo video). Category: Productivity 12. Zeptoliner by Ubiquitous Entertainment ($6.99 / free version) This “outliner” app helps you to arrange your ideas in a systematic way. You can jot down thoughts and then use a number of functions to structure them hierarchically. It’s also possible to import OMPL files to edit documents you created on your computer (demo video). 13. ZeptoPad 3.0 by Ubiquitous Entertainment ($19.99) This note and whiteboard app isn’t cheap, but it’s an extremely versatile, vector-based illustration program. It lets you stream what you do on your iPhone to a computer screen or projector in real-time and has simply too many functions to mention here (click here for details and make sure to check out the video below). 14. gottaDo2 by Istpika ($2.99) A social task manager that lets you knock off tasks from your to-do list to feed the cute little monsters living inside the app. You can watch them grow or punish you if you’re too lazy. It’s also possible to sync tasks with the gottaDo Facebook app. 15. PokéDia by s21g ($2.99) A daily diary/planner app that’s available in 16 different languages. Each page of the virtual diary represents one day, and you can turn pages (move to certain days) by flicking to the right or left. The app lets you jot down notes anywhere on the screen and move the entries around on the page itself and between days. It can be used as a task manager, too (demo video). Category: Tools 16. TapNext by Conit ($3.99 / free version) This app turns your iPhone into a remote control for presentations. Maker Conit says it’s the only software of its kind that’s compatible to Powerpoint, Keynote and OpenOffice Impress and can be used via Wi-Fi or 3G. You can theoretically use a PC located in Europe to deliver a presentation in the USA with TapNext through Skype (details and demo video). 17. ServersMan by FreeBit (free) Launched in February, this app, which turns your iPhone into a personal web server, is still one of the most popular apps in the Japanese App Store. And it has become even more useful with OS 3.0b, adding a number of functions to the already impressive list of features (read more here). And the best app of its kind is free, too. Category: Photography and Art 18. PlayPix 3 snaps by LivingImage ($2.99 for a limited time) PlayPix is like a lighter version of Animoto’s iPhone app. Select three pictures from your photo album, choose a graphical theme and the app will create a slide show with background music for you. You can save the slide show on your iPhone, upload it to YouTube or Facebook and share it via Twitter or Email. During my test, PlayPix actually worked faster than Animoto’s iPhone app (demo video). 19. Memory Tree by XeNN (free) A GPS-based photo sharing app with a fantastic big idea: Take a picture anywhere in the world, “drop” it on the spot you took it at (simply by shaking your iPhone) and add a text to it. This geo-tagged picture can later be “caught” by other Memory Tree users who are in the same area by swinging the iPhone “like a butterfly net” (“Same Place” function). If you click the “Same Time” button, you can catch and view countless photos the users of the app took around the globe in the last hours (regardless of your location), thereby creating common photographic memories worldwide. This is just very cool. 20. Koredoko (free) This app lets you shuffle through geo-tagged photos in the camera roll and shows a Google map of where (and when) you took them (demo video). 21. TiltShift Generator by Takayuki Fukatsu ($0.99 for a limited time) Takayuki Fukatsu is offering seven different photo apps that proved to be so popular that some of the pictures created with them were used in a real-world exhibition [JP]. TiltShift Generator is Fukatsu’s newest app, and it lets you shoot miniature pictures in retro style (samples). But you should check out his other apps, too. 22. Art Remix by Appliya Studio (free) This app is based on a pretty cool idea: Tokyo-based iPhone app publisher Appliya is providing a platform called Appliya Studio [JP] that turns the creative work of artists and photographers into iPhone apps that are then distributed worldwide through the App Store. One of the many apps already available is called Art Remix. It lets you modify a total of 23 artworks with a set of customizable icons and then save and share the remixes with friends. 23. Ukiyo-e Beauties by Appliya ($3.99) A historic Japanese art app that offers a total of five different paintings and 20 woodblock prints from the traditional Ukiyo-e art form (in 1,150 x 800 resolution and 4xzoom). It took maker Appliya several months to create the app in collaboration with two professors of art history (demo video). Category: Music 24. NESynth by New Forestar ($1.99) For game geeks who happen to like music: This virtual synthesizer simulates 8-bit sounds from games people played in the glorious 80s. In P2P mode, you can hear what the other person plays on your own iPhone (demo video). 25. Rekords by Delaware ($1.99) Rekords is a Japanese music label that distributes songs solely within the iPhone/iPod touch ecosystem. I bought their first record (iTunes link). The music is weird, but you get two English songs and can switch the virtual vinyl record you see on the screen from side A to B by flipping your iPhone. It’s also possible to jump to a certain part of the song by moving the record player’s arm. 26. PocketGuitar by Shinya Kasatani ($0.99) Already a major global success, this app displays a set of virtual guitar strings that you can strum and press with your fingers. Users can choose between six virtual guitars (even a Ukulele is available) and modify the sound with a number of different parameters (demo videos). 27. iShakuhachi by GClue ($0.99) The Shakuhachi is a traditional bamboo flute that’s unknown even to many Japanese people. Users can play it by blowing into the iPhone mic, tilting it and covering the five holes with their fingers. GClue offers an iKoto (Japanese Harp) app, too. Category: Everything else 28. Quick Pigeon by Ubiquitous Entertainment (free) Cute push notification messenger app that uses a “virtual carrier pigeon” to send a quick “yes or no” question to people in your contact list. The recipient(s) view the email on their computer or iPhone, press “yes” or “no” and the message reaches you via push notification (along with a twitter sound). 29. Bijin Tokei by PHIRIA ($2.99) This clock app brings 1,440 pictures of Japanese girls to your iPhone (Bijin Tokei means Hot Girl Clock in Japanese). The pictures fade in and out every minute, and each of them is showing a different girl who holds up a sign displaying the current time (to be exact, the models themselves change just every few minutes). 30. Wikiamo by Satoshi Nakagawa (free) Wikiamo is better than the official app for Wikipedia (iTunes link) that launched just a few days ago simply because it makes Wikipedia pages much easier to read. The app also appears to be faster, lets you browse through certain articles when you’re offline (via page-caching) and has some other functions the official app doesn’t offer. 31. NatsuLion by Takuma Mori (free) This app might be a good alternative for people who are still looking for a simple iPhone Twitter client that’s very quick and easy to use. It’s completely ad-free, too. 32. Amamiya Momo by Xtone ($2.99) Amamiya Momo is a virtual anime girlfriend who lives in your iPhone, interacts with you and gets moody quickly. For example, she’s nicer when your’re home than when you’re out on the streets. Her mood also depends on which time of the day it is. There are 200 different pre-programmed patterns of behavior and Japanese voice samples (subbed in English). More info on this GPS-based app can be found here. Nota Bene: I sifted through countless app descriptions and sites from Japanese companies in the last weeks and have to say the vast majority of the English texts I stumbled upon are of horrific quality. Some were even so bad I couldn’t understand what the app is about. This is absolutely embarrassing, especially when you expect users to pay. And why some of the apps have been available in the US App Store for months but never made their way to other countries (i.e the German store where I mostly buy from) is totally beyond me, too. Special thanks to Nobuyuki Hayashi for his contribution to this article. CrunchBase Information iPhone App Store Information provided by CrunchBase Tags: iphone, japan, apps Sponsored Ads You are using an older browser. In order to comment, please upgrade to either Flash 10 or Internet Explorer 8. Disqus LoginAbout DisqusLike Dislike 3 people liked this. Glad you liked it. Would you like to share? Facebook Twitter Share No thanks Sharing this page … Thanks! Close Sort by popular now Sort by best rating Sort by newest first Sort by oldest first Showing 32 comments 0 new comment was just posted. Show Stu 2 comments collapsed Collapse Expand Nice little list. Will have to take a more thorough look through but ZeptoPad and TiltShift Generator both sound great. A Like Reply 2 years ago 1 Like F John Smith 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Apple’s entry in Japan is quietly making a fruitful revolution over there. 32 best app is appreciable, but it is a very small ratio when compared with the number of apps the iPhone app Store has. Hope Apple would be constantly adding new apps to the list. A Like Reply 2 years ago in reply to Stu 0 Like F Bob O’Shaughnessy 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Don’t forget the absolutely gorgeous BigStopWatch stopwatch app. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObj… A Like Reply 2 years ago 1 Like F Term paper writing 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Japan’s 32 Best iPhone Apps Article is very nice I like this Article Thank you for sharing to us. Please one more post about that.. A Like Reply 11 months ago 0 Like F seo sem services 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Your work has always been a great source of inspiration for me. I refer you blog to many of my friends as well. A Like Reply 11 months ago 0 Like F Custom iPhone Apps 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Japan’s 32 Best iPhone Apps (All Available In English) It is really nice for me to see you and your great hardwork again… A Like Reply 12 months ago 0 Like F Dillon 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand isnt there an i phone where a blue ring goes arond it A Like Reply 1 year ago 0 Like F iphone unlock 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Unlock iPhone UK – Now has a complete software solution that can unlock ALL iPhone versions 2G, 3G and 3GS version 3.0.1 in less than 3 minutes so Unlock Your iphone Today. A Like Reply 1 year ago 0 Like F online iphone 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand I bought an iPhone around a year ago and I must say that the apps have changed the way I do my online banking, book flights and chat to friends. Almost everything can be done online now and with increasing wi-fi connectivity in cafes, transport and other public spaces, I can get things done while on the move. The TomTom online iphone app listed onwww.dozeniphone.com has revolutionized my driving experience. I feel that the Tom Tom GPS is one of the best on the market. A Like Reply 1 year ago 0 Like F ray 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand An addictive accelerometer based game. Connect balls of the same color without touching others to win. Intelligently use saving balls to save your current progress and prevent from having to start again. Includes tutorials to help you with the rules, and three different difficulty levels. Battle against your previous time-records. Both for iPhone and iPad, with an extra difficulty mode on iPad A Like Reply 1 year ago 0 Like F TvvitterBug 2 comments collapsed Collapse Expand Nice article! I think the Twitter client landscape has really changed in 2010. New approaches and design strategies have yielded some remarkable new Twitter clients. TvvitterBug 1.3 is currently in the approval process for release on the App Store this week. This release brings together the culmination of all the features, capabilities, and functionality most sought after in an iPhone/iPod Twitter App, including: 1. All of the power you want, without the complexity you don’t. 2. Five (TvvitterBug exclusive) user-customizable Tweet Views. 3. Up to Five user accounts easily accessible from any view. 4. Persistent Tweets between launchings so you can view your tweets anytime. 5. Double-Tap Instant Update to easily and quickly refresh your tweet views on demand. 6. Built-in Photo capabilities to add photos directly to your tweets. 7. Built-in Translation support using any of the state-of-the-art web translation engines you choose, such as Google Translate, Yahoo Babelfish, or Promt Translator. 8. Built-in Web Access to view tweet embedded pictures and other URLs. 9. Editable User Profile, including setting a new Avatar picture. 10. Support for both “Fixed” and “Editable” Retweets – your choice. 11. Landscape support for both Views and Keyboard. 12. Automatic Language detection and display – great when you’re surfing! 13. The same ease-of-use and lightning fast operation as the original version. I think your readers would be interested in learning more about TvvitterBug from your review. A Like Reply 1 year ago 0 Like F Real Sim Games 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand This is great to here Japan are developing and embracing the iPhone. I wonder how easy it would be to market to Japan and if there was a Japan app review site ? A Like Reply 1 year ago in reply to TvvitterBug 0 Like F David 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand The rockstar name game from libertymobile.ca is HIGHlarious… smoke up and get your giggle on!!! A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F Japan_Fan 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand iShakuhachi. Fantastic. It’s really time to get an iPhone. A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F sbproject 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand I only want folders to put different applications into them. Is there such an application. A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F RM 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand WOW – Amazing list of app’s! Will have to take a very close look! At a glance, some of these look really fun! For other high tech gaming gadgets check this out: http://bit.ly/10g3mW Thanks for the share! RM A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F MadFingerGames 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand I dont know, how old data you have, but our game is 1st in Adventure , 2nd in Action , 5th in All Games and 15 in All Apps.. Samurai: Way of the Warrior http://itunes.apple.com/WebObj… Enjoy one of the best seling app in the Japan… A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F bor 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand I’ve been using NatsuLion for a long time already, and it really is quite nice. Thanks for the list btw A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F RP 2 comments collapsed Collapse Expand An interesting insight into the Japanese iPhone market. It will be one of the only phones that you can buy in the UK that might work in Japan! A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F Doug 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Dude! I call bullshit on you. Any quad-band phone will work in Japan. There’s plenty on the market. Get yo facts straight, son. A Like Reply 1 year ago in reply to RP 0 Like F iphone to computer transfer 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand A good collection for users. A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F Robb Lewis 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Thanks Serkan! Nice roundup and appreciate you sharing. Memory tree does look cool…i’ll have to try that one. A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F Mike Smith 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand I see I have some apps to check out, thanks for the list! A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F Jean-Michel Decombe 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand What we really need is a friggin’ kiseake app. A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F Thom Robertson 2 comments collapsed Collapse Expand “Definitely the best 2D shooter for the iPhone.” Really? have you tried my new game, GunRazor? A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F Al gwhore 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand No, have you tried my 1D shooter called, YouFail. A Like Reply 2 years ago in reply to Thom Robertson 1 Like F uquery 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Searching for “japan” in http://uquery.com, gives you a lot of more applications. A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F blues 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Good collections of Iphone apps. Do u know in China you can buy an Iphone with many attractive applications spending only 50-70 USD! A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F Jonathan Sleeuw 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand hey, what about OtoKun!! http://genkirobot.com/apps.htm… A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F Surender Sharma 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand The great collection og iPhone applications. Really appreciable efforts. A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F John 2 comments collapsed Collapse Expand Forgot about Color Stream, I think that’s made in Japan (or near there) – http://colorstreamapp.com A Like Reply 2 years ago 0 Like F joaquinadley 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Very cool collections and very good news for the difference seeking iPhone users! A Like Reply 2 years ago in reply to John 0 Like F 0 new comment was just posted. Show M Subscribe by email S RSS Real-time updating is enabled. (Pause) Login Add New Comment Post as … Image blog comments powered by Disqus Sponsored Ads Sponsored Ads Got a Tip? Tell Us. close Got a Tip? TELL US. 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the ‘must have’ iphone 4 photography apps
The Hipstamatic brings back the look, feel, unpredictable beauty, and fun of plastic toy cameras of the past!
ProCamera enables you to utilize your iPhone without limitations, transforming it into a high-end digital camera with full-resolution picture processing and the ease of a snapshot-cam.
With just a few quick taps, you’re able to transform dull, lifeless photos into beautiful creations. Editing your photos with Camera+ is extremely simple and intuitive to use
Transform your iPhone/iPod Touch pictures in high depth Monochrome at full resolution with MonoPhix!
FX Photo Studio features the broadest selection of high-quality photographic effects at the App Store (Currently 140 Effects).
Perfect Photo offers the easiest way to improve your pictures.
It contains all of the tools you may ever need for photo editing. But more important is that all of them are extremely easy to use.
Dramatically enhance your photos using the many classic camera and film simulations in CameraBag
ShakeItPhoto is the most realistic instant photo experience for the iPhone. Works just like a real instant camera. Watch the photo develop
CrossProcess adds color and character to your photos by emulating the look of Cross Processing film. CrossProcess turns your ordinary iPhone shots into beautiful, one of a kind images with unique colors and contrast. Based on looks
With Camera Zoom, you can now zoom in and out in real-time when taking pictures, by just simply moving the slider.
24 free photo editing apps for iPhone
1. FilterFX for Free.
The first few apps on the list come from developer Free the Apps. All their Apps are free, albeit ad supported. There is a small banner at the top of the display when the “—— for Free” Apps are open. FilterFX is pretty cool to quickly add simple photo effects to your photos in your camera roll on the go. Want to make that photo black and white before you share it on Facebook? No problem. Other effects include – Vivid, Cool, Warm, Vignette White, Vignette Black, Sepia, Vintage and Soften.
2. Crop for Free.
Again, the name of the App pretty much explains what it does. It works pretty intuitively as well. Hit the crop button once the App is open and you see a crop overly. Place your finger on any corner and simply drag your horizontal and vertical lines where you need them. Tap “Save” and it creates a new image from your selected crop. Additionally, you get buttons to rotate 90-degrees left or right.
3. Flash for Free.
Currently one of the top free apps. With Flash for Free, you can choose various intensities of fake flash, which looks like boosted exposure or brightness. On the brighter selections, you have to watch out for excess noise though.
4. HDR for Free.
Like Flash for Free, HDR for Free lets you choose various intensities of the HDR effect to apply. It seems like it may be a boost in saturation and brightness. Watch out for noise in the more intense selections though.
5. Flashlight
This doesn’t directly relate to photography on your iPhone. It can produce a pure white screen which casts a bit of light in dark situations. It could make for some cool fill light in very dark settings, or for just digging stuff out of your camera bag. It once helped me find at lens cap at about 1 a.m.
6. Flickr Sendr
Upload images to Flickr and input tags, titles and toggle geotag info on/off. Also offers integration with Twitter.
7. SmugShot
SmugMug users can use SmugShot to shoot and store iPhone photos. You can sync your captured images on SmugMug, as well as captioning and tagging them before uploading to SmugMug.
8. Cooliris
Lets you search across Google, Flickr, Picasea, deviantART, YouTube, Yahoo and so on for photo and video content. You can save cool items in Cooliris to revisit them later, or send by email or Twitter.
9. Bluetooth Photo Share
Share your full-res photos with another iPhone/iPod Touch user with the built-in Bluetooth capabilities in second and third-generation models.
10. Bump
This is the App that you’ve probably seen on one of those “There’s an App for that” commercials. With Bump, you can swap photos and contact info by just “bumping” your phones together. When you “bump” you can select whether to share phone, email or your photo with the other person. This App needs some kind of network connection to work, unlike Bluetooth Photo Share.
11. HP iPrint Photo
Connect via your WiFi network to print to HP inkjet printers.
Pay iPhone Apps
12. Camera Genuis
$0.99 – Currently one of the hottest Apps overall, Camera Genius lets you take some serious control of your iPhone. Say “cheese” to snap a group shot, anti-shake stabilization, shot timer and composition guides are just a few of the features found in this app that have moved it to the top of the App Store sales.
13. onOne DSLR Camera Remote
$19.99 – Works as a remote cable release for Canon and Nikon DSLRs; however, it offers a ton of additional features. You can adjust your camera’s settings, including shutter speed, aperture and white balance. You can also preview captured images via your iPhone. Other cool stuff includes setting up a time lapse shoot up to 999 shots and auto bracketing for you HDR shooters.
14. Mobile Fotos – Flickr Browser & Uploader
$2.99 – Browse and upload photos to Flickr. Allows embedding of GPS and EXIF info. Find photos nearby. Integrated with Twitter applications.
15. Blossom SmugMug Mobile
$2.99 – Quick access to your SmugMug photos on your iPhone. Unfortunately, the SmugWallet App appears to be gone from the App Store – it allowed you to download/sync entire galleries from your SmugMug account. This is probably the next best thing. Don McCaskill, CEO of SmugMug says it’s “Easily the fastest way to view your SmugMug photos . . . .” Fortunately, I picked up SmugWallet when it was in the App Store at $1.99, and it’s been the best. I suppose I would take Don’s advice if I didn’t have SmugWallet already.
16. Camera Flash
$0.99 – It is currently in the Top 25 Apps overall. Allows you to apply to existing photos and use while capturing images. Camera Flash attempts to evaluate the scene when taking a photo and refrain from blowing out highlights, applying “flash” only where needed.
17. Camera Zoom
$0.99 – Use a slider to zoom in and out when taking photos. It’s a 4x digital zoom.
18. Art Camera
$1.99 – 32 different filters help you turn your photos into images in the style of famous artists like Warhol, Picasso and Monet. Also included are filters like False Mirror, Old Photo and Pencil Paint. Filters can be stacked for blending the effects.
19. Photo fx
$2.99 – This one is by Tiffen and contains 32 filters with over 300 presets. You can make manual adjustments for things like brightness, blur, saturation and hue.
20. Artist’s Touch
$1.99 – A post-processing app. Let’s you choose a photo and then “paint” with your finger with a variety of paint media, including: oil paint, watercolor, charcoal, chalk, pastel and more. You can also add textures such as canvas, brick and cracked paint. You can even print greeting cards from your photos from the maker’s online service.
21. Picture Safe
$1.99 – Separate, group, organize, password protect and back-up photos. Recent additions include: copy & paste images from Safari and email, Bluetooth transfer, support for 2500 x 2500px files.
22. Black & White Camera
$0.99 – Just what it says it does. Take photos in black and white or make photos in library black and white after the fact.
23. iFlashReady
$0.99 – Much like Flash for Free; however, iFlash Ready has 4 options at the bottom that offer you the ability to set photos with no flash, flash, more flash and high flash. It helps snaz up dim images, so long as they aren’t too dim.
24. f/8 DoF Calculator
$3.99 – Input your camera and lens info and the f/8 DoF Calculator spits out depth-of-field and hyperfocal distance details. It comes with presets for over 800 camera models.
a few amazing photo editing iphone 4 apps
Lomo & Retro
“Instagram is an amazingly fun & simple life-sharing app for your iPhone. Snap photos wherever you go to show the world what’s going on in your life. Follow your friends’ photo updates as they move through the world. Select from photo filters that transform regular ol’ photos into works of art you’ll want to keep around forever.”
iTunes Rating: 4.5/5
Price: Free
Instagram
Hipstamatic
“Digital photography never looked so analog. The Hipstamatic brings back the look, feel, unpredictable beauty, and fun of plastic toy cameras of the past! The Hipstamatic keeps the the quirks of shooting old school but gives you the ability to swap lenses, film, and flash settings all with the swipe of a finger.”
iTunes Rating: 4/5
Price: $1.99
CameraBag
“Dramatically enhance your photos using the many classic camera and film simulations in CameraBag. It’s like having a dozen unique cameras all in one app! CameraBag focuses on emulating styles and processes from some of the most interesting cameras of the past to enhance the mood of an image, and the results are stunning.”
iTunes Rating: 4/5
Price: $1.99
ClassicINSTA – Free
“ClassicINSTA turns an iPhone into a perfect instant camera. It reproduces all features of an instant camera, from the operations to the results. Experience the new world of an instant camera!”
iTunes Rating: 5/5
Price: Free
ClassicINSTA – Free
SwankoLab
“The creators of the Hipstamatic are super stoked to introduce a brand new darkroom kit: SwankoLab. It’s a loving recreation of the pre-digital era classic – the darkroom of yesterday today. Complete with smells of photo chemistry and sounds of mad science being made, your SwankoLab comes with everything you need to turn any image into a retro misprinted masterpiece. Choose chemicals, process photos, and experiment. You’re the artist / chemist / creative genius– have fun!”
iTunes Rating: 4/5
Price: $1.99
LOMO Camera
“Have you ever heard of LOMO LC-A series camera? It is a product manufactured by The Leningrad Union of Optics and Mechanics in Soviet Union in early 1980s. It is an instamatic camera made for meeting with the public needs. LOMO is always pursuit of natural and improvisational esthetics, which is a new photograph trend. Composition of picture and focus are out of date. Only ambiguity and random is trendy and classic. Don’t think, just shoot! The users of LOMO will not be limited to the old photograph model.”
iTunes Rating: 4.5/5
Price: $2.99
ShakeItPhoto
“ShakeItPhoto is the most realistic instant photo experience for the iPhone. Works just like a real instant camera. Watch the photo develop. Shake your iPhone to make it develop faster. Our Perfect Processing makes your photos look just like the real thing.”
iTunes Rating: 4/5
Price: $0.99
ShakeItPhoto
Retro Camera Plus
“With Retro Camera you’ll take delicious old-school pics your friends will drool over. 5 cameras, 5 sets of vintage vignetting, film scratch & cross processing effects for that off-the-hip analog look. Inspired by the old Lomo, Holga, Polaroid, Diana & toy cameras whose iconic styles we treasure. Instant Nostalgia now free.”
iTunes Rating: 3.5/5
Price: Free
Infinicam
“With each press of its New Camera button, Infinicam generates a new and unique randomized camera style. These high quality effects go far beyond the usual range of toy camera styles, and Infinicam also features 18 high-quality film-style borders lovingly recreated to delight photography buffs. There are literally billions of possible camera styles to discover, with advanced algorithms in place to assure a high hit rate of unique, high quality results. Once a favorite camera style is found, it can be easily saved and named for instant access later. ”
iTunes Rating: 4/5
Price: $1.99
iDarkroom
“iDarkroom can add amazing effects to your photos. It support six types of effects: color filter, paper, light leak & bokeh, vignette, noise, frame. You can shuffle these effects by just one tap, or choose each type of effect manually.”
iTunes Rating: 3.5/5
Price: $0.99
iDarkroom
LomoLomo Pro
“With over 500 photo effect combinations, LomoLomo helps you to become an artist instantly. Every photo is beautiful and unique in the world. Share to SNS has never been so easy, “2 clicks” to share your colorful moment to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, Picasa, more destinations are being added.”
iTunes Rating: 3.5/5
Price: $0.99
PictureShow
“PictureShow emulates various toy camera styles. It enables you to mix frame, light leak and noise to create an unexpected result with simple shuffle button. and edit each effect via ‘TextEdit’, ‘StyleEdit’ and ‘ColorEdit’ mode.”
iTunes Rating: 4.5/5
Price: $1.99
Plastic Bullet Camera
“Plastic Bullet puts the fun, spontaneity, and surprise of plastic-fantastic toy cameras on your favorite Apple device. Just tap to turn your photos into gloriously unpredictable works of art, then tap again to change the look. Start with the built-in camera or a shot from your Photo Library. Plastic Bullet develops your photo into four random variations. Like one? Tap it to see it larger. Love it? Tap the heart to save. Or keep tapping the Refresh button to see infinite variations. If you like one, save it! Each image developed in Plastic Bullet is unique.”
iTunes Rating: 0/5
Price: $0.99
ClassicTOY
“Enjoy a variety of ToyCamera such as a Sampler, Fisheye, Pinhole and Jelly at once! ”
iTunes Rating: 4.5/5
Price: Free
Super 8
“Turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a classic Super 8 camera, the only app dedicated to authentic Super 8 video processing. Capture all of those magic moments in resolutions up to HD, process and enjoy the nostalgia of real film, all within your iPhone or iPod Touch!”
iTunes Rating: 2.5/5
Price: $0.99
lo-mob
“Have you ever experiment with your old analog cameras? Have you put a 35mm film in a medium format body? Have you ever tried to achieve Through The Viewfinder (TTV) photography by shooting a picture with a camera through the viewfinder of another? Take a picture or choose one from your library, Lo-Mob will process it, and give you a preview of all its 39 filters, at once. You’ll be able to tweak the filter you chose, altering the frame, the vignetting, the color filter or the blurring.”
iTunes Rating: 0/5
Price: $1.99
lo-mob
Film Lab
“A film simulation application program that transforms iPhone to the film camera. The variation of the film effect reaches as many as 79 kinds including a popular film such as Agfa, Ilford, Kodak, EES, and Fuji. The selection and the preview can quickly do these by excellent UI. Therefore, it is possible to try to one’s heart’s content. And, these effects can be done in the multiple. It is possible to return it to the previous state by undo at any time even if failing. Besides this, Calotype and Daguerreotype, Development technique such as “Split tone”,Film effect such as Selenium and Polysulphide developers that reaches variously,”Color operation” and “Hue and chroma” adjustments that adjust the color balance and “Sharpness”, “Blur”, and “Brightness and contrast” adjustment functions are installed. ”
iTunes Rating: 3.5/5
Price: $0.99
iSupr8
“Discover the beauty of authentic vintage Super 8 film. iSupr8 is a video recorder which grades each pixel based on exposure adding old school effects and film-burn. The resulting film becomes a unique and retro masterpiece. Keeping the 8mm movement alive is what we’re about. iSupr8 is not just a fun novelty app, it is an effort to revive and increase awareness of a commercially dying format to a new generation, as well as a production tool for filmmakers seeking an authentic, vintage look.”
iTunes Rating: 3/5
Price: $1.99
Photo Booth
Pocketbooth
“Turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a vintage photobooth with Pocketbooth: the photobooth that fits in your pocket. Pocketbooth perfectly replicates the intimacy, spontaneity, and hilarity of a traditional photobooth. Take it to your next party and watch as your friends’ inner-divas emerge.”
iTunes Rating: 4.5/5
Price: $0.99
20 AMAZING IPHONE PHOTO EDITING APPS
- Free Photo Filters
Free photo filters app provides filters include Lomography Filter, Poloarizing Filter, Black and White Filter, Retro Effect Filter and more.
- SP Photo Fix Lite
You can fix your photo (brightness, contrast, sharpness, hue, saturation) before sending it by email directly on your iPhone.
- PhotoBox
PhotoBox is the all in one solution for the weekend warrior photographer, giving you a large range of photo filters and effects.
- iRetouch Lite
iRetouch List is an advanced image retouching application for iPhone.
- Photonasis 4.0 Lite
Photonasis is the must have program for anyone who’s into photography and wants to add very nice touches into his/her photos.
- PhotoCurves
PhotoCurves enables you to create your own filers: tones and contrast.
- Crop for Free
Crop for Free is an utilities for your iPhone to crop your photos, retains image quality, rotate your photos and ability to crop multiple times before saving.
- Photon
Photon allows your entire photo and video collection securely stored in the cloud and available on your iphone with musical slide shows and editing tools.
- Puri! Lite
Puri! Lite is a photo sticker booth that you canbring with you everywhere. With the latest update, you can show off your great photos to your friends on Facebook with a click of a button!
- Real Cam LE
Control your iPhone camera with built-in screen touches. Everything you need to control and set up your camera is in the same live preview screen.
- Polarize
Want to add a funky retro look to your photos? Polarize will do the job for you!
- AA+ Shake Pic Lite
Shake your device to open Pandora’s box, in simply 2 steps and see what amazing outcome you’ll get.
- iSwap Faces
iSwap Faces morphs one person into another for everyone’s entertainment.
- SP Photo Cal Lite
The easy way to create a calendar for your iPhone wallpaper, using pictures from the Picture Library.
- Comic Touch Lite
Make your photos come alive by giving them the Comic Touch. Add balloon to give your subjects thoughts and words
- iFunto Lite
With your photograph, iFunto will merge it with fun and interesting background and you will not be able to stop laughing.
- BeamCatcher
BeamCatcher is the free app that lets your friends and family wirelessly share photos with you.
- Private Pics
The perfect application for anyone who wants to keep people from accidentally seeing their private pictures.
- Rotzy Photo Sharing
Rotzy helps you share and discuss everything around you through photos and send photos to Twitter, Facebook, Thumblr and your own website. You can even use it to create your own mobile photo blog!
- AroundShare
AroundShare integrates with your existing blogs, social networking sites and tools like RSS, Flickr, Twitter, WordPress blogs, Google maps and more.
Common questions we normally dont think about
How is it one careless match can start a
forest fire, but it takes a whole box to
start a campfire?
Why is the time when the traffic is slowest
called rush-hour?
What’s the speed of dark?
If physics can predict lottery numbers,
why are they still working?
If you run backwards will you gain weight?
If Barbie is so popular, why do you need to
buy her friends?
What happens when you get scared
half-to-death twice?
Can a blind person feel blue?
How can a house burn up when it burns
down?
Are you telling the truth when you lie in
bed?
If your vacuum cleaner really sucks, is it a
bad thing?
How do you know when a Smurf
suffocates?
Despite the cost of living, why does it
remain so popular?
If a word in a dictionary is misspelled, how
would you know?
In Chinese why are the words for crisis
and opportunity the same?
Why does X stand for a kiss?
Why does O stand for a hug?
Why is the alphabet in that order?
How does skating on thin ice get you into
hot water?
Why are they called stands when there
made for sitting?
Doesn’t expecting the unexpected make
the unexpected expected?
When cheese gets its picture taken what
does it say?
Ladies and gentlemen,
Names you should NOT name your daughter
A name means a lot. So we should want a name for a child that nobody else has. A name is less important if it is used to much.Such as Hannah. That name is so common, it just sounds plain. so here is a list of the top ten names you shouldn’t name your daughter….
1: Emily
2: Hannah
3:Madison
4:Sarah
5:Samantha
6:Lauren
7:Ashley
8:Emma
9:Taylor
10:Megan.
So, when naming a baby, choose unique names that no one has. Such as Onya, if you named your girl Onya, instead of emily, she would have a higher chance of getting a better job. In my family, our names are all unique, our names are
Adelie Joyce Moffitt
Estella Monroe Moffitt,
Deirdre Cleora Moffitt
Dolidh Thalula Moffitt.
