iPhones wouldn’t be complete without an array of apps to make life that little bit easier, however some of the best ones cost money. But there’s light at the end of the tunnel, as some of the best apps out there are free! Here’s a list of some of the best apps you can plunder the App Store for without those seemingly inconspicuous £0.69p payments getting out of hand.
5. Runkeeper
Everyone has, at some point in their lives, the desire to take up jogging; perhaps this is due to the massive pressure put on people to look good these days. That’s exactly what Runkeeper is for; it delivers the prospect of Nike+ but for free, which is great because no-one wastes money when they inevitably decide that jogging requires far too much effort. As for the app itself, it uses the GPS in the phone to track your jogging and cycling routes, and indicates to you how many calories you’ve burnt off.
4. Stanza
Stanza offers an alternative to Apple’s bookstore and the Amazon Kindle, turning an iPhone (or iPad) into a sufficient and easy to use book reader. Sure, some of the newest popular releases are a bit pricey, but Stanza draws from several databases such as Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks and Random House’s to offer you an extensive collection of free books. The interface is easy to use -merely swipe your finger to change page, you can change the font to one of 24 selections, making Stanza’s interface one of the best out there for reading.
3. The Radio
This app is simple, but it does what it does exceptionally well, it turns your iPhone into a DAB radio that has over 300 of the UK’s popular radio stations to choose from, streaming them live and in great sound quality. The interface is simplicity at its finest, you simply scroll through the stations until you find the one you want and then wait for it to play. It also has an alarm feature, which means you can wake up to some actual music rather than one of the iPhone’s annoying tones.
2. Shazam
Ever heard a song that you really liked, but can’t for the life of you remember what song it was, or who sings it. Shazam is a magic little app that somehow manages to find out what song you’re listening to. Just hold the phone near to whatever it is that’s playing the elusive song and it’ll tell you. Now you no longer have to spend days annoyed at your brain’s inefficiency to remember things, although sometimes Shazam will leave you frustrated too, it’s still worth it.
1. Find My iPhone
What use are amazing free apps if your phone isn’t glued to your hand, if you leave it somewhere, lose it, or it gets pilfered from you (those evil robbers) you’ll be able to find it using this useful App. And then when you relocate it and are reunited with your magical phone you can get back to downloading free apps. Of course, you can phone and text people as well, but who wants to do that. That arguably makes this the most useful app of them all.