Recommend an App
On top of apps we’re finding ourselves, we’re also always getting suggestions on some great apps to check out and maybe review. But they’re often spread out over so many posts that unfortunately some of those recommendations gets missed. I’m even worse with email that if I don’t respond to something there and then, I often miss it.
So I thought I’d put together a page that you guys can put apps you wish to recommend to us to either share or to demo ourselves. You can be a fan of the app, something you’ve just heard about or even the developer.
This page will be updated around a monthly basis and we’ll strike through the ones that have been done. Even if we don’t get to review or demo them ourselves, I think the list might be helpful to other readers too.
It will be split into three main categories:
- MeeGo
- Symbian
- Windows Phone
Thanks all!
Rainbow Rapture for Windows Phone 7 is amazing. It’s like Tiny Wings but with a man-eating rainbow. http://digixav.com/2011/12/14/wp7-aotw-rainbow-rapture/
Socially
Fully featured social app for Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and LinkedIn.
Also synchronizes birthdays on calendar and Facebook contact photos to linked contacts.
Symbian
Curated Nokia Store by Steve Litchfield.
http://stevelitchfield.com/appstore.htm
Symbian
On Symbian
Gravity – Awesome Twitter client
Podcatcher – Simple easy to use to download podcast
Joikuspot – The best way to tether on Symbian
SymPaper – A very good Read It Later client written in QML
For Symbian :
1. Brightlight –> a simply useful flashlight app, only for those who have led flash though
2. Opera Mini –> barely uncomparable browser. Fast, bandwith friendly, less than 1 MB space needed on your phone.
3. myExplorer –> for exchanging files with computers through wifi without any client needed on the computers.
4. aNySymb –> this little tool helps you to get the cool emoji(i.e. Ģ☺☺Ď ♏♡®π¡♎ĝ) that usually used by those BB users(Android and iOS included). You’ll need to change your default font though.
All of them are freeware of course
symbian – , fillr , 3d compass ,facinate , twimgo ,pottery ,
Joikuspot- transforming mobile phone into a wifi hotspot.
Opera Mini & Opera Mobile- Best browser alternatives.
Slide Unlock- better ways of unlocking phone with customizations.
UC Browser- best browser for download purposes.
SymDVR- Spy video camera.
LCG Jukebox v2.72 & TTPod v4.4- former with FLAC, OGG support in addition to the regular codecs and the latter a fancy music player with immense skins to simulate almost any music player.
Nimbuzz- the best chat client with VOIP support too.
Fring- supports voice and video calls to Fring free of cost with decent quality.
Skype- best VOIP client.
Swype- a must have for heavy texters as well as the casual users as it improves the overall usability of the touch keypad.
Xplore- great file manager with great functions such as image, photo, video viewer and hex editor and supports sending .sis installer files over bluetooth and also viewing and writing in protected system directories after open4all patch is enabled.
RomPatcher+ – useful for applying patches which enable certain features which are not enabled by default.
Joikuspot- transforming mobile phone into a wifi hotspot.
Opera Mini & Opera Mobile- Best browser alternatives.
Slide Unlock- better ways of unlocking phone with customizations.
UC Browser- best browser for download purposes.
SymDVR- Spy video camera.
LCG Jukebox v2.72 & TTPod v4.4- former with FLAC, OGG support in addition to the regular codecs and the latter a fancy music player with immense skins to simulate almost any music player.
Nimbuzz- the best chat client with VOIP support too.
Fring- supports voice and video calls to Fring free of cost with decent quality.
Skype- best VOIP client.
Swype- a must have for heavy texters as well as the casual users as it improves the overall usability of the touch keypad.
Xplore- great file manager with great functions such as image, photo, video viewer and hex editor and supports sending .sis installer files over bluetooth and also viewing and writing in protected system directories after open4all patch is enabled.
RomPatcher+ – useful for applying patches which enable certain features which are not enabled by default.
Symbian
my fav apps :
1. Fmobi : Facebook app.
2. Google Maps : more accurate and more detail view
3. toshl : Free budget and expense tracking app
4. joikuspot : tither N8 and connect via Wifi
5. Battery monitor : Nokia app for monitor battery and apps
6. setting bar : temp patch for pull down bar (like andriod)
7. Swype : changes way u use keyboard
8. Power timer : close apps by setting a timer
9. opera mini: awesome browser (but less support to flash)
10. Radiosymba : online music at its best
11. SmartEQ: good equalizer for Symbian 3
12. Shazam : Music identifier
13. TTpod : playing Mp4′s and HD videos .
14. Tune wiki : get lyrics of songs while u listen song
15. panorama : to shot pic in panoramic view
Games
1. Angry birds.
2. Marble maze classic/ Labyrinth
3. Gears
4. Galaxy jump . Doodle jump
5. Fruit ninja
6. Fragger
7. Throw It
8. Ballix
Vädret, cool looking weather app
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/6ee44eea-4b2a-e011-854c-00237de2db9e
Also, spotify i good but a bit buggy.
Spot reserved.
For updates
For Symbian :
HP ePrint Home & Biz
HP iPrint Photo
For symbian^3(Im not sure for other versions)
Battery Extender, its good in paid or free version, I really noticed an improvement in battery life even under heavy use
http://store.ovi.com/content/1853?clickSource=search&pos=2
Hackathon winner Duudle now available at the Marketplace
http://www.windowsphone.com/nl-NL/apps/a6d6db83-dffc-4bd0-b96f-dbb5a6614a38
Oke so I don’t even have the N9 yet, I’m getting it in three weeks but I’ve been stalking n9-apps and store.ovi.com and I compiled the follow list of apps
for MeeGo
(Which I’ll download and use once I have the N9):
1. ShotMee
2. Doodlefit
3. Organiser Feed
4. Nokia Live View
5. SPB TV
6. Peak Gold
7. Parking
8. Word Of Rabbit – The Dig!
9. Treemaker
10. Web2SMS
11. EbuddyXMS
12. Call Recorder
13. Shortcuts
14. Trites
15. MyMoves
16. Easy discount calculator
17. EmuMaster
18. Mad Warrior
19. The Flashlight N9
20. World Clock
21. Barbell Gym Tracker
22. TranslateAll
23. MeeCall
24. SwipeManager
25. Airport Touch
26. Rip Off
27. Memory IQ
28. Co – The Game
29. MonkeyBrain
30. Frisbee Forever
31. TouchRemote
32. Sudoku United
33. mijnTVgids
34. NFC Tag Writer
35. Fillr
36. Stack The Stuff
37. Urban Fat-Burner
38. N9tweaks
39. Incredible circus
40. Toggle BT
41. Whozcalling
42. SwipeMeeOut
43. translator
1. ShotMee
2. Doodlefit
3. Organiser Feed
4. Nokia Live View
5. SPB TV
6. Peak Gold
7. Parking
8. Word Of Rabbit – The Dig!
9. Treemaker
10. Web2SMS
11. EbuddyXMS
12. Call Recorder
13. Shortcuts
14. Trites
15. MyMoves
16. Easy discount calculator
17. EmuMaster
18. Mad Warrior
19. The Flashlight N9
20. World Clock
21. Barbell Gym Tracker
22. TranslateAll
23. MeeCall
24. SwipeManager
25. Airport Touch
26. Rip Off
27. Memory IQ
28. Co – The Game
29. MonkeyBrain
30. Frisbee Forever
31. TouchRemote
32. Sudoku United
33. mijnTVgids
34. NFC Tag Writer
35. Fillr
36. Stack The Stuff
37. Urban Fat-Burner
38. N9tweaks
39. Incredible circus
40. Toggle BT
41. Whozcalling
42. SwipeMeeOut
43. translator
The list is still growing there’s like at least one new app every week at N9-apps.com. I’m very excited about owning the N9. Been waiting patiently for it since the I got my n97.
Oh and there’s some paid apps in the list aswell.
Had the money saved up but unforseen stuff caused me to spend it.
Still deciding on a colour!!
Black, Cyan or White? (leaning towards black because 16 gb ain’t near enough)
N9 was not offcially released in my country but I can get the black and cyan one easily but there’s still no sign of the white one.
Oops copy paste didnt go to well.
Also there’s one app missing: Meescan!
Awesome list
Will be going through this thanks!
Symbian:
Color picker: http://store.ovi.com/content/177628 an awesome tool that lets u sample colors from images/camera or from color pallet and convert to all usable formats such as RGB,HSV,CMYK,HTML CODE.
Fireworks touch: http://store.ovi.com/content/210574 lovely entertainment app that lets u interact with a great particle system that creates amazing display of fireworks in different shapes and colors with sound effects and background images with many options to come.
Favorite game on Symbian & MeeGo
Bada Maze http://store.ovi.com/content/213172/.
Simple Stocks / Symbian
List & Things Free
Great little app that can have memo style list with reminders….you can pin the tasks at hand with different settings for the front and back tile…plus its FREE
…Honey I got it
Its a stupid name but very useful…its the same as List & Things Free but very easy to use and managed
Windows…has both front and back tiles, plus reminders…its 99 cents in the market but still cheap for setting reminders and things to do..the live tiles are more eye candy and pretty useful
Both are Windows
S^3
“Rip Off” its kind of a fruit ninja angry birds(since u protect eggs) mix a really fun game although paid
An addictive game I found recently: DWELLER
http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php/Dweller
Videos Play List. Enough said.
I just got Stellarium Mobile, the best astronomy application so far.. it works very well.
http://store.ovi.com/content/216046
drum machine is developed and is now marketed as Mixxmachine Studio. New features include a keyboard and looks like it will soon become a synthesizer and a record function integrated. The software makes it unique as a music production studio for Symbian
Windows Phone Funny Faces is now also available for FREE and with more features.
Funny Faces was the first face detection and modification app in the Windows Phone Marketplace. It’s the original Windows Phone face detection fun app. It has been copied, but never reached. Funny Faces is the only app which provides real-time face detection Augmented Reality with hilarious masks / overlays. It’s fast, it’s easy and a ton of fun. And now FREE!
The app uses the phone’s camera to automatically detect faces which are overlaid in real-time with a funny mask, an afro, a mustache, a pacifier, shades, a space helmet, a hat or even the head of a monkey, Chuck Norris, the Troll or Rage face and more. The overlays can be combined resulting in more than 100 possible modifications! Multiple faces are also detected. Everything is done in real-time only with the data from the phone’s camera. It’s also possible to open an existing picture from the pictures hub to apply the face detection and augmentation. The user can then save or share those moments directly on Facebook and Twitter.
Funny Faces has a great user experience, is very responsive and let’s the user focus on their fun. This resulted in great Marketplace reviews like:
”
★★★★★ “Funny Faces is a bomb app! Great work
★★★★★ “My friends get a chuckle out of it.”
★★★★★ “Awesome app.”
The new version is now also available for free including ads and there’s also still the $ 0.99 paid version without ads and a trial mode.
We will continue to provide more overlays and effects with subsequent updates. We are also always looking for user suggestions.
You can download a press-kit with screenshots and more info (including the changes):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2681028/Downloads/FunnyFaces/PressKits/FunnyFaces_PressKit_v1.5.zip
Free version in web marketplace: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=1fd08540-0b71-4f97-b83e-3d4b2f27a596 or http://bit.ly/FunnyFacesFree
Paid version in web marketplace: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=2ccff48e-f60d-45a9-b353-358760f2ff77
Thanks a ton
René Schulte
I used Qt to program a small proof-of-concept game called “Trap, Shake, Kill ‘em” (got the N950 in the process). It uses multi-touch and different sensors to place traps on screen, catch bad guys and shake them dead
There are a few levels and a few surprises. My friends’ kids love it but reviewers on ovi-store say it’s boring 
Platform: MeeGo Harmattan
Link: http://store.ovi.com/content/210547
Direct harmattan link: http://store.ovi.mobi/content/210547