iPhone Apps

The Six Best Instagram Alternatives

Look, you really shouldn’t be freaking out about this Instagram policy change. So they might sell your photos. Big deal. Your pictures are probably crappy anyway. I know mine are. But in the event you’re worried, here are some alternatives. https://gizmodo.com/stop-whining-about-your-personal-data-on-instagram-you-5969221 Hipstamatic: This is the OG of alt camera apps. Before people were using Nashville…

Slickdeals: Find Every Way To Save Your Pennies

It’s that time of year when you probably feel like you’re just leaking money out of your pores. And that’s why it’s great that Slickdeals has pushed out a new iPhone app. What does it do? Finds you deals snatched from all around the web. Why do we like it? We will never argue with…

Google Maps for iPhone was downloaded 10 million times in less than 48 hours. And those people were never lost again.

New YouTube Capture Lets Your Record and Post Videos Instantly

Want to quickly record a moment and share it with everyone? YouTube’s brand new Capture app lets you take video and share it instantly where ever you want. Open it up and it’s ready to take a movie right away. It also won’t let you start recording until you to turn your phone horizontally, so…

Dish.fm Consults Foursquare and Yelp to Help You Decide What to Order

What should you order for dinner? Dish.fm is a new iOS and web app that pulls from thousands of reviews on Yelp and Foursquare to help you decide specifically which dish is the best. The app culls these user-generated reviews to check for mentions of specific menu items. So if the pad thai is a…

Sitegeist, Flickr, and More

It’s great when apps make things easier, like giving you a way to easily access information. And this round of the best iPhone apps of the week will help educate you about your neighborhood, make it easier to share photos, and much more. So dive on in! Wink: Your friends always bug you about posting…

Wink: Instantly Share Your Photos With Friends So They Stop Bugging You

Email me that photo. Hey don’t forget to Facebook those pictures. That kind of nagging you hear over and over from your friends gets annoying. But if you all download Wink, then they no longer have a reason to beg you to post your pics. What does it do? One tap lets you instantly share…

You Can Watch Amazon Instant Video on Your iPhone Now

One of the great things about Amazon Prime is it lets can stream a lot of movies and TV shows. And now you can do it through an iPhone app too. Amazon Instant Video has existed on the iPad, but the new version is totally updated for the iPhone 5’s extra bit of real estate.…

Flickr: A Photo App That’s Far Past Fashionably Late

Yahoo must be making at least a small effort to resurrect Flickr. Today it finally, finally gave birth to an updated Flickr iPhone app. If only it weren’t three years overdue. What does it do? It’s basically a pared down version of Flickr on the desktop, fitted to an iPhone app. You know, how apps…

Find My iPhone Gives You Driving Directions To Your Lost Phone Now

Lost your iPhone, iPad, or Mac? Well, butterfingers, now you can hunt it down in your car, because Find My iPhone will give you driving directions to your misplaced device. The new navigational feature is only supported on iOS 6. And hopefully Find My iPhone doesn’t get you lost in the process of retrieving your…

Polyvore, Fantastical, and More

Now that we’re in the thick of the holidays, you’re probably thinking about parties and planning some trips. And we have your back, whatever the season entails. We’re looking out for you with this edition of the best iPhone apps of the week, with a shopping app, an iOS calendar alternative, and plenty more to…

Polyvore: Build Your Virtual Closet on Your iPhone

It always helps to have a little inspiration for an outfit, and to be able to buy it right away without much effort. Polyvore, are your ears burning? What does it do? Lets you create and browse outfits and buy individual pieces right from the app. Why do we like it? Because, I for one,…

The YouTube App Is Finally Updated for iPad and iPhone 5

You’ve probably been waiting on this one for a while—Google has just now updated its YouTube app for the iPad and the iPhone 5’s larger screen. The app also got AirPlay streaming. And even though you’ve been anticipating this refresh for a couple of months, it’s no surprise that it took this long, despite YouTube…

The New Essential Apps November 2012

iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone. We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! If you want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: iPhone | Android | iPad The…

Vimeo for iPhone: Watch Amazing Short Films in a Simplified App

Vimeo is a wonderland of amazing short films—a YouTube for filmmakers, but without all the racist gremlin commenters. And for the first time ever, it’s developed its very own iPhone app. What does it do? Lets you browse, upload, and share videos. Why do we like it? Yes, Vimeo has had an app, but this…

Yerdle: Find Free Stuff

Need an immersion blender for a recipe? Or maybe you need a drill to hang a few things around the house? Don’t worry about buying those things when there’s an app that makes it fairly easy to find them for free. What does it do? Request the items you’d like to have, and post the…

Minecraft Reality: Drop Minecraft Creations Into Real Life

If you’ve ever found yourself wishing you could find items you built in Minecraft out in the real world, your dreams just came true. What does it do? Uses GPS and augmented reality to let you drop Minecraft creations into the real world for other people to find. Why Do We Like It? It’s equal…

CoffeeGuru: Because You Don’t Want to Drink That Starbucks Bullsh*t

Dammit, I just want a cup of freaking coffee. But when I’m in the middle of New York—or any other city—and I search for coffee on my phone, all I get is Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks. Stupid phone. I said coffee, not swill. What does it do? CoffeeGuru helps you find over 4000 independent coffee…

Nudifier: Turn Any Photo Into a Hilarious Censored Nude

The old cliche trick for getting over stage fright is to imagine the audience naked. We like to imagine everyone naked. That’s what this app is for—except it censors out all the dirty bits and pieces. What does it do? Nudifier turns a photo of a fully clothed (or not) person (or animal) into a…

Roadtrippers: Plan Your Next Cross-Country Trek

Back before smartphones came along and made our lives easier, when we hit the open road we had to—hahahahaha—print out directions. Sometimes, if you can believe it, we used physical maps made of paper. Now that epic road trip you take is even easier to plan and execute with Roadtripper’s iPhone app. What does it…