OT: your favorite apps

[AngryScientist]

OK - i've got the iPhone, and so far, the only app i've downloaded is the Geiko broStache.

what are your favorites, cycling related or otherwise ?

[Richard]

Flixster
Huffington Post
MLB News
NHL News
News Republic
The Weather Channel
Pandora
Shop Savvy
Grocery IQ

[Aaron O]

The ones I find myself using the most are the basics...exchange rate, metric conversion, dictionary. The one I find most helpful, and this might sound odd, is an app with cat sounds. We have a cat who constantly gets out on us and when I use the cat sounds ap, he can;t resist coming over to check it out. It saves on the chasing down time exponentially.

I sort of follow the approach of when i want to do something, I check if I can (there's almost always an ap for that!). I LOVE mapmyride...that's a killer freebie. I use the mapquest turn by turn navigation a LOT. I like a few games, but I'm generally not a game guy. The office aps are a must have for me and I also love the usb disc ap which makes it more document/harddrive friendly.

[Nooch]

So far, I've only downloaded:

Instagram
WeightWatchers Mobile
(and in stark contrast) Five Guys
Papa Johns
Open Table
TD Bank
Chase
NY Giants
Words With Friends (free version)
Twitter
Wordpress
Facebook

[slowandsteady]

I have about a hundred FAVORITES :)

Goodreader
Dragon Dictation
Waze
Around Me
The Weather Channel
Card Star
App Advice
Find my Car
Honk
Dictionary
Google
Netflix
TED
Jot Not
Data Usage
Skype
Nightstand
Trip advisor
Trip Deck
Yelp
Open Tabl
Good Guide
Ski and Snow
Trails
All trails
Jot Not Pro
Easy Sign
Facebook
Red Laser
Goby
Drop Box
Atomic Browser
Dolphin Browser
Camera One
Hipstamatic
Pano
Photohype
Shazam
Pandora
IMDB
Flixster
Boingo
Redbox
Readdle
PDF Reader
Alarmed
Units
Currency Converter
IHandy Level
GAMES: (some are for kids)
Angry Birds
Enigmo
Trace
Rush Hour
Paper Toss
Sheep Launcher
Bookworm
Geared 1 and 2
Jelly car 1, 2 and 3
Skee Ball
Labyrinth
Bungee Ball
To Fu
Tangram pro
Karma Art
Escape xl
Cut the Rope
Trainyard
Stunt Biker
Tetris
Tiny Wings
Farm Break

There's a start for ya!

[AngryScientist]

excellent folks, i've got some looking to do...

[slowandsteady]

check out AppShopper or Apbzr. they are good programs to search for other Apps and will alert you to price drops and updates if you save interesting Apps to your wish list. The iTunes search feature sux and these two engines are much more fruitful. By example if you type in "Hangman" they will pull up anything with hangman in it or even related to hangman. The iTunes search only uses EXACT letters kind sux because it is so limited when searching for other apps that you want or might need

[67-59]

ESPN ScoreCenter -- (which you can set to highlight your favorite teams)
EuroSport -- (for sports like cycling and soccer)
Weather.com
FlightTrack -- (great if you travel a lot)
DirecTV -- (assuming you're a subscriber, of course - lets you set DVR remotely)

[Spinner]

NPR News
NY Times
Theodolite Pro
ColorSnap (Sherwin Williams)
Skype
Cyclemeter
CNN
CNNMoney
LivingSocial
Y!Finance
5-0 Radio Pro
pUniverse

[Fishbike]

Scallops and bacon.

[oldpotatoe]

OK - i've got the iPhone, and so far, the only app i've downloaded is the Geiko broStache.

what are your favorites, cycling related or otherwise ?

Flashlight-free, help ya find yer keys.

[TMB]

HP-41CX
QuakeeHD
The weather channel+
Kindle
Dual Level Pro

[Not the Slowest]

Doesn't anyone use cycling related aps like GPS etc?
I have heard that it sucks battery life fast with some programs, is that why people shy away?

I'm still using my old flip phone. Works great when I get flipped the bird.
I simply throw it at the offenders head, walk over, pick it up and ride on.
Cost to me "Priceless".

[Richard]

I have used "Cardio Trainer" for cycling and running applications, but the OP asked far favorites. I have and use a bunch more apps, but listed the ones I like best. Cardio Trainer works fine, probably kills the battery in about 4 hours, and is kind of fun. I do like it better for running though...can listen to music on Pandora while it operates in the background with pace and distance information.

One other favorite is Dictionary.com's free application. Great for its daily word and for scrabble lookups.

[FlashUNC]

Cyclemeter is fantastic.

Accuweather to replace Apple's awful weather app.
Netflix
Fandango for movie times and tickets
Jens Sounds app because its always good for a cheap laugh.
Rapha Rendevous app for coordinating rides with friends.
Urbanspoon and Yelp for restaurant recommendations.

Those are the big ones really.

Oh, and Angry Birds. LOTS of Angry Birds.

[m.skeen]

A few that haven't been mentioned:

Gas Cubby
NewsRack
AroundMe
iTrans NYC (if you visit NYC enough)
Skype
Tapatalk

[93legendti]

On my 1rst page of Apps:

Maps
Google Voice
FB Messenger
FB
Weather
Calculator
Safari
Backgammon
Hebrew Translator
Skype
Backgammon
Waze
Flashlight
Print Free
Reminders

2nd Page:
Compass
Text Me
Amortize
isub attack
Checkers
Reversi
AAA Roadside
Level
HBO Go
Line 2
Pandora
Take Me To My Car

[deechee]

I'm still using my old flip phone. Works great when I get flipped the bird.
I simply throw it at the offenders head, walk over, pick it up and ride on.
Cost to me "Priceless".

You can throw Nokia smart phones too. I've dropped, tossed my phones (E and N series) so many times, to the point of cracking shells but they work perfectly. A guy in the office dropped his N8 in a lake, and besides the camera losing its ability to focus (mech probably rusted) it still works. I hated developing on the Nokia software but I'll give the hardware the benefit that they're extremely durable.

For iphone, the only iapp I was ever hooked on was Scramble by Zynga software. On Nokias, the Opera browser was a considerable improvement over the native one, and I believe it is now available for iPhone, it might be worth a try.

[Ozz]

weather channel
bloomberg
Goal
personal banking

[Ti Designs]

Hebrew Translator



What, no yiddish translator???

[Keith A]

Bumping this one back to the top to see what apps you guys are using now.

[Dirtdiggler]

Strava of course
Gas Budddy

[oldpotatoe]

OK - i've got the iPhone, and so far, the only app i've downloaded is the Geiko broStache.

what are your favorites, cycling related or otherwise ?

DOTS...freebie and addictive. Level, compass, conversion.
MSQRD, PayPal, eBay, Vimeo, YouTube

Spoke calc from 3rd Hand

[Keith A]

DOTS...freebie and addictive. Plus level, compass, conversion.Which level app do you use?

[93legendti]

What, no yiddish translator???
Don't need one

[93legendti]

Ring
Road ID
WhatsApp
Tile

[Tickdoc]

Around me....indispensable for travel, and good local too.
Yellowpages....the actual book may be on the way out, but the app is useful.
Accuweather.....gives me the wind which is how I plan my rides.
Sports tracker....I don't strava, but I use sports tracker to monitor my rides. They make my cardio strap, and their app is good.
eBay....use it all the time...too much of the time, maybe.
Facebook......although I don't actually fb, my dog has An Acct, which lets me
view vicariously through his eyes, which is far more entertaining.
Twitter.....I hate it but use it from time to time.
Tumblr....lots of nice bike stuff on there
Shazam....great for identifying a song you hear but don't know what it is.
Flixster....easy showtimes and previews for movies.
Photobucket....all my bike pics

Then I have about ten pages of candy and cupcake making apps and games from when my daughter linked her phone to mine:eek:

[PaulE]

I went out for a little spin in December

[oldpotatoe]

Which level app do you use?

Phoenix Mobil 'level gold'.

[Keith A]

Phoenix Mobil 'level gold'.Thanks

[makoti]

IFTTT
Automate (both allow you to somewhat program your phone to work more like you want it to)
Aquamail
Out of milk
Instant Heartrate
Quickpic
Swype

[572cv]

Dark Sky - weather app. very good.
Cambio- conversions of weights and measures, etc. Good
iBird North - costs$. cool.
Spyglass- cost$. better compass and location.
TDF live- during tour, works great. costs$ but worth it.
Tapatalk - well, because.
i48- an HP48 calculator emulator
12c Lite- an HP12C calculator emulator. Ok, I'm an RPN guy.
Viamichelin- the French map people on iPhone. pretty good.

Those are some of the more regularly used and interesting ones.

[Keith A]

572cv -- Still have my HP 41CV and 16C :D

[Geeheeb]

strava and mapmyride stopped working with my original pebble watch when the software was upgraded to the "time" version. So i use ventoo (aka pebble bike) and its okay. it was nice when those apps worked with the sports API, but this will do

[csm]

Ski tracks.


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[572cv]

572cv -- Still have my HP 41CV and 16C :D

Cool! I still have a 41 which I can't get to work right, but can't bear to dispose of; also an 11, a solid working 48 , and my 20s at my desk every day. What great machines!

[fkelly]

On Android:

Wrgb weather ... simple and beats the other weather apps I tried;
WAZE ... navigation tool that kicks butt. It not only knows routes but traffic, construction etc and will re-route you very efficiently.
RWGPS ... I use a Garmin most of the time but the app is pretty cool. I know this on is available for IOS too. They've done a lot of work to make it work well with existing cell phone battery life.

[dgauthier]

Since no one has mentioned them so far:

Google
Google Maps

The Google search app has intelligent voice recognition that leaves Siri in the dust. (Siri is the Alta Vista of voice recognition.) Try something like "What hotel in San Francisco was featured in the movie High Anxiety?" with both Siri and Google's app and you'll see what I mean.

After years of hearing navigation systems will guide you away from heavy traffic, Google Maps really does it. The Waze app does it too, but Waze will run your battery down 24/7 as it collects your phone's location. Google bought Waze, so Google Maps benefits from the real time traffic data, but doesn't run your battery down when it's not in use.

[Gsinill]

1Password (in combination with my Mac, they also have Windows version)

[rpm]

Headspace---guided meditation

[Likes2ridefar]

I only use an ipad at home and have a nexus 6 for a phone.

Jremote controls my htpc
Philips hue controls my lights and strips
Wundermap for weather
Chrome for browsing

[Keith A]

...
RWGPS ... I use a Garmin most of the time but the app is pretty cool. I know this on is available for IOS too. They've done a lot of work to make it work well with existing cell phone battery life.What is it that you like about this app? I have Strava and MayMyRide, and am currently using Strava mainly for the social aspect as this is what all my riding pals use.

[saf-t]

WISER (probably limited interest, but for people like me.... ;-) )

Hi-Def Radar- essential on the water, pretty useful on the road

[madsciencenow]

It's been said already but Waze for traffic and tapatalk since you use this forum frequently.


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[madsciencenow]

It's already been mentioned but to reinforce the utility of the app Waze and since you are on paceline tapatalk.


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[josephr]

Out Of Milk --- grocery list! :)
WeatherBug - tried a bunch, this one stuck
Pandora
Craigslist
IMBD - must for a movie fan
Yoda Quotes --- not great, but helps keep the office entertained
NextDoor - nice to keep up with the neighborhood
Regions - my bank
PayPal - my "keep my money separate for cycling parts" bank
eBay
google/google maps
facebook/messenger

I have the Strava app -- but never use it -- I just use Strava to help track mileage/climbing....easier than a spreadsheet.

[joosttx]

Spark
Delta Airlines
Dropbox
Instagram
Withings
Strava

[bikingshearer]

If you live in the Bay Area and use BART, like I do, the BART mobile app is indispensable. I live by the "Real-Time Departures" tab.

As mentioned by others, GasBuddy can be a life-saver when you are unknown parts and the needle is getting closer to "E" than you'd like.

[SpokeValley]

Uber

[559Rando]

I came across this Otto app today for tuning your bike:
http://ottodesignworks.com/

My most used apps are Wunderground (widget), Waze, eBay, Roku and my library does audiobooks from Overdrive, so there's that... And the basics...Mail, GMail, Calendar, Contacts, Messages...

[Keith A]

...
Craigslist
...Is there an official Craigslist app?

[Powerfibers]

I use the Off-Time (http://offtime.co/) app a lot. Keeps me off the phone when I need to get stuff done.

[AngryScientist]

Uber

hell yea. uber has definitely made my life easier. big fan.

[josephr]

Is there an official Craigslist app?

no....its a 3rd-party app called CityShop....I know there's others, but I just use it to keep up with local bike ads and stuff. Not a full-time CLer.

[fkelly]

Re. rwgps
"What is it that you like about this app? I have Strava and MayMyRide, and am currently using Strava mainly for the social aspect as this is what all my riding pals use. "

As I mentioned, I don't use the rwgps app all that much. But since I use rwgps for creating maps and cue sheets all the time I have the app and follow its progress. If you use the online Strava site all the time then I'd go with their app. I personally am not all that interested in the social aspects of it. I have probably a hundred + rwgps segments (Strava kom's) defined in my local riding area. Some of them I have over a hundred efforts at over the last 5 years. They give me a pretty honest and detailed assessment of my fitness (and weight). For our local bike club the maps and cues are invaluable to stop reinventing the wheel every year.

The rwgps app does allow you to download the routes in advance, which should be valuable to those who are concerned about battery life. It has newly added the ability to see routes in a special club area on rwgps. We have 80+ maps in that area with more coming soon. They will be adding the ability to see club events through the app soon. Now I just need to figure a way to get our web site ride calendar into rwgps events automatically ...

Some folks I ride with do use the rwgps app to navigate. Personally I'd rather tape a printed cue sheet to my handlebars when I need it but to each their own. When my Garmin 800 dies I will probably experiment with using the smartphone and app on a daily basis for recording rides.

[Keith A]

fkelly -- Thanks for the info, I think I'll check it out.

[metalheart]

Not a heavy app user, but I do use these:

Glympse --- tracking app so the wife knows where I am when riding.
Alivcor -- just to prove to my cardiologist I am ok.
NPR
Soundhound
Weather Underground
Radar
Wind Alert
Wahoo Fitness / Utility to control the Kickr

[Ozz]

Night Sky - point your phone up at the sky, and it uses your camera, and then overlays a star map / constellations / satellites / ISS / etc to show you what is up there. Great for camping trips, stargazing, etc....

[djg21]

For cycling use, I like MyRadar Pro. It's nice to be able to pull up a satellite weather map mid-ride to check out the location of mid-summer thunder storms.

I like WAZE for driving.

For notes and business use, I use Evernote, and Goodreader for reading and reviewing documents.

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[Keith A]

Thanks for the input on the notes app, I've been looking for a good one.

[djg21]

Thanks for the input on the notes app, I've been looking for a good one.

I use CPro by Escargot studios for Craig's List. It was recommended by AppAdvice.