3 Free iPhone Apps You’ll Be Glad You Have
When friends look at all the apps I have on my iPhone (about 260 at last count) they openly wonder why I have them all. I often wonder that myself. The answer is simple: I’m lazy.
I have them because I research and actually use an app before I talk about it my columns, then I get busy with something else and forget to purge the app. Often, however, I find the app is actually useful and I’ll keep it intending to play with it some more, but the opportunity to do so seldom comes. So, they accumulate.
I do have a core group of apps that I use a lot, depending on the device. On my iPhone that core group includes many of the apps that came with my iPhone even though I own arguably better alternatives. They are: iMessage/SMS, Photos, Safari, Maps, Music, Calendar, and Contacts. The other core apps include Camera+ , Instagram, and eWeather HD. Everything else I could probably live without, but there is another group of apps that I don’t use nearly as often, but am glad I have. They are those that are sometimes fun, often useful, and free. Here’s three such apps that I believe should sit on your iPhone and collect virtual dust until you need them, but you may be surprised how often you’ll dust them off.
Glympse: With iOS 5 and iCloud, Apple gave us Find My Friends, an interesting app that lets you and your friends and family keep track of each other. Apple wisely chose not to make this a built-in feature, given how rightfully touchy people can be about their privacy. Even if you have the app you don’t have to let people know your whereabouts. But there are times when you do want people to easily locate you. Maybe you’re meeting friends and you want them to know where you are waiting. If those in your group allow it you can see where they are, and they can see where you are. No one has to waste time searching for each other.