Here are 10 of my favorite iPhone apps that you may have never head of. Enjoy!
10. Narro (free) – Convert your favorite text blog posts into an audio podcast feed.
9. Vote Spotter(free) – See what your US elected officials vote on and give them feedback on how they voted.
8. Be Focused(free) – Simple productivity app that is based off the Pomodoro Technique. Track goals and get stuff done.
7. Fing (free) – Network analyzer that scans your currently connected WiFi network and gives you useful information on the connected devices.
6. VHS Cam($2.99) – Fun video filter that resembles the look of an old vintage VHS camcorder. (Free alternative)
5. Fit Men Cook($3.99) – Very well designed recipes app for finding tasty yet healthy meals to cook.
4. Vellum(free) – Clean layout and nice size selection of amazing wallpapers for your iPhone.
3. Blinkist(freemium) – Listen to short summaries of the most popular non-fiction books so you can learn the most important points without reading the actual book.
2. Tunity(free) – Get a real-time audio stream of nearly any TV channel. Great if you’re at a gym or sports bar and want to listen to a muted TV.
1. Musi(free) – Stream any YouTube video as an audio file that will play even when your iPhone is locked or you’re using other apps.
What’s your favorite app that almost nobody knows about?
Apple just came out of the woodwork and basically said “Yes, we know your iPhone battery life sucks so here’s an ugly temporary fix for $100.”
The new Apple Smart Battery Case is designed for the iPhone 6/6s and to put it simply: it’s an Apple branded case with a built-in battery inside. Now even though this was just released and I don’t even own one yet, I want to talk about the top 3 reasons why you shouldn’t get this Apple Smart Battery Case.
1. It’s Ugly
It looks like an iPhone ate an iPod. It looks like an iPhone Band-aid. You get the idea.
2. Better & Cheaper Alternatives
Apple Smart Battery Case has a 1,877 mAh battery and is $99. It doesn’t even bring a completely dead iPhone to 100% charge. You can get an Anker Battery Case that has a 2,850 mAh battery for only $39. That’s 1,000 more mAh for $60 cheaper. Plus the Anker is slim, comes with an audio jack extender cable, and an 18-month warranty.
3. Bigger Underlying Problem
If you are willing to spend $100 on a little extra battery then you are probably better off with an iPhone Plus model. So you’re really looking at a problem with your actual phone. Plus if we buy these cases from Apple we are basically saying “Hey we want bigger and better batteries in our iPhones, but we are okay with buying an ugly $100 battery case instead of you actually fixing the problem. And we’ll continue to sacrifice battery life for thin iPhones.”
Please, Apple, put a bigger battery in the next iPhone! Sincerely, your fans
