Recommended apps for newbie iphone owner

[Ghost]

Hi all

Yesterday I got myself a second-hand iphone 3gs for £200 on pay as you go, for xmas. I realise it's not the newest one but I can't afford even the second-hand prices of those, let alone the brand new ones. And I won't go on a phone contract for a min of 24 month and end up paying more then the phone's worth - pffffffff!!!!! Believe it or not the £200 for a black 3gs 16gb PAYG phone is a bargain, especially considering its in pristine condition (thank you previous owner, whoever you are). It comes with all the original packaging including original items inside and 12 month warranty.

Anyway I'm rattling on (I love a bargain me), I've had android phones in the past and I've always heard "oh there are a load more apps for iphone". So what apps would you recommend for a newbie iphone owner - fun, entertainment, practical, etc, or ones I should stay away from. I'd loved to hear any advise.

Of course that being said I just spent all my money on that and SN comes out with a new line - the world isn't fair!!!!

[egerandi]

I had an iphone for 3+ years and just finally upgraded, welcome to the family, hehe!

OK, I don't use my phone much other than for the basics, but I have had and used the following quite often. I realize they may not be more or better than what you're already used to, but just for the heck of it:

- kindle and nook - they even have free books
- amazon
- facebook
- twitter
- yelp (not sure if they have it in the uk?)
- wikitap
- google
- imdb
- bank apps (whichever bank you're with, they may have an app)
- airline apps (for easy checkins or flight status)
- Units - I'm from europe, and it helps me navigate the whacky US system
- skype
- netflix (probably not for uk)
- pandora

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[karen]

I'm on Android, but I love the wallet apps that store your store shopping cards so you don't have tons in your wallet.

[frckls]

Not all of them are free but they don't cost that much either.

Pulse
AppBox Pro
Dropbox
iXpenseIt
eBay
PayPal
Merriam-Webster dicitonary
Instapaper
swackett (living in the Netherlands makes me a weather forecast freak wishing for sunshine every hour)
Facebook
Twitterrific/Twittelator/TwitBird
Skype
Camera+/Hipstamatic/Pixlromatic/Instagram
SoundHound
epicurious
Genius Scan
Bump

HTH!