IPHONE APPS / NEWS / DISCOVERY
iPhone apps, news, and accessories.
Discover useful apps, see what’s new, and get more from your Apple devices.
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PayPal – Pay, Send, Save: iPhone Guide to Wallet, Transfers, and Rewards
A practical look at PayPal’s iPhone app for payments, transfers, package tracking, rewards, and account management.
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Munily: a community management app for residents, guards, and admins
Munily is a Winter 2022 YC app for community access, communication, and building management.
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Capital One Shopping: Save Now for iPhone
Free iPhone shopping tool that checks coupons, compares prices, and tracks rewards, with Safari support and iOS 16.6 or later.
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Bumper Stars: a Facebook game makes the move to iPhone
The 2009 mobile announcement brought Bumper Stars’ pinball, pool and shuffleboard influences to iPhone and iPod touch.
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iFitness: the early exercise reference and workout log
What the original iFitness app combined, and how to assess the record-keeping side of a fitness app without mistaking it for personal…
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The iPhone novelty-app era: revisiting 15 unexpected roles from 2009
A historical list of unusual phone uses captures the playful side of the early App Store.
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Dictionary.com for iPhone: definitions and word choices in one app
Revisit the 2009 Dictionary.com app and the difference between finding a word’s meaning and choosing an alternative.
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KJV Bible: an early offline reference app with text search
The app identified by Apple ID 321239722 offered local reading, navigation and word search for its KJV material.
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Errand Tracker: shared shopping lists organized around places
The original Errand Tracker connected retailer-based lists, a map and a website for coordinated errands.
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Xpandaballs: a puzzle where every stopped ball takes up space
Craig Caldwell’s early iPhone game combined expanding balls, special types and the risk of running out of room.
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School supply lists on iPhone: buy what the classroom actually needs
Turn a school’s requirements into a clear shopping list, with quantities, ownership and checks for items you already have.
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NZ metMate: a New Zealand weather web app for the early iPhone
NZ metMate brought local forecasts and rain radar into an iPhone-friendly web app. The developer’s 2009 launch discussion preserves the details.