mobile tools //

Tripwolf iPhone App //

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Social Travel From Your iPhone

Social travel website Tripwolf.com’s iPhone App allows you to download and use custom city guides on your iPhone. Since the information is available offline, you can even use it overseas without incurring roaming charges.

User Interface

4.5 stars

Usefulness

4 stars

Innovation

4.5 stars

Cost:

free

Overall Rating:

4.3

ShoutNow //

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Make Yourself Heard With Instant Voice Messaging

Do you have an announcement to make? ShoutNow is a nifty app that lets you send a recorded voice message to a bunch of different people at once.

User Interface

4.5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

2.5 stars

Cost:

Based on message length and # of recipients

Overall Rating:

3.8

Mo'Minis //

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Create Your Own Cell Phone Games

Mo’Minis is an awesome app that lets you create and distribute your own cell phone games, with no programming knowledge required.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.8

Nationwide Mobile App //

Friday, May 15, 2009

Simplify the Auto Insurance Claims Process

Being in an auto accident is scary, and in the post-accident adrenaline fog, it can be hard to remember what you need to do to get the claims process started with your insurance company. Nationwide has released an iPhone app to help!

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

5 stars

Cost:

free

Overall Rating:

4.8

SlyDial //

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Sneak Into Voicemail Like a Thief in the Night

How often do you call someone and pray that you’ll just get their voicemail? SlyDial can sneak you directly into the voicemail box of almost any mobile phone in the US, so stop crossing your fingers and start dialing!

User Interface

3 stars

Usefulness

5 stars

Innovation

5 stars

Cost:

Free to $2.95/month or $.10/call

Overall Rating:

4.3