A great poet once wrote, “An iPhone with no apps is like an emperor with no clothes.”  Oh wait, that was me.  But either way, it holds true, and there are always new developers with great new ideas that can make your iPhone the best it can be.  So stop worrying about which way to hold your iPhone and check out these impressive new options.

• Cartoon Roach is a great game for whenever you’re stuck on a train (or in a meeting).   The only goal is to smash the bad roaches while avoiding the good ones.  Ninja Roaches and Spartan Roaches, among other varieties, mix up the fun.  For only a $1.99, it’s a tough one to pass up. Read more…

One of the best parts of owning an Apple iPhone is the ability to download massive amounts of fun and useful apps. It’s hard to determine which apps are ‘best’ because of the many different categories in which apps are available in. Someone who likes to keep up with sports probably has a different idea of the best apps than someone who lives to shop. While there are thousands of specialized apps for any personality, there are some apps that are unanimously awesome.

Among the most popular basic apps is Slacker radio. This free music streaming service has nearly four times more music in its library than other music-streaming apps. You can choose to customize your own station or listen to one of hundreds of pre-programmed genre stations. Another must have app is Yelp. This food friendly app uses the iPhone’s GPS capabilities to connect you to user reviews of restaurants, bars, and other businesses. The coolest part—you can point your iPhone’s camera in any direction and the Monocle feature provides you with a street view vision of nearby eateries and establishments. Before you spend all your money at Yelp approved restaurants, you can use Mint, a money budgeting app, to manage all your financial accounts. Mint will warn you if you’re close to over drafting or alert you of any suspicious activity. Lastly, the Photoshop.com Mobile App lets you crop, touch up, edit, and apply special effects to the photos you take on the iPhone then save the edited versions directly to your phone.

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