What iPhone apps do you want to see?

Well, now that you've all had a bit time to consider that little bombshell, we'd thought we'd give you a chance to have you say about what third party apps you'd like to see for the newly SDK-friendly iPhone (and iPod touch). Our wishlist has, of course, been growing since day one, but we'd be particularly keen to see some IM apps, push-style email, a Sling client, or even some Jam Sessions-style music creation apps, among a multitude of other possibilities. But enough about us, hit up the comments to make yourself known.

[Eric @ Oct 17th 2007 12:04PM]

checkbook integration with Quicken or Money via sync

[imacmatt09 @ Oct 17th 2007 12:17PM]

Copy&Paste.app
MMS.app

[andi @ Oct 17th 2007 12:36PM]

bluetooth keyboard driver
attachable slide-out keyboard (would work eh?)
guitar tuner
native IM app
true GPS nav app
a good mail client
a good call manager
a good message manager

and more to add, but it's not worth it... did you read the symbian news?.. I just hope they won't drop the keyboards, or I'll really be dissapointed

[geekmorgan @ Oct 17th 2007 12:51PM]

*REAL* GPS. Either an apple supported dock connector dongle thing or bluetooth support. If they announced this for the iPhone, I'd order that same day.

[Bob C. @ Oct 17th 2007 1:06PM]

The two things stoppoing me from buying one:
1. A checking/money management program.
2. Password Manager.

pretty boring I know. But they're both necessary for a lot of people.

[Dan K. @ Oct 17th 2007 1:26PM]

Bob C., A checking/money management program and a Password Manager already exist for the iphone.

[sdnakhla @ Oct 17th 2007 1:27PM]

I'll second the vote for Quicken integration. Right now, that is one of the main things keeping me from switching to the iPhone. I use PocketQuicken to sync transactions from my Treo to my desktop.

[Thomas E. Miller @ Oct 17th 2007 1:50PM]

Video conferencing! See link

http://www.createthefuturecontest.com/pages/view/entriesdetail.html?entryID=365

[mark @ Oct 17th 2007 2:38PM]

video conferencing would suck because there's only one camera.

[mark @ Oct 17th 2007 2:38PM]

ok dw i clicked your link

[apeguero @ Oct 17th 2007 2:02PM]

I'll throw my vote in for the Personal Finance manager with Quicken/Money sync. I sent an email to Steve Jobs with some suggestions for this. His response was that they're working on many of the things that I suggested. My advice is for all of you that want this to email the guy at [e-mail]. I received a pretty quick response on a Saturday eve. Whether it was him or not I guess I'll never know but it did say "From Steve's iPhone".

As for the password manager, try 1Password (http://1passwd.com/). It actually syncs up to the iPhone really well using a secured, offline Safari interface. I have all of my passwords and credit card info in my iPhone. Again, the beauty of it is that it doesn't require for you to be online. Try it out.

[jessy @ Oct 17th 2007 2:09PM]

the kind that bricks up the phone.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Oct 17th 2007 4:18PM]

Maybe a GPS app made by apple except someone like Garmin or TomTom helped making it. Maybe copy and paste. Throw in some apps for AIM and yahoo IM. Wifi sharing through iTunes would be cool too. Keep the NES apps for sure. Maybe different internet browser support. And for the finishing touch... A built in lightsaber!!!!!!!!!!!!! JK 'bout that.

[Xzavier @ Oct 17th 2007 4:51PM]

I want to see the apps which should have been on the iPhone in the first place develop by Apple and put on for FREE! We are still waiting/hacking for simple things however we should not be the one's to do Apple's developing dirty work for simple things, cut & past, IM, etc... That way their wont be any BS towards why the iPhone is locking up and no longer pristine.

Nice try Apple... Thanks for the SDK kit however we are still waiting for those Awesome iPhone apps. It's your product; you get to work... not us!

[med007 @ Oct 18th 2007 1:15AM]

Epocrates - the pharm (drug) software that every stinking doctor with a Palm has... make it for the iphone (www.epocrates.com)

A way to import sms text messages from your old phone.

A way to forward text messages. (can you already?)

A way to send one text message to multiple people. (can you already?)

[MacDork @ Oct 17th 2007 12:04PM]

NetNewsWire, Delicious Library and a proper Terminal :)

[Kelmon @ Oct 17th 2007 1:35PM]

I'm not that bothered about a Terminal application (what would I do with it?) but I am so with you on NetNewsWire and Delicious Library. Aside from them and iChat (surely Apple's going to produce this themselves) I can't think of anything else that I would need and sensibly work on a phone.

[John M @ Oct 17th 2007 2:53PM]

Instant Messenging client (yahoo,aol,MSN support)
Mobile Office/work suite
Actual Games
Supra e-Key reader for opening lockboxes (real estate need)
Voice Note program
Podcasts added to wifi itunes store
Application to allow bluetooth file transfer (wireless pringtin of email)
Better e-mail clinet
Application to allow for Hard disk file storage
Expense Tracker Application
Gas Mileage Tracker Application (for business trips etc)
Myspace Application thats iPhone specific
iPhone Blog Application (other iPhone users can subscribe)
iPhone performace Application (various gauges and meters to determine performance at that time)
Horrorscope Application (get horrorscope information)
Application to better organize contacts (groups?)
Application to customize iphone (all menus,text and color schemes)

[cap'n @ Oct 17th 2007 12:05PM]

Magna Doodle

[Taz MM @ Oct 17th 2007 12:05PM]

Some sort of television app
or music/video editing app

[Mark Deab @ Oct 17th 2007 12:33PM]

For us UK guys, the BBC iPlayer software is great, and being able to watch the tv shows FOR FREE on your iPod would be great!

[zachary miller @ Oct 17th 2007 12:40PM]

Do you mean like SlingPlayerMobile since Apple allows it to play nice with Apple TV or do you mean something like CingularVideo/

[Fundi @ Oct 17th 2007 3:07PM]

Iplayer on the iphone would be awesome although unlikely.

[Ryan B @ Oct 17th 2007 12:05PM]

Elite Beat Agents!

[Luigi193 @ Oct 17th 2007 12:39PM]

OMG genius idea

I second that!!!!!!!!!!

[cynic821 @ Oct 17th 2007 12:06PM]

Full Tilt Poker along with Sportsbook and Bodoglife apps

[Justin @ Oct 17th 2007 12:23PM]

whoa whoa, easy there 12 step.

[cynic821 @ Oct 17th 2007 12:29PM]

i hit 10 teamers like free throws

[drjinu @ Oct 17th 2007 12:06PM]

Would love to see medical apps on the device. Just got served by the multitude of Windows options (smartphone, professional... blah blah blah) and my programs don't work.
Just keen on someone getting user interface right... and giving me one device that does it all...

[esilver @ Oct 17th 2007 12:14PM]

Amen to that. The only reason i don't have an iPhone right now is because I can't the med apps like Hippocrates on it. This is essential for any phone i get from now on... and I really want that phone to be an iPhone.

[Jason @ Oct 17th 2007 1:32PM]

I agree as well. If the new SDK lets Skyscape port real offline versions of their reference software (plus Hippocrates, etc.), I would be much more inclined to get an iPhone. Oh, and a good PDF/eBook reader as well.

[murusaki @ Oct 17th 2007 12:06PM]

I would want to see an app that turns the iphone into a universal remote.

[Adam @ Oct 17th 2007 12:09PM]

Without IR and the RF necessary for the devices you would want this for...that would pretty hard :P

[Quix @ Oct 17th 2007 12:37PM]

At least give the iPhone a remote control app for the AppleTV or FrontRow on a Mac.

And when are A/V companies going to start including wi-fi and/or Bluetooth in their consumer-range A/V receivers so we can use devices like the iPhone as universal remotes? IR and RF are so last century...

Add 3G and GPS to the iPhone and you have the perfect all-in-one device: phone, iPod, mobile web browser, navigation system, and home theater system remote control.

[Reid Sorenson @ Oct 17th 2007 1:37PM]

Check out RemoteBuddy. It's pretty awesome and lets you control not just FrontRow, but almost anything on your Mac from the iPhone.

[DickHardknocks @ Oct 17th 2007 12:06PM]

DOOM !!!


and possibly... DOOM 2

[Adam @ Oct 17th 2007 12:06PM]

Maybe Windows Mobile 6...No exchange server support, what a killer

[Jason Carroll @ Oct 17th 2007 6:28PM]

dumb suggestion, but a good point with exchange support

[Adam @ Oct 17th 2007 8:12PM]

well, I was being facetious. Mainly, I would be happy with exchange support.

[Moof @ Oct 17th 2007 12:06PM]

Mmmmm SlingMobile on iPhone ^o^

[zachary miller @ Oct 17th 2007 12:37PM]

Hells yeah. SlingMobile on iPhone would rock the house and hey there are rumors that at&t wants to marry SlingMedia's Mommy so this is totally a good call.

[Mike @ Oct 17th 2007 2:59PM]

I concur!

[JJV @ Oct 17th 2007 1:29PM]

Second well thirded. Yeah that we be great.

[Dan @ Oct 17th 2007 12:06PM]

Goodlink please! If Apple and El Jobso really want to compete with RIM/Blackberry, the Treos, HTC, etc, they have to have Goodlink (or something that will interface with a Goodlink server) because there's no way I'm carrying two devices.

Oh, and same for BB Connect.

[whothehellareyu @ Oct 17th 2007 12:07PM]

Tetris. And Java support. Yeah I know that Java is slow and all, but I would still like the option

[JT @ Oct 17th 2007 12:07PM]

please, just give me a native IM client. That's all I ask.

[AdamY @ Oct 17th 2007 12:08PM]

Amen brotha'

Amen.

[Roy @ Oct 17th 2007 12:13PM]

You bet!!!

[Ireland @ Oct 17th 2007 1:14PM]

iChat is an app that "wont" be a third party app, and the reason we didn't see it yet, is because Apple is waiting until it has iChat 4.0 for Windows ready, so they can ensure a seamless experience.

No proof exactly, just that my hands moved that way round my keyboard.

[ajagadis @ Oct 17th 2007 1:26PM]

they won't release iChat because you would use the SMS feature less. Why spend money on a text when you can send an IM for free right?