Top 10 free iPhone Apps - My list

Following are 10 iPhone Apps that I am really impressed with ----

Bloomberg: One of finest apps I have ever come across, this app gives you comprehensive financial information. Gives one the ability to track stock prices instantly, maintain his own portfolio and obtain finance news. The interface is also very lively.

Google Maps: This is the app with max utility to me. In addition to maps, iPhone's embedded GPS makes this app indispensible. I have almost never had any problems with iPhone trying to pick up my current location. 

AroundMe: With this app, you can find electronics stores, retailers, gas stations, banks, grocery stores and what not, that are within your vicinity. I find this app very handy, especially when I have to shop unwittingly. By the way, it is not uncommon to find yourself shop unwittingly if you are married. In midst of shopping for some groceries, you may be required to find another store or mall which has a better version of this product in question and that is when AroundMe comes to your rescue. Personally, this app was of immense help to me during Thanksgiving weekend when I had to arbitarily choose some stores in a mall.

Word Wrap: This app is poor man's Scrabble. Remember the good old 'Text Twist'. This is a condensed version of scrabble which is a good way to pass time when you are stuck in traffic or when you have to take an extended break in the rest room :). I am mostly hooked to this game in my free time.

Midomi (or Shazam): How useful is an application which gets you the song when you hum 10 seconds of the tune? Immense, I would say. Thanks to Midomi, I was able to get hold of masterpieces like 'Ehsan tere' and 'Naam gum jayega' - two songs whose lyrics I had lost over time. It is great for hindi songs; I haven't had any problems trying to retreive hindi songs, no matter how old the album was. 

Google Earth: More than its utility, this app can be worth downloading for the sheer amazement and views it generates. Of course, the speed and display doesn't match with the PC version but nevertheless, it is useful and beautiful.

The Weather Channel: Inspite of having a default 'Weather' app in iPhone which displays weather stats for a week, it misses the level of detail that 'The Weather Channel' has. The weather news bulletins are very useful and it is great to know accurate weather forecasts.

Jott: I love this 'voice to text' app in the sense, I can just read my 'To Do' list to the iPhone. It records my voice and though it takes some time to output it in text format, I will have my notes ready when I need them. It takes around a minute to convert some 3-4 sentences. It is particularly handy when I am driving and need to note down something I feel is important. I haven't yet tried posting to my blog through 'Jott'.

GraphCalc: For someone like me, who is Math freak, GraphCalc is really cool. You get to plot some complex equations. And the best part is, you can take a screen shot of the graph and email the graph to yourself. 

Vocabulistic: A cool application that explains words with examples and usage. I normally use this application in conjunction with Spell Check (which is $0.99). A good pair of vocabulary apps, which can be of great help when you are kicking yourself to remember a word.

Kudos to all app developers.