My wife got me an iPhone for Christmas. I've never had a smart phone before, but I'm sure most of you already have one. There must be some great car related aps out there; but what are they? Useful tools? Autoracing news? Something useful for autocross? Good racing games? What should I be downloading right now?
Things like tapatalk are useful for reading forums on it. Harry's Laptimer is pretty popular with road racing/autocross but really needs an external gps receiver to be at its best.
Just think about how you would use the internet and that is what the phone is for. Email/browsing/youtube etc
reckless 2 is a fun top down racer, Plants vs Zombies, Asphalt 7, stanley level (uses the built in accelerometer as a level) you will find others.
The gun app, with the phone plugged into your car audio system.
Throw it as far as you can. 
Harry's Lap Timer.
iPhoto.
facebook, instagram, etc
etc
Alows you to surf the forums here at grm while sitting on the ... .. well you know.
Well, there's always the Bosch 'Light 'em up' application.
Turns your iPhone into a dynamometer.
http://appfinder.lisisoft.com/app/bosch-light-em-up-dyno.html
There's also a free version, just look for it.
Better idea return it and get a megasquirt
Sounds silly, but I use the Notes app way more than I ever thought I would. It means I always have a pen and pad with me. (The Notes app should already be on your main screen.)
Even tho I have a Droid, my Note app has become andatory for me at work.
Dynolicious, logworks and there's a MegaSquirt logging app available that uses a serial to wifi adapter.
Speaking of mobile stuff - any way we can get a 'Jump To' button for the Build Projects forum on the mobile version of the site? Last time I noticed, a week or two ago, there wasn't one.
In reply to fastEddie: The work around for that is to jump to all forums. You cannot jump to Swag Bag either.
Bad Piggies is great for those with a "mechanical" aptitude. Building cars and planes is far more fun than just launching birds with a slingshot.
As I noted in another thread, asking Siri silly questions is a lot of fun. Try "what is the meaning of life" Swear at her, etc. Fun aside, it is a remarkable accomplishment. I have already used it while driving to do pretty complex math. You can have her verbalized nearby business or restaurants, find directions, and other handy stuff.
Jaynen wrote: Just think about how you would use the internet and that is what the phone is for. Email/browsing/youtube etc
I found this comment funny... because thats exactly how I prefer not to use my phone. I have a computer for that stuff.
How I use my iPhone... besides phone calls:
-Camera
-Fitness tracking (mainly mountain biking, but also running and hiking) + Heart Rate Monitor
-As a flashlight when its dark out
-Notepad
-Autocross Data Acquisition (Harry's Lap Timer)
-A remote for the Roku
-GPS/traffic (mainly WAZE)
-Gas mileage logging (Fuelly)
So... mainly things a computer would suck for becacuse it A) doesn't have a GPS and B) isn't in my pocket at all times
Evernote is a nice App for keeping track of passwords, logins, dates, or anything else you need to know in a pinch.
A Flashlight is a must-have App if you walk your dogs at night while listening to music. (and you clean up after them)
TomTom is my App for directions, no more remembering the Garmin when I travel!
Learn Siri and ALL of her commands and you will never write anything down again. She can take a note, set a reminder, add something to the calendar and add a task.
MyNetDiary is my weight-loss app, nice for counting calories and tracking exercise.
FaceBook, Twitter, etc
Netflix
Amazon
eBay
Craigslist
Gas Cubby - tracks gas and maintenance
I 2nd Waze for traffic
Mapquest for accurate directions
My wife and I share a Google calendar use the calendar app to keep everyone organized.
Pandora
Adam Corolla
KeyRing is cool for tracking all those stupid store membership cards.
All of my banking.
2nd for Evernote, it's my preferred note app.
Goodreader is by far the best .pdf/reader program on the market. If you work with .pdf files it's a necessity.
Make sure you keep a charger anywhere you might sit, desk, car, nightstand etc. GPS kills battery.
Make a call? Call home?
m.grassrootsmotorsports.com
Cartalk app. And the new free google maps app gives voice turn by turn for free. No more spending money on a tomtom app.
Fueled by Caffeine wrote: Cartalk app. And the new free google maps app gives voice turn by turn for free. No more spending money on a tomtom app.
The Apple maps that they included on the device does this as well. The maps aren't the greatest it seems, but they've worked fine for me. Of course with any GPS directions, you should double check where you're going before you head off.
If you live near a metro area, WAZE > other GPS apps. Traffic, speed traps, construction, etc. is way more accurate.
The stability could use a little work though.
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