Just what the title says, what killer apps have you discovered for WP7? I just got an HTC Surround as an insurance replacement for a dead Tilt 2 yesterday. I'm still discovering things but after spending a couple of hours digging through the marketplace I have to admit that I am somewhat disappointed with some of the app selection. So I figured why not come to the experts.
I'm mostly looking for apps available for retail phones but if there is one that has to be sideloaded that you think is worth it then by all means list it.
So far I've got:
Mango - this goes without saying and obviously will require some hacking for moment but it's worth listing.
Zune Pass - Windows Phone's ace in the hole over iPhone. Unlimited access to millions of tracks for $15/mo. Add in the SmartDJ functionality from Mango and it is a real killer app.
Games geoDefense and Max & The Magic Marker . And many other games too )
My fave apps
All recipees
vevo
netflix
imdb
prime TV
sound enhancer (htc)
4th and major
engadget
usa today
wp central
words by post
amazon kindle
amazon
cocktail flow
lyrics
song tweeter
rowi
etc etc etc
wp7 os is your killer app
especially if u got mango..
bing maps, music, vision.. ever tried to copy/paste text from anywhere and everywhere?
office, xbox live, skydrive, internet explorer 9 with html5, Zune and what else..
well for marketplace apps:
htc connection setup
and if u can sideload:
Navigon
Today (for LG)
ScanSearch (for LG)
also check out the toplist in zune, what u see is what u get..
with mango we will get what you called killer apps..
we got some great games for now.. and a killer OS..
My fav apps so far:
Thumba Photo Editor: use it daily
MoBudget: best personal finance app but they never update or try to improvise it seems..
FX Rate Watcher: No1 app for currency traders till now..
Currency Tile: good live tile
New York Subway: best ny subway app
Calendar Calculator: innovative
Cocktail Flow: great app with many frequent free additions..
Notepad Plus: good
NewsLab: best news reader, they improved a lot, very frequent updates with active developer response to your problems and suggestions..
Ontrack!: okay app, no improvisation though ..
The following Apps I paid for and than uninstalled it because they were so pathetic, buggy and some just plain useless:
GPS Speedometer: useless, never works, ugly icon.
eWalletGo: pathetic, seems like they released this app just for the heck of it.
handyscan: pathetic, my direct camera pics are more clear than their scan.
My Budget: useless, just record your meaningless transaction, my bank does it too.. Mobudget is way better than this.
One shipping tracker app which was buggy, they are not listed in MP anymore and another NY subway app which was just an app with PDF files of subway map inside, they had no trial otherwise I would have never bought it..
Install the app called Top Developers. It will show you the apps for the best rated developers.
My fav apps are:
Beeez - for twitter
GoVoice - for Google Voice
CalorieCounter
Groupon
iheartradio
Slacker
TuneIn Radio
WalkMan7 (sideloaded)
TVShow (paid)
My fav games are:
The Harvest
Plants Versus Zombies
Twin Blades (won't work on Mango until they update it though)
CarneyVale
Earthworm Jim
Assassin's Creed
Hydro Thunder Go
Tentacles
Fruit Ninja
Angry Birds
Words By Post (free)
The main app to get is the Xda-Developers app. Every other app comes second.
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weave -- THE news reader. the single most used app on my phone.
freda -- ebook/txt reader, free. (chinese font version available as freda chinese)
rad now -- weather radar map
smart tile -- 4 lines of txt in one live tile, good for to do lists and reminders
Purple11 said:
My fav apps so far:
MoBudget: best personal finance app but they never update or try to improvise it seems..
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I think MoBudget last update was around end of June and make the version to 2.17?
IMO, MoBudget really a killer apps for me in WP7, use it everyday~
wow - No mention of Wordament?
Best game I've ever played on any mobile platform, addictive as hell and it's free! No doubt will be copied by some unscrupulous iPhone games company very soon, but for now it's exclusive to WP7!
Also I like the game Tentacles, very innovative.
As for regular apps, I most regularly use Supertube (neat youtube app, allows downloading videos) and Bingle Maps (combines google and bing maps).
weijoon said:
I think MoBudget last update was around end of June and make the version to 2.17?
IMO, MoBudget really a killer apps for me in WP7, use it everyday~
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Yes they did, but most of their updates has been fixes and many minor changes.. very little new features.. i cant wait for their Live Tile feature and Graph charts which they have promised since May.. maybe they will bring it after Mango.. right now the app scene has all came to a halt waiting for MANGO it seems.. they should also make data input feature a bit easier, My Budget app had a smoother inputing transaction method, if mo budget could apply the same way it would be perfect for me..
Here is the list of games I like:
Plant Vs. Zombies: endless, ever changing gameplay.. good.
Assasins creed: endless, ever changing gameplay.. xcellent.
fruit ninja: surprisingly good, i thought it was for girls but loved it after i bought.
need for speed: enjoyed it!
zombies!!!: Thumbs up.
Rocket riot: Thumbs up.
Rise of glory: Thumbs up.
the harvest: good game but no replay value.
the sims: okay game.
I dig it: saving gameplay is a pain.. right now i am repeating whole level 2 again from beginning because i accidentally exited the game in end by hitting the bing search button.
UNO, Monopoly, parachute panic and fable coin golf: short game, regret buying but its okay to have in collection for a change..
The following games I hate and I wish I could get my money back:
ilomilo: very hard puzzles, unplayable for me, dont like it at all, dont enjoy playing it.
OMG: I want my money back, do not buy this stupid game.
Oregon's trail: what you see in Demo is what is repeated for next 4 hours, nothing new, if you played demo, you have played whole game.
Sonic: this game is unplayable, they cheat you by presenting surprisingly easy levels on demo, but once u buy it, u wont get past level 2, u wont even finish level 2, stupid controls, unplayable, do not buy, remove this game from MP for the better of others who might fall into this trap by sonic company.
All other games in Xbox WP7, i dont liked their demo so i didnt buy them, right now i am waiting for new games..
Purple11 said:
Yes they did, but most of their updates has been fixes and many minor changes.. very little new features.. i cant wait for their Live Tile feature and Graph charts which they have promised since May.. maybe they will bring it after Mango.. right now the app scene has all came to a halt waiting for MANGO it seems.. they should also make data input feature a bit easier, My Budget app had a smoother inputing transaction method, if mo budget could apply the same way it would be perfect for me..
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Totally agree for the mobudget and my budget parts, the others apps or game are nice too but too bad that marketplace is still not official in Malaysia... Thus can't comment well toward it.
Apps I use frequently:
Rowi
4th and Mayor
IMDB
eBAY
Games I play:
geoDefence
Angri Birds
I normally use:
wikipedia
ebay
beepz
Turn by turn
w7applist
Thanks, guys. I will check some of these out and send the link to a friend who recently got an HD7 and was asking for some good apps.
Purple11 said:
Oregon's trail: what you see in Demo is what is repeated for next 4 hours, nothing new, if you played demo, you have played whole game.
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LOL, I think if you played it on the Apple II 20 years ago you've played the whole game.
Mary has died from dysentery!
The river is low. Do you want to ford it?
Oh no! Your wagon overturns. You lose 2 oxen and 80 lbs of food.
Sarah has died from dysentery!
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Me, People, and Picture Hub. The killer apps of WP7 (Mango), at least for me.
Apps:
Beezz (Twitter app with working live-tile)
Shopping List (nice and simple checklist-app)
Supertube
Accuweather (not that great but does the job, switching when marketplace goes live here in sweden)
Flight Info
tvmatchen.nu (shows what channels are showing various sports atm here in Sweden)
gMaps (Best Google maps app imo)
Navigation (TBT Navigation)
IMDB
Cocktail Flow
DC Comics
Last.fm will probably become a favourite after Mango is release and they can add last.fm-scrobbling from the native music player.
Games:
Tentacles !!!
geoDefense !!!
Rocket Riot !!
OMG
ByeByeBrain
Corona
Star Ninja
Name My Tune (plays music from your phone and you should guess the name of the song)
Penguin
Squid Squish
Pixelman
For me the "killer apps" - if you really want to call it that - are what is already built int, mostly the mail client and Office with the SharePoint connection. Apart from those I use the Amazon Kindle app and Boxfiles (Dropbox client) a lot.
The apps I would see as killer apps - if they were there - would be Lync client (should come with Mango) and Skype (will we see that, now that MS bought them?).
Hey guys. 7712 Mozart here.
Apps I use:
4th & Mayor
Rowi
Facebook/People's hub
Engadget (somehow 7712 messed it up)
LazyTube
Office
Turn by Turn Navi (can't buy full app yet Marketplace not launched here. on a different region)
Flickr Manager (lite)
gMaps
HTC Notes (comes in handy sometimes and animations are sweett)
HTC Photo Enhancer
Thumba Cam
Vevo
WP Central
Mail
Really hoping Microsoft would open up the Marketplace here. Would help loads. And that partnership with Nokia is gonna boost their rep if their marketing gets better. Can hardly find a decent casing here. Tempted to ship on in but Amazon doesn't ship here so meh :/
I realize this might be a tad touchy: Is there a good torrent app for WM7/7.5?
Haven't seen this posted here yet, but here's the OnLive Viewer apk that is not yet released to the market.
In case you don't know, OnLive is a cloud gaming service that runs games on dedicated servers and streams game video to a client over a low-latency connection. This allows games that would normally only run on a console or a high-end PC to be played on almost any device with enough bandwidth. OnLive membership is free, but games can be demoed, rented, or purchased, and there's a subscription model allowing you to play a hundred or so games that generally have already been out for a year or two.
Really, this isn't meant to be a sales pitch, I'm just a fan of the service.
A couple things to note:
This app is the Viewer, not the Player. This app allows you to view people playing games on the OnLive service via the Arena, and rank their performance. The Player app is supposed to be released by the end of the year allowing you to actually play PC and console games on your phone (a wireless controller is also optional).
Opening the keyboard causes a force close on the app. It's not officially compatible with the Epic so the app doesn't know how to respond to the keyboard being opened. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your OnLive credentials.
You need to be on WiFi or 4G for it to work. It'll refuse to connect if you're on 3G.
Pretty sick, didn't know this was around. Thanks!
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Electrofreak said:
Haven't seen this posted here yet, but here's the OnLive Viewer apk that is not yet released to the market.
In case you don't know, OnLive is a cloud gaming service that runs games on dedicated servers and streams game video to a client over a low-latency connection. This allows games that would normally only run on a console or a high-end PC to be played on almost any device with enough bandwidth. OnLive membership is free, but games can be demoed, rented, or purchased, and there's a subscription model allowing you to play a hundred or so games that generally have already been out for a year or two.
Really, this isn't meant to be a sales pitch, I'm just a fan of the service.
A couple things to note:
This app is the Viewer, not the Player. This app allows you to view people playing games on the OnLive service via the Arena, and rank their performance. The Player app is supposed to be released by the end of the year allowing you to actually play PC and console games on your phone (a wireless controller is also optional).
Opening the keyboard causes a force close on the app. It's not officially compatible with the Epic so the app doesn't know how to respond to the keyboard being opened. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your OnLive credentials.
You need to be on WiFi or 4G for it to work. It'll refuse to connect if you're on 3G.
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This is badass and I had the keyboard opened when I started it and it worked fine for me
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I've just downloaded a couple of the EA free games via the Xperia Play app but have noticed that Dead Space and D.A.R.K are just 60 minute trial versions. Is this correct or do I need to create an account to get them unrestricted for free???
All ea use this mechanism, if its a free game after 60 mins you will normally be taken to the payment options.
With the free games, they just flick over to the full version, you can force this by pressing 'my account' also!
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Simply login after downloading the data files, the game shows as free then ready for play.
D.A.R.K is not free.
Only Dad Space, Battlefield 2, NFS Shift, NFS Hot Pursuit, and FIFA 12 are free. His my account on the boot menu and it will switch to "Free to Play"
Rogue Leader said:
D.A.R.K is not free.
Only Dad Space, Battlefield 2, NFS Shift, NFS Hot Pursuit, and FIFA 12 are free. His my account on the boot menu and it will switch to "Free to Play"
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hey, i did need for speed hot pursuit and it said it hadn't been purchased, whereas all the others had worked fine? any ideas?
Jordanooo said:
hey, i did need for speed hot pursuit and it said it hadn't been purchased, whereas all the others had worked fine? any ideas?
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Did you go to "My Account" on the launch screen of it? That unlocks it then hit play.
Anyone know of any apps that will allow me to stream live baseball games. I have an MLB account, but they blackout the games in my area and we ditched cable in my house. Live sports is the last piece for me to figure out as I already figured out how to watch our shows.
Thanks for the help.
You dont need an app. Just Google for a web site that streams live sports. I am sure I cant tell you what one may be. I think its against the rules.
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Mbrook said:
Anyone know of any apps that will allow me to stream live baseball games. I have an MLB account, but they blackout the games in my area and we ditched cable in my house. Live sports is the last piece for me to figure out as I already figured out how to watch our shows....
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you need a VPN, flash player and a flash player friendly web browser such as boat browser. You may need to change your phone's display time to go into standby. On the stock rom, you can only set it to a max ten minutes. There's no never option. Other browsers may keep the display on. Some jerk for a major newspaper did an article on how to use a gps spoofer to circumvent the blackouts.
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Been using app called Sports Live Pro, free on play store. Works great for me to watch the Penguins playoff hockey. Has all sports as well and no ads while watching the game.
Links. There are some good ones: Root Explorer, Plex, Splashtop Remote, Cal Pro....
http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=nav_sap_mas_14_12_24_Dec1_Bundle?ie=UTF8&node=10076151011
Here there hte lists:
Age of Zombies: Season 2
Angry Birds Space (Ad-Free)
Anomaly Warzone Earth HD
Calculator Pro
COGS
Color Splash FX
Construction Simulator 2014
djay 2
ElectroDroid Pro
Endomondo Sports Tracker PRO
Farming Simulator 14
Five Nights at Freddy's
Fleksy Keyboard
InstaPlace
InstaWeather PRO
iReal Pro - Music Book & Play Along
Jump Desktop (RDP & VNC)
Just 6 Weeks
Mirroring360 - AirPlay Receiver
My Alarm Clock
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 8th edition
Paper Train Reloaded- Ad Free
Photo Transfer App
PicShop - Photo Editor
Plex
Quell Reflect
RPG Soul Historica
Root Explorer
ShutterFolio,an app for Shutterfly
Splashtop Remote Desktop
Terraria
Tetris
The Muscular System Manual: The Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body
TuneIn Radio Pro
Ultimate Guitar Tabs and Tools
Wolfram Alpha
Worms 3
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to all :highfive:
Thanks... just went shopping.
I can't hit the install button for any of these, nor update my amazon app store. The cancel button works anyone else experience this?
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I can't hit the install button for any of these, nor update my amazon app store. The cancel button works anyone else experience this?
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I have found that if you have some apps running it can prevent you from installing amazon apps. This app for me is Side Launcher Pro but there are others that cause this. I just stop the app then you can install. Seems to me mostly the apps that are on you home that run on top like some weather widgets and such.
Hope this helps.
Great haul! Thank you so much for the heads up!!
Is the link dead? When I click it it directs me to Amazon and says there is no such link.
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Wow missed this link is dead now sucks
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