Open-First recently conducted a survey of 110 App Store developers to examine how much they’ve been earning vs. their initial expectations. Nearly half of respondents — 48% — revealed that they’re earning more than the expected.

The study was conducted between August 30th and September 10th, 2010 via online questionnaire, followed-up by phone. In the end, 78% of respondents rated themselves as satisfied, very satisfied, or somewhat satisfied with the experience of publishing to the App Store, and 99% said they’d continue to do so.

Of course, not all developers surveyed were happy. A full 28% said they’re making less than expected. Still, they must be hopeful, as nearly 100% of participants said they’d continue to sell mobile apps through Apple.

[Via Macsimum News]

TUAWiOS development: More lucrative than expected originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple recently updated iTunes to version 10.0.1 which, among other things, added drop-down access to Ping, Apple’s social network for iTunes customers, into your library. Some of you like Ping more than others, and there are those in the latter group who are completely disinterested.

The Mac Observer explains how you can eliminate that drop-down menu from iTunes 10 entirely. The procedure is simple. First, quit iTunes, launch Terminal and enter the following:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes hide-ping-dropdown -bool TRUE

Finally, quit Terminal and re-launch iTunes. Presto! The drop-down is gone. The Mac Observer also describes how to restore the menu as well as how to re-orient the control buttons in the upper left-hand corner to a horizontal, rather than vertical, position. Hop over to find out how.

TUAWHow to kill that Ping drop-down in iTunes 10 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It took about a month but now you can fearlessly click on some of the news headings in the free Consumer Reports app and not have it crash.

A couple of weeks ago we reported that the app was unstable after an iOS 4 update. As weeks went by, the app was not updated and had more crashes and explosions than an old Bruce Willis movie. We gave the app a ‘not recommended’ and felt CR could do better than offer a highly defective piece of software.

Now they’ve finally done it. The app no longer collapses when you select ‘electronics’, although CR says it has eliminated, for now, its Gas Prices info. Hey, I like Consumer Reports, and am even a subscriber. I find the reviews helpful, although I often differ with CR opinions on things I’ve owned and have experience with, like, oh, the iPhone maybe.

Anyway, the app now works, and I’m glad to put it back on my ‘recommended’ list. Now how about an iPad version? The iPhone version looks pretty fuzzy, and when you up-scale it it’s an eye-burner.

TUAWNation rejoices as Consumer Reports fixes crashing iPhone app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hey, you! With the $100 bill burning a hole in your pocket! Why don’t you do something useful with that Benjamin?

In this YouTube footage, photographer Enrique Pardo turns an ordinary $100 bill into a fashionable and expensive stand for an iPhone or iPod touch. If you’re cheap, you can always use a regular $1 bill for the same purpose, but where’s the fun in that?

[via Techi]

TUAWFound Footage: The $100 iPhone / iPod touch stand originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Now that the proverbial floodgates have opened at the App Store, we’re starting to see some apps showing up that were previously denied entry. Internet TV provider PlayOn was one of those companies that had tried to get their iPhone app approved months ago, but was told by Apple that their service needed to be a Web app instead. The company complied with an HTML5 solution, but a native app wasn’t available… until now.

PlayOn Mobile is a free app that works with a subscription service ($39.99 for first year, $19.99 after that or $79.99 for a lifetime subscription) to stream content from a number of providers to your device over Wi-Fi or 3G. Before you get too excited, though, note that you need to be running PlayOn PC on a Windows PC to get that streaming goodness on your iDevice — there’s no media server software solution for the Mac.

The PlayOn content providers include Hulu, MLB.tv, Netflix, Comedy Central, CBS, MTV, TV.com, PBS, SpikeTV, and The Ultimate Fighter, as well as others. Plug-ins can be developed for PlayOn’s media server to grab other content — my personal favorite, The Food Network, is listed on there.

[via MacNN]

TUAWPlayOn TV for iPhone finally approved originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Apple Press and Engadget bring us word that the Apple TV, when connected to iTunes via its mini USB port, pops up this “restore this device” dialog that will look very familiar to iPhone, iPod, and iPad users. This is another step forward for would-be Apple TV jailbreakers because it will give end users an easy way to inject custom firmwares onto their own devices without having to do any hardware modification.

So, to summarize: we know it has ample on-board storage for some apps, we know how to decrypt its firmware keys, we’ve seen the Lowtide interface loaded onto an iPod touch, and we could have a working jailbreak “within days.” All this for a device that’s been in people’s hands for less than 24 hours. It now remains to be seen what a planet’s worth of keen hackers and developers can put together for us to play with. Personally, I’m hoping for a port of Boxee and an iPlayer client. What would be your dream Apple TV app?

TUAWApple TV jailbreak news: USB restore mode discovered originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have the worst memory. I also have a bad short-term memory. This makes it tough to remember the things that pop into my head throughout the day, and it makes it especially hard to keep track of tasks and other actions that I must take. I’ve wanted to use my iPhone to “bottle” these fleeting thoughts for years, but nothing on the App Store allowed me to do this without some sort of distraction.

Enter Captio, a new app from Ben Lenarts of Boonbits. It’s a small note taking application that allows you to capture thoughts, ideas, tasks, and other tidbits of information as they come to you. You may say, “But there are a million of those apps on the store, Josh, you handsome man!” Given, but Captio has one killer feature that everyone else has failed to deliver on: nothing. For example, here’s how it works:

Step 1: You open the app.

Step 2: You type what you need to remember.

And that’s it. Your idea is in your email inbox. That’s what makes Captio so great. You can add a quick photo before Captio whisks the idea out of your mind, but the feature is hidden quite well under the keyboard (as not to distract you). It’s one fast app, too. I don’t mean that in the same way that reviewers normally say it, either. Captio could outrun Usain Bolt strapped to a rocket cheetah. My iPhone 4 loads it from a cold start in about a second, and it’s even quicker when loading from multitasking memory.

If you’re looking for something to capture everything you need to remember (and capture it quickly), I highly recommend picking up Captio. It’s available now on the App Store for a fantastic $0.99. Just be prepared to break the news gently to your iPod icon, though; he won’t be happy to lose his spot on the dock.

TUAWCaptio: The simple app that just might change your life originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Being the huge Batman fan that I am, I couldn’t pass this one up. What you see above is an actual Batman-style utility belt called the TDK Utility Pouch, modeled after the one worn in the last Batman movie. But instead of compartments for gas canisters, audio bugs, or batarangs, this belt has a large pouch built specially for holding a cell phone exactly like the iPhone. You can adjust the various pouches on the belt as you see fit, but the largest one is perfectly iPhone-sized.

It makes sense — the iPhone can do most of the things that the Bat-computer can do, and what better tool to fight crime than a GPS, camera, and 3G-equipped handheld device. The Bat-belt doesn’t come cheap, though — the prop company selling it wants $149.00, and there are only 750 out there. But if you want to really go all the way for Halloween (or maybe start handing out some vigilante justice yourself — though we can’t legally recommend it), it might be the phone-carrying accessory for you.

[via Cult of Mac]

TUAWHold your iPhone in a Batman-style utility belt originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You may already know all about Weather HD — the app made a nice splash when it was released early in the iPad’s life. But Vimov has just released it for the iPhone, and even on the smaller screen, it leaves quite an impression. The idea is that instead of a tiny little icon or a big number telling you the weather, you get a full, bright screen of whatever the weather’s like near you (or what it’s going to be like in an hourly or daily forecast).

The app is super simple on purpose, so if you’re looking for full maps, video, or more detailed information, you’ll have to go elsewhere (I usually use the free Weather Channel app for more in-depth weather updates). Still, for just 99 cents, Weather HD is worth having around if all you need to check every once in a while is the temperature and forecast.

And heck, if you already bought it for the iPad, the new version is universal, so you’ve got iPhone and iPod touch support anyway.

TUAWTUAW’s Daily App: Weather HD for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NBC isn’t the only broadcast company that’s fighting Apple on 99 cent iTunes rentals. Apparently Time Warner doesn’t want in on the plan, either. That’s according to its CEO Jeff Bewkes, who told a conference of media executives in London that Apple is underselling television content by providing cheap rentals to customers. “How can you justify renting your first-run TV shows individually for 99 cents an episode,” he asked, “and thereby jeopardize the sale of the same shows as a series to branded networks that pay hundreds of millions of dollars and make those shows available to loyal viewers for free?” The argument seems to be that if Apple offers 99 cent rentals, there’s no incentive for syndication on other networks. Why would you watch cable reruns when you could load up old shows whenever you wanted for just a buck?

Of course, Bewkes is assuming that people will watch cable reruns rather than Netflix or other streaming services, which are already offered. By the time he comes around to singing Apple’s tune, that syndication market worth “hundreds of millions of dollars” might not be doing so well.

But Bewkes is holding his ground — he says that before he makes a deal with a provider like Apple, it’ll have to bring something new to the table: “These new entrants must meet a few criteria: They must provide consumers with a superior TV experience, and they must either support or improve the overall economics that funds and creates the programming in the first place.” That’s a lot of “musts.” Bewkes may spend too much time looking for his own perfect solution before Apple’s setup passes him by.

[via TMO]

TUAWTime Warner fights 99 cent rentals, too originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here’s some good news about a few popular apps on the App Store:

• Square Enix has dropped the price on retro titles Final Fantasy I and II. The games were originally released at US$8.99, but to celebrate more widespread localization, the apps have dropped down to $3.99. Great games, nice price.
• ESPN’s Scorecenter XL app for the iPad has gone completely free. The app provides news and scores from around the sporting world — it was $4.99, but the network has apparently decided to go free for good.
• And Firemint is putting its Real Racing title on sale for the iPhone next week — as of September 30, the app will be available for just $2.99. That’s a rare occurrence for them. It’s the first time this game has ever gone on sale, probably because the title has been so popular. It offers a quality racing experience, with full Game Center integration.

These are all great deals on really popular apps. If you’ve been waiting to pick one of these up for cheaper than usual, now’s your chance.

TUAWFinal Fantasy I and II on sale, ESPN app free, Real Racing on sale this weekend originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How many task management applications does the world need? It seems like every day another “amazing” new GTD solution launches that seeks to outdo the others by piling on new features and introducing an ever-increasing amount of complexity.

Tags, projects, contexts, contributors, reminders, flagging, groups; what ever happened to the good old to do list? You know, something simple that acts as a memory aid without itself becoming a major task to keep up with. Recently, the TeuxDeux web application debuted and reminded us of the power of simplicity. Today we’ll take a look at its iPhone counterpart to see if the “less is more” strategy works in the realm of iOS.

Meet TeuxDeux

In case you’ve never seen it, TeuxDeux is a free online task manager that is one of those rare products that actually pulls off the promise of both beauty and effectiveness through simplicity.

TeuxDeux Web App

The interface isn’t your typical GTD single column list of items or even a calendar screen but rather a fluid five-column list that shows the current and upcoming days of the week. Each day has a date header, input box and a simple list of lines.

The layout is very typography driven and is completely void of superfluous design. As you would guess, typing into the field at the top of a column allows you to add an item to that day.

Entering an Item

After entering an item, you can click and drag it to rearrange its order in the list and/or send it to a different day. Clicking on an item crosses it off the list, after which you can hit the little “x” to delete the item from your list.

To edit an item, simply drag it back to the text box at the top. This feels a little odd at first (why not a double click?) but you quickly get used to it. The arrows at the left and right allow you to move forward and backward in days and the calendar icon will let you pick a specific day to jump to.

Date Picker

Under the day columns there is a list for your “Someday” items that don’t necessarily need to be tied to a specific date. Since you can manually rearrange your items, I like to create little headers in my Someday category to separate the content.

Someday

TeuxDeux for iPhone

After getting hooked on the web-based TeuxDeux app, I couldn’t wait to try the iPhone app. You can tell right away that the minimalist spirit of the design has been faithfully reproduced for the mobile version.

To get started, simply login to your TeuxDeux account and all your items from the web interface will automatically be imported. As you use the app, hit the “Sync” button at the top right to make sure take effect across both the web and iPhone version.

TeuxDeux iPhone

Instead of seeing five days at once the iPhone version utilizes the full screen space for a single day. Despite this difference, it really feels like you’ve just zoomed in on a column from the web app and does an excellent job of maintaining the experience.

To switch days, tap on the arrows at the top or swipe left and right anywhere on the screen (double tap the header to go to today). Just as with the web version, you can enter tasks via the entry field at the top and complete them by tapping on the name.

Along the bottom there is a nice linear date feature that you don’t see in the web version. Drag this area left and right to scroll through the days and tap on a date to make it the active screen.

To rearrange the items, tap and hold until you can freely drag it around. You can also move an item to another day by dragging it to the appropriate date at the bottom.

Hold and drag to move an item

Editing tasks mirrors the functionality seen online, just drag the item to the field at the top, correct it, then hit enter to put it back in the list.

Someday

Tapping or dragging an item to the bar at the bottom will bring you to the Someday section. Here again we see the single column view but all of your columns are kept exactly like you’ve arranged them online so any faux categories you’ve setup are retained.

Someday iPhone screens

The Someday view works just like the Today view. Swipe left and right to change columns or tap a box at the bottom to jump to a specific column (dragging and editing tasks works the same here).

Multiple Accounts

The one advantage the iPhone app has over the web version is the ability to login to multiple accounts and quickly switch between them. This allows you to easily manage multiple lists for different purposes.

Multiple Accounts

TeuxDeux or Not TeuxDeux?

I’m a big fan of productivity apps and love Producteev, Things, and The Hit List for their robust feature sets and great interfaces. I’m always comparing new solutions to these three apps and usually won’t even consider one that falls short of their functionality.

For this reason, TeuxDeux took me completely by surprise. The first time I saw the web app I chalked it up as an application with a neat design, but too simple for me to really get into. However, about a month ago I decided to actually give it a shot by turning it into a Fluid app and throwing it in my Mac’s dock.

I can’t believe how much I love the simplified workflow. I still use Producteev for major project management and collaborative projects but for tracking my simple every day list of things to do, I’ve come to realize that simpler is without a doubt better. The five column, web interface has changed my world and helps me focus on getting through one week at a time while giving me the flexibility to plan ahead when I need to.

Though I hate losing the five-up view in the iPhone version, I realize that there just isn’t room for it and think the developers did an excellent job of molding the experience to a smaller screen. It’s definitely a near-perfect implementation of TeuxDeux in a mobile environment. Most iPhone todo apps are a web of complicated menus and can really suck up time while entering tasks. TeuxDeux is pretty much menu-free; just enter the task and go.

I do have a few issues with the iPhone app but they are fairly minor. First, I think the app takes too long to initiate a move. I thought the move feature was broken until I got up enough patience to just hold my finger in one spot long enough for something to happen. Further, the linear date picker looks much cooler than the web version’s calendar but is much less functional. It can take forever to swipe enough to get to an event that’s a few months in the future. I’d also like to see a horizontal view implemented upon rotating your device, perhaps even with two columns.

Finally, the scrolling and swiping are fairly rigid and lack that famous iPhone smoothness in all areas but the date line. I agree that all apps shouldn’t feel the need to mimic this behavior but this is one app I really miss it in and can’t help but think it would feel more polished with these effects. You could argue that the minimalist nature of the design would clash with the idea of smooth animations but then why include them in the date scroller?

As I said, these are very minor complaints and don’t at all affect my recommendation that you try TeuxDeux out immediately, both on the web and iOS.

Conclusion

To sum up, TeuxDeux is a breath of fresh air in a world filled with cluttered and clunky todo list applications. The web and iPhone versions are seamlessly integrated, the former of which is completely free while the latter will only set you back a couple of bucks (no lame monthly fees).

I review a lot of apps, many of which I never pick up again even if I gave them a high score. This is definitely not the case with TeuxDeux, which has become an integral part of my daily workflow.

Leave a comment below and let us know what you think of the web service, the iPhone app and the integration of the two. For any fans looking for more, according to a few recent tweets, TeuxDeux will soon have both a desktop AIR client and an Android app!

The iPhone was introduced on January 9, 2007 to an AT&T (Cingular) only client base. Many early adopters dropped their old carriers without a second thought because their thirst for this obvious game-changer was so great.

The rest of the would-be iPhone owners declared that they would simply wait for the phone to end up on their carrier. Just about every “insider” theory and rumor at the time pointed with near certainty towards a 2-year AT&T exclusivity agreement. After these two years, they told us, the iPhone will immediately hit Verizon followed by every other major carrier.

January 9, 2009: The planet continued to spin and the iPhone continued to be tied to a single US carrier. January 9, 2010, three years after the release of the iPhone, still no sign of the end of AT&T’s reign. Despite the fact that countless experts have been absolutely certain on countless occasions that the iPhone would open up to other carriers, the projected dates all come and go without a word from Apple.

Why No Verizon?

At the time, many were baffled as to why Verizon wasn’t picked to be the sole carrier of the iPhone. It turns out they were. According to several sources, Apple offered the iPhone to Verizon first and the carrier made the incredibly solid business decision to pass on it due to a dispute over how much control Apple would have in the relationship.

Can you hear me now? No Verizon, we can’t.

Verizon on Good Behavior

How’d that decision work out for Verizon? In a recent statement, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg said of the iPhone, “We would love to carry it when we get there, but we have to earn it.”

A few years ago they were faced with the opportunity of being the sole carrier and now they’re making statements about trying to make themselves good enough to earn the good will of Apple!

I’m sure given the opportunity they would do it all again, sans the profound ignorance of how much of a hit the phone would be with consumers worldwide.

Verizon iPhone 2011! Right?

June 29, 2010. Bloomberg headline reads “Verizon Wireless Said to Start Offering iPhone in January.” It seemed we had finally reached the end of the iPhone monopoly. After this article there was no shortage of “me too” blogs and websites that had suddenly produced undeniable evidence of a January Verizon release.

It’s really going to happen this time… or not.

The most telling sign of this supposed future were numerous reports from secret sources all claiming that manufacturers were indeed ordering parts for and building a CDMA version of Apple’s iPhone 4 (AT&T uses GSM).

However, the recent statement from Verizon’s CEO (above) regarding earning the iPhone seems to leave Verizon customers, yet again, with their hopes dashed. Seidenberg went on to say that Verizon’s new 4G network (slotted for completion around 2013) would hopefully be a significant factor in making Apple “get with the program” and bring the iPhone to their carrier. Not exactly the kind of statement you would expect from someone who had just landed a deal to release the iPhone in a matter of months.

Now, given Apple’s love of secrecy, Seidenberg could be pulling the wool over our eyes in preparation for Apple to blow us away with a now unexpected announcement come next year, but in the words of PCMag writer Chloe Albanesius, “Don’t Hold Your Breath.”

There is Another…

We can’t know for certain at this point that Verizon is out of the game for January, but let’s assume they are. Further, let’s make an even larger assumption that the rumors regarding a CDMA iPhone are true. Where does that leave us?

This is the one, I’m sure of it.

The Internet’s favorite guess is currently Sprint, the next logical conclusion if we’re limited to CMDA carriers. Who knows? Sprint’s CEO certainly hasn’t been making any statements to the contrary lately (which could be good or bad).

Square One

Unfortunately, despite any sources that you read claiming any degree of certainty, we pretty much don’t know squat about when AT&T’s exclusivity will end. All we have at the moment are conflicting and mutually “certain” opinions and rumors: the same thing we’ve had since day one.

January 9, 2011 is on the horizon. As some AT&T customers purchase their fourth iPhone the rest of the US market is wondering if four will be their lucky number. Four years after the iPhone’s initial release AT&T’s supposed two year exclusivity agreement lives on, but for how long?

It’s interesting to note that AT&T chief executive Randall Stephenson is busy trying to convince investors that they’ll be just fine after the exclusive agreement with Apple ends. Verizon may not be be concerned with January, but perhaps AT&T is…

What Do You Think?

Are the Internet rumors the same bull we’ve been hearing for four years? Will January come and go without an announcement? Or will 2011 bring the first falling pebble in the avalanche of new carriers that will sell the iPhone?

Leave a comment below and let us know what you think! Also be sure to tell us whether or not you’ll hold out for another carrier or just give in and make the switch to the one carrier we all know will have the iPhone in 2011: AT&T.

In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting PRO RSS FeedReader. Developer description: “PRO RSS FeedReader as Getting your Feeds via PRO RSS FeedReader for iPad is easy.
Via the internal search system you can add a Feed from Google search, Twitter, any website with RSS Feeds and manually. PRO RSS FeedReader can be used online and offline. Don’t worry about a lost WIFI connection, your Feeds are still on your iPad. You can choose your favorite Feed and PRO RSS FeedReader will instantly update your Feeds.”

Read on for more information and screenshots!

Screenshot

PRO RSS FeedReader for iPad

About the App

Here are the top five features you can expect to see in the latest version:

• Adding feeds is easy.
• Feeds are stored on a local database to view feeds offline.
• An internal browser will cover browsing to the internet.
• Organizing feeds is simple and fast by folders and subfolders.
• Keep working during Feeds update.

Requirements: iOS 3.2

Price: $2.99

Developer: HRC DIGITAL B.V.

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The App Store now has over 200,000 apps. Lured by the gold rush, developers have been churning out apps at a rate of over 1000 apps a week. Pretty much anything you can think of has been turned it to an app.

Today I’m going to be taking a look at some of the best options for making you laugh on your iPhone. Funny stories, jokes, videos, links, and images. This has proved to be one of the most lucrative categories developers, leading to an abundance of cruft. Today I’ll be slicing through the fat of the app store in search of the best iPhone humor apps.

The Onion

The classic parody newspaper with your wherever you go. Full of satire, sarcasm, and wit. The Onion keeps no one’s feelings in mind. Providing sarcastic headlines, full length articles, and humorous spins on current world events. This is a must have app.

Price: Free

The Onion

The Colbert Report’s The World

Stephen Colbert has garnered fame for his show, The Daily Show. Part comedian, part political satirist, and part writer. In this app, we get to carry around Colbert’s takes on hundreds of different words, from “flight list” to “faith” and beyond.

Price: $1.99

The Colbert Report’s The World

FML

If you’re someone who enjoys laughing at other people’s pain, this is the app for you. Here’s how it works. When someone has a day worthy of exclaiming “#$%& my life”, they post it to the site. Now, you open up the app on your iphone and scroll through all the latest rants in a twitter stream like fashion. The app is implemented very well.

Price: Free

FML

Aging Booth

This is a cool one. With Aging Booth, you sit down and feed the app a picture of yourself. In return, Aging Booth spits out a fresh copy. Only on this image, you’re older. Much older. You can share it with our friends on Facebook and Twitter.

Price: Free

Aging Booth

18,0000 Cool Jokes

When I first saw the title, I thought it was just another spam app. But upon further inspection, I realized that this software has a lot of thought put in to it. You can filter jokes by topics and rating. There are options to censor dirty jokes and long, short, and medium jokes. This is definitely one the best joke apps on the iPhone.

Price: $0.99

18,0000 Cool Jokes

Texts From Last Night

This app is very similar to FML. It aggregates humorous drunken text message blurbs sent in by its followers. It lets you filter by rating: best weekly, best ever, and best from last night. This app and the website were designed by the geniuses over at “MetaLab”:http://www.metalabdesign.com/. Its a beauty.

Price: $0.99

Texts From Last Night

Mouth Off

Mouth Off is an app that takes the mic’s input, and animates the lips on the screen to match it. Basically, a mouth appears on screen and lip syncs with your voice. You can Dogs, cats, vampires, and monster’s mouthes. Works on iPod touch and iPhone.

Price: $1.99

Mouth Off

Talking Carl

Talking Carl is a little red monster that lives on your iPhone screen. He takes what he hears, and repeats it. His mouth moves, and his expression changes. This is great to entertain your children and get some peace and quiet. Here’s something to try out. Rev up to talking carls, and put them next to each other. Say something and let the madness ensue.

Price: $0.99

Talking Carl

Cyanide and Happiness

Cyanide and Happiness is an extremely popular web comic. This is a complete replacement for the website. You get access to the comic, the short video clips, and the complete archives all from within the app.

Price: $0.99

Cyanide and Happiness

Break

Break.com is an aggregator of funny videos and pictures. The app is a fully featured client. Letting you peruse and view the Break catalogue, as well as upload your own images and videos from the iPhone camera roll.

Price: Free

Break

Stachetastic

Stachtastic lets you overall over forty different mustaches and beards over images on your iPhone. The editor comes with basic features, resizing and rotating. You can upload your creation to Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.

Price: $0.99

Stachetastic

Demoralizer

Demoralizer lets you create your own demoralizing pictures and stay up with the Internet’s memes. Choose a snapshot from your camera roll, and pick a slogan, “Failure”, “Stupidity”. Like most apps nowadays, you can upload to Facebook, Twitter, and the like when you’re finished.

Price: $1.99

Demoralizer

iBeer

This is a classic. One of the first apps to hit it big. Your screen fills up to look like beer. Tilting your phone like a cup causes the liquid to pour out. This is as novelty as apps on the iPhone get. iBeer has expanded past its name, now including juice, milk, cola, and more.

Price: $0.99

iBeer

iFart

A huge success. Choose your style and hit the big button. Listen as your gas releasing noise is played. You can buy extra sound packs, record your own styles, and send a flatulence to a friend. Personally, I find this app revolting and crass, but it will definitely cause a few laughs with the right crowd.

Price: $0.99

iFart

Voices

Voices is a slick voice recorder and transformer. You choose from eighteen voice distortion styles. You can share your voices on social networks and email.

Price: $1.99

Voices

What Apps Make You Laugh?

The 15 apps above represent some of the funniest apps we’ve come across. What are your favorites?

Leave a comment below with the name of your favorite hilarious iPhone app!