LibGuides: iPad and iPhone Apps: Basic All-Purpose Apps and Productivity

Helpful Apps

QR Reader (those square bar codes lead you to stuff)
30/30 (Time Management and Productivity)
YikYak (What are the youngsters talking about?)

Flashlight
SimpleNote (notes)
WhiteNoise (Mask annoying noise)
Calm (Meditation, iPhone only)
Storehouse (write stories with text, video, and photos)
OmmWriter (iPad and computer only, no phone; a zen-like space for writing; $4.99)

Margaret on Sleep Pillow
White Noise for sleeping or drowning out other noise
Fred on Stocard
Store your plastic retail cards in your phone
Bill on Tetris
A tool for passing the time.

General Tools

Here are more handy tools for your device:

Level (like the carpenter's tool)
PickUpLines (yup, there's an app for that!)
Tempo--the Today Show hosts like this for integrating calendars and related content
Kindle--you can put a Kindle reader on your device if you own a Kindle (check also iBooks and Nook)
GoodReader ($1)--reads multiple file formats (MS Office products, PDF, HTML)
Flipboard--customize digital magazine with topics or websites you want to read; topic channels available, too
iMindMap--visually organize information (check out my blog for more information on this concept, if not iMindMaps specifically http://margaretmindmapping.blogspot.com/)
Dropbox--Cloud storage for your documents, photos, videos,etc.; sync between multiple devices
Dragon Dictation--voice-to-text translation
PrivacyStar--identifies mysterious phone numbers calling your mobile phone.

Social Media

Twitter--communicate with your Tweeps with 140 characters and pictures

Facebook--communicate with your friends and share photos, videos, and memes

LinkedIn--network with your professional contacts; share news, articles, and photos; upload your resume; search for folks in desired organizations

Tumblr--collect information from different sources and see what your friends are posting

Instagram--communicate with photos; add special effects to photos