Great 'MoneySaving Apps' Hunt

davehughes182

Hi Guys,

Is there a threat dedicated to apps on the iphone atm? I have tried searching through the forum but not come accross anything?

If there isnt one, perhaps we could get one going? Detailing ay apps that we would recommend for other iPhone users etc?

Cheers Guys:beer:

hatewashingmachines

Fab idea, (I think you meant thread??!!)
I like my Sky + Remote Record App, I can browse and set things up to record when I'm away from home.
Also I have the eBay app which is great.
The Waitrose App is free and although I dont use it for shopping it does have some fab recipes on there!!

davehughes182

hatewashingmachines wrote: »

Fab idea, (I think you meant thread??!!)QUOTE]

Haha, oops. I did indeed mean thread.

I will throw some of the ones I have and recomend also seeing as I forgot to do it in my haste to answer the door:rotfl:

Sky Player (if you can get it for the free 3 month offer)
Sky Sports News/Score Centre (both free)
Falldown! (very addictive and free game)
TV Catchup (now this one isnt an app, rather a site that u save to your home screen. Simply register *for free* and then you essentially have freeview on your phone) Works well using the 3G signal aswel as Wi-FI):T

siwatson

I've found the following apps but would love to hear other people's suggestions:

Elf Cam - creates a video of Santa delivering presents on Christmas Eve in your house. Very cool and fun to show the little ones. My little boy loves the funny elf clips as well.

Elf Myself - turn yourself into a Christmas elf. Simple and fun, had my 5 year old laughing for literally an hour.

Cut the Rope - great puzzle game that's easy for my kids to pick up. Better than Angry Birds IMHO. Has a nice new holiday update.

dazzadub

talking santa is funny. but prob not great to show 5 yr old, as he does flash his bottom. its a cartoon santa

sonnythecat

I'm giving this a bump as have just got an iphone and would welcome advice...

Surely there must be some good moneysaving apps

Mic2904

Not a moneysaving App, but for me by far the best, esp considering the Price:

TuneIn Radio - 1.19£ (i think) and its by far the app I use most on my phone.

Thousends of Radiostations world wide available on the go, absolutly amazing app!

baby_frogmella

hatewashingmachines wrote: »

Fab idea, (I think you meant thread??!!)
I like my Sky + Remote Record App, I can browse and set things up to record when I'm away from home.
!

Sky+ app on iphone is rubbish, as its not easy to scroll to listings. Give TV Guide app a try, its a lot better and also lets you remote record on your sky box.

My favourite apps/games:

-Flickfootball (VERY addictive)
-Cut the Rope (again VERY addictive)
-Flixster (info on new cinema releases and trailers)
- Virtual Pool (brilliant pool game which you can play online against others)
- British Airways (no need for paper boarding passes ever again!)
-Hullomail (free visual voicemail)
-Contacts Sync (free contacts backup)

if you've jailbreaked your phone, try these:
- 3G unrestrictor (lets you use voip apps such as Skype over 3G)
- MyWi (turns your iphone into a wifi hotspot WITHOUT your network operator finding out - so no extra tethering charges:p)

Eyepunky

ellor, my best are:

met office

angry birds - game
Plants v zombies - game
spider man - game
Twitterriffic - twitter app
Facebook
Ebay / Ebay selling / Paypal
Last Fm - Music
Kerrange Radio - Music
Yell.com
Autotrader
Argos
Amazon
voucher cloude - gives local business money off vouchers
Ipoo - great fun! :cool:
Wikipedia
Sickipedia - latest jokes
Marval book
Ibooks
Mcd's finder + bugerking finder! :cool:
heads up lite - tells you how long to birthdays, etc
Yahoo answers
Weatherspoons finder
RAC Traffic
Nav Free UK and ireland

sonnythecat

Here you go (from Which?):



10 top money saving iPhone appsApplications that will help you manage your money

19 October 2010

Apple have been telling us for ages that whatever you want, ‘there’s an app for that’ - and it appears that’s true. It has been announced that the Apple store now has more than 300,000 apps available. With that in mind, Which? Money's experts have picked 10 of the best money-saving apps for you to download.
1. Benpal - Free

BenPal’s Pension Modeller lets you forecast your pension. By inputting your age, income and contribution you can estimate your likely pension from a defined contribution (DC) scheme.
2. Paypal - Free

Paypal's app lets you check transactions and balances, as well as making transfers to your account and others’. The app also enables you to ‘bump’ money from one account to the next by touching two iPhones together.
3. UK tax calc - 59p

The UK tax calc can help you estimate your income tax and national insurance as well as student loan and pension contributions. It claims to use official HMRC data to provide an estimated breakdown of weekly, monthly and annual payments.
4. Fidelity - Free

This app from investment company Fidelity gives you performance and price information for 1,000+ funds from its fund supermarket. You can also use the app to invest in funds, but the level of info is not as detailed as on its website.
5. Axadent - Free

Axa and insurer More Th>n offer Axadent, a tool that helps you record relevant info following a car accident – including photos of damage. The app – also available to non-Axa customers – also lets you exchange details.
6. 0870 - Free

Downloading the Say No to 0870 application will help you avoid phonelines that charge up to 35p a min. The app can instead find you a normal-rate landline number rather than a charging line.
7. Account Tracker - £1.79

Account Tracker is one of a number of budgeting apps that can help you with your daily expenses. This app is simple to use, has detailed instructions and stores photos of receipts. A lite version is available for free.
8. Petrol prices - £2.99

This Petrol prices app checks for the cheapest petrol prices in your area. You can use it to check over 11,000 stations, by searching via town or by postcode. We found that using it regularly could save a typical driver hundreds of pounds a year.
9. Red laser - Free

Red Laser bills itself as the ’impossibly accurate barcode scanner’. It turns your camera into a barcode scanner, so you can scan items and find out where you can buy them most cheaply, saving you time and money.
10. Voucher cloud - Free

The Voucher cloud app has hundreds of deals which are delivered directly to your iPhone so you can save money on cinemas, restaurants and more.

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