Saturday, December 13, 2014

My Favorite 50 IPhone Apps of 2014

It's time again for my 5th Annual blog post on my favorite iPhone Apps.

This year I upgraded to an iPhone 6. Features of this year's post.

  • I have increased the list of favorite apps from 40 to 50.  
  • I have grouped the apps by the official category they are listed in within iTunes. 
  • If you click the link in the name it goes to the page to download the app in iTunes. 
  • Approximately 80% of the apps are FREE. If one wanted to purchase all of the apps that cost it would come to $36. Prices noted are subject to change.

Category: Books

Reformation Study Bible. ($9.99) This app provides the entire text of the Reformation Study Bible.

Category: Business

Jot Not Scanner Pro. ($.99) Turns one's phone into a portable scanner.

OWA. (FREE) This app helps people to access Microsoft Outlook 365 email from their phone.

Category: Catalogs

Craigslist Pro. (FREE) Helps one monitor Craigslist postings in multiple geographical areas.

Category: Games

Conquest. ($2.99) A game that is like classical Risk but with dozens of more worlds. 

Category: Education

RefNet. (FREE) This app is RefNet Christian radio. 

Category: Entertainment

Netflix. (FREE) This allows one to watch Netflix directly on their phone. Requires Netflix subscription.

Roku. (FREE) This app serves can serve as a remote control to Roku on one's television. It's perfect for whenever you have misplaced the original remote control for the Roku.

Category: Finance

BillMinder. ($1.99) This is a bill reminder and organizer.

Chase Mobile. (FREE) A useful app for Chase customers and one of the top rated banking apps.

MSUFCU: (FREE) A useful app for customers of Michigan State University Federal Credit Union.

Category: Health & Fitness

Health Mate. (FREE) This app is a steps tracker and life coach by Withings.

Water Lite. (FREE) This app allows one to track their water consumption during the day. 

Category: Lifestyle

Pocket Prayer Pro - A Prayer Journal. ($1.99) This is a prayer journal that one can use on their phone.

Shopper. (FREE)  This app allows one to create and share shopping lists with others.

University Reformed Church. (FREE) This is the official app for the University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. 

Category: Music

Tune In Radio Pro. ($9.99) This app helps one to listen to thousands of radio stations around the world from their phone.

Category: Navigation

Google Maps.(FREE) The app helps one navigate and does everything a GPS would.

Category: News

Drudge Report.  (FREE) This app provides links to news articles via The Drudge Report website.

Paper.  (FREE) This app shows stories from Facebook.

Reverb. (FREE)  This app is a personalized news discovery portal. 

Category: Photo & Video

YouTube. (FREE) This app helps one watch YouTube videos from their phone.

Category: Productivity

1Password. (FREE) This is a secure password manager.

AT & T DriveMode: (FREE) This app can save lives. It senses when you are driving and turns off the text on your phone. It will send an auto reply to people that you are driving and the drive mode can be turned off if the user is a passenger.

EasilyDo. (FREE) This app is an assistant for email, contacts, calendar, and travel. Premium subscription available and if you have Evernote premium there is a free 3 month trial of premium EasilyDo.

Evernote. (FREE)  This app helps one write and organize notes from their phone that are then synced and saved in their online Evernote account.

EZ Receipts. (FREE) This app is used to submit flexible spending health care receipts or claims to WageWorks.

GMail. (FREE)  This is the official GMail app for the iphone.

Groups. (FREE) This app helps one organize contacts by multiple groups.

Journal for Evernote. ($.99) This app improves Evernote by allowing one to add to a note throughout the day and then it syncs with Evernote at the end of the day into one note for the day.

Pocket Informant. (FREE)  This app is a powerful calendar and to do list that can be shared with others. It can be upgraded to the full premium version which is currently $14.99.

Toodledo. ($2.99) This app allows one to create and group to do lists and notes through the Toodledo program.

Category: Reference

Brainy Quote. (FREE)  Gives over 175,000 quotes from Brainy Quote to satisfy one's cravings for quotes.

GedView. ($3.99) This app allows a genealogist to save genealogy information on their phone.

The Holy Bible. (FREE)  This app is an excellent resource for one to read and search through the Bible on their phone.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary. (FREE) This app gives one access to the wealth of information on the Merriam-Websiter Dictionary. 

Category: Social Networking

Blogger. (FREE) This is the official Blogger app that can be used to review or update their blogs.

Evernote Hello. (FREE) This app helps one remember things about people they meet.  It works in conjunction with Evernote

Facebook. (FREE) This is the official Facebook app.

Find My Friends. (FREE) This app allows one to see the exact GPS location of friends or family member's phone at anytime once the other phone user has granted permission for that search.

Google+. (FREE)  This app is the official app for Google+ social media.

Instapray. (FREE) This is a social networking app to pray for people from around the world. 

Linkedin. (FREE) This is the official app for LinkedIn social network.

Twitter. (FREE) This is the official Twitter app.

Category: Sports

Yahoo Sports. (FREE)  This is a one stop sports app that will satisfy one's craving to monitor scores of games and the standings of their favorite teams.

Category: Travel

GasBuddy. (FREE) This app helps one find the cheapest gas prices in their area.

Yellow Pages Local Search. (FREE) This app serves as a portable Yellow Pages directory on one's phone. 

Category: Utilities

Chrome(FREE) This app helps one use the Chrome browser on phone for web surfing.

QRReader. (FREE) This app allows one to scan QR codes from their phone.

Category: Weather

Yahoo Weather. (FREE) This app helps one check the weather in their area or anywhere else around the world through their phone. 


The 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 lists are still available on The Light Stop blog by clicking the Label "IPhone".

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