Must-have Irish Apps for iPhone

September 21, 2009 · Posted in mobile internet  · Posted by IIA

I went on a bit of an iPhone App download frenzy last night after reading about Apps.ie on Twitter. I noticed people tweeting about it on Friday I think but only last night did I have the time to check it out.

iphoneappsIt’s a directory of iPhone Apps created by Irish developers. It was created by a group called XCake which is a loose affiliation of Cocoa developers (those who develop for Mac & iPhone) throughout the island of Ireland. You can find out more about them and even (and I like this) request an app on their Ning network.

Purely as a personal choice (rather than representing the IIA!) I downloaded Speed and AlphaBattle which is just impossible! (Okay maybe not a frenzy!) Previously I had installed Eirtext, Dublin Bikes, (created by IIA member company Fusio), Ireland’s Phone Book and ever hopeful crature that I am, the Lotto Results App. One thing I would say about that last one is that it is very basic and would be great, albeit generally a disappointment, if you could type in your numbers and find out if you won. I’m sure if you were a bus traveller in Dublin, the Dublin bus app could be good. There are tons more useful, fun and informative apps available so check it out. I was surprised not to see Pocket Universe there which is a great app (if only I could escape the sodium glare!) but my guess is that as more people hear about Apps.ie we’ll start seeing more apps listed. You can also see that I have the Bitbuzz

I also notice a few businesses have their apps listed too and I imagine we will see more of these coming online especially with the recent data reported about mobile internet by AMAS in the latest State of the Net. I would be interested in seeing more business oriented apps there too e.g. IIA Member Company Mobiun’s mCredit.

I’m looking forward to seeing many more apps coming online there and I’m glad that I found a place where I can post my random ideas for Irish apps in the future! Anyone for a best places to have a business meeting app?

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4 Responses to “Must-have Irish Apps for iPhone”

  1. Mike Kearney on April 18th, 2010 11:27 am

    Totally agree with your point on Apps for business. Few businesses had websites 10 or so years ago (and many thought they never would) but of course now they do. I fully believe that all businesses will have an App in the future. I’ve seen arguements against this, mainly based on the “why bother when you have the www on your device” angle but that is to overlook two vital things. Firstly, people will always take the easiest option to get what they want (products, services, information, fun etc) and if Apps one thing, it is EASY! Secondly, the variety of functions one can build into an app (eg. geoapps) adds value and differenciation over and above the mobile web experience.

  2. Feidhlim on May 18th, 2010 5:55 pm

    Hi Folks,

    EirJobs is a new Irish App –

    Please have a look and email me with feedback

    http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/eirjobs/id371323809?mt=8

  3. etblog on September 2nd, 2010 1:24 pm

    There are more now but its a slow growth.
    There is one I found for what to do in Dublin:

    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/2night/id346999919?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D6

    places to eat, events to go to.
    The company is called 2night ( http://www.2night.ie ).
    Anyway, I figure you might be interested.
    Check it out.

  4. David Kennedy on February 23rd, 2011 7:00 pm

    St. Patrick’s Day is fast approaching!! Here is a a little bit o’ a leprechaun for ye’ on the occasion!

    Lots of fun and entertainment!!! Leprechaunie is a tiny leprechaun for your device that drifts around on its green hill filled with shamrocks and entertains you with some great fiddle melodies! Shake the device left and right to make a rainbow appear, or front and back to make a pot o’ gold grow! The sky above the leprechaun changes according to the time of the day, or you can swipe through to change it. Leprechaunie loves to laugh and make noises when you tap him. If you’re super lucky, he will stand on his head! Pressing the shamrock button will change the view to a “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” sign, a great way to spread holiday cheer. On the Info screen you are able to customize the time interval for the fiddle melodies, as well as see some tips and how to contact us.
    With Leprechaunie, you finally captured your own leprechaun– Hopefully you’ll find a pot of gold! You can get Leprechaunie from iTunes by following this link http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/leprechaunie/id419639631?mt=8

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