#1 Facebook
Oh Facebook, how I hate you. This app keeps me abreast of all things social. While it is a really good time waster while waiting in line, or for the bus or on someone it really is pathetically limited in its abilities. I mean no nested liking, cmon Zuckerburg!!! There are also problems with the interface, I mean who even uses the tiles anyway? I think they could redesign this app and make it a whole lot more friendly and useful. Free
#2 Yelp
Talk about addictive. Not only is this app useful for finding restaurants, business and other local scene related stuff, it also has this really cool "check-in" feature which I use as like a real life video game. You unlock badges and offers from business by checking in. I got a major discount and have made contacts with business managers and owners through this app. A must have!! Free
#3 Nike + GPS
Awesome, awesome, awesome. This uses a combination of GPS and the accelerometer to calculate your position and timing of your run. It also plugs into Facebook and Twitter so you can get encouragement from your friends. Problem with me is that most of my friends hate me or fitness so no one ever comments on my posts. But either way I think that feature is really cool. It also enables you to not have to plunk down $100 on running shoes just so you can use the iPhones built in Nike sensor, so its totally worth the $2. $1.99
#4 Flixster
Movies wise this app does it all. Finds times, theaters and you can even add things to your netflix queue and review them on rotten tomatoes. Must have app for movie nerds. Free
#5 Star Walk
This fits into the just plain cool category. This app maps the night sky relative to your location and even shows the sun's path through the sky on a particular day. You can also fast forward to a given date to see what the night sky will look like. It also has NASA pics built in for wallpapers. Really cool app. $2.99
