IntoMobile's Top 10 iPhone And iOS Applications Of 2010

Welp, it’s that time of year again, folks. We’ve had a great 2010, filled with all sorts of amazing superphones, new mobile broadband services, and all kinds of interesting apps hitting app stores around the world. True, most of these apps soared high, now a few were banned from some app stores altogether. However, the app store that started it all, had a great year. What better way to wrap up 2010 than to run down the Top 10 iPhone and iOS apps of the year?

The holidays came around

When the holidays came around, Angry Birds got dressed up in Halloween and Christmas clothing as additional apps. Over the course of the year, additional levels were added and an in-app purchase for a special character – the Mighty Eagle – was as well tossed in. Angry Birds sold millions of copies for iOS which has resulted in millions in revenue for Rovio, and the game developer says at once year will be an even better year. Let’s hope so!

Skype has been on iOS for quite some time however, nevertheless it’s all in all one of our favorites because it lets us keep in touch with friends and family from all over the globe. The service has been popular over the years and it was a huge relief to many when it taking everything into account landed in the app store years ago. The VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) app works seamlessly on the iPhone and iPod touch and as well allows instant messaging chat within the app, just like the desktop version.

The iPhone 4

Skype as well recently introduced video calling for the iPhone 4, something that was sorely missing from previous versions, now for good reason. Nevertheless that the iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4th gen are equipped with front-facing cameras, you’ll be able to initiate and receive video calls with Skype for iPhone/iOS.

The voice service from Google caused quite a stir in 2009 when it wasn’t approved for the iTunes App Store. The service allows users to have one phone number tied to all their phones for convenience. It as well allows you to track missed, placed or received calls and send and receive text messages. When Apple decided to ease its restrictions for the App Store, Google Voice managed to get approved and nevertheless iPhone users have an application dedicated to accessing and using Google Voice.

From within the app, you can make calls, send and receive text messages and even listen to or read voicemails. Best of all, unlike other Google Voice apps, the official one from Google is free in the iTunes App Store. If you rely heavily on Google Voice and own an iPhone, this app is an absolute must!

Flash video content for the iPhone and iPad! For years, iOS users bemoaned the lack of Adobe Flash content on their devices, now Skyfire recently solved that problem by converting Flash video content into a viewable format for iOS. During it doesn’t handle all Flash content, like games and the like, it’s a good start and users are seeing less of the blue puzzle piece with the question mark on it.

In its first week of availability, Skyfire was so strained with downloads that it had to pull its app, releasing it in batches a few days later. While the first week of sales, even with the downtime, it’s estimated that Skyfire pulled in $1 million in sales. And Apple says users didn’t care to have Flash on the iPhone?

This was a big deal for existing users of the Nike+ sensor system. No longer did they need to have a Nike+ sensor in their shoe. With the new app, all you need to do is turn it on, and the iPhone’s built-in GPS and accelerometer tracks all of your movements. Easy as pie.

For those of us addicted to AIM, GTalk, Facebook Chat, Yahoo! Messenger and more, Beejive IM is the way to go for the iPhone. Not only does it support multiple chat customers, now it has push notifications as so then. You’ll never miss another instant message from a friend or colleague again.

Matter of fact took off in 2010

Photo-sharing services as a matter of fact took off in 2010, and leading the way is Instagram. The application allows users to take pictures with their iPhones and share them via the app itself, or on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr and Foursquare. Instagram as well lets you customize your photos with different retro-looking filters if you’re feeling like the standard image is a little bland and boring.