18 Colorful iPhone Apps

While some might argue that the most colorful apps for your iPhone are those that mimic flatulence, and there are more than enough of those available, here are some colorful apps that are a little more useful, fun and at least in better taste. To download the apps just simply search for the name in the iTunes store.

iSteam
$0.99

Welcome the first “steamy” photo editor for the iPhone / iPod touch. Turn your device into a foggy surface just like our mirror after a hot shower or as your window on a winter day. iSteam exploits all features of your device… – blow on your mic to haze the screen / use your fingers to write messages and draw, etc…

Mood Touch
$0.99

Happy? Sad? Stressed? Mood Touch will tell you! It’s designed to have you interact with it to determine the mood that you’re feeling as you touch it.

Quadrum:colors
$0.99

This is a new action-puzzle game with colors – a brand new twist on the match 3 formula. The basic rules are simple – you slide rows and columns of colored tiles to combine groupd (verticle or horizonal lines) of the same color and double-tap to remove them from the screen…

Bloom
$3.99

Generative, ambient music by Brian Eno. The app also allows you to create ellaborate patterns and unique melodies by simply apping the screen. Part instrument, part composition, part artwork, and totally awesome.

Simplify Media
$3.99

SimplifyMedia is an application that enables you to connect to your music library from any wifi signal or even your iPhone! You can also stream music from up to 30 friends and view lyrics and artists bios.

EyeTricks
free

EyeTricks is a collection of optical illusions and visual phenomena optimized for iPhone/iPod touch. It contains 30 amazing tricks to decieve your brain along with instructions for each one.

Crayon Physics
$4.99

A physics/object-based game that allows you to paint a picture by dragging your finger across the screen… The picture becomes an object and drops to the bottom. Just move the ball to the Star to clear the stage.

Ocarina
$0.99

Without musical training you will be playing your favorite songs from jingle bells to beethoven in no time. Free, easy-to-read music for hundreds of popular songs is available online.

Ustream
free

A live and recorded video viewing application with interactive chat functionality. The application allows users to login with their Ustream account, view both live Ustream broadcasts and recorded video, and see upcoming Ustream broadcast events.

Instapaper
free

Sign up at Instapaper.com for a free account then drag the “Read Later” tag to your browser’s toolbar. Now, whenever you find an article or blog post on that you’d like read later, hit that button. Instapaper’s app instantly stores it on your iPhone in a format that’s especially readable.

SushiTime
$0.99

An application to demystify many common terms found on sushi menus or to fill gaps for any connoisseurs. With more than 100 english definitions, detailed pictures, catagories and favorites tracking, it is a nice little guide for anyone.

100 sounds
$0.99

Lets you drag favorites to the top, and hide others. PLAY, LOOP & DELAY sounds for practical use (whatever those might be) or practical jokes!

FlipBook Lite
free

Easily make your doodles come to life and share them with your friends…

Pandora Radio
free

Personalized radio now available to stream on your iPhone. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical coposers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music and more music like it.

Incognito
$1.99

As the name implies, allows you to surf the Web without leaving any sort of history.

WebMate
$0.99

Implements a “light” version of tabbed browsing. Rather than open each separate link in a new tab, WebMate queues the links. When you’re done reading site one, you merely click (or whatever) and site two pops up.

Animoto
free

Select 8-16 photos from your photo library, pick some music to play in the background, and it creates a slideshow for you on the fly. Watch it on your iPhone or email it to friends.

Rochambeau
free

An iPhone version of the playground classic Rochambeau (aka Rock-Paper-Scissors). The game allows you to play against the computer, or against one of your friends through network play. Using your phone’s network connection (Edge, 3G, or Wi-Fi), you can either tell the phone to pair you up with the first available random opponent online, or use use the AIM instant messaging network to play against your buddies.

…And with so many apps you’ll need a good way to organize them. So, try color coding.

Apps found using iTunes store, techcrunch.com, lifehacker.com & gizmodo.com.

Author: evad
David Sommers has been loving color as COLOURlovers' Blog Editor-in-Chief for the past two years. When he's not neck deep in a rainbow he's loving other things with The Post Family (http://thepostfamily.com/), a Chicago-based art blog, artist collective & gallery.