I eat my words!

[speedy jon]

I have-
Google earth
Photoshop ( ok for little editting but nothing like as much as the proper version)
Find iPhone ( a free app from apple that can trace your phone if someone stolen it or you have lost it)
Convert units ( loads of different measurements you type in a reading say 189psi and will show you the reading in say bar. I find this useful in work sometimes)
Angry birds is a must
Sudoku
Battle ships
eBay
Ping chat
Vodafone for checking my bill
Skobbler lite- a free sat nav
Bump
Flashlight
Tony hawks pro skater
And msn messenger

[IanC]

mart,

you have already found a great app "facetime" im sure you will be using that alot....

apart from what everyone has already mentioned, log into app store via your ip4 and browse throught the top 25 free apps.... alot of the paid apps have a demo version in the free app section.... there some great stuff in there

angry birds - 59p
lets golf 2
ridge racer
time crisis 2
fruit ninja - 59p
camera+ - 59p - the best camera program of all
flight control - 59p
mirror edge's - free
fruit ninja lite - free
sky+ - set recordings whilst away from home - free (brilliant)

there are so many games and apps that are great just depends on your taste, there something for everyone in the app store... and some are as low as 59p.

hope this helps

thanks

Ian

[Spanner]

Nobody got the Headspeed app then? I was going to get it for my android, but too tight to pay the £3!

[Planehazza]

I'm not (intentionally at least :D) turning this into another phone flame thread, but my dad and mom both just got android phones: HTC Desire and a Sony Ericson Xperia. Although the Android OS is 10x less restrictive, I still prefer my iPhone 4. Maybe it's just what I'm used to, but the iPhone is just sooo much smoother and faster running. The touchscreen on the android is stuttery and sometimes unresponsive.

Free apps I'd recommend on the iPhone:

Remote
Shazam
Around me
MSN
Skype
Word Lens
Solitaire
VLC
iPhone.TVcatchup.com (just a bookmark)
DI Radio (Digitally Imported, great if you love trance music)
FreeAppADay
RDP Lite
eBay
MyO2
Spotify (although the app is free, you need a premium subscription to use it)
and of course, Facebook :D

I have a few others but you only asked about free ones :D

[adieuk]

yes ive got it on mine Ian
its called helitach but its £2.39 on the iphone

[spunkmyer]

Mart glad to hear you like the Iphone 4, me however I hate it nearly as much as I do the wife. I have the Samsung Galaxy S now and its what the Iphone is trying to be and with the latest 2.3.1 android software..... Its great.

We also have the headspeed app and a rotor pitch calulator app.

[Jamin_00]

Remote
Sky news
BBC news
Free mouse (control your comp or laptop from your phone :D )
flick fishing
uno
cut the rope
ichess
worms
How stuff works
videojug
iBooks
rightmove
saville
Scrabble
Need for speed hot pursuit
Airattack
fieldrunners
Just to name a few. I have many more on iTunes that I take off and put on as and when I see fit or get bored etc etc and some are just are on the iPad

[Sao]

[quote=jwatts007;588164]Blimey does anyone actually use these add ons it all beyond me, I would like just a phone no text messages no answer phone no camera no nothing just a poxy phone...[/quote]

I have the answer to your dream...

[IMG]http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Johns-Phone.jpg[/IMG]

Website [url=http://www.johnsphones.com/]John's Phone | The World's Simplest Cell Phone[/url]

As for iPhone apps I have shedloads of them some free some paid
Some more usefull than others.

Favourites
Flickr
Photobucket
PangeaVR
iBooks
Kindle
Sky+
BBC News
TVcathcup bookmark
CastTV bookmark
iPlayer book mark
TuneinRadio
LAst.fm
spotify
remote
facebook
tapatalk
IPB
ebay
skype
messenger
AeroWeather
WeatherPro
ECB Cricket
Star Walk
NASA
Air Sharing
RCLogbook

and many many more :p

[Gate88]

Sky + (I couldnt live without it)
Skype (But I think they're going to start charging for calls soon)
Angry Birds (I'm addicted)
Dropbox (saves using space on your phone)
Red Lazer (I just love a barcode)
Shazam (ok but the free version is limited, Smoothound is free and just as good)
Google Goggles (very clever)
Photoshop PS Express (useful for editing pics before you send them)
Met office (weather)
Highways Authority (good live traffic info)
Ringtones (create your own rigtones from your music library)
Crayon Physics (its not free but its so addictive its worth it)

I was going to pay for the iMovie maker app but having read the reviews it takes a long time to render so havent bothered.

[Mart61]

Thanks for all your suggestions guys. Just back to my digs for the night so will go look for those apps recommended.

:D