Updated: September 8, 2010 – 20:54
It’s all about the “apps” isn’t it? Applications dominate the smartphone discussion, the number, the diversity, the price etc. . . Apple, Android, BlackBerry and webOS (PalmPre) all allow users to download applications. Applications are mini computer programs that allow users to share, view, give and participate while on their mobile device. For instance, Facebook has an application on all the major operating systems. The user gets varying degrees of the Facebook experience while on an iPhone, BlackBerry Bold, Palm Pre or Droid; no need to use the mobile web browser
If you switch from an iPhone to a Droid, you have a different application environment, although both phones contain many of the same apps. What led to the creation of the Smartphone Application Grid was this question: How do the different platforms compare on applications that handle some of the most popular features? Take a look at the grid and let me know your comments on what is missing, misplaced or well-placed. I need your input to make this a resource for people who might be considering switching phones.
SMARTPHONE APPLICATION GRID
webOS | Android | iOS | BlackBerry | |
Music/Video |
App | App (+ Xplayer) | iTunes | Media Player |
notetaking | Evernote | Evernote | Evernote | |
Streaming Video | YouTube | YouTube, Netflix | YouTube Player, MyMovies | |
Tweed | ||||
Other Twitter | TweetMe, Twee, Spaz | Twidroid HootSuite, Touiteur |
Twittlelator, Echofon HootSuite |
UberTwitter, Tweetcaster |
Music Streaming | Pandora | Pandora, Slacker | Pandora, Slacker |
Pandora, Slacker |
DroidIn | ||||
Instant Messaging |
IM+ |
Meebo, AIM, IMEasy, IM+ | Yahoo, AIM, IM+ | BeeJiveIM, AOL |
Newsreader/RSS | Viigo | Pulse, Google News Reader |
Mobile RSS | Viigo |
Watching live Television | SlingPlayer Mobile, SPB TV | SlingPlayer Mobile | SlingPlayer Mobile |
SlingPlayer Mobile |
Bible Reader | Bible Reader, YouVersion (Bible) | Bible Reader 4, YouVersion | YouVersion, AcroBible | YouVersion (Bible), BibleReader |
Sports Scores | SportingNews | ESPN | ESPN | ScoreMobile |
Location Games | Gowalla, Foursquare | Gowalla, Foursquare | Gowalla, Foursquare | Foursquare, Waze |
Financial Management | Mint | Mint | Mobile Checkbook | |
Live Radio | RadioTime | Slacker, WunderRadio | WunderRadio, AOL, iHeart Radio, Slacker | iHeartRadio |
Remote Desktop | LogMeIn, RDP | LogMeIn, RemoteTap | RDM+ | |
Podcast | drPodder | Listen, DoggCatcher, doubleTwist | iTunes, Podcaster | BlackBerry Podcast, PodTrapper |
Office | Documents to Go, QuickOffice | Documents to Go, QuickOffice | Documents to Go, eOffice, QuickOffice |
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Note: This grid includes only applications that run on the device, meaning web applications are excluded.
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