There are thousands of must have apps available in iTunes (depending on your needs). Paying for all of those apps can cost you a bit of money. Picking up a decent all-in-1 app always helps.  App Genie is such an app. It is like buying 30 useful apps in one shot. It saves you money and time and let you get more out of your iPhone.

App Genie has a very simple-to-use interface and makes life a whole lot easier for its users. Whether you are looking for a check-list manager, a navigation tool, or an app that can help you tip the right way, App Genie has you covered. Here are some of more exciting features of this app:

1. Unit Conversion
2. Tip Calculator
3. Geo-location capability
4. Weather Forecasts
5. Talking Compass
6. Camera Tools
7. Speedometer
8. Voice Reader
9. Device Info (Battery, …)

There is more where those came from. App Genie may not be as fancy as some of those premium iPhone apps, but it has a number of useful widgets you can take advantage of to get things done on the road. At the very list, you won’t have to deal with 30 different apps (and update them from time to time).

If you are looking a decent set of tools to help you get more out of your iPhone, you can’t go wrong with App Genie.

There are few people who can succeed in life without having specific goals. If you are not aiming to achieve something, it’s difficult to get anywhere. Those who have achieved success in life set goals, plan ahead of time, and work on ways they can achieve their goals as fast as possible (they are sometimes lucky too). LeadMyGoals is free application that lets you set goals and work towards achieving them step by step.

You don’t get a medal for having a goal. Everybody has goals and dreams. The key issue is how you want to achieve those goals and dreams. With LeadMyGoals, you can create goals and sub-goals to break down ways you can achieve what you are aiming for much more effectively. This app lets you have as many levels as possible. Tasks can be added under each goal, giving you the opportunity to keep track of your progress towards each goal.

LeadMyGoals can not only keep track of your goals, it can help you stay on the right track too. You can set due dates, set priorities, and setup reminders for your tasks. Just like a project management tool, you can set milestones and manage your goals like you would those formal projects. E-mail export functionality is support as well.

To sum things up, if you are looking to get your life back in order and work your way toward achieving all your goals, LeadMyGoals can be a helpful tool. It won’t achieve your goals for you, but it can organize your tasks and let you stay on the right track at all times.

There are a lot of people who have some hesitations about trying surfing. That should not take away from the fact that surfing is one of the most exciting activities one can tackle outdoors. If you are going surfing, you want to make sure you catch the best waves.  SurfExplorer is a handy application that lets you do just that.

SurfExplorer is designed for those of you who want to get the most out of each surfing session. It has a database of spots you may want to check for surfing. The app does tell you which spot has the best waves, so you know where to hang out. SurfExplorer makes sharing spots and info with others easy too.

SurfExplorer is developed to find you the waves that work for you the best. As you log surfing conditions on your iPhone, the easier it gets for SurfExplorer to find you those perfect waves. The algorithm is not perfect (nothing is), but it is accurate enough for you to rely on this app from time to time.

If you are into surfing and would like to find those perfect spots more conveniently, you should give SurfExplorer a try.

You know what they say about those memory games. Our brains get older as we get older, and they can’t do some of the things they used to. Playing with those memory games on a consistent basis can help you keep your brain sharper and ready to go no matter how old you are. Simon Says Classic is one of those cool brain games that gets your brain moving and helps you remember things much easier.

Simon Says Classic tests you on the order of things. You are going to need a certain level of concentration and memory power to keep up. Here is how this game works. The buttons light up (in different colors), and your job is to remember the sequence.  The first few levels may be easy but the game does get a bit tricky if you play with it long enough.

Simon Says Classic is a visually attractive game. It’s pretty easy to pick-up and is something you don’t want to put down easily. The game keeps track of your scores, so you can technically play it with your friends and compare your performances.

It is easy to underestimate the power of brain games. But games such as Simon Says Classic can help you keep your brain sharp and increase your level of concentration. You can never have too much concentration!

Rating: 8.5/10

Crosswords are fun to play with no matter where and how you get your hands on them. They are one of those games that can kill time and make you smarter at the same time. Crosswords for iPhone is a powerful iPhone application for crosswords junkies. It lets users download puzzles, get hints, improve their game, and solve puzzles no matter where they are.

Crosswords for iPhone (which works fine on iPad too) lets you download puzzles on a daily basis. You can go about solving your puzzles by touching the appropriate squares to enter your letters. The good news is you can catch your errors ahead of time by taking advantage of hints that this app offers.

With this application, you never have to worry about running out of puzzles (U.S. and UK cryptic puzzles are available. I love the fact that you can post your times online and compare them against other people tackling the same puzzles.

Crosswords is one of the best apps in its category. It is very well designed and can help you improve your game dramatically. A must have for every puzzle lover.

With students going back to school, they better be ready for some of those science topics. Every student needs to know a bit of science. That applies to chemistry too (whether you hate it is another story). Some students may find chemistry difficult to master. Fortunately, there are plenty of fun apps available in iTunes that can help with that. Chem Pro is a chemistry app that covers plenty of lessons and tools to give students a better opportunity to master this topic.

Chem Pro has tens of videos on general chemistry that walk you through the topics you need to master to pass those chemistry exams with flying colors. The app does show you how to solve certain chemistry problems. Practice these lessons enough times, and you should be fine in those chemistry exams.

At the very least, Chem Pro can help you gain a better understanding of the topics your class has just covered. This application does have a flash card feature just in case you have trouble memorizing formulas and symbols more effectively.

Chem Pro would not be complete without calculators. It does have a molar mass calculator and a unit converter to help students tackle those chemistry problems in an easier fashion. While you don’t want to use these tools all the time (just to get the practice), they can save you some time with your calculations.

If Chemistry is not your cup of tea or you have had trouble mastering it in the past, Chem Pro can be very useful. It’d be nice if social features are introduced in the future though.

Those of you who have been lucky to be your own boss or work for a small business have probably had to deal with those business calculators from time to time. Finance professionals have to do it everyday. While there are plenty of decent physical calculators that you can pick up to tackle those finance and business problems, all you really need is a decent calculator app to transform your device into one. 10bII Business Calculator is such an app. It’s a solid business calculator app that saves you money and gives you the features you need to tackle your problems.

10bII Business Calculator has a very attractive interface and makes it easy to enter numbers without making mistakes. It has continuous memory and lets your view the content in your memory. It’s much more flexible than a physical calculator and saves you from the trouble of having to buy batteries on a consistent basis.

10bII Business Calculator’s behavior is easy to customize. You can modify the number of decimals, sound, and orientation options in the settings page. Last but not the least, this app is capable of handling all kinds of business problems:

• Time value of Money
• Amortization
• NPV & IRR
• Interest Conversion
• Statistics
• Logic

Those physical calculators will still be in demand. But 10bII Business Calculator gives you everything you need to tackle those finance problems using your iPhone. It’s a pretty solid business application.

Quitting smoking can be very difficult for some. If you smoke for long enough, it almost becomes too difficult a habit to get rid of (even if you use those gum or patches that are developed to help you quit). In these tough economic times, maybe looking at how much you are wasting on cigarettes could finally give you the motivation you need to quit your habit. Cigarettes +1 is an app that can help with that. It can track how much money you are spending on cigarettes and how many you are smoking each day.

Cigarettes +1 has a simple-to-use interface. If you plan to quit smoking for good, you should set your objective to zero and work your way towards it. The app does put your information on a chart to help you get a better sense of where you are and whether you are any close to reaching your objective.

Since you get to define the price you pay for a pack of cigarettes on average, this app can keep track of your costs on a daily basis (per cigarette). That should give you even more motivation to quit your bad habit. The app does work great on iPhone 4, which is a plus.

Cigarettes +1 won’t quit your smoking for you, but it can provide additional motivation for you to get the job done. At the very least, it can keep track of your costs. It’d be nice to have a way to export charts and info in different formats and share them with others. Still, Cigarettes +1 has some potential.

New York is one of the most popular cities around the globe. It may be a great city for business, but it does have a lot of attractions for tourists as well. Nothing is more frustrating than visiting a popular city like New York and missing some of those must visit areas. New York Travel Guide is a powerful travel guide that helps you avoid that.

New York Travel Guide has a comprehensive directory of attractions, landmarks, restaurants, and bars that you can take advantage of to get the most out of your trip to New York. The app does have a navigation feature to help you get where you want to get to without wasting any time. This travel guide does give you information on New York’s attractions (just read and choose).

The trip itinerary feature is pretty useful. It helps you keep things organized and visit the places you want to visit at your own pace. The fact that New York Travel Guide works offline is big plus. It does have an augmented reality feature too (displaying prices, ratings, and more).

If you are traveling to New York for the very first time and want to get the most out of your trip, you can’t go wrong with New York Travel Guide. It’s very handy and gets you around.

Have you ever been in a situation where you have wanted to track your other family members and see where they are? Maybe you just want to ping them. That’s exactly what Family Tracker offers. It’s a very handy application that can get you and your family out of sticky spots and save you time on the road. As long as the parties you intend to track has an iPhone, pinging them is super easy with Family Tracker.

Family Tracker, which can run in the background, can keep track of your family members at all times. Tracking can be done using this app or a web browser. When you ping someone with this app, they receive a push notification, alerting them that you are looking for them. Once they acknowledge your message, their position will be updated on your map. If the other party does not acknowledge your notification, they’ll receive a bunch more. The fact that the app does not need your phone number to operate is nice (uses your e-mail for notifications).

Family Tracker can be very useful if you want to keep track of your kids or have a way to reach out to a family member in trouble. Since the app uses your device’s GPS functionality, it can drain your battery faster (though there is a special mode to address this issue). Overall, it’s a very useful app for tracking others.