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Since the introduction and jailbreak of the iPhone many apps have been created to extend the functionality of it. And with the iPod touch jailbreak we received all of the apps. Here are the top 5 apps for your touch-screen media player from Apple.

1)App Tapp (A.K.A Installer.app)

Yes very obvious why this is number one, but they also do a very good job with it. App Tapp allows you to add applications from various sources to your iPod touch/iPhone with just a tap of the install button. Version 3 looks great and with the update for it still functions very well.

2)SummerBoard

Once again this is almost required to run applications (at least on the touch). You can customize icons, background, dock backgrounds, and the status bar through themes downloaded from App tapp. Some themes aren’t great, but for the most part it gives you some good customization. Its rival, Customize, doesn’t function properly on the touch so I can’t say much about it.

3)NES

We all love a good break from all the hard work of school or work. NES (or iNES) is just as the name says. It’s a NES emulator that works very well. The controls are ok, but can be annoying if you miss the key. It performs well and covers about all the basic features of an emulator.

4)Apollo IM

A fantastic IM client. There are a couple others available, but this one seemed very finished and worked well on my touch. It supports multiple accounts at once (which I never used, but seemed very straight to setup and use). A great alternative to the web apps available.

5)Lights Off

A very simple game that is addictive and hard. The game I like and the interface is very nice and suites my touch. There are many levels and a great way to pass some time.

Honorable Mentions

Five Dice: A Yatzee game

Tap Tap Revolution: A fun game modeled after DDR

I’m sure we will see a surge of 3rd Party apps with the SDK. Personally I would like a good RSS (the one available is annoying and needs work). A mobile word processor would be nice and a handy tool. I’m sure wireless syncing will come soon and can’t wait for it! Yes, I understand Installer and Summerboard are kind of essential, but they are 3rd party and function extremely well.

Cheers,
Tommy

P.S. Have any favorites of your own? Leave a comment!

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