Chapter 17. Ten Apps Worth Paying For

In This Chapter

  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour

  • Zosh

  • OldBooth Premium

  • GottaGo

  • WordsWorth

  • iTeleport

  • Baseball Statistics 2010 Edition

  • Ocarina

  • Air Video

  • Zagat to Go

If you read Chapter 16, you know that lots of great free apps are available for your iPhone. But as the old cliché goes, some things are worth paying for. Still, none of the ten for-pay apps we've chosen as some of our favorites are likely to break the bank. As you're about to discover, some of the apps on this list are practical and others are downright silly. The common theme? We think you'll like carrying these apps around o your iPhone.

Ten Apps Worth Paying For

Tiger Woods PGA Tour ($4.99)

Bob loved Electronic Arts' Mac version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour and played it until his fingers bled. Now he's enjoying the iPhone version almost as much. The graphics and level of detail are incredible, as shown in Figure 17-1, and the user interface is among the best we've seen for an iPhone game. And the touch-and-drag swing meter, shown in Figure 17-2, is one of the best touchscreen game controls either of us has tried.

The graphics and detail in Tiger Woods PGA Tour are outstanding.

Figure 17.1. The graphics and detail in Tiger Woods PGA Tour are outstanding.

Drag your finger to the left or right as shown to execute draw and fade shots.

Figure 17.2. Drag your finger to the left or right ...

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